From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Aug 25 8:22: 4 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7748837B400 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:22:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from web40105.mail.yahoo.com (web40105.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.78.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3D0AF43E4A for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 08:22:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vlaero@yahoo.com.au) Message-ID: <20020825152201.78960.qmail@web40105.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [203.61.155.10] by web40105.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:22:01 EST Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:22:01 +1000 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Paul=20Jansen?= Subject: RE: brooktree 878 TV tuner issues To: questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG A quick update on my problem. It appears that it was IRQ related. Once I took an unused Winmodem out of my machine the video appeared on screen fine. I was suprised that in windows and FreeBSD that there were no eror messages. I'm assuming that the brooktree card was using a shared IRQ and really needed it just for itself. Is there a test that can be put in so that it checks for a shared IRQ and notifies the user of the problem (if this is indeed the problem)? Regards, PJ * * * * * * * * * 'm wondering if anyone can give any advice on a problem I'm having. I just bought a brooktree 878 based card. I have been unable to get video working under windows 2000. The card detects OK and the utilities all load. I can hear the sound of the TV stations OK but I get no picture. I've configued FreeBSD 4.6R as appropriate (bptr). I've tried using fxtv and xawtv but I also get no video. After doing some seaching on google groups I determined it may be my video card that its the problem (TNT 2 Ultra). To test this I installed the TV tuner into another machine at work (IBM P4) running Windows 2000. The TV tuner works fine (I get picture and sound). This machine had an Nvidia Vanta video card in it. I then moved the vanta card to my machine and fired up X under FreeBSD (uses the nv driver same as my TNT2). Same story - no picture only sound. I then booted my machine (still with the Vanta card installed) into windows 2000 and tried the TV app under it. Still no picture. I then updated to the latest 'Detonator' driver from the Nvidia site. This made no difference. I then proceded to update the BIOS on my system to the latest one I could find. Still no difference. More hunting on Google found a post form someone who mentioend that they had a Brooktree 878 based card working fine under an Abit BP6 (same board as mine). I don't know where to go from here. Thanks, PJ http://digital.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Digital How To - Get the best out of your PC! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message