Who remembers Betamax ?

[Emegra]

graeme@Linux1 ~ $ sudo apt-get xawtv-tools
[sudo] password for graeme:
E: Invalid operation xawtv-tools
graeme@Linux1 ~ $

[Emegra]

ok I've installed xawtv-tools

[SeZo]

Sorry, I was going to build on this while the USB thingy is getting sorted
Actually this tool might not be that useful afterall.
You could uninstall it with:

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sudo apt-get remove xawtv-tools

When you ready to try agan could you post the output:

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xawtv -debug 255 -hwls

[Emegra]

Well I have the VCR connected to the pci card so can we stick with this for now ?

[SeZo]

See my edit above.

[Emegra]

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xawtv -debug 255 -hwls

It's not possible to give you that output because it continually writes

blit: putframe
v4l2: ok
v4l2: ok

over and over so I can't copy it

[SeZo]

Try the following line:

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ls /dev/snd

[Emegra]

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graeme@Linux1 ~ $ ls /dev/snd
by-path  controlC0  hwC0D0  pcmC0D0c  pcmC0D0p  pcmC0D2c  seq  timer
graeme@Linux1 ~ $ 

[SeZo]

Try this:

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xawtv -nodga -noxv -dspdev /dev/snd

[Emegra]

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graeme@Linux1 ~ $ xawtv -nodga -noxv -dspdev /dev/snd
This is xawtv-3.102, running on Linux/i686 (3.5.0-17-generic)
xinerama 0: 1600x900+0+0
vid-open-auto: using analog TV device /dev/video0
WARNING: No DGA direct video mode for this display.
WARNING: keeping fbuf pitch at: 6400, as no base addr was detected
WARNING: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual
         configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>")
v4l2: WARNING: framebuffer base address mismatch
v4l2: me=(nil) v4l=(nil)
Alsa devices: cap: (null) (/dev/video0), out: default
oss: can't use format 8bit mono

xawtv opens up and plays audio & video ok,   clicking to record shows the last line in the terminal output

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

FYI .. I've already tried ALL the devices in /dev/snd using the -dspdev option .. and xawtv always returns

oss: can't use format 8bit mono

[SeZo]

Thanks for that Mark
grasping at straws here:

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xawtv -nodga -noxv -dspdev plughw:Intel

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

currently grasping at the same straws

[SeZo]

According to this site oss-compat is available for Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS

This package ensures that Open Sound System support is provided in some way. On Linux, it enables the ALSA compatibility modules. On other kernels where OSS is the default interface, no action is taken.

The purpose of this package is for applications that only support OSS

to depend on it, hence preventing common "/dev/dsp not found" errors that would confuse unexperienced users.

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sudo apt-get install oss-compat

After that (may requre a reboot) run:

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xawtv -nodga -noxv

then try to record

[Emegra]

Hi SeZo

I felt so confident that would work but alas

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graeme@Linux1 ~ $ xawtv -nodga -noxv
This is xawtv-3.102, running on Linux/i686 (3.5.0-17-generic)
xinerama 0: 1600x900+0+0
vid-open-auto: using analog TV device /dev/video0
WARNING: No DGA direct video mode for this display.
WARNING: keeping fbuf pitch at: 6400, as no base addr was detected
WARNING: couldn't find framebuffer base address, try manual
         configuration ("v4l-conf -a <addr>")
v4l2: WARNING: framebuffer base address mismatch
v4l2: me=(nil) v4l=(nil)
Alsa devices: cap: (null) (/dev/video0), out: default
oss: open /dev/dsp: No such file or directory

I'm sorry you're having all this grief this must be getting you down but I appreciate your persistence 


Graeme