legacy wrote: > > Well now, this really sucks. I just had to stop using my Hauppauge Card 'cause its > incompatible with my new ATI Rage128 card -- Every time the card is accessed, the > machine spontaneously reboots. The BT848 uses DMA to write the image directly into the graphics card. I think (can;t quite remember) that ATI will not release the hardware specs for their graphics cards to the linux comunity, therefore it is not possible to use an ATI card and a BT848 card under linux.. I am not sure about doze... Sz > > I know I should really look some HOWTO's or the LDP, but I'm taking the easy way > and just asking; How is Linux support for ATI's TV wonder Cap card? The one that > connects to ATI cards via the proprietary VFC-like connector? > > Neill Newman wrote: > > > Ashley Clark wrote: > > > > > > I am thinking of installing a camera on my computer and I need to know a few > > > things. > > > > > > 1. What cameras work with linux (I know the Quickcam BW does, but what else?) > > > > In our lab we use frame capture cards based around the BT848 chip > > (hauppage wintv etc...).. which work very well.. they are adaquate for > > video capture and image processing, but some of the cheaper cards do not > > have the input filter and the image is a bit noisy. but then again what > > do you expect for 25 quid !!... > > > > oh yeah ... linux 2.2 kernel has built in drivers for the bt848 ;) > > > > Sz > > > > > 2. Where can I find the Quickcam's that work with Linux, I've heard that some > > > of the newer ones don't work at all with Linux... > > > 3. What about video capture using the video4linux subsystem? (Like SGIs do?) > > > > > > There's probably more that I want answered but that will be a start. > > > > > > Ashley > > > > > > -- > > > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to> > > Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org > > -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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