Configure a tv card since SuSE Linux 7.2

Support knowledgebase (cg_wintv)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 7.2

Symptom

You want to use a Hauppauge WinTV or similar tv card that is BT878 or BT848 chipset based with SuSE Linux. Programs like kwintv start but you can only see a grey, static picture and you can´t find a channel. The Switch to the video input and the video input itself work and show the picture at the video input.

Cause

As a result of the multitude of tv cards being on the market meanwhile it is possible that the type of tuner isn´t implicitly recognized automatically. You can specify the type easily in the file /etc/modules.conf .

Solution

Edit the file /etc/modules.conf with your favourite editor. Search for the line:

# options bttv   pll=1 radio=0 card=0

Remove the hash at the beginning of the line and modify the whole entry like described below. The significations of the parameter are explained in /usr/share/doc/packages/Insmod-options at great length. Provided that the package bttv.rpm from series doc3 is installed.

To configure for example an "old" Hauppauge WinTV with radio and the BT848 chipset you should change the line above mentioned as follows:

options bttv  radio=1 card=2

Load the module anew

rmmod bttv
modprobe bttv
and try to start kwintv anew. Now everything should function as habitual.

List of supported tv cards

The following values for the parameter "card" can be used (you can also find the list in /usr/share/doc/packages/bttv/CARDLIST)

  card=1 - MIRO PCTV
  card=2 - Hauppauge old
  card=3 - STB
  card=4 - Intel
  card=5 - Diamond DTV2000
  card=6 - AVerMedia TVPhone
  card=7 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta
  card=8 - Fly Video II
  card=9 - TurboTV
  card=10 - Hauppauge new (bt878)
  card=11 - MIRO PCTV pro
  card=12 - ADS Technologies Channel Surfer TV
  card=13 - AVerMedia TVCapture 98
  card=14 - Aimslab VHX
  card=15 - Zoltrix TV-Max
  card=16 - Pixelview PlayTV (bt878)
  card=17 - Leadtek WinView 601
  card=18 - AVEC Intercapture
  card=19 - LifeView FlyKit w/o Tuner
  card=20 - CEI Raffles Card
  card=21 - Lucky Star Image World ConferenceTV
  card=22 - Phoebe Tv Master + FM
  card=23 - Modular Technology MM205 PCTV, bt878
  card=24 - Askey/Typhoon/Anubis Magic TView CPH051/061 (bt878)
  card=25 - Terratec/Vobis TV-Boostar
  card=26 - Newer Hauppauge WinCam (bt878)
  card=27 - MAXI TV Video PCI2
  card=28 - Terratec TerraTV+
  card=29 - Imagenation PXC200
  card=30 - FlyVideo 98
  card=31 - iProTV
  card=32 - Intel Create and Share PCI
  card=33 - Terratec TerraTValue
  card=34 - Leadtek WinFast 2000
  card=35 - Chronos Video Shuttle II
  card=36 - Typhoon TView TV/FM Tuner
  card=37 - PixelView PlayTV pro
  card=38 - TView99 CPH063
  card=39 - Pinnacle PCTV Rave
  card=40 - STB2
  card=41 - AVerMedia TVPhone 98
  card=42 - ProVideo PV951
  card=43 - Little OnAir TV
  card=44 - Sigma TVII-FM
  card=45 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta 2
  card=46 - Zoltrix Genie TV
  card=47 - Terratec TV/Radio+

Keywords: KWINTV, HAUPPAUGE, BTTV, TV CARD, WINTV, BT878, BT848

Categories: Hardware

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