[Wolves] tv card

david nux at blueyonder.co.uk
Fri Dec 12 12:28:03 GMT 2003 

Further,

OK
As i said, i approached this with a big box of ignorance.
I was hanging the arial vertically in the window hoping to get reception.
haha
having just hung it horizontally, the tuning process took much longer (this is under linux) and though i still have no tuned stations i have a picture (of one of the shopping channels (??))
Nearer with each attempt.
I think the booster may well do the trick.

hopeful-nux



On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 12:08:01 +0000
davud <nux at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Mo
> 
> THe card is brand new and the version window says it's bang up to date. ie the drivers match the latest version number from the home site.
> 
> We cant get bbc1/2 on the freeview box as the reception is less than brilliant. On ordinary analogue telly the picture is fine.
> 
> I have put the g-force 2 back in minus it's cooling fan (i'm about done with gaming) and will replace the fan (a small hard to find size) as and when i find a suitable replacement.
> 
> Winmess XP has found all 5 channels, it just needs a booster to remove the lines. Winmess XP will NOT channel the audio. Shit I hate windows so MUCH.
> On linux i have found the scantv command and audio (white noise) is abundant. Linux has found and correctly identified the card (clutches chest and falls to floor gasping). Will obtain a signal booster tomorrow and see where that leads me.
> 
> nux
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:31:15 +0000 (GMT)
> Mo Awkati <mawkati at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Hi David
> >  
> > Right, have a go with the built-in graphics. If you let me know where to get the drivers from I'll download them for you and send them on a disc to your home address.
> >  
> > Were the BBC channels the only ones you can't get?? Do you get all the channels ok on your normal TV?
> > What is your PC spec?
> >  
> > Thanks for the offer of the Linux Cd's etc. My PC is a bit on the slow side and beginning to show signs of old age. Its funny, I have built or upgraded numerous PCs for friends relatives and clients, but mine is still chugging at 333 MHz, with the motherboard beginning to do things unnatural like whistling!! I want to add a DVD, and a TV card (!) but my base doesn't have enough bays. So therefore I said to the family I don't want socks and shower gel this Xmas. You see I am not a twenty year old, in fact you can double it easily, so people think that I should have jumpers and socks!!!
> >  
> >  
> > Mo    
> > 
> > david <nux at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> > OK
> > 
> > The card is in the lowest pci slot possible. I installed it into that 
> > one from the outset.
> > The graphics card which is in the agp slot has a curious fan 
> > arrangement. The original fan that came with the card soon
> > went pear shaped and started sounding like there was a bag of broken 
> > marbles in it. The noise was so bad that in the end the pc was unusable 
> > so i ripped the fan off and swapped it for an old k6-2 cpu fan which is 
> > (shudder) held in place by one screw and is helf flush to the grfx card 
> > with a small plastic tub which is the perfect size etc (it's too big to 
> > be held in place properly) and is running off a spare drive power line. 
> > This fan is only a couple of inches above the tv card.
> > If this rings alrm bells, let me know. (rofl)
> > 
> > Most recent drivers..OUCH 55mb on a dial up modem. Will do that tonight 
> > mebbe.
> > 
> > in the meantime i will try with the grfx card removed and go back to the 
> > built in one
> > 
> > nux
> > 
> > 
> > Mo Awkati wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi David
> > > 
> > > I am new to Wolves LUG. In fact I still haven't managed to get Linux 
> > > on my pc. I am hoping that Xmas presents will be cash so I can upgrade 
> > > my pc and install Linux. I did try the SuSe Live CD that came with 
> > > Linux Format and I am impressed with it. So soon it will be goodbye MS.
> > > 
> > > Anyway, back to your TV card. I know a little bit about PCs and 
> > > electronics, you might say a hobby, and I had to do the same for a 
> > > client recently though on Win XP, so I'll try and help you. If it is 
> > > just BBC channels that your are not getting then it is an aerial and 
> > > signal issue, if it is the same with all the others then try the 
> > > following:
> > > 
> > > 1. make sure the card is slotted in the furthest PCI slot from the 
> > > graphics card this will also make sure it is away from the PSU.
> > > 2. make sure it is away from any cooling fans-step 1 usually does this 
> > > but if your case is moded there might be a fan close by
> > > 3. Make sure the drivers are the most up to date
> > > 
> > > Let me know how you get on before we try other things connected with 
> > > your aerial and signal
> > > 
> > > Regards
> > > 
> > > Mo
> > > 
> > >
> > >
> > > */david /* wrote:
> > >
> > > Hiya All
> > >
> > > Have just installed a tv card and am having serious woes trying to
> > > get a
> > > result out of it.
> > > The problem is the reception.
> > > A standard tv top antenna wont find any stations at all.
> > > Thinking that the house antenna (standard roof space mounted) would
> > > solve it i plugged that in but only managed to get liney crap
> > > pictures
> > > and no sound. (we have just got the free view box and cannot get
> > > bbc1/2
> > > without chronic blocky pictures, drop outs and scrambled images, all
> > > other stations are 100% fine) Antenna in roof may be misaligned????
> > > One site i found on the net suggested an indoor tv antenna with
> > > signal
> > > booster.
> > > Any one got any experience in this area???
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >
> > > nux
> > >
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