Re: [Mjpeg-users] Problem with xawtv

[Bernhard P. <pra...@ne...>]

> Hi Wolfgang,
> I made your said :
>             Uncomment 'v4l_bufsize=1280' in the update script.
> And I changed in lilo.conf : append="mem=29M"
> Notice: my computer is a P166 with 32Mo RAM, Matrox MGA Millenium (4Mo) as
> graphic card.
> I had this message after starting my X server :
> 
>      [root@net237 xawtv-3.37]# xawtv
>      this is xawtv-3.21, running on linux/i586 (2.2.18)
>      visual : id=0x22  class=4 (TrueColor), depth=24
>      visual : id=0x23  class=5 (DirectColor), depth=24
>      X11 : 1024x768, 32 bit/pixel, 4096 byte/scanline, DGA
>      waitpid : no process child
>      waitpid : no process child
>      v4l : 1024x768, 32 bit/pixel, 4096 byte/scanline
>      wmhooks : gnome
> 
> In the screen, it appears a succession of 4 images on the same line. These
> images are spread out
> horizontally, and are shifted compared to the framework of the window.
> Moreover, the image is in Black & White, bad quality (horizontal frame).
> 
> My graphics card support which the resolution below 24 bit.
> Maybe that the 1024x768, 32 bit/pixel required by xawtv is the problem?
> What do you think about it?  How can one modify that?
> Thanks.

Seems that your are using 24bit color depth. This depth is not detected
correct by xawtv (and other TV-Apps) in xawtv you have to use the -b
option. So your command should look like: xawtv -b 24 

An other solution would be to switch to an other color depth, 16 or if
possible 32. 


Bernhard