#167 The -device switch does not work

[Vyacheslav Dikonov]

On a system with two tuners providing /dev/video0 and
/dev/video1 zapping fails to use the second tuner.

Please, DO SOMETHING!!!

[Vyacheslav Dikonov]

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This bug is really ancient and 0.10cvs4 still has it.

[Michael H. Schimek]

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Please send me or attach here the output of
zapping -d --io-debug --device=/dev/video1 2>log

[Vyacheslav Dikonov]

Here is the log.

[Vyacheslav Dikonov]

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This is the log. Inspite of the --device=/dev/video1 I can
hear sound from /dev/video0 when switching channels. There
is no picture and the only running application that could
use any type of direct video is vmware.

[Vyacheslav Dikonov]

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Another log after a reboot. Now I can see picture (still
from the wrong source).

[Vyacheslav Dikonov]

Another log (with TV picture from /dev/video0)

[Michael H. Schimek]

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According to the logs /dev/video1 is the DVB card. Is that
what you want?

I see you selected overlay mode and Zapping uses the XVideo
interface. Unfortunately there are two XVideo ports, and
Zapping cannot tell which one corresponds to /dev/video1.
(In the meantime I wrote a function detecting this, but it
depends on other changes I have not made yet. Support for
multiple devices is planned for version 0.11.)

Please try to start Zapping with --xv-video-port=0xE3.
Currently it uses port 0xE2. Another option may be to rename
/dev/video0 to /dev/video1 and vice versa, then open
--device=/dev/video0.

I'm not sure why you had to reboot to get a picture. Please
let me know if the problem persists.

To get the right sound you must connect your speakers or
headphones to the audio line out of the SkyStar1, or its
line out to one of the line-ins of your soundcard / on-board
sound. Then you should enable "soundcard mixer" and select
the appropriate line in Preferences > Devices > Audio.
Currently "Mic" is selected, which is probably wrong,
disabling volume changes and muting.

As an experimental feature, if the TV card can sample audio
and its driver provides a /dev/dsp device, Zapping 0.10cvs4
can also record from the TV card and pass the data to the
Gnome sound daemon (ESD), making an audio cable unnecessary.
The code needs testing, still conflicts with the recording
plugin and lacks a GUI. If you want to try it anyway, select
the appropriate /dev/dsp device in the audio device
preferences and start Zapping with --esd-out. "soundcard
mixer" can be disabled in this configuration.