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From: Davey on 17 Apr 2010 22:56 On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:33:28 -0400, Davey wrote: > On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:27:57 +0100, Andy Furniss wrote: > >> Davey wrote: >> >>> I won't be surprised if I just don't have the power to make this work >>> properly, it is an old machine, but it would be great if it does. >>> Your help is much appreciated. I might ask about settings on mplayer if I >>> get confused with it! Again, I've never used the command line with that, >>> either. >> >> I don't know how much CPU usb2 running at 170mbit will eat, but the >> display shouldn't eat too much of a 2+Ghz processor. >> >> When you are connected up run dmesg - it should show which devices are >> being used for sound and video. >> > I will, and I'll post the result. > >> I found an example of someone using a PAL one with mplayer on fedora - >> >> http://dougsland.livejournal.com/70990.html >> >> the -vf pp=lb part of the mplayer command line is to deinterlace - you >> could omit that if CPU usage is an issue for you. > > I have seen that one also, but most of it I didn't understand, being a > newbie! You have to start somewhere. > Thanks again. Tried again briefly tonight. Got mplayer running, and still have nosound. Tried all sorts of Alsa mixer stuff, to no avail. There's also an Echomixer, but that was no different. Ran dmesg before and after connecting the Dazzle. It added the following lines: [36471.848145] usb 1-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5 [36471.991861] usb 1-4: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [36472.825230] Linux video capture interface: v2.00 [36472.951858] em28xx v4l2 driver version 0.1.0 loaded [36472.966389] em28xx new video device (2304:021a): interface 0, class 255 [36472.966423] em28xx Has usb audio class [36472.966431] em28xx #0: Alternate settings: 8 [36472.966440] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 0, max size= 0 [36472.966445] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 1, max size= 1024 [36472.966453] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 2, max size= 1448 [36472.966461] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 3, max size= 2048 [36472.966470] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 4, max size= 2304 [36472.966478] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 5, max size= 2580 [36472.966486] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 6, max size= 2892 [36472.966494] em28xx #0: Alternate setting 7, max size= 3072 [36472.977673] em28xx #0: em28xx chip ID = 18 [36473.244017] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 04 23 1a 02 12 00 11 03 98 10 6a 2e [36473.244102] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 06 57 4e 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 [36473.244116] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 02 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [36473.244133] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 80 02 20 10 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 [36473.244147] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [36473.244162] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [36473.244176] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2e 03 50 00 69 00 [36473.244192] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 6e 00 6e 00 61 00 63 00 6c 00 65 00 20 00 53 00 [36473.244207] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 79 00 73 00 74 00 65 00 6d 00 73 00 20 00 47 00 [36473.244221] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 6d 00 62 00 48 00 00 00 10 03 44 00 56 00 43 00 [36473.244236] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 31 00 30 00 30 00 00 00 32 00 30 00 33 00 35 00 [36473.244253] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: 36 00 30 00 37 00 35 00 31 00 33 00 34 00 31 00 [36473.244267] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 30 00 32 00 30 00 30 00 30 00 31 00 00 00 32 00 [36473.244282] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 33 00 31 00 32 00 33 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [36473.244298] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 [36473.244312] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a1 4d dd 04 ad 62 5d 0e [36473.244330] EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, hash = 0xeef4a784 [36473.244332] Vendor/Product ID= 2304:021a [36473.244336] AC97 audio (5 sample rates) [36473.244340] 300mA max power [36473.244341] Table at 0x06, strings=0x1098, 0x2e6a, 0x0000 [36474.036498] saa7115' 1-0025: saa7113 found (1f7113d0e100000) @ 0x4a (em28xx #0) [36475.333748] em28xx #0: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0 and /dev/vbi0 [36475.333766] em28xx #0: Found Pinnacle Dazzle DVC 90/DVC 100 [36475.333832] em28xx audio device (2304:021a): interface 1, class 1 [36475.333885] em28xx audio device (2304:021a): interface 2, class 1 [36475.333965] usbcore: registered new interface driver em28xx [36475.642569] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio Any help understanding that lot much appreciated. But it seems to be happy that there is a Dazzle out there. Tonight, the picture is a lot less jerky, even on VLC. But still no sound! I see the AC97 audio in there. Maybe that's where the trouble is, isn't that a Windows driver? -- Davey.
From: Davey on 18 Apr 2010 18:40 On Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:08:42 +0100, Paul Martin wrote: > In article <hqdsd8$p44$1(a)n102.xanadu-bbs.net>, > Davey wrote: > >> Tried again briefly tonight. Got mplayer running, and still have nosound. >> Tried all sorts of Alsa mixer stuff, to no avail. There's also an >> Echomixer, but that was no different. > > Could it be that mplayer is sending the sound out through the default > sound device (ie. the PC's internal sound card)? Well, that's what I'm trying to do at the moment, to get it all working locally on the PC, to check that it is working with Ubuntu. After that, then I'll have another battle to get it to either send it all to a DVD-writer, or else to an .iso file, either of which the Dazzle in Windows does by default, just select the desired destination. It worked fine, straight from the VHS output, through the Dazzle, into the PC and directly onto a DVD. I don't have that powerful PC now, and I can't get the Dazzle software to work either under Wine or in a Sun virtualbox with XP. I was able to play internet radio using vlc, so that route works fine. Or have I misunderstood what you're saying, which is quite possible? -- Davey.
