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Re: [Motion-user] Hardware error, Input 8 same as input 0...?
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From: Kenneth L. <ke...@la...> - 2008-07-14 21:17:19
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I was thinking. we used to have a hardcoded value 8 = do not set channel used for USB cams. Maybe that haunt us now that there are 16 input cards Kenneth Rodney Mitchell wrote: > On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 21:27 -0700, William M. Brack wrote: > >> OK, that probably explains at least part of the problem. When you >> specify a series of "card" options on the modprobe.conf line, the >> first one specified is assigned to the first bttv chip which is >> "discovered" by the system during initial startup. That means that the >> wrong card type (113) has been assigned to the first bt878a chip on >> the CS16 card. >> >> Try removing the " 113, " from the list, then rmmod the module (after >> first removing the dependant modules) and re-install it (or just >> re-boot the system). Let us know whether that helps. >> >> Incidentally, I've never run across anyone using that particular >> interface card. Most of the 16-channel cards (including mine) are >> Kodicom 4400R clones - see >> http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php?title=Kodicom_4400R >> which uses a has a slightly more complicated "card" line, using two >> different card types. >> >> 73 - Bill >> >> > > Hi Bill and everyone on the list... > > To test further I re-inserted the Twinhan DVB card and all is the same > excepting of course that the DIGITAL TV bit now works... > > I've abandoned this one, guessing that it's a hardware fault and have > simply shifted the coax from input 8 to input 9... ;) > > As much as I'd like to find the exact cause... thanks for your > responses, 73 de Rod. > > > > > >> Rodney Mitchell wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 2008-07-08 at 15:20 -0700, William M. Brack wrote: >>> >>>> I'm a little confused by a couple of things. First your >>>> modprobe.conf >>>> line - options bttv card=113,131,131,131,131 - seems to imply you >>>> have >>>> two separate interface cards, one a "Twinhan DST" (or clone), and >>>> one >>>> a "Progress DVR CS16" (or clone). Is that correct? Second, was >>>> this >>>> the same modprobe.conf line that was used on the Fedora FC4 system >>>> (because it should not have been necessary to change that line)? >>>> >>>> Bill >>>> K6IHO >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Bill, >>> >>> Sorry for the delay in replying and thank you. So some strange reason >>> WEBMAIL wouldn't allow a reply to yours, others OK?! >>> >>> Anyway...the modprobe.conf file is the original from FC4 but the >>> Twinhan >>> TV card has been removed prior the upgrade. >>> >>> Regs de Rod, VK5KFB. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Rodney Mitchell wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi to All on the MOTION list... >>>>> >>>>> Excellent program! >>>>> >>>>> Recently upgraded from FC4 ==> F9 and all went well, installed the >>>>> latest version of motion Version 3.2.10.1 and all good! >>>>> >>>>> Then...out of the blue camera 9 video is the same as camera 1. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >From /etc/modprobe.conf >>>>> >>>>> options bttv card=113,131,131,131,131 >>>>> >>>>> Not sure if this is OK or not... >>>>> >>>>> Now the thread files are all good and being read properly, ie: If >>>>> >>>> I >>>> >>>>> change the thread9.conf to input 7 it changes to camera 8, put it >>>>> >>>> back >>>> >>>>> to input 8 and sure enough it displays camera 1. >>>>> >>>>> This is a 16 camera card...so I tried input 9 and it is blank. >>>>> >>>>> Running TVTIME allows selection of individual inputs and they all >>>>> >>>> show >>>> >>>>> as they should including camera 9 (input 8), so it appears there >>>>> >>>> is a >>>> >>>>> glitch with motion? TVTIME demonstrates the hardware is how it >>>>> >>>> should >>>> >>>>> be. >>>>> >>>>> Any ideas or clues out there? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, Rod. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ============================================== >>>>> Rodney Mitchell >>>>> Senior Technical Officer >>>>> >>>>> Melecom >>>>> 73 Fiveash Drive >>>>> Pasadena >>>>> South Australia 5042 >>>>> >>>>> www.melecom.com.au >>>>> >>>>> VK5KFB >>>>> ================================================ >>>>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Sponsored by: SourceForge.net Community Choice Awards: VOTE NOW! >> Studies have shown that voting for your favorite open source project, >> along with a healthy diet, reduces your potential for chronic lameness >> and boredom. Vote Now at http://www.sourceforge.net/community/cca08 >> _______________________________________________ >> Motion-user mailing list >> Mot...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/motion-user >> http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome >> >> |