On 28/07/10 00:48, Peter Nikolic wrote:
On Tuesday 27 Jul 2010 14:53:29 Basil Chupin wrote:
On 27/07/10 23:24, Peter Nikolic wrote:
On Tuesday 27 Jul 2010 12:53:55 Basil Chupin wrote:
On 27/07/10 17:12, Peter Nikolic wrote:
On Tuesday 27 Jul 2010 00:52:17 Rodney Baker wrote:
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.
Yes Hi again Basil .
i have to admit i had forgotten about w-scan althou xine does scan ok a bit slow and clunky and makes a bit of a mess it works BUT VLC also works and does a nice job of the tv display
I'm buggered if I can figure out on how to get vlc to recognise the TV channels on the DVB-T card :-( . And I cannot find the appopriate documentation which would show me how to do this - most of the dox appear to be in the "yet to do" category :-( . Perhaps something in the mail list of the forum for videolan but as xine is working most satisfactorily for me I haven't bothered to go tearing my hair out trying to get vlc to do TV.
Right then here is what i do to get VLC to show TV
Open VLC> Media> open capture device
New window opens
then the box where it says video for Linux 2 click on that pick DVB you will then see just below that the DVB adaptor pick DVB s t or c to suit your card mine is t terristial then at the bottom of the window you will see a button Play click that it will then clear off a new small window will open and show the scan progress .
Been there, done that...and this is where the wheels fall off :-( . The scan progresses but no stations are selected! :-( . Zilch. Nothing. :-(
Something is missing but I don't know what.
If I could get the darn thing to actually find the stations during the scan I would be a happy-chappy. kaffeine will do it without any problems; xine will do it with the help of either dvb-utils or w-scan - but not vlc :-( .
BC
Hum well not sure what is missing then this is just a new install of 11.3 x86_64 with the pacman repo updates maybe it is to do with that but it just worked and was likewise on 11.2
Pete .
Well, I solved the problem of not being able to view TV using vlc :-) . I can now see all channels - which also means that I can now replace kaffeine (for the recording of programs) and xine (for TV and DVDs) and use vlc for everything. BC -- If nothing happens, nothing can go wrong. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org