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| Author: | agamotto [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Black screen problem with AverMedia PVR 150 Plus |
I have assembled a KnoppMyth box and have had pretty good success with the the internet, weather, and newsfeed portions. As far as television goes. I try to watch tv, and get a black screen. When I change channels, I get the program guide box and info at the top of the screen, but no telly. My capture card is an AverMeda PVR 150 Plus MPEG-2 card. I just seem to be missing how to get the thing to show telly... Help? |
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| Author: | tjc [ Mon Aug 28, 2006 10:36 pm ] |
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Try going through this troubleshooting page. Some of it is specific to the PVR cards but most is generally applicable. http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=BlackScreenWatchingTV |
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| Author: | agamotto [ Tue Aug 29, 2006 4:06 pm ] |
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I tried the suggestions at that page, and nothing. When trying to watch telly, I get the program guide on the screen, it changes if I change channels, but black in the background. After following the page and some other links in the forums, I have come to the conclusion that my specific card simply doesn't work with either Video 4 Linx or IVTV. Oh well, I will save up some more and purchase one of the cards that is listed in the Reference Machine specs... pththththtthhpt. Thanks for the ideas! |
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| Author: | cesman [ Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:29 am ] |
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I don't even know if that tuner card has Linux support. Do you have a link someplace that state it does? |
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| Author: | agamotto [ Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:11 pm ] |
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No. The card was given to me by someone who bought a new system based on MCE, and apparently it is another piece of Windows-only ware. |
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| Author: | agamotto [ Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:52 pm ] |
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Ok, I managed to replace the AverTV 150 card with a Hauppauge WinTV 150 card. I reinstalled Knoppmyth just to make sure that everything was cleared out. The software detects the card, but when I try to watch telly, I get snow this time instead of a black screen, with the program guide/window when I flip channels. I have tried changing the source in the General screen from us-cable to hrc, then irc, along with fetching the list of stations from my video source each time I make the change, with no result other than snow. Everything else, Weather, Internet streams, and news feeds works fine. I am at a loss as to what I am doing wrong.. Help? |
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| Author: | agamotto [ Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:47 am ] |
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IT WORKS!!!! /play hallelujah choir/ Thanks to Baishen78 - this worked for me: put the "options ivtv tuner=50" line in the file /etc/modprobe.conf I would put down which thread I found this in, but I have too many windows open to remeber which one. YAY! |
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