On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 06:44, Gordy Campbell wrote: > Hi All, > > I am quite new to Linux and was wondering whether or not I could get my > TV card working in FC2? > > The TV card is a Wintv pci nova. I ran the hardware wizard and that > tells me that the manufacturer is Philips Semiconductors and it has > installed a driver called nuget-ci. > > I have tried running TVtimes i get a message saying 'no video source' > and a message saying, 'cannot open video device /dev/video0 > > Anyone got any ideas, > > Gordy Hi Gordy Although there are ways and means of getting the the card working it is a bit of a tricky situation. If you are running FC1 you are in a spot because you will probably have to add v4l (video 4 linux), I found it very difficult and expensive when you use a modem connection. Here are some links to check out. http://tvtime.sourceforge.net/ http://www.tv-cards.com/linux.php http://www.metzlerbros.org/bttv.html http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialVideo.html -- Chadley - Linux Rocks Welcome to my world. ****************************************************************** This mail is free for distribution. You are free to - delete it - resend it - use it in anyway that makes you happy. I am not responsible for it or its content due to ignorance. Enjoy the adventures of Linux *******************************************************************
