Chinese CX23881 working in Ubuntu 7.10 and Zoneminder 1.23.2

[untermensch]

I purchased the card below on ebay.
TE-8004E


Adopt Conexant 23881 10bit decode chipset
Video Input: 4 Channels,1Ch TV out
Display Rate: 120fps(NTSC), 100fps(PAL)
Recording Rate: 120fps(NTSC), 100fps(PAL)
Compression Format: H.264
Video Resolution: 320*240,352*288 S/W

and works with Ubuntu 7.10 AFTER installing the newest kernel.
no special config needed.

[fonzie]

I've also bought this one from ebay.

Card works in windows with the supply software.

I can't get a complete image. There are big black/green horizontal lines in front of the image and only a small part of the actual image can be seen. I use ZMLinuxOS 2008.7 which uses kernel 2.6.22. And have also tested with Ubuntu 8.04 without luck.

The cx88 module is loaded but isn't able to detect the card. Card-id is set to type 0 (UNKNOWN/GENERIC).

What is the card-id for this capture card and which kernel are you using?

BTW: Productpage of the capture card: http://www.tungson.cn/en/Product/view02.asp?id=768

[KeithB]

I'm guessing untermensch is a spammer / shill.
If you want to buy un-branded ebay capture cards stick to the Kodicom knock offs at least there is a good chance they will partialy work.

[fonzie]

I've received a PM from untermensch: his card was automatically detected but his system was underpowered to capture more then 1 cam... he uninstalled the card.

Maybe I should go for a Kodicom hardcopy (like this one). How is video quality from a Kodicom (bt878) compared to a cx23881 card?

I currently also have a tv card (bt878) which works in zoneminder but video quality is not what the TE-8004 (cx23881) card shows me in their windows application. The picture from the TE-8004 is a lot sharper and more colorfull ( all tested over a 150' cable).

Another point is the framerate. A Kodicom has 100fps (PAL) over 16 channels. So a little less then 7fps/channel. What happens if I only connect 4 cams? Will it get to 25fps or stick at 6-7fps?

UPDATE: TE-8004 works on 194x144 but not on higher resolutions.

[KeithB]

If you use that Kodicom 4400 clone you might get up to full frame rate for four cameras but you will need to keep the chips cool with heatsinks. If you attach 16 cameras frame rate will drop down to about 2 fps per camera because a number of frames are lost as the controler switches between cameras. I found with my 8 chip card that trying to run them at full frame rate will eventualy cause them to crash the PC but if you keep the frame rate to about 12 fps and use heat sinks it never crashes.
Even with unbranded cards off ebay quality varies so I cant guarantee anything.

[untermensch]

I pulled this card out of my junk box and gave it another go
with some better hardware.

and got it working with Unbuntu 8.10

Install Unbuntu 8.10
Install updates
Install Zoneminder using package manager

I had to create /etc/modprobe.conf
and add the line

option cx88xx card=0,0,0,0

then

sudo chmod 4755 /usr/bin/zmfix
/usr/bin/zmfix

and add

Include /etc/zm/apache.conf

to /etc/apache2/apache2.conf

after a reboot I was able to add monitors.
Video quality is MUCH better compared to my
standalone security DVR.

[cordel]

The proper way to insmod a card now is to create a file under /etc/modprobe.d/

You can name it any thing you like, capturecards for example.

Then add the same lines as you have done in your modprobe.conf

[untermensch]

thanks for the tip, I havent really used linux for about 6-7 years

[Norous]

The proper way to insmod a card now is to create a file under /etc/modprobe.d/

You can name it any thing you like, capturecards for example.

Then add the same lines as you have done in your modprobe.conf

I am using ubuntu server as a guest operating system on a windows XP machine.
it is a text based installation of ubuntu, ubuntu is not recognizing the Tv card that i want to use for the zoneminder.
My Tv card is of type "Lifeview Flyvideo 3000 NTSC" Philips 713x chipset.

