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Card working but no image

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:45 am
by johabba
I picked up a K-world 4 port card and a CCD color/low lux camera. I've gotten this combo to work before using Debian Sarge and the same hardware. I'm trying to do the same now on another machine. I've seen reports in these forums of this card working. I'VE gotten this card to work and from the blue screen in xawtv and ZM, I think the card is working.

The camera is powered by a special power box with screw-in power connectors at exactly the power the cams need. 12VDC 150mA as it is stamped on the camera. I started with a self-crimped BNC cable then switched to a machine made cable from RadioShack.

10 hours later....I have a blue screen when I set the camera in ZM. I'm using RGB24 palette, /dev/video0, channel 0, format 1.

Only strangeness I've noticed is that zmu from the cmd line keeps showing the format switching from PAL to NTSC. i change ZM/xawtv settings accordingly (even tho I think it should be NTSC since i'm in the USA) but still only blue screen

Debian Sarge
Linux 2.6.15.6
K-world 4-input 1-chip card
Intel motherbord chipset


/etc/modprobe.d/bttv:
options bttv card=77 tuner=4

Things I have tried:
- other capture palettes (gray gives black screen. all others besides RGB24 give red screen)
- Tried Sarge's kernel 2.6.8 first. blue screen
- xawtv shows the 4 inputs, but only blue screen. with other drivers xawtv doesn't show all inputs
- tried bttv driver from source. I couldn't get it to compile with kernel 2.6.15.6, but the lastest release is older than the version in my kernel: bttv-0.9.15 release. 0.9.16 in latest kernel

Logs:
- /tmp/zmdc.log

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'zmwatch.pl' started at 06/03/09 05:13:52
'zmwatch.pl' starting at 06/03/09 05:13:52, pid = 4104
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4098, valid
'zma -m 2' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4090, valid
'zmc -d /dev/video0' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4086, valid
'zmfilter.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4094, valid
'zmwatch.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:52, pid = 4104, valid
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4098, valid
'zma -m 2' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4090, valid
'zmc -d /dev/video0' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4086, valid
'zmfilter.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4094, valid
'zmwatch.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:52, pid = 4104, valid
'zmaudit.pl -d 900 -y' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4098, valid
'zma -m 2' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4090, valid
'zmc -d /dev/video0' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4086, valid
'zmfilter.pl' running at 06/03/09 05:13:51, pid = 4094, valid
- dmesg

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Linux video capture interface: v1.00
bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:05.0, irq: 209, latency: 32, mmio: 0xf4000000
bttv0: using: GrandTec Multi Capture Card (Bt878) [card=77,insmod option]
bttv0: risc main @ 1ec42000
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffefe1 [init]
bttv0: BT878A ARESET
bttv0: using tuner=4
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: video mux: input=0 mux=2
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.1[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:05.1, irq: 209, latency: 32, memory: 0xf4001000
- lspci

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0000:02:05.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
0000:02:05.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
- v4l-info

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### v4l2 device info [/dev/video0] ###
general info
    VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
        driver                  : "bttv"
        card                    : "BT878 video (GrandTec Multi Cap"
        bus_info                : "PCI:0000:02:05.0"
        version                 : 0.9.16
        capabilities            : 0x5000015 [VIDEO_CAPTURE,VIDEO_OVERLAY,VBI_CAPTURE,READWRITE,STREAMING]

standards
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(0)
        index                   : 0
        id                      : 0xff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,PAL_I,PAL_D,PAL_D1,PAL_K]
        name                    : "PAL"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1
        frameperiod.denominator : 25
        framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(1)
        index                   : 1
        id                      : 0x1000 [NTSC_M]
        name                    : "NTSC"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
        frameperiod.denominator : 30000
        framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(2)
        index                   : 2
        id                      : 0x7f0000 [SECAM_B,SECAM_D,SECAM_G,SECAM_H,SECAM_K,SECAM_K1,SECAM_L]
        name                    : "SECAM"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1
        frameperiod.denominator : 25
        framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(3)
        index                   : 3
        id                      : 0x400 [PAL_Nc]
        name                    : "PAL-Nc"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1
        frameperiod.denominator : 25
        framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(4)
        index                   : 4
        id                      : 0x100 [PAL_M]
        name                    : "PAL-M"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
        frameperiod.denominator : 30000
        framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(5)
        index                   : 5
        id                      : 0x200 [PAL_N]
        name                    : "PAL-N"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1
        frameperiod.denominator : 25
        framelines              : 625
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(6)
        index                   : 6
        id                      : 0x2000 [NTSC_M_JP]
        name                    : "NTSC-JP"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1001
        frameperiod.denominator : 30000
        framelines              : 525
    VIDIOC_ENUMSTD(7)
        index                   : 7
        id                      : 0x800 [PAL_60]
        name                    : "PAL-60"
        frameperiod.numerator   : 1
        frameperiod.denominator : 25
        framelines              : 625

