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Skriven 2009-06-25 19:42:22 av Maurice Kinal (1:261/38)
     Kommentar till en text av James Bradley
Ärende: slip sliding away
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Hey James!

> Now, with a click-and-go system...

I would call that a camera with absolutely no cabling to a computer peripheral.
 They've existed for quite some time now, digital or otherwise.  Speaking of
otherwise, I heard the other day that Kodak was dropping production of it's
most popular consumer based film. No looking back now.

> complete rewire is sorely overdue, so the chore will have to wait
> until then.

Same situation here albiet for different reason(s) ... I think.

> got the second head to work

I recall that.  I haven't done much along that line since although I did make
sure that matroxset still compiles recently.  If you get adventerous again
maybe you could persuade me to care about it more ... just for fun.

> "Piece of cake" for someone who knows what he is doing.

I've heard that.  Myself I am forced to employ a more jiggery-pokery
methodology to get something to conform to all the evil demented plans I seem
to have for whatever reason.  For reference material, the School of Hard Knocks
library is the usual suspect for much information I've been passing on although
every now and then some search of the web
:::shudder::: has proved useful.  Not often enough but now and then.

> Only v4ldriver or v4lphilips found here.

No composite(s)?  That will make it slightly more challenging.  Paul claims
there are adapters that should work.  Haven't tried that myself as I've always
had audio input issues with capture cards and in the past used the line in on a
soundcard instead.  Didn't try it this time but maybe will soon once I get the
Atom piggy-backing on the Xean guy.

> Kernel envy - INDEED!!!

That is a first.  I've never heard of that ever happening before.

> I'm saving your post though, as a launching point for when I try it
> again. I'm resisting typing "*If* I try it again."

Understood.  Given that these cards aren't being manufactured anymore I am not
going to lose any sleep over this issue.  I am a tad surprised I managed to get
the video capture working so well on a bt848.  I got the card for nothing years
ago, nearly new, as it never did work with whatever version of windows the
buyer was using at the time.  It worked for me the first time I put it into a
pure linux box, sans the audio ... errrr ... not exactly true as I did have the
audio working but it sucked BIG time and bypassed it in favour of a soundcard's
line in as stated above. For an attached camera idea (security type dealie) it
should be perfect.

> e-mailed to myself, AND saved for future perusal.

Excellent plan.  It ivtv works for more modern cards as well so it is worth
having close at hand.  No idea if it could work for the usb ones. For my mobile
idea, that might be worth investingating someday.  I was reading somewhere
about a guy in Langley-ish picking up the CBC HD channel with a simple dipole
antenna and a usb TV capture dealie on an older laptop.  He didn't give much
detail on the laptop and I am guessing it was USB2.0 capable.

> Today, I am happy that two loose connections on the K/V/M switch were
> a quick fix,

You sound more and more like Paul every message.

> maurice has his priorities straight. <ROTF>

Yeah right.

Life is good,
Maurice

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