Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 01:01:23 -0400 (AST) From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> To: Roger Hardiman <roger@cs.strath.ac.uk> Cc: Reto.Trachsel@swisscom.com, multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hauppauge TV Card Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901270100200.812-100000@thelab.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <369DF77C.794B@cs.strath.ac.uk>
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Where can one find one of these, reasonably priced, in Canada? I'm having
problems with suppliers un-able to find it, and, altho Future Shock does
sell it, fear it might be *just* a little overpriced at ~$204CDN...
thanks...
On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Roger Hardiman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Where can I find the Driver and Soft for the Haupauge TV Card??
>
> Step 1) You need to build a custom kernel.
>
> At the end of your kernel file add the line
> device bktr0
>
> then make a new kernel
>
> Step 2) Make the device in /dev
> type in the following commands as root.
> cd /dev
> sh MAKEDEV bktr0
>
> Step 3) Reboot your PC.
> You should see an entry for your Hauppauge card in the boot sequence
> Check with dmesg.
>
> Step 4) Watching TV
> Use the program called FXTV.
> It can be found in /usr/ports/graphics/fxtv
>
>
> I have a report it does not build correctly and I have the patch to the
> makefile
> somewhere.
>
> If it does not work, email me and I'll help out.
>
> Bye
> Roger
>
>
> p.s. If your hauppauge card as the MSP34xx Stereo Decoder audio chip,
> you may
> get no sound when watching TV.
> I should get this fixed in the next week or two.
>
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