"lshw -C multimedia " gives the result

*-multimedia
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: ES1371 [AudioPCI-97]
vendor: Ensoniq
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:02:02.0
version: 02
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master
configuration: driver=ENS1371 latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=6 module=snd_ens1371

lspci gives

10)
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware Inc Abstract SVGA II Adapter
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware Inc PCI bridge (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.1 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.2 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.3 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.4 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.5 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.6 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:15.7 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.0 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.1 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.2 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.3 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.4 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.5 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.6 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:16.7 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.0 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.1 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.2 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.3 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.4 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.5 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.6 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:17.7 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.0 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.1 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.2 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.3 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.4 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.5 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.6 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
00:18.7 PCI bridge: VMware Inc Device 07a0 (rev 01)
02:00.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)
02:02.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 02)
02:03.0 USB Controller: VMware Inc Abstract USB2 EHCI Controller

[sunucu]

Hi, I have a TE-AV4000E from same Chinese company:





I am working on Ubuntu Server 9.10 Karmic and compiled the ZoneMinder-1.24.2 from source (by these instructions ).

lshw -c Multimedia

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  *-multimedia            
       description: Audio device
       product: 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 1b
       bus info: pci@0000:00:1b.0
       version: 01
       width: 64 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0
       resources: irq:16 memory:dd100000-dd103fff
  *-multimedia:0
       description: Multimedia video controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: 0
       bus info: pci@0000:05:00.0
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vpd pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx8800 latency=64 maxlatency=55 mingnt=20
       resources: irq:19 memory:d5000000-d5ffffff
  *-multimedia:1
       description: Multimedia controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port]
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: 0.1
       bus info: pci@0000:05:00.1
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx88_audio latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=4
       resources: irq:19 memory:d6000000-d6ffffff
  *-multimedia:2
       description: Multimedia video controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: 4
       bus info: pci@0000:05:04.0
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vpd pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx8800 latency=64 maxlatency=55 mingnt=20
       resources: irq:19 memory:d7000000-d7ffffff
  *-multimedia:3
       description: Multimedia controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port]
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: 4.1
       bus info: pci@0000:05:04.1
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx88_audio latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=4
       resources: irq:19 memory:d8000000-d8ffffff
  *-multimedia:4
       description: Multimedia video controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: 8
       bus info: pci@0000:05:08.0
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vpd pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx8800 latency=64 maxlatency=55 mingnt=20
       resources: irq:19 memory:d9000000-d9ffffff
  *-multimedia:5
       description: Multimedia controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port]
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: 8.1
       bus info: pci@0000:05:08.1
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx88_audio latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=4
       resources: irq:19 memory:da000000-daffffff
  *-multimedia:6
       description: Multimedia video controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: c
       bus info: pci@0000:05:0c.0
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: vpd pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx8800 latency=64 maxlatency=55 mingnt=20
       resources: irq:19 memory:db000000-dbffffff
  *-multimedia:7
       description: Multimedia controller
       product: CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port]
       vendor: Conexant Systems, Inc.
       physical id: c.1
       bus info: pci@0000:05:0c.1
       version: 05
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: driver=cx88_audio latency=64 maxlatency=255 mingnt=4
       resources: irq:19 memory:dc000000-dcffffff

lspci -k

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04:01.0 PCI bridge: Actiontec Electronics Inc Mini-PCI bridge (rev 11)
	Kernel modules: shpchp
05:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx8800
	Kernel modules: cx8800
05:00.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port] (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx88_audio
	Kernel modules: cx88-alsa
05:04.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx8800
	Kernel modules: cx8800
05:04.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port] (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx88_audio
	Kernel modules: cx88-alsa
05:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx8800
	Kernel modules: cx8800
05:08.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port] (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx88_audio
	Kernel modules: cx88-alsa
05:0c.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx8800
	Kernel modules: cx8800
05:0c.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [Audio Port] (rev 05)
	Kernel driver in use: cx88_audio
	Kernel modules: cx88-alsa

and
lsmod

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Module                  Size  Used by
tuner                  21540  0 
cx8800                 30808  0 
cx88_alsa              10596  0 
cx88xx                 77836  2 cx8800,cx88_alsa
ir_common              48512  1 cx88xx
snd_hda_codec_realtek   203328  1 
i2c_algo_bit            5760  1 cx88xx
v4l2_common            17500  3 tuner,cx8800,cx88xx
videodev               36736  4 tuner,cx8800,cx88xx,v4l2_common
v4l1_compat            14496  1 videodev
tveeprom               11872  1 cx88xx
videobuf_dma_sg        12608  3 cx8800,cx88_alsa,cx88xx
snd_hda_intel          26984  0 
videobuf_core          17952  3 cx8800,cx88xx,videobuf_dma_sg
snd_hda_codec          75708  2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
btcx_risc               4772  3 cx8800,cx88_alsa,cx88xx
shpchp                 32336  0 
snd_hwdep               7200  1 snd_hda_codec
intel_agp              27748  0 
snd_pcsp                9452  0 
snd_pcm                75488  4 cx88_alsa,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcsp
snd_timer              22276  1 snd_pcm
snd                    59204  8 cx88_alsa,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcsp,snd_pcm,snd_timer
agpgart                35020  1 intel_agp
ppdev                   6688  0 
soundcore               7264  1 snd
snd_page_alloc          9252  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
parport_pc             32228  1 
iptable_filter          3100  0 
psmouse                56500  0 
serio_raw               5280  0 
lp                      8964  0 
parport                35340  3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
ip_tables              11692  1 iptable_filter
x_tables               16544  1 ip_tables
r8169                  32352  0 
mii                     5212  1 r8169
floppy                 54980  0 

