How can I watch vhs (videotape) on pc?

If memory serves me right, MythTV could do the trick for that. There is a project called Mythbuntu, with packages available in Ubuntu if you search for it with the Synaptic Package Manager.

Ok! I tried with tvtime, but when i run it, the window opens for a moment, then it closes.

Please run tvtime from terminal and report errors here...

Please open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

tvtime

Thank you

Need a video capture card installed and configured, then plug a RCA conector to "VHS out" to "Video in" video capture card.

What is the commercial mark of your video capture?

I decided to use Mythtv. I installed it, but, damn!, I can't understand how to see vhs. I try on several web pages, but it seems to me very complicated. Can anyone help me?

One little question: it is possible to see directly the vhs, or I have to convert it in another format?

Yes, Michelle please:

What is the commercial mark of your video capture card?
This information is necessary to correct setting up in Mythbuntu

Excuse me, Jacob! Yesterday I was hurry...
Ok, my card is a Zoran. Mythtv sees it, and report analog v4l video capture card. Lshw report this:

*-multimedia:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Multimedia video controller
             product: ZR36057PQC Video cutting chipset
             vendor: Zoran Corporation
             physical id: c
             bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             configuration: latency=32 maxlatency=16 mingnt=2

I read how to see vhs on www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/227647 and tried. I couldn't find channel script in input connections.

Then I try to record a vhs and it seems that recording works, because my record appears in the section "watch records". But when I start it, my screen becomes blank and 20 seconds later mythtv returns to the menu. I copied the last lines of mythfrontend.log:

2008-10-23 10:58:57.111 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2008-10-23 10:58:57.159 DPMS Deactivated
2008-10-23 10:58:57.434 0 length seek table
2008-10-23 10:58:59.787 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 32000
2008-10-23 10:58:59.787 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
2008-10-23 10:59:02.495 VideoOutputXv Error: Could not find suitable XVideo surface.
2008-10-23 10:59:02.496 VideoOutputXv: Falling back to X11 video output over a network socket.
         *** May be very slow ***
2008-10-23 10:59:02.511 VideoOutputXv Error: XCreateImage failed: XJ_disp(0x84d89d8) visual(0x84da410)
                        XJ_depth(16) WxH(1280x1024) bpl(2560)
2008-10-23 10:59:02.527 VideoOutputXv Error: Failed to create X buffers.
2008-10-23 10:59:03.453 Couldn't load deinterlace filter
2008-10-23 10:59:03.539 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 640 H: 480
2008-10-23 10:59:04.461 TV: Changing from None to WatchingPreRecorded
2008-10-23 10:59:04.487 VideoOutputXv Error: GetRefreshRate(): X11 ModeLine query returned zeroes
2008-10-23 10:59:04.502 New DB connection, total: 3
2008-10-23 10:59:04.529 New DB connection, total: 4
2008-10-23 10:59:04.701 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2008-10-23 10:59:04.702 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2008-10-23 10:59:04.707 Realtime priority would require SUID as root.
2008-10-23 10:59:04.953 NVP::AddAudioData():p1: Audio buffer overflow, audio data lost!

Where the last line was repeated many many many times (I think 20 pages or more).

I know I have a problem with XV extension, because the xvinfo command tells me no adaptors found.

I only want to see my vhs, is it mythtv the best way? It seems to me very complicated.

m@jacopo:~$ tvtime
Running tvtime 1.0.2.
Reading configuration from /etc/tvtime/tvtime.xml
Reading configuration from /home/m/.tvtime/tvtime.xml
xvoutput: No XVIDEO port found which supports YUY2 images.

*** tvtime requires hardware YUY2 overlay support from your video card
*** driver. If you are using an older NVIDIA card (TNT2), then
*** this capability is only available with their binary drivers.
*** For some ATI cards, this feature may be found in the experimental
*** GATOS drivers: http://gatos.souceforge.net/
*** If unsure, please check with your distribution to see if your
*** X driver supports hardware overlay surfaces.

This is what happens when I run tvtime.

I have an ATI card, a radeon igp 320 m, produced in 2002.

