From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 10 01:07:07 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A65A1065671 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:07:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25EE98FC08 for ; Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:07:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m7A175eJ060732; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:07:05 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at daleco.biz Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (ezekiel.daleco.biz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id hppYmLW-d3FO; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:07:02 -0500 (CDT) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz (dsl.daleco.biz [209.125.108.70]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m7A16tI2060716; Sat, 9 Aug 2008 20:06:56 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <489E3F2A.3040002@daleco.biz> Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:06:50 -0500 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.16) Gecko/20080719 SeaMonkey/1.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: stevec@redkingcole.co.uk References: <489E0312.40908@serverhouse.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <489E0312.40908@serverhouse.co.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Video streaming with freeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:07:07 -0000 Steve Cole wrote: > Hi > > I have just installed FreeBSD 4.11 with the intention of not only > creating a file server but to allow for video streaming and recording > with the aid of a TV card. > > Lots of forums suggest many options to achieve this however to save alot > of time with untested and not always proven methods. Could you please > advise me if this indeed possible and secondly if you could recommend > any possible tv cards compatible with your OS > > I look forward to any help or assistance that you may offer. > > Many Thanks > > Steve C 4.11 is officially Pretty Old (and possibly "Officially Unsupported"), but I'm not "official" in any way, shape or form. You might try "man 4 bktr" and "man 4 meteor" on your 4.11 system; I know the current version of the bktr manpage lists supported cards for that driver. Also, there is a "freebsd-multimedia" mailing list, I believe, which might have people on it who are more finely tuned (excuse the pun) in that direction. HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- Lost interest? It's so bad I've lost apathy.