So, kernel recognise my card. But still ZoneMinder doesn't. (even though tried untermensch's suggestion )

Can someone help me? I work for it about a week. Thanks.

Also, ivtv-utils and ivtv-modules packages have installed on server.

[polus]

I’ve got this card as I figured I could prod it into action

Started this morning, I usually work with FreeBSD so both pretty new to Ubuntu and haven’t worked with Zoneminder. Plan on having 2 maybe 3 cameras but due to the atom ill reduce the framerate on all and probably only have motion detection on 1 possibly 2 cameras, ill see how it does. The box isnt really used for much else (home automation stuff but nothing taxing).

After Linux encryption problems, device not recognised and not enough memory problems, I’ve got something on screen, but it’s interlaced with lines and there’s no colour.

If anyone can point me in the direction of what I need to do then great, otherwise ill keep at it I’ve developed lots of C/C++ and PHP so not a problem if the code requires updating...

The hardware
- 1 U rack mount case
- Intel D945GSEJT Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz.
- 2GB DDR2
- 750GB Disk
- TE-AV4000E PCI card
- Swan C500 Color CCD as a test camera although this will change.

Installed ubuntu server 9.10:

Get updates and install them:

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 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get upgrade

Install apps and libraries for zoneminder:

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 sudo apt-get install apache2 php5-mysql libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server 
 sudo apt-get install libjpeg62 libmime-perl libstdc++6 libwww-perl zlib1g 

Set mysql password as:

Get and install zoneminder:

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 sudo wget ftp://www.northern-ridge.com.au/zoneminder/1.24/ubuntu/jaunty/zoneminder_1.24.2-1_i386.deb
 sudo dpkg -i zoneminder_1.24.2-1_i386.deb

Update dependancies:

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 sudo apt-get -f install 

Configure apache:

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 sudo ln -s /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf.d/zoneminder.conf 
 sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload 

Add user so apache can access video:

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 sudo adduser www-data video

Change the permissions on video inputs:

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 chmod 666 /dev/video0
 chmod 666 /dev/video1
 chmod 666 /dev/video2
 chmod 666 /dev/video3

Create new file for kernel module and add config:

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 vi options-conexant.conf
 option cx88xx card=0,0,0,0

Kernel Memory:

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 cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmall  2,097,152
 cat /proc/sys/kernel/shmmax 33,554,432

Adjust by editing /etc/sysctl.conf -

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 kernel.shmall = 524288000
 kernel.shmmax = 524288000

So Far....



For reference info:

Probe video device:
V4L2

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 sudo /usr/bin/zmu -V2 -q -v -d/dev/video0
 "Error, failed to query crop capabilities /dev/video0: Invalid argument"

V4L1

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sudo /usr/bin/zmu -V1 -q -v -d/dev/video0

Summary -
Width 720
Height 480
Palette 24BIT RGB
Color Depth 24
Channel 0 Television
Channel 1 Composite NTSC
Channel 2 S-Video NTSC

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Output - 
 Video Device: /dev/video0
 Video Capabilities
  Name: Shenzhen Tungsten Ages Tech TE-
  Type: 7
    Can capture
    Can tune
    Does teletext
  Video Channels: 3
  Audio Channels: 0
  Maximum Width: 720
  Maximum Height: 480
  Minimum Width: 48
  Minimum Height: 32
 Window Attributes
  X Offset: 0
  Y Offset: 0
  Width: 320
  Height: 240
 Picture Attributes
  Palette: 4 - 24bit RGB
  Colour Depth: 24
  Brightness: 32639
  Hue: 32639
  Colour :32639
  Contrast: 16191
  Whiteness: 0
 Channel 0 Attributes
  Name: Television
  Channel: 0
  Flags: 1
    Channel has a tuner
  Type: 1 - TV
  Format: 1 - NTSC
 Channel 1 Attributes
  Name: Composite1
  Channel: 1
  Flags: 0
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 1 - NTSC
 Channel 2 Attributes
  Name: S-Video
  Channel: 2
  Flags: 0
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 1 - NTSC

