[pvrusb2] WinTV USB2/Tv-Viewer question

[Martin Dauskardt]

try it without tv-viewer simply by using the command

cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg

while the VCR is playing.

Then open the test.mpg file with vlc. You can watch it while it is 
recording.

Let' s see if this recording works or if again any encoder command 
errors appear

You can check this in another console with

tail -f /var/log/syslog

> I have done some more tinkering... It seems to be related to the composite cables coming from the vcr player. ? Tv-viewer would not play. I'm getting a lot of this below:
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> [19727.089020] pvrusb2: ***WARNING*** device's encoder appears to be stuck (status=0x00000003)
> [19727.089023] pvrusb2: Encoder command: 0x81
> [19727.089024] pvrusb2: Giving up on command.? This is normally recovered via a firmware reload and re-initialization; concern is only warranted if this happens repeatedly and rapidly.
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