Anyone know how to install my TV Card?
(System details below)
What is the output from:
sudo lshw
??
sudo lshw
[spoiler]mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch lbrv cpufreq
configuration: cores=2 enabledcores=2
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 5
slot: L1-Cache
size: 256KiB
capacity: 256KiB
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies data
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 6
slot: L2-Cache
size: 1MiB
capacity: 1MiB
capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 37
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 3GiB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns)
product: PartNum0
vendor: Manufacturer0
physical id: 0
serial: SerNum0
slot: DIMM0
size: 1GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 800MHz (1.2ns)
*-bank:1
description: DIMM DDR2 Synchronous 800 MHz (1.2 ns)
product: PartNum1
vendor: Manufacturer1
physical id: 1
serial: SerNum1
slot: DIMM1
size: 2GiB
width: 64 bits
clock: 800MHz (1.2ns)
*-bank:2
description: DIMM [empty]
product: PartNum2
vendor: Manufacturer2
physical id: 2
serial: SerNum2
slot: DIMM2
*-bank:3
description: DIMM [empty]
product: PartNum3
vendor: Manufacturer3
physical id: 3
serial: SerNum3
slot: DIMM3
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: RS780 Host Bridge
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
*-pci:0
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:40 memory:f9000000-fbdfffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456)
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: NV44 [GeForce 6200 TurboCache™]
vendor: nVidia Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a1
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=0
resources: irq:18 memory:fa000000-faffffff memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:f9000000-f9ffffff memory:fbde0000-fbdfffff
*-pci:1
description: PCI bridge
product: RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 2)
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pci pm pciexpress msi ht normal_decode bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=pcieport
resources: irq:41 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:fbe00000-fbefffff ioport:f7f00000(size=1048576)
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 02
serial: 00:24:8c:bc:10:83
size: 1Gbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full firmware=N/A ip=192.168.0.2 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes port=MII speed=1Gbit/s
resources: irq:42 ioport:d800(size=256) memory:f7fff000-f7ffffff memory:f7fe0000-f7feffff memory:fbef0000-fbefffff
*-storage
description: SATA controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 11
bus info: pci@0000:00:11.0
logical name: scsi2
logical name: scsi3
logical name: scsi4
logical name: scsi5
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: storage pm ahci_1.0 bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=ahci latency=64
resources: irq:22 ioport:c000(size=8) ioport:b000(size=4) ioport:a000(size=8) ioport:9000(size=4) ioport:8000(size=16) memory:f8fff800-f8fffbff
*-disk:0
description: ATA Disk
product: ST3500320AS
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: SD1A
serial: 9QMABXST
size: 465GiB (500GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000b1c6d
*-volume:0
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sda1
logical name: /
version: 1.0
serial: 959cb526-06f8-4d5d-bec2-a6b42f438b07
size: 463GiB
capacity: 463GiB
capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2011-10-28 19:12:04 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/ modified=2011-11-28 17:14:36 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2011-11-28 19:23:25 state=mounted
*-volume:1
description: Extended partition
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0,2
logical name: /dev/sda2
size: 2813MiB
capacity: 2813MiB
capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
*-logicalvolume
description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
physical id: 5
logical name: /dev/sda5
capacity: 2813MiB
capabilities: nofs
*-disk:1
description: ATA Disk
product: MAXTOR STM325082
vendor: Maxtor
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 3.AA
serial: 9QE1417X
size: 232GiB (250GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=0a42c484
*-volume
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@3:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdb1
logical name: /media/Win-Storage
version: 3.1
serial: 50bbbf1e-19cc-b641-b62f-904714a4b1fe
size: 232GiB
capacity: 232GiB
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2010-09-02 15:03:35 filesystem=ntfs label=Storage mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096 state=mounted
*-disk:2
description: ATA Disk
product: Maxtor 6V250F0
vendor: Maxtor
physical id: 2
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdc
version: VA11
serial: V5089VDG
size: 233GiB (251GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=000e3991
*-volume
description: EXT4 volume
vendor: Linux
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@4:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdc1
logical name: /media/Win-MyDocs
version: 1.0
serial: a83de422-30bc-4b5a-bf17-3e35905295e5
size: 233GiB
capacity: 233GiB
capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink recover extents ext4 ext2 initialized
configuration: created=2011-11-28 19:02:26 filesystem=ext4 label=My Documents lastmountpoint=/media/Win-MyDocs modified=2011-11-29 16:57:08 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_xattr,acl,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2011-11-29 16:57:08 state=mounted
*-disk:3
description: ATA Disk
product: ST31000340AS
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 3
bus info: scsi@5:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdd
version: SD15
serial: 5QJ0CDNG
size: 931GiB (1TB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=c18d2306
*-volume
description: Windows NTFS volume
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@5:0.0.0,1
logical name: /dev/sdd1
logical name: /media/Win-Video
version: 3.1
serial: be1d1e77-4654-224f-94cd-d6896b1bd1f4
size: 931GiB
capacity: 931GiB
capabilities: primary bootable ntfs initialized
configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2008-05-29 17:24:58 filesystem=ntfs label=Video mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,allow_other,blksize=4096 state=mounted
*-usb:0
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:f8ffe000-f8ffefff
*-usb:1
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:f8ffd000-f8ffdfff
*-usb:2
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 12.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:12.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:17 memory:f8fff000-f8fff0ff
*-usb:3
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:f8ffc000-f8ffcfff
*-usb:4
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0 USB OHCI1 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:f8ffb000-f8ffbfff
*-usb:5
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 13.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:13.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm debug ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:19 memory:f8ffa800-f8ffa8ff
*-serial
description: SMBus
product: SBx00 SMBus Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.0
version: 3c
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ht cap_list
configuration: driver=piix4_smbus latency=0
resources: irq:0
*-ide