Forced monitorprobe.php to use V4L v1, v2 doesnt work at all:

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  Can't parse command output 'd:/dev/video0|N:Shenzhen Tungsten Ages Tech TE-|T:7|nC:3|nA:0|mxW:720|mxH:480|mnW:48|mnH:32|X:0|Y:0|W:320|H:240|P:4|D:24|B:32639|h:32639|Cl:32639|Cn:16191|w:0|n0:Television|C0:0|Fl0:1|T0:1|F0:1,|n1:Composite1|C1:1|Fl1:0|T1:2|F1:1,|n2:S-Video|C2:2|Fl2:0|T2:2|F2:1'

V4L Info:

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general info
    VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
	driver                  : "cx8800"
	card                    : "Shenzhen Tungsten Ages Tech TE-"
	bus_info                : "PCI:0000:06:00.0"
	version                 : 0.0.7
	capabilities            : 0x5010011 [VIDEO_CAPTURE,VBI_CAPTURE,TUNER,READWRITE,STREAMING]

standards
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(0)
	index                   : 0
	id                      : 0x1000 [NTSC_M]
	name                    : "NTSC-M"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
	frameperiod.denominator : 30000
	framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(1)
	index                   : 1
	id                      : 0x2000 [NTSC_M_JP]
	name                    : "NTSC-M-JP"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
	frameperiod.denominator : 30000
	framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(2)
	index                   : 2
	id                      : 0x4000 [?]
	name                    : "NTSC-443"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
	frameperiod.denominator : 30000
	framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(3)
	index                   : 3
	id                      : 0x7 [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G]
	name                    : "PAL-BG"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(4)
	index                   : 4
	id                      : 0x10 [PAL_I]
	name                    : "PAL-I"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(5)
	index                   : 5
	id                      : 0xe0 [PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K]
	name                    : "PAL-DK"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(6)
	index                   : 6
	id                      : 0x100 [PAL_M]
	name                    : "PAL-M"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
	frameperiod.denominator : 30000
	framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(7)
	index                   : 7
	id                      : 0x200 [PAL_N]
	name                    : "PAL-N"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(8)
	index                   : 8
	id                      : 0x400 [PAL_Nc]
	name                    : "PAL-Nc"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(9)
	index                   : 9
	id                      : 0x800 [PAL_60]
	name                    : "PAL-60"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
	frameperiod.denominator : 30000
	framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(10)
	index                   : 10
	id                      : 0x10000 [SECAM_B]
	name                    : "SECAM-B"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(11)
	index                   : 11
	id                      : 0x40000 [SECAM_G]
	name                    : "SECAM-G"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(12)
	index                   : 12
	id                      : 0x80000 [SECAM_H]
	name                    : "SECAM-H"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(13)
	index                   : 13
	id                      : 0x320000 [SECAM_D,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1]
	name                    : "SECAM-DK"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(14)
	index                   : 14
	id                      : 0x400000 [SECAM_L]
	name                    : "SECAM-L"
	frameperiod.numerator   : 1
	frameperiod.denominator : 25
	framelines              : 625

inputs
    VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(0)
	index                   : 0
	name                    : "Television"
	type                    : TUNER
	audioset                : 0
	tuner                   : 0
	std                     : 0x7f7ff7 [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,?,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
	status                  : 0x0 []
    VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(1)
	index                   : 1
	name                    : "Composite1"
	type                    : CAMERA
	audioset                : 0
	tuner                   : 0
	std                     : 0x7f7ff7 [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,?,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
	status                  : 0x0 []
    VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(2)
	index                   : 2
	name                    : "S-Video"
	type                    : CAMERA
	audioset                : 0
	tuner                   : 0
	std                     : 0x7f7ff7 [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K,PAL_M,PAL_N,PAL_Nc,PAL_60,NTSC_M,NTSC_M_JP,?,SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
	status                  : 0x0 []

tuners
    VIDIOC_G_TUNER(0)
	index                   : 0
	name                    : "Television"
	type                    : ANALOG_TV
	capability              : 0x70 [STEREO,LANG2,LANG1]
	rangelow                : 0
	rangehigh               : 4294967295
	rxsubchans              : 0x1 [MONO]
	audmode                 : MONO
	signal                  : 65535
	afc                     : 0

