kdeTV on Kubuntu 9.10

[axicos]

Hello,

I have a problem with kdetv, which in the GUI - Video menu says: No devices found. I searched, read and still can't get the thing to work.

NOTE: tvtime and XawTV work properly. (no remote)

So a little info:

- the system is a fresh install of Kubuntu 9.10
- tv-tuner: Leadtek Winfast 2000XP Expert
- outputs:

cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 9.10

cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.31-20-generic (buildd@rothera) (gcc version 4.4.1 (Ubuntu 4.4.1-4ubuntu9) ) #57-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 8 09:05:19 UTC 2010

kdetv --version
Qt: 3.3.8b
KDE: 3.5.10
kdetv: 0.8.9

- dmesg attached
- lsmod attached

- running kdetv with:
kdetv --sync
kbuildsycoca running...
DCOP Cleaning up dead connections.
Creating vbi proxy client, rev.
$Id: proxy-client.c,v 1.18 2008/02/19 00:35:21 mschimek Exp $
proxy_msg: connect: error 2, No such file or directory
Try to open V4L2 0.20 VBI device, libzvbi interface rev.
$Id: io-v4l2.c,v 1.37 2008/02/19 00:35:20 mschimek Exp $
Opened /dev/vbi0
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:vbi_capture_v4l2k_new: Try to open V4L2 2.6 VBI device, libzvbi interface rev.
$Id: io-v4l2k.c,v 1.49 2008/02/19 00:35:20 mschimek Exp $.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:vbi_capture_v4l2k_new: Opened /dev/vbi0.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:vbi_capture_v4l2k_new: /dev/vbi0 (Leadtek Winfast 2000XP Expert) is a v4l2 vbi device,
driver cx8800, version 0x00000007.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:vbi_capture_v4l2k_new: Using streaming interface.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_get_videostd: Current scanning system is 525.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_update_services: Querying current vbi parameters...
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_update_services: ...success.
libzvbirint_vfmt: VBI capture parameters supported:
libzvbirint_vfmt: VBI capture parameters granted:
libzvbi:raw_decoder:vbi3_raw_decoder_add_services: No services to add.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_update_services: Nyquist check passed.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_update_services: Request decoding of services 0x60000c7f, strict level -1.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000001 (Teletext System B 625 Level 1.5) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000003 (Teletext System B, 625) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000001 (Teletext System B 625 Level 1.5) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000003 (Teletext System B, 625) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000004 (Video Program System) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000400 (Wide Screen Signalling 625) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000008 (Closed Caption 625, field 1) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:sampling_par:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_serv ice: Service 0x00000010 (Closed Caption 625, field 2) requires videostd_set 0x1, have 0x0.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_update_services: Will capture services 0x00000060, added 0x60 commit=1.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_stream_alloc: Requesting 16 streaming i/o buffers.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:v4l2_stream_alloc: Mapping 16 streaming i/o buffers.
libzvbi:io-v4l2k:vbi_capture_v4l2k_new: Successfully opened /dev/vbi0 (Leadtek Winfast 2000XP Expert).

ISN'T a real success for me...


On a related issue, i also can't get the remote to function properly.

Information on this:
- remote info: Winfast Y0400052
- evtest result attached
- dmesg and lsmod already mentioned
- lirc-hardware.conf attached. Note that the event number does not change so at this time i have not set an explicit device.

So..... Any ideas? Does anyone use kdeTV

I even tried MythTV, but i can't scan for channels and only managed to manually input a channel (set freq manually), but that is not a workable solution. However that is another story, beside the point of this thread.

Thanks in advance!

[axicos]

Re: kdeTV on Kubuntu 9.10

So.... nothing? Anyone?

[MoonRise]

Re: kdeTV on Kubuntu 9.10

I never had much luck with that one either. I wound up with MeTV. Works for what I needed it for. I never went further on kdeTV.

[axicos]

Re: kdeTV on Kubuntu 9.10

Me-TV gives the error "There are no available DVB tuners devices"

So i assumed it does not work with my type of TV-tuner, only with digital types.

[MoonRise]

Re: kdeTV on Kubuntu 9.10

I'll have to break mine out to check. I remember having to create a "channels.conf" file though some cli commands. The Tuner itself is another LONG story. Had to extract the firmware from a Windows Driver and a bunch of other headachy things to get the tuner to actually work.