But, tvtime allows me to see vhs?

1.- Ok, firts you need a v4l, to install, open Terminal and command :

sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-v4l

2.- Now is necessary a remove a module driver for a Zoran (if think with you have a Pinnacle/Miro DC10+)
Note: please from First to Last, and can get a FATAL, (please don't be worry) this removed the last configurations:

sudo modprobe -r zr36050_alsa
sudo modprobe -r zr36050_dvb
sudo modprobe -r zr36050

2.- Now you reinstall the module with a new configuration (It only works i you have a Pinncle/Miro DC30, Important If you get a Fatal, post me):

sudo modprobe zr36050 card=1

NOTE: Your TV capture card only work with a Correct Match of card=x a and zr360xx

For more information at this online site:

http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Zoran_devices_(zr36057,_zr36067)

3.- Play a VHS tape and open tvtime is not recommend but can probably work (v4l recommend xawtv) or MythTV, (sure the connections are work).

Please if you not have a Pinnacle/Miro DC30, correct to me.

Thanks!
I'm going to try your settings!
Two questions:

-How can i know what video capture card I have? On the card I find Pinnacle DC10+, not more specifications.

-When I'm running Mythtv, my Ram used are more than 200 MB, and I have only 218 MB. Do you think it's possible to me to use Mythtv? Maybe it's better tvtime, than seems to me lighter.

Tried something:

- I had already yhe package you was talking about
- The link you provided is an empty page

FATAL!

sudo modprobe -r zr36050_alsa
sudo modprobe -r zr36050_dvb

FATAL: Module zr36050_alsa not found.

Instead the third line doesn't create problems.

sudo modprobe zr36050 card=1

FATAL: Error inserting zr36050 (/lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/kernel/drivers/media/video/zr36050.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

Oh, your link is ok, the last ")" remained out of the automatic link.

Ok, I have a DC10+ or DC10plus, that I think it is the same. I tried your lines changing 36050 with 36060. The first and the second told me fatal, the third this:

FATAL: Module zr36060 is in use.

The fourth, changing card=1 in card=2, worked.

Ok, Explain
the page on V4l is info unfortunately for experts, but I try to guide you,

The error Fatal is the incorrect driver to tv card (not use a zr36050) you then this options:

sudo modprobe zr36060
sudo modprobe zr36057
sudo modprobe zr36050
sudo modprobe zr36016

The variable of card is this:

card=0 Pinnacle/Miro DC10(old)
card=1 Pinnacle/Miro DC10(new)
card=2 Pinnacle/Miro DC10+
card=3 Pinnacle/Miro DC30
card=4 Pinnacle/Miro DC30+
card=5 Linux Media Labs LML33
card=6 Linux Media Labs LML33R10
card=7 Iomega Buz

For post me copy and paste in box please.

In Terminal can probably identify card:

lspci -v

Eureka, you module driver is zr36060 now you need the correct card

When do you say "The fourth, changing card=1 in card=2, worked." you see video VHS ?

New information in this site: http://mjpeg.sourceforge.net/driver-zoran/documentation.php

This say: Load zoran.o. If it can't autodetect your card, use the card=X insmod
option

And this this alternate metod:

sudo modprobe -r zoran
sudo modprobe zoran card=2

Now this site recommend that use packages xawtv and to record mjpegtools/lavtools

I intended that the command goes, and I didn't see error messages.
But tvtime doesn't work because of the xvideo, and mythtv doesn't work.
I downloaded xawtv. Can you help me setting it? Now I check for manual, but this stuff of tv and video is too hard for me.

Hello, Jacob.

I don't know almost anything about video capturing, digital tv and another stuff. I need explanations step by step. If you can send me to an howto or a wiki it's ok for me, but I need more help.

I ask you some questions:

1) What about having only 213 MB of RAM? They are enough to capture vhs signal? And to see it directly?

2) In that link you provided, the author says that the zoran card aren't good to show directly a video signal, but they are very good in capturing and showing later. Do you think the same? I have to capture and see? I hoped to use my pc to see directly vhs.

