[pvrusb2] Trapped on Fox

[David Rush]

Aha.  Now I'm getting somewhere.  Thanks, Mike.

Any idea how to use ivtv-tune to select the unit's composite input?

David

Mike Isely wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008, David Rush wrote:
> 
>> I've got a new WinTV-PVR-USB2 (24xxx series), and am trying to get it working right under Ubuntu
>> 7.10 (Gutsy).
>>
>> Without having to explicitly install the driver, I can:
>> use mplayer /dev/video0 to watch TV
>> use totem /dev/video0 to watch TV
>> use "cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg" to record video
>>
>> However, I've not been able to change channels at all - I'm stuck on the local Fox station.
>> Ultimately the primary purpose of this box will be to encode from the composite (RCA) input.
>>
>> tvtime says "pvrusb2: Invalid argument", "Cannot open capture device /dev/video0", "No signal", and
>> "No video source" in various places around the screen.
>>
>> Suggestions on where to go now?
> 
> Try here:
> 
> http://www.isely.net/pvrusb2/usage.html#V4L
> 
> :-)
> 
>   -Mike
> 
>