Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1898 mails)

[Rodney Baker <rodney.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:30:31 Basil Chupin wrote:
> On 07/07/10 19:37, peter nikolic wrote:
> > Well this does not bode at all well
> >
> > Kaffeine fails very miserably on the first hurdle  try to view TV  and i
> > get a quick click of sound no video and a report of kaffeine xbu
> > segmentation fault this is not good at all for what is supposed to be
> > the best around in fact it sucks  .
>
> There is nothing spectacular about kaffeine, Peter, except that it can
> record a program. (I've been waiting for a fix to be implemented for
> around 12 months now after the maintainer said he found the reason for
> the problem I reported :-( .)
>
> I use xine which I find far superior to kaffeine - except that it cannot
> do recordings.
>
> To use xine install xine-ui. Configure xine - if you need some info or
> even my control file then simply ask and I'll send you my copy which you
> can then alter to suit your system.
>
> Also, to watch TV you will need to create a channels.conf file for it
> and the bestest way of doing this is to install w-scan; then run "w_scan
> -c <yy> -X > channels.conf" [1] where <yy> is your country's code (like
> AU is for me) and it will generate the conf file for where you live;
> copy this conf file to the ~/.xine directory and away you go with your
> TV. (BTW, the line command I just gave applies for a terrestrial system
> - and you will need to change the "-c" to configure for for cable or
> satellite - read the README for w-scan.)
>
> [1] note the difference between the "-" and the underscore "_" in
> "w-scan" and "w_scan". Also note my use of ">" and not the ">>" used in
> the README.
>
> BC




Basil,
Where did you get w_scan from? I can't find it in any of the repo's that I 
have configured (which include packman and vlc) - running 11.2/KDE4.4.93.

Thanks,
Rodney.

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