3) What about xvideo extensions that my card doesn't support (I believe)? I need that gatos driver?

4) I want to try xawtv. I downloadad even motv, the gui for it. Can you explain me how to set it to capture vhs and to watch them? Step by step, sorry (I'm Italian, so some tecnical terms are confusing for me)

5) What about overlay and deinterlace? What do they means? To capture a vhs a need overlay or deinterlace?

I tried a little xawtv and motv. I tried "record" in order to capture my vhs, but, with every screen configuration, the result is: now way to get ... (selected screen configuration).

no way to get: 384x288 24 bit TrueColor (BE: rgb)
(for example)

Adding of this, xawtv teels me:
Warning: Cannot convert string "-*-ledfixed-medium-r-*--39-*-*-*-c-*-*-*" to type FontStruct

Michelle, is very important to copy and paste the prompt of dmesg in the message box, open Terminal and command:

dmesg

Michelle, do you can watching the VCR in the monitor of your PC with xawtv?

Michelle xawtv is only for watching, do not try to record whit this. Fore record you can try with the packages.

Capturing is watching in the screen monitor.
Recording is write a video archive into your PC.

In several blogs in Internet I find that is the process:

1.- Open Terminal and command (please don't open xawtv)

sudo modprobe zr36060 v4l_bufsize=180 card=2 v4l_nbufs=32

Then open xawtv and sure that setting the Composite or S-Video set (TV not, I think that your card is don not have a TV tuner). You need VCR connected with RCAs and a movie tape into it on play, do you can watch the movie? (report me a FATAL)

If not watch the movie please reboot the PC an try with:

sudo modprobe zr36067 v4l_bufsize=180 card=2 v4l_nbufs=32

(Remember: This configuration only works one time for boot and report me a FATAL )

2.- To record your movies in to PC do not use xawtv, you need a specialised software that linuxvideostudio and mpegtools