inputs
    VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(0)
        index                   : 0
        name                    : "Composite0"
        type                    : CAMERA
        audioset                : 0
        tuner                   : 0
        std                     : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,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                  : 0x102 [NO_SIGNAL,NO_H_LOCK]
    VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT(1)
        index                   : 1
        name                    : "Composite1"
        type                    : CAMERA
        audioset                : 0
        tuner                   : 0
        std                     : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,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                    : "Composite2"
        type                    : CAMERA
        audioset                : 0
        tuner                   : 0
        std                     : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,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(3)
        index                   : 3
        name                    : "Composite3"
        type                    : CAMERA
        audioset                : 0
        tuner                   : 0
        std                     : 0x7f3fff [PAL_B,PAL_B1,PAL_G,PAL_H,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 []

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             : "8 bpp, dithered color"
        pixelformat             : 0x34324948 [HI24]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(2,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 2
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "15 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x4f424752 [RGBO]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(3,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 3
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "15 bpp RGB, be"
        pixelformat             : 0x51424752 [RGBQ]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(4,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 4
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "16 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x50424752 [RGBP]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(5,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 5
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "16 bpp RGB, be"
        pixelformat             : 0x52424752 [RGBR]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(6,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 6
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "24 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(7,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 7
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "32 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x34524742 [BGR4]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(8,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 8
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "32 bpp RGB, be"
        pixelformat             : 0x34424752 [RGB4]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(9,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 9
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
        pixelformat             : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(10,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 10
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
        pixelformat             : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(11,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 11
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, packed, UYVY"
        pixelformat             : 0x59565955 [UYVY]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(12,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 12
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
        pixelformat             : 0x50323234 [422P]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(13,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 13
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:0, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
        pixelformat             : 0x32315559 [YU12]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(14,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 14
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:0, planar, Y-Cr-Cb"
        pixelformat             : 0x32315659 [YV12]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(15,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 15
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:1:1, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
        pixelformat             : 0x50313134 [411P]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(16,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 16
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:1:0, planar, Y-Cb-Cr"
        pixelformat             : 0x39565559 [YUV9]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(17,VIDEO_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 17
        type                    : VIDEO_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:1:0, planar, Y-Cr-Cb"
        pixelformat             : 0x39555659 [YVU9]
    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

video overlay
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 0
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "8 bpp, gray"
        pixelformat             : 0x59455247 [GREY]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(1,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 1
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "8 bpp, dithered color"
        pixelformat             : 0x34324948 [HI24]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(2,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 2
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "15 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x4f424752 [RGBO]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(3,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 3
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "15 bpp RGB, be"
        pixelformat             : 0x51424752 [RGBQ]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(4,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 4
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "16 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x50424752 [RGBP]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(5,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 5
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "16 bpp RGB, be"
        pixelformat             : 0x52424752 [RGBR]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(6,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 6
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "24 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x33524742 [BGR3]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(7,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 7
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "32 bpp RGB, le"
        pixelformat             : 0x34524742 [BGR4]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(8,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 8
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "32 bpp RGB, be"
        pixelformat             : 0x34424752 [RGB4]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(9,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 9
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
        pixelformat             : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(10,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 10
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, packed, YUYV"
        pixelformat             : 0x56595559 [YUYV]
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(11,VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        index                   : 11
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "4:2:2, packed, UYVY"
        pixelformat             : 0x59565955 [UYVY]
    VIDIOC_G_FMT(VIDEO_OVERLAY)
        type                    : VIDEO_OVERLAY
        fmt.win.w.left          : 0
        fmt.win.w.top           : 0
        fmt.win.w.width         : 320
        fmt.win.w.height        : 240
        fmt.win.field           : ANY
        fmt.win.chromakey       : 0
        fmt.win.clips           : (nil)
        fmt.win.clipcount       : 0
        fmt.win.bitmap          : (nil)
    VIDIOC_G_FBUF
        capability              : 0x4 [LIST_CLIPPING]
        flags                   : 0x0 []
        base                    : (nil)
        fmt.width               : 0
        fmt.height              : 0
        fmt.pixelformat         : 0x00000000 [....]
        fmt.field               : ANY
        fmt.bytesperline        : 0
        fmt.sizeimage           : 0
        fmt.colorspace          : unknown
        fmt.priv                : 0

vbi capture
    VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT(0,VBI_CAPTURE)
        index                   : 0
        type                    : VBI_CAPTURE
        flags                   : 0
        description             : "vbi data"
        pixelformat             : 0x59455247 [GREY]
    VIDIOC_G_FMT(VBI_CAPTURE)
        type                    : VBI_CAPTURE
        fmt.vbi.sampling_rate   : 35468950
        fmt.vbi.offset          : 244
        fmt.vbi.samples_per_line: 2048
        fmt.vbi.sample_format   : 0x59455247 [GREY]
        fmt.vbi.start[0]        : 7
        fmt.vbi.start[1]        : 319
        fmt.vbi.count[0]        : 16
        fmt.vbi.count[1]        : 16
        fmt.vbi.flags           : 0

