bttv card=77 - which palette?

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chenko
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bttv card=77 - which palette?

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My card is a cheapo bt878 card=77


I can only see to get the palette Grey running, nothing else shows in the view (showing an empty image container, but not a broken image container).


zmdc.log shows this

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10/05/09 16:02:31.696172 zmdc[4037].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' stopping at 09/10/05 16:02:31]
10/05/09 16:02:31.775936 zmdc[4037].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited normally]
10/05/09 16:02:31.962544 zmdc[4037].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 09/10/05 16:02:31, pid = 4389]
10/05/09 16:02:32.022015 zmdc[4037].ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 6]
10/05/09 16:02:32.022298 zmdc[4037].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video0]
10/05/09 16:02:32.057535 zmdc[4037].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 09/10/05 16:02:32, pid = 4393]
10/05/09 16:02:32.081424 zmdc[4037].ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 6]
10/05/09 16:02:32.178690 zmdc[4037].WAR [Can't find process with command of 'zma -m 1']
10/05/09 16:02:37.092135 zmdc[4037].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video0]
10/05/09 16:02:37.122532 zmdc[4037].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 09/10/05 16:02:37, pid = 4406]
10/05/09 16:02:37.134570 zmdc[4037].ERR ['zmc -d /dev/video0' exited abnormally, exit status 6]
10/05/09 16:02:47.047253 zmdc[4037].INF [Starting pending process, zmc -d /dev/video0]
10/05/09 16:02:47.077532 zmdc[4037].INF ['zmc -d /dev/video0' starting at 09/10/05 16:02:47, pid = 44

dmesg is clear of errors (but here it is anyway)

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gentoo zoneminder # dmesg | grep bttv
[    0.000000] Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda3 bttv.card=77 bttv.tuner=-1
[    1.163320] bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded
[    1.163381] bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
[    1.163493] bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
[    1.163565] bttv 0000:05:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[    1.163634] bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:05:05.0, irq: 20, latency: 32, mmio: 0xcfeff000
[    1.163768] bttv0: using: GrandTec Multi Capture Card (Bt878) [card=77,insmod option]
[    1.163860] IRQ 20/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
[    1.163945] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00f360ff [init]
[    1.164033] bttv0: tuner absent
[    1.164143] bttv0: registered device video0
[    1.164247] bttv0: registered device vbi0
[    1.164327] bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok

I've even used it with various other cameras (all PAL), and nothing helps. Although I am mostly sure that the palette/resolution issues are down to the card...

Any ideas?
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