Good Luck and hope your helps, and please report me dmesg Michell

m@jacopo:~$ dmesg
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuset
[ 0.000000] Initializing cgroup subsys cpu
[ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.24-19-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Wed Jun 18 14:43:41 UTC 2008 (Ubuntu 2.6.24-19.34-generic)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 00000000000a0000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000000dff0000 (usable)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000000dff0000 - 000000000dff3000 (ACPI NVS)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 000000000dff3000 - 000000000e000000 (ACPI data)
[ 0.000000] BIOS-e820: 00000000ffff0000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
[ 0.000000] 0MB HIGHMEM available.
[ 0.000000] 223MB LOWMEM available.
[ 0.000000] Entering add_active_range(0, 0, 57328) 0 entries of 256 used
[ 0.000000] Zone PFN ranges:
[ 0.000000] DMA 0 -> 4096
[ 0.000000] Normal 4096 -> 57328
[ 0.000000] HighMem 57328 -> 57328
[ 0.000000] Movable zone start PFN for each node
[ 0.000000] early_node_map[1] active PFN ranges
[ 0.000000] 0: 0 -> 57328
[ 0.000000] On node 0 totalpages: 57328
[ 0.000000] DMA zone: 32 pages used for memmap
[ 0.000000] DMA zone: 0 pages reserved
[ 0.000000] DMA zone: 4064 pages, LIFO batch:0
[ 0.000000] Normal zone: 415 pages used for memmap
[ 0.000000] Normal zone: 52817 pages, LIFO batch:15
[ 0.000000] HighMem zone: 0 pages used for memmap
[ 0.000000] Movable zone: 0 pages used for memmap
[ 0.000000] DMI 2.2 present.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: RSDP signature @ 0xC00F6AF0 checksum 0
[ 0.000000] ACPI: RSDP 000F6AF0, 0014 (r0 ATIA3 )
[ 0.000000] ACPI: RSDT 0DFF3000, 0028 (r1 ATIA3 AWRDACPI 42302E31 AWRD 0)
[ 0.000000] ACPI: FACP 0DFF3040, 0074 (r1 ATIA3 AWRDACPI 42302E31 AWRD 0)
[ 0.000000] ACPI: DSDT 0DFF30C0, 38B3 (r1 ATIA3 AWRDACPI 1000 MSFT 100000D)
[ 0.000000] ACPI: FACS 0DFF0000, 0040
[ 0.000000] ATI board detected. Disabling timer routing over 8254.
[ 0.000000] ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x508
[ 0.000000] Allocating PCI resources starting at 10000000 (gap: 0e000000:f1ff0000)
[ 0.000000] swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000000a0000 - 00000000000f0000
[ 0.000000] swsusp: Registered nosave memory region: 00000000000f0000 - 0000000000100000
[ 0.000000] Built 1 zonelists in Zone order, mobility grouping on. Total pages: 56881
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: root=UUID=3379050b-f9ff-4dfb-9ff2-b4ebcc911e02 ro quiet splash
[ 0.000000] Local APIC disabled by BIOS -- you can enable it with "lapic"
[ 0.000000] mapped APIC to ffffb000 (011cc000)
[ 0.000000] Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
[ 0.000000] Enabling unmasked SIMD FPU exception support... done.
[ 0.000000] Initializing CPU#0
[ 0.000000] PID hash table entries: 1024 (order: 10, 4096 bytes)
[ 0.000000] Detected 1528.499 MHz processor.
[ 16.274822] Console: colour VGA+ 80x25
[ 16.274829] console [tty0] enabled
[ 16.275148] Dentry cache hash table entries: 32768 (order: 5, 131072 bytes)
[ 16.275354] Inode-cache hash table entries: 16384 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
[ 16.285706] Memory: 215300k/229312k available (2177k kernel code, 13456k reserved, 1006k data, 368k init, 0k highmem)
[ 16.285717] virtual kernel memory layout:
[ 16.285719] fixmap : 0xfff4b000 - 0xfffff000 ( 720 kB)
[ 16.285720] pkmap : 0xff800000 - 0xffc00000 (4096 kB)
[ 16.285722] vmalloc : 0xce800000 - 0xff7fe000 ( 783 MB)
[ 16.285724] lowmem : 0xc0000000 - 0xcdff0000 ( 223 MB)
[ 16.285725] .init : 0xc0421000 - 0xc047d000 ( 368 kB)
[ 16.285727] .data : 0xc0320434 - 0xc041bdc4 (1006 kB)
[ 16.285729] .text : 0xc0100000 - 0xc0320434 (2177 kB)
[ 16.285733] Checking if this processor honours the WP bit even in supervisor mode... Ok.
[ 16.285802] SLUB: Genslabs=11, HWalign=32, Order=0-1, MinObjects=4, CPUs=1, Nodes=1
[ 16.365724] Calibrating delay using timer specific routine.. 3058.76 BogoMIPS (lpj=6117536)
[ 16.365777] Security Framework initialized
[ 16.365790] SELinux: Disabled at boot.
[ 16.365823] AppArmor: AppArmor initialized
[ 16.365830] Failure registering capabilities with primary security module.
[ 16.365845] Mount-cache hash table entries: 512
[ 16.366060] Initializing cgroup subsys ns
[ 16.366069] Initializing cgroup subsys cpuacct
[ 16.366085] CPU: After generic identify, caps: 0383f9ff c1c3f9ff 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 16.366099] CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
[ 16.366103] CPU: L2 Cache: 256K (64 bytes/line)
[ 16.366107] CPU: After all inits, caps: 0383f9ff c1c3f9ff 00000000 00000420 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 16.366124] Compat vDSO mapped to ffffe000.
[ 16.366146] Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
[ 16.382079] SMP alternatives: switching to UP code
[ 16.383756] Freeing SMP alternatives: 11k freed
[ 16.383973] Early unpacking initramfs... done
[ 16.831430] ACPI: Core revision 20070126
[ 16.831575] ACPI: Looking for DSDT in initramfs... error, file /DSDT.aml not found.
[ 16.833150] ACPI: setting ELCR to 0200 (from 1c20)