From: Davey on 18 Apr 2010 23:59 On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:23:18 +0100, Paul Martin wrote: > In article <hqg1pd$cda$1(a)n102.xanadu-bbs.net>, > Davey wrote: >>> Could it be that mplayer is sending the sound out through the default >>> sound device (ie. the PC's internal sound card)? > >> Or have I misunderstood what you're saying, which is quite possible? > > From the dmesg output you posted, it looks like the Dazzle provides a > sound card of its own. I'd suggest that you check all possible sound > outputs (including those on the PC's motherboard) to see where the > sound's coming out. The only output I see is a pair of tiny loudspeakers built in to the keyboard, and they are supposed to be muted if a headset is plugged in. But I can try that. What else can there be? This is a laptop, I'm not doing any physical digging! -- Davey.
From: Davey on 19 Apr 2010 10:10 On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:38:01 +0100, Paul Martin wrote: > In article <hqgkes$hsa$1(a)n102.xanadu-bbs.net>, > Davey wrote: > >> The only output I see is a pair of tiny loudspeakers built in to the >> keyboard, and they are supposed to be muted if a headset is plugged in. But >> I can try that. >> What else can there be? This is a laptop, I'm not doing any physical >> digging! > > eg: > $ cat /proc/asound/cards > 0 [I82801DBICH4 ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4 > Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 11 > 1 [Modem ]: ICH-MODEM - Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem > Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem at irq 11 > 5 [ThinkPadEC ]: ThinkPad EC - ThinkPad Console Audio Control > ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 1RHT71WW-3.04 > > Also, giving us a copy of the commandline you're using to run mplayer > might be helpful. Paul, Answering the second part first: I ran GNOME MPlayer from the GUI, selecting first Analog TV, and then Digital TV, as the Source. There was no difference in the output, the picture came up, the sound didn't, in both cases. Interesting that it did the same with either selection. I also have Movie Player installed, but didn't try it yet. I'm not connected to the Dazzle at the moment, but I will be later, and follow your other instruction. Right now, all I get is: "david(a)david-laptop:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [A5451 ]: ALI5451 - ALI 5451 ALI 5451 at 0x1000, irq 5". which is what I presume I'm listening to the BBC World Service on right now. Although I can use the command line, it is not my favourite, nor very familiar, method, and I need guidance as to what to do. I am pretty new to Linux, so I don't have all the experience of knowing what one does to do what, if I haven't done it already (successfully). Thanks for the help. More later. -- Davey.
From: Davey on 19 Apr 2010 10:23
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:10:07 -0400, Davey wrote: > On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:38:01 +0100, Paul Martin wrote: > >> In article <hqgkes$hsa$1(a)n102.xanadu-bbs.net>, >> Davey wrote: >> >>> The only output I see is a pair of tiny loudspeakers built in to the >>> keyboard, and they are supposed to be muted if a headset is plugged in. But >>> I can try that. >>> What else can there be? This is a laptop, I'm not doing any physical >>> digging! >> >> eg: >> $ cat /proc/asound/cards >> 0 [I82801DBICH4 ]: ICH4 - Intel 82801DB-ICH4 >> Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with AD1981B at irq 11 >> 1 [Modem ]: ICH-MODEM - Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem >> Intel 82801DB-ICH4 Modem at irq 11 >> 5 [ThinkPadEC ]: ThinkPad EC - ThinkPad Console Audio Control >> ThinkPad Console Audio Control at EC reg 0x30, fw 1RHT71WW-3.04 >> >> Also, giving us a copy of the commandline you're using to run mplayer >> might be helpful. > > Paul, > Answering the second part first: > I ran GNOME MPlayer from the GUI, selecting first Analog TV, and then > Digital TV, as the Source. There was no difference in the output, the > picture came up, the sound didn't, in both cases. Interesting that it did > the same with either selection. > I also have Movie Player installed, but didn't try it yet. > I'm not connected to the Dazzle at the moment, but I will be later, and > follow your other instruction. Right now, all I get is: > > "david(a)david-laptop:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards > 0 [A5451 ]: ALI5451 - ALI 5451 > ALI 5451 at 0x1000, irq 5". > > which is what I presume I'm listening to the BBC World Service on right > now. > > Although I can use the command line, it is not my favourite, nor very > familiar, method, and I need guidance as to what to do. I am pretty new to > Linux, so I don't have all the experience of knowing what one does to do > what, if I haven't done it already (successfully). > Thanks for the help. More later. And after hooking up the Dazzle, it now says: "david(a)david-laptop:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards 0 [A5451 ]: ALI5451 - ALI 5451 ALI 5451 at 0x1000, irq 5 1 [DVC100 ]: USB-Audio - DVC100 Pinnacle Systems GmbH DVC100 at usb-0000:00:0b.2-4, high speed". -- Davey. |