xawtv
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Hello Every body out there in the linux world. I am very new to mepis I want to switch over to linux because to try something new. I am having a hardware issue i just installed my simply mepis 2.6.7 that comes with rob limo's book point and click linux and the problem I am having is with my tv tuner card i have an ATI RADEON 7500 ALL IN WONDER. I want to use XAWTV but all i get when i click on the xawtv icon is the icon jumping up and down and nothing opens. Can I use this card with this software somebody please help me.
How do
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I'm sorry. I am new to linux how do i open that console. Thanks for your help aguerra.
panel
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go to the panel, the second icon starting from the left, is named Konsole (Terminal Program)
no card
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I tried the comand you gave me and mepis is not recognizing the card what do i do next.
thanx for ur help.
no card
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I tried the comand you gave me and mepis is not recognizing the card what do i do next.
thanx for ur help.
install
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You need to know if the hardware exist for Mepis.
Open Synaptic Package Manager and install lshw and lshw-gtk
Open a konsole and type "lshw"
let me know if your video card is found
try
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I will try it as soon as i go home. how do i Open Synaptic Package Manager and install lshw and lshw-gtk. Thanks for the help.
I read somewhere that the
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I read somewhere that the ATI All In Wonder doesn't work with xawtv.
where lshw
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Where do I get lshw software
use Synaptic
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Synaptic is one of the icons in your bar, close to the big "K", open it , browse the list and mark for lshw for install and later click on apply.
TV watching
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TV watching is a really big topic.
First of all, there are two different chips on Tv cards which can work with linux.
Each of these needs the correct modules running to get it to work.
Then you have to get the settings right for your card.
Then you have sort out tuning the TV card for your area.
After that you make sure that you have sound as well as picture
I haven't got xawtv working on mepis, but I have got tvtime going well with a bt778 type card.
Now I am trying to get freevo working to get tv recording to happen.
One day there will be a howto
but this is simply a summsry for today.
hardware
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HI,
I have a different card and I'm able to watch tv.
First, open a console and type "dmesg" to see if there are any messages that you can see related to your hardware, what is more important is whether the card is detected and the modules loaded.