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PostPosted: Sun Sep 19, 2004 6:58 pm    Post subject: Compro TV Card (SAA7133) --Need Help! Reply with quote

Video/Audio Decoder: PHILIPS SAA7133(9 bit)/16-bit audio ADCs

Right Now I am using Compro PCI TV Tuner Card in windows. Do anyone know exactly what I should do for this card? I hope I can watch TV and listen to FM radion in my Linux System. I am using kernel 2.6.8-gentoo-r3, and I don't see anything I should enable specifically for SSA7133. Or should I emerge something? Some people post something about SSA7134 on the forum, but I don't quite understand what I should do even after reading them. Need Help.

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I checked the document found in http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_saa7134. However, I do not see
Device Drivers --->
Multimedia devices --->
<*> Video For Linux (can be loaded as a module, too -- will be named videodev)
Video For Linux --->
<M> Philips SAA7134 support
I am using kernel 2.6.8-gentoo-r3. Does any one know where I can choose the module.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 12:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

First, according to /usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/README.saa7134, the saa7134 driver is for saa7130/33/34/35 based TV capture card. So there you go, your SAA7133 can use the saa7134 driver.

Second, you mentioned Compro. According /usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.saa7134, there is only one compro card:
Code:
21 -> Compro VideoMate TV (185b:c100)

Do a
Code:
lspci -v
to verify.

Third, do you know how to configure/compile a kernel? Go read Gentoo Installation Handbook: Configuring the Kernel if you do not know how to configure a kernel.

Now, to hold your hand and guide you through the initial steps, these are what I would do:

1. Do the following as root:
Code:
cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig


2. Now, select
Code:
Device Drivers -->

Then select
Code:
Multimedia Devices -->

Then select
Code:
<M> Video For Linux

to build it as module.
In the same page, also select
Code:
Video For Linux -->

And you will see somewhere in the middle, the 11 option,
Code:
<M> Philips SAA7134 Support (NEW)


3. You are done. (of-course make sure you selected the required I2C modules too for video 4 linux). Do these on your own.
Code:
Device Drivers --> I2C Support -->
   <*>I2C Support
      <M>I2C Device Interface
      I2C Algorithms -->
            <M>I2C bit-banging interfaces


4. Then build and install your kernel/modules, and reboot.
Code:
make
make modules_install
mount /boot
make install
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Problem I have is that I don't see the option for Philips SAA7134 Support. I am using kernel 2.6.8-gentoo-r3. Does anyone use the same kernel? Can you find this option?? Also every time i type lspci, it always says command not found

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I finally found the option. but when i try to use kdetv, it gives me the following errors
chingc@tux ~ $ kdetv
kdetv: WARNING: Sourcemanager: No screenwidget set! Cannot scan video plugins!
kdetv: WARNING: OSDManager: No screenwidget set! Cannot scan OSD plugins!
kdetv: WARNING: MiscManager: No screenwidget set! Cannot scan Misc plugins!
kv4lsetup: using X11 display :0.0
dga: version 2.0
mode: 1280x1024, depth=24, bpp=32, bpl=5120, base=0xd0000000
/dev/v4l/video0 [v4l2]: configuration done
Try to open v4l2 vbi device, libzvbi interface rev.
$Id: io-v4l2.c,v 1.25 2004/02/18 07:56:45 mschimek Exp $Opened /dev/v4l/vbi0
Try to open v4l2 (2002-10) vbi device, libzvbi interface rev.
$Id: io-v4l2k.c,v 1.18 2004/04/09 05:18:16 mschimek Exp $Opened /dev/v4l/vbi0
/dev/v4l/vbi0 (Compro VideoMate TV) is a v4l2 vbi device,
driver saa7134, version 0x0000020c
Current scanning system is 525
Querying current vbi parameters... success
VBI capture parameters granted: format 59455247, 27000000 Hz, 2048 bpl, offs 256, F1 10+12, F2 272+12, flags 00000000
Nyquist check passed
Request decoding of services 0x60000c7f
Will decode services 0x00000860
Using streaming interface
Fifo initialized
Requesting streaming i/o buffers
Mapping 16 streaming i/o buffers
Successful opened /dev/v4l/vbi0 (Compro VideoMate TV)
kdetv: WARNING: MainWindow::setupInfraRed(): Lirc not available
kv4lsetup: using X11 display :0.0
dga: version 2.0
mode: 1280x1024, depth=24, bpp=32, bpl=5120, base=0xd0000000
/dev/v4l/video0 [v4l2]: configuration done
kv4lsetup: using X11 display :0.0
dga: version 2.0
mode: 1280x1024, depth=24, bpp=32, bpl=5120, base=0xd0000000
/dev/v4l/video0 [v4l2]: configuration done
QDateTime::fromString: Parameter out of range
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
v4ldev::grab() [read]: error: wanted 614400, got rc = -1
Too many errors. Ending V4L grabbing.
QWidget::updateFrameStrut(): ERROR - no parent
QWidget::updateFrameStrut(): ERROR - no parent
V4LGrabber::~V4LGrabber(): wait().
V4LGrabber::~V4LGrabber(): deleted.
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cching1112 wrote:
Also every time i type lspci, it always says command not found


Did you run it as root? If so, something is very wrong with your gentoo install, because sys-app/pciutils should be automatically installed.

cching1112 wrote:
I finally found the option. but when i try to use kdetv, it gives me the following error


First of all, are the modules saa7134, tuner, v4l_compat, i2c_algor, etc.. loaded?

Secondly, I am not familiar with kdetv, but seems like it is using the v4l X extension. Did you have a
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    Load "v4l"
in your "modules" section of /etc/X11/xorg.conf or /etc/X11/XF86Config?

Thirdly, post your dmesg output, it might help.

Lastly, I suggest you try tvtime. My personal experience is that it is the easiest TV program t get setup ad running.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 4:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks cwng. tvtime works great. But I still have one problem remaining, and that is I cannot hear any sound from tvtime. Any Suggestion?

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 02, 2004 9:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cching1112 wrote:
Thanks cwng. tvtime works great. But I still have one problem remaining, and that is I cannot hear any sound from tvtime. Any Suggestion?

Thanks

Kai


Hei

make sure you have selected the right input in KMIX and click the green button on the top - e.g. the audio cable from my saa7134 card is connected to the aux input on my motherboard..

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 10:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same problem here for a kworld 7130. My card have line-out jack to join with
line-in of soundboard, but i joined the line-out with headphones and no sound
come from here......... Somebody said somewhere it can be the wrong card/tuner selection for saa7134 module, I'm (slowly) trying one by one....
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 03, 2004 2:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've found a topic in a general-linux board that suggest to use dscaler to
try the card before to configure in linux, i just done and i noticed my
card just works with general PAL tuner, but I have to switch the audio
to "line-2" (and not line-1) and to stereo (mono doesn't works).
Now I have just to figure out how to stick these settings on the linux drivers
(module saa7134) just a couple of days and meybe we are there....
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2004 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I solved my problems (no audio) by writing down my custom card settings,
here I explain how:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1613223#1613223
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