video capture
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 0
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "8 bpp, gray"
	pixelformat             : 0x59455247 [GREY]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(1,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 1
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "15 bpp RGB, le"
	pixelformat             : 0x4f424752 [RGBO]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(2,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 2
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "15 bpp RGB, be"
	pixelformat             : 0x51424752 [RGBQ]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(3,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 3
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "16 bpp RGB, le"
	pixelformat             : 0x50424752 [RGBP]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(4,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 4
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "16 bpp RGB, be"
	pixelformat             : 0x52424752 [RGBR]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(5,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 5
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "24 bpp RGB, le"
	pixelformat             : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(6,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 6
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "32 bpp RGB, le"
	pixelformat             : 0x34524742 [BGR4]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(7,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 7
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "32 bpp RGB, be"
	pixelformat             : 0x34424752 [RGB4]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(8,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 8
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
	pixelformat             : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(9,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	index                   : 9
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	flags                   : 0
	description             : "4:2:2, packed, UYVY"
	pixelformat             : 0x59565955 [UYVY]
    VIDIOC_G_FMT(VIDEO_CAPTURE)
	type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
	fmt.pix.width           : 320
	fmt.pix.height          : 240
	fmt.pix.pixelformat     : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
	fmt.pix.field           : INTERLACED
	fmt.pix.bytesperline    : 960
	fmt.pix.sizeimage       : 230400
	fmt.pix.colorspace      : unknown
	fmt.pix.priv            : 0

vbi capture
    VIDIOC_G_FMT(VBI_CAPTURE)
	type                    : VBI_CAPTURE
	fmt.vbi.sampling_rate   : 28636363
	fmt.vbi.offset          : 244
	fmt.vbi.samples_per_line: 2048
	fmt.vbi.sample_format   : 0x59455247 [GREY]
	fmt.vbi.start[0]        : 10
	fmt.vbi.start[1]        : 273
	fmt.vbi.count[0]        : 17
	fmt.vbi.count[1]        : 17
	fmt.vbi.flags           : 0

controls
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+0)
	id                      : 9963776
	type                    : INTEGER
	name                    : "Brightness"
	minimum                 : 0
	maximum                 : 255
	step                    : 1
	default_value           : 127
	flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+1)
	id                      : 9963777
	type                    : INTEGER
	name                    : "Contrast"
	minimum                 : 0
	maximum                 : 255
	step                    : 1
	default_value           : 63
	flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+2)
	id                      : 9963778
	type                    : INTEGER
	name                    : "Saturation"
	minimum                 : 0
	maximum                 : 255
	step                    : 1
	default_value           : 127
	flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+3)
	id                      : 9963779
	type                    : INTEGER
	name                    : "Hue"
	minimum                 : 0
	maximum                 : 255
	step                    : 1
	default_value           : 127
	flags                   : 0

### video4linux device info [/dev/video0] ###
general info
    VIDIOCGCAP
	name                    : "Shenzhen Tungsten Ages Tech TE-"
	type                    : 0x7 [CAPTURE,TUNER,TELETEXT]
	channels                : 3
	audios                  : 0
	maxwidth                : 720
	maxheight               : 480
	minwidth                : 48
	minheight               : 32

channels
    VIDIOCGCHAN(0)
	channel                 : 0
	name                    : "Television"
	tuners                  : 1
	flags                   : 0x1 [TUNER]
	type                    : TV
	norm                    : 1
    VIDIOCGCHAN(1)
	channel                 : 1
	name                    : "Composite1"
	tuners                  : 0
	flags                   : 0x0 []
	type                    : CAMERA
	norm                    : 1
    VIDIOCGCHAN(2)
	channel                 : 2
	name                    : "S-Video"
	tuners                  : 0
	flags                   : 0x0 []
	type                    : CAMERA
	norm                    : 1

tuner
    VIDIOCGTUNER
	tuner                   : 0
	name                    : "Television"
	rangelow                : 0
	rangehigh               : 4294967295
	flags                   : 0x7 [PAL,NTSC,SECAM]
	mode                    : NTSC
	signal                  : 65535

audio

picture
    VIDIOCGPICT
	brightness              : 32639
	hue                     : 32639
	colour                  : 32639
	contrast                : 16191
	whiteness               : 0
	depth                   : 24
	palette                 : RGB24

buffer

window
    VIDIOCGWIN
	x                       : 0
	y                       : 0
	width                   : 320
	height                  : 240
	chromakey               : 0
	flags                   : 0

[Jchen]

I got a TE-8008 card with 8 cx23881 chips, when I try setup card=55,55,55,55,55,55,55,55 it is work for me.
card=66,66,66,66,66,66,66,66 is work also.