controls
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+0)
        id                      : 9963776
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "Brightness"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 65535
        step                    : 256
        default_value           : 32768
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+1)
        id                      : 9963777
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "Contrast"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 65535
        step                    : 128
        default_value           : 32768
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+2)
        id                      : 9963778
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "Saturation"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 65535
        step                    : 128
        default_value           : 32768
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+3)
        id                      : 9963779
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "Hue"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 65535
        step                    : 256
        default_value           : 32768
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(BASE+9)
        id                      : 9963785
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "Mute"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+0)
        id                      : 134217728
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "chroma agc"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+1)
        id                      : 134217729
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "combfilter"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+2)
        id                      : 134217730
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "automute"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+3)
        id                      : 134217731
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "luma decimation filter"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+4)
        id                      : 134217732
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "agc crush"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+5)
        id                      : 134217733
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "vcr hack"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+6)
        id                      : 134217734
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "whitecrush upper"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 255
        step                    : 1
        default_value           : 207
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+7)
        id                      : 134217735
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "whitecrush lower"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 255
        step                    : 1
        default_value           : 127
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+8)
        id                      : 134217736
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "uv ratio"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 100
        step                    : 1
        default_value           : 50
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+9)
        id                      : 134217737
        type                    : BOOLEAN
        name                    : "full luma range"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 1
        step                    : 0
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0
    VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL(PRIVATE_BASE+10)
        id                      : 134217738
        type                    : INTEGER
        name                    : "coring"
        minimum                 : 0
        maximum                 : 3
        step                    : 1
        default_value           : 0
        flags                   : 0

### video4linux device info [/dev/video0] ###
general info
    VIDIOCGCAP
        name                    : "BT878 video (GrandTec Multi Cap"
        type                    : 0xab [CAPTURE,TUNER,OVERLAY,CLIPPING,SCALES]
        channels                : 4
        audios                  : 0
        maxwidth                : 924
        maxheight               : 576
        minwidth                : 48
        minheight               : 32

channels
    VIDIOCGCHAN(0)
        channel                 : 0
        name                    : "Composite0"
        tuners                  : 0
        flags                   : 0x2 [AUDIO]
        type                    : CAMERA
        norm                    : 0
    VIDIOCGCHAN(1)
        channel                 : 1
        name                    : "Composite1"
        tuners                  : 0
        flags                   : 0x2 [AUDIO]
        type                    : CAMERA
        norm                    : 0
    VIDIOCGCHAN(2)
        channel                 : 2
        name                    : "Composite2"
        tuners                  : 0
        flags                   : 0x2 [AUDIO]
        type                    : CAMERA
        norm                    : 0
    VIDIOCGCHAN(3)
        channel                 : 3
        name                    : "Composite3"
        tuners                  : 0
        flags                   : 0x2 [AUDIO]
        type                    : CAMERA
        norm                    : 0

tuner
ioctl VIDIOCGTUNER: Invalid argument

audio
    VIDIOCGAUDIO
        audio                   : 0
        volume                  : 0
        bass                    : 0
        treble                  : 0

picture
    VIDIOCGPICT
        brightness              : 32768
        hue                     : 32768
        colour                  : 32768
        contrast                : 32768
        whiteness               : 0
        depth                   : 24
        palette                 : RGB24

buffer
    VIDIOCGFBUF
        base                    : (nil)
        height                  : 0
        width                   : 0
        depth                   : 1
        bytesperline            : 0

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

- zmu -d /dev/video0 -q -v

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Video Capabilities
  Name: BT878 video (GrandTec Multi Cap
  Type: 171
    Can capture
    Can tune
    Overlay onto frame buffer
    Can clip
    Scalable
  Video Channels: 4
  Audio Channels: 0
  Maximum Width: 924
  Maximum Height: 576
  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: 32768
  Hue: 32768
  Colour :32768
  Contrast: 32768
  Whiteness: 0
Channel 0 Attributes
  Name: Composite0
  Channel: 0
  Flags: 2
    Channel has audio
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 1 Attributes
  Name: Composite1
  Channel: 1
  Flags: 2
    Channel has audio
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 2 Attributes
  Name: Composite2
  Channel: 2
  Flags: 2
    Channel has audio
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 0 - PAL
Channel 3 Attributes
  Name: Composite3
  Channel: 3
  Flags: 2
    Channel has audio
  Type: 2 - Camera
  Format: 0 - PAL
If someone with experience would like to help, remote access is already setup :D I'm all out of ideas and forum search topics. Hair is in short supply as well.....

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:35 pm
by jameswilson
do you know if the card number is correct

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:39 am
by coolcheeze
i know this sounds silly, but have you verified that you have video from the camera by connecting it to a television ?