description: IDE interface
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 IDE Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.1
logical name: scsi0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide msi bus_master cap_list emulated
configuration: driver=pata_atiixp latency=64
resources: irq:16 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:ff00(size=16)
*-cdrom
description: DVD writer
product: DVD-RW DVR-111D
vendor: PIONEER
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/scd0
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: 1.29
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-multimedia
description: Audio device
product: SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.2
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=64
resources: irq:16 memory:f8ff4000-f8ff7fff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-pci:2
description: PCI bridge
product: SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.4
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.4
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci subtractive_decode bus_master
resources: ioport:e000(size=4096) memory:fbf00000-fbffffff
*-communication UNCLAIMED
description: Communication controller
product: SoftV92 SpeakerPhone SoftRing Modem with SmartSP
vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
physical id: 6
bus info: pci@0000:03:06.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: latency=64
resources: memory:fbff0000-fbffffff ioport:ec00(size=8)
*-multimedia
description: Multimedia controller
product: SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder
vendor: Philips Semiconductors
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:03:07.0
version: d1
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=saa7134 latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=255
resources: irq:21 memory:fbfef800-fbfeffff
*-usb:6
description: USB Controller
product: SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller
vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
physical id: 14.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:14.5
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=64
resources: irq:18 memory:f8ff9000-f8ff9fff
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=k8temp
resources: irq:0
*-scsi
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@1:3
logical name: scsi6
capabilities: emulated scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: Photosmart D5400
vendor: HP
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sde
version: 1.00
capabilities: removable
configuration: ansiversion=5
*-medium
physical id: 0
logical name: /dev/sde
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
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*-multimedia description: Multimedia controller product: SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder vendor: Philips Semiconductors physical id: 7 bus info: pci@0000:03:07.0 version: d1 width: 32 bits clock: 33MHz capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list configuration: driver=saa7134 latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=255 resources: irq:21 memory:fbfef800-fbfeffff
Seems to suggest it is already insalled, recognised, and using the saa7134 driver.
Have you tried it in a TV application yet ?
such as tvtime:
sudo apt-get install tvtime
Cant open capture device
It comes up as Video0
I think it may be seeing my Graphics card as it has TV OUT capability NOT an INPUT like on my TV Card (Video1)
The webcam program (Cheeese) can see it (Video1) but it comes up as a black screen, maybe needs tuning in but TVTime cant do it for some reason (or I don’t know how to do it properly)
Have you got a webcam attached ?
what happens if you run:
tvtime -d /dev/video1
tvtime -d /dev/video1
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ tvtime -d /dev/video1
Running tvtime 1.0.2.
Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml
Reading configuration from /home/peter/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
videoinput: Can’t get tuner info: Invalid argument
videoinput: Can’t get tuner info: Invalid argument
mixer: find error: Success
mixer: Can’t open mixer default, mixer volume and mute unavailable.
mixer: Can’t open device default/Line, mixer volume and mute unavailable.
Found “USB 2.0 Camera : USB Audio (hw:2,0)”
Channels count non availablepeter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
First try unplugging the USB webcam … then try tvtime again.
What is the output from
ls -a /dev | grep video
and what are the contents of /home/peter/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
gedit /home/peter/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
video1
<?xml version="1.0"?>Unplugged webcam and tried TVTime, still the same, no picture, it’s also listing video0 as input!
How come it’s noe seeing video1?
Just as a matter of interest … leave the webcam unplugged and reboot, so the TV card becomes /dev/video0 then try tvtime.
the background colour is now white, with the webcam plugged in the background screen colour was blue, if thats of any importance?
So what’s the output if you start tvtime from the command line now: :
tvtime
have you tried scanning for channels ?
[EDIT]
Is this card for Analogue terrestrial or Digital terrestrial ?
The output is just the same.
How do I scan for channels, can’t see where to do it?
Sorry, missed the last bit of your post, Whats my TV Cards description…
But I use the normal Analogue
tried tvtime again and got this;
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ tvtime
Running tvtime 1.0.2.
Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml
Reading configuration from /home/peter/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
videoinput: Can’t get tuner info: Invalid argument
videoinput: Can’t get tuner info: Invalid argument
videoinput: Can’t get tuner info: Invalid argument
mixer: find error: Success
mixer: Can’t open mixer default, mixer volume and mute unavailable.
mixer: Can’t open device default/Line, mixer volume and mute unavailable.
videoinput: Can’t get tuner info: Invalid argument
Thank you for using tvtime.
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
Haven’t got the foggiest … and I haven’t got a TV card so I can’t test … but it may be:
tvtime-scanner
or somewhere in the tvtime onscreen display menu.
If it doesn’t work … try setting the card and tuner type when loading the driver
First unload the driver with:
sudo rmmod saa7134
then reload the driver with:
sudo modprobe saa7134 card=78 tuner=54
and try starting tvtime from the command line and see whats returned … and try scanning again.
Have you tried anything else as the TV application such as Kaffeine (for DVB only) or even VLC ?
I did that and got;
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ sudo rmmod saa7134
[sudo] password for peter:
ERROR: Module saa7134 is in use by saa7134_alsa
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
OK, try
sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa
sudo rmmod saa7134
sudo modprobe saa7134 card=78 tuner=54
sudo modprobe saa7134_alsa
Cant get past the first line
sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ sudo rmmod saa7134
[sudo] password for peter:
ERROR: Module saa7134 is in use by saa7134_alsa
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$ sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa
ERROR: Module saa7134_alsa is in use
peter@Petes-ubuntu-pc:~$
Also, had no luck with VLC, I think its only giving me the Digital options?