[lug] ivtv: now what?

[Steve Sullivan]

Hi,

I'm trying to copy from an old analog VCR to linux disk.
I installed ivtv on my Suse 10.2 system ... but now what?  The boot
messages seem to indicate ivtv found the Hauppauge 250 card OK.

But how do I copy from an analog VCR to disk?
I plugged into the yellow RCA jack (I'm pretty sure that's video in
on the Hauppauge card), but the card has no corresponding audio in (?).

Then I hit "play" on the VCR and tried whatever TV-related programs I could find:

zapping and xawtv both failed and reported:
  X Error of failed request:  XF86DGANoDirectVideoMode

kdetv did start a window, with some complaints (attached),
but now what?  The kdetv program seems entirely oriented
to watching current TV.

How can I copy from an analog VCR to disk?

Many thanks,

Steve


$ kdetv
ALSA lib control.c:910:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL
kdetv: WARNING: Device does not support streaming interface or is not a V4L2 device.
kdetv: WARNING: Device does not support streaming interface or is not a V4L2 device.
Creating vbi proxy client, rev.
$Id: proxy-client.c,v 1.9 2005/01/20 20:56:11 mschimek Exp $
proxy_msg: connect: error 2, No such file or directory
kdetv: WARNING: VBIDecoder: vbi_capture_proxy_new error: Connection via socket failed, server not running.
Try to open V4L2 0.20 VBI device, libzvbi interface rev.
  $Id: io-v4l2.c,v 1.31 2004/12/30 02:24:11 mschimek Exp $
Opened /dev/vbi
Try to open V4L2 2.6 VBI device, libzvbi interface rev.
  $Id: io-v4l2k.c,v 1.28 2005/05/25 02:26:41 mschimek Exp $
Opened /dev/vbi
/dev/vbi (Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250) is a v4l2 vbi device,
driver ivtv, version 0x00000800
Using read interface
Current scanning system is 525
Querying current vbi parameters... success
VBI capture parameters supported: format 59455247 [GREY], 27000000 Hz, 1439 bpl, offs 248, F1 10...21, F2 273...284, flags 00000000
VBI capture parameters granted: format 59455247 [GREY], 27000000 Hz, 1439 bpl, offs 248, F1 10...21, F2 273...284, flags 00000000
Nyquist check passed
Request decoding of services 0x60000c7f, strict level -1
Will capture services 0x00000060, added 0x60 commit:1
Capture buffer allocated
Successful opened /dev/vbi (Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250)
kdetv: WARNING: MainWindow::setupInfraRed(): Lirc not available