Hayl
03-15-2004, 01:54 PM
This How-To assumes that you can compile additional kernel modules, and use the lspci and modprobe commands. You potentially will also have to know your distributions's mechanism for auto-loading modules on boot.
After you have installed the card, the lspci command should display the following 2 new entries for the card:
02:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
02:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
To install the modules, and set up XFree:
1. Compile the following modules for your 2.6.x kernel (unless you already have them).
Device Drivers --->
I2C support --->
<M> I2C support
<M> I2C device interface
I2C Algorithms --->
--- I2C bit-banging interfaces
<M> I2C PCF 8584 interfaces
Multimedia devices --->
<M> Video For Linux
Video For Linux ----->
Video Adapters-
<M> BT848 Video For Linux
2. If you compiled new modules, reboot and see which modules modules are now auto-loaded. The correct ones may already be loaded now (They do on Gentoo with sysfs/udev).
lsmod (and look for the following:
video_buf 16644 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 9096 1 bttv
v4l2_common 5120 1 bttv
btcx_risc 4104 1 bttv
videodev 7424 1 bttv
i2c_core 18692 6 i2c_dev,bttv,i2c_algo_bit
If you have those then you are good to go!
If not, then modprobe any missing modules and alternatively add them to your distribution's module-autoloading script. For Gentoo : /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 and for Debian: /etc/modules
3. Add v4l to your XF86Config
open the /etc/X11/XF86Config file with you favourite editor and add the following to the "Module" section:
# # Video For Linux
Load "v4l"
You will have to reload XFree at this point.
That is it! Very simple install.
For Television viewing, I recommend TvTime (http://tvtime.sourceforge.net/)
Pror to setting this up on my workstation, I read this Newsforge (http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/03/08/165203.shtml) article.
After you have installed the card, the lspci command should display the following 2 new entries for the card:
02:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
02:09.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
To install the modules, and set up XFree:
1. Compile the following modules for your 2.6.x kernel (unless you already have them).
Device Drivers --->
I2C support --->
<M> I2C support
<M> I2C device interface
I2C Algorithms --->
--- I2C bit-banging interfaces
<M> I2C PCF 8584 interfaces
Multimedia devices --->
<M> Video For Linux
Video For Linux ----->
Video Adapters-
<M> BT848 Video For Linux
2. If you compiled new modules, reboot and see which modules modules are now auto-loaded. The correct ones may already be loaded now (They do on Gentoo with sysfs/udev).
lsmod (and look for the following:
video_buf 16644 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 9096 1 bttv
v4l2_common 5120 1 bttv
btcx_risc 4104 1 bttv
videodev 7424 1 bttv
i2c_core 18692 6 i2c_dev,bttv,i2c_algo_bit
If you have those then you are good to go!
If not, then modprobe any missing modules and alternatively add them to your distribution's module-autoloading script. For Gentoo : /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 and for Debian: /etc/modules
3. Add v4l to your XF86Config
open the /etc/X11/XF86Config file with you favourite editor and add the following to the "Module" section:
# # Video For Linux
Load "v4l"
You will have to reload XFree at this point.
That is it! Very simple install.
For Television viewing, I recommend TvTime (http://tvtime.sourceforge.net/)
Pror to setting this up on my workstation, I read this Newsforge (http://software.newsforge.com/software/04/03/08/165203.shtml) article.