[ 16.834466] CPU0: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+ stepping 02
[ 16.834483] SMP motherboard not detected.
[ 16.834487] Local APIC not detected. Using dummy APIC emulation.
[ 16.834579] Brought up 1 CPUs
[ 16.834615] CPU0 attaching sched-domain:
[ 16.834619] domain 0: span 01
[ 16.834621] groups: 01
[ 16.835001] net_namespace: 64 bytes
[ 16.835012] Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware
[ 16.835640] Time: 9:47:51 Date: 10/27/08
[ 16.835698] NET: Registered protocol family 16
[ 16.836033] EISA bus registered
[ 16.836051] ACPI: bus type pci registered
[ 16.896465] PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfb700, last bus=1
[ 16.896469] PCI: Using configuration type 1
[ 16.896476] Setting up standard PCI resources
[ 16.902224] ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
[ 16.905918] ACPI: Interpreter enabled
[ 16.905922] ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S4 S5)
[ 16.905941] ACPI: Using PIC for interrupt routing
[ 16.911163] ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
[ 16.911578] PCI quirk: region 0500-053f claimed by ali7101 ACPI
[ 16.911583] PCI quirk: region 0400-041f claimed by ali7101 SMB
[ 16.911739] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
[ 16.911973] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.AGP_._PRT]
[ 16.928538] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 *11 12 14 15)
[ 16.928754] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK2] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
[ 16.928987] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK3] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 *12 14 15)
[ 16.929203] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK4] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
[ 16.929412] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK5] (IRQs 1 3 4 *5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15)
[ 16.929622] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK6] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
[ 16.929769] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK7] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
[ 16.929983] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK8] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 *10 11 12 14 15)
[ 16.930256] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK9] (IRQs 1 3 4 5 6 7 10 *11 12 14 15)
[ 16.930491] Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
[ 16.930543] pnp: PnP ACPI init
[ 16.930557] ACPI: bus type pnp registered
[ 16.933904] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 12 devices
[ 16.933908] ACPI: ACPI bus type pnp unregistered
[ 16.933915] PnPBIOS: Disabled by ACPI PNP
[ 16.934312] PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
[ 16.934318] PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq". If it helps, post a report
[ 16.964991] NET: Registered protocol family 8
[ 16.964994] NET: Registered protocol family 20
[ 16.965123] AppArmor: AppArmor Filesystem Enabled
[ 16.968918] Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
[ 16.976970] system 00:00: iomem range 0xf0000-0xf3fff could not be reserved
[ 16.976974] system 00:00: iomem range 0xf4000-0xf7fff could not be reserved
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[ 16.977012] system 00:02: ioport range 0x4d0-0x4d1 has been reserved
[ 17.007626] PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:01.0
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[ 17.007636] MEM window: e8000000-e80fffff
[ 17.007641] PREFETCH window: e4000000-e7ffffff
[ 17.007668] NET: Registered protocol family 2
[ 17.044962] IP route cache hash table entries: 2048 (order: 1, 8192 bytes)
[ 17.045288] TCP established hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
[ 17.045469] TCP bind hash table entries: 8192 (order: 4, 65536 bytes)
[ 17.045641] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 8192 bind 8192)
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[ 17.057020] checking if image is initramfs... it is
[ 17.508254] Switched to high resolution mode on CPU 0
[ 17.889945] Freeing initrd memory: 7314k freed
[ 17.890997] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
[ 17.891026] audit(1225100872.608:1): initialized
[ 17.894269] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
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[ 17.894653] io scheduler deadline registered
[ 17.894669] io scheduler cfq registered (default)
[ 17.894687] ATI Northbridge, reserving I/O ports 0x3b0 to 0x3bb.
[ 17.894720] Activating ISA DMA hang workarounds.
[ 17.894729] Boot video device is 0000:01:05.0
[ 17.895155] isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
[ 18.161791] isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
[ 18.205854] Real Time Clock Driver v1.12ac
[ 18.206011] Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
[ 18.206189] serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
[ 18.206374] serial8250: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
[ 18.207340] 00:08: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
[ 18.207950] 00:09: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
[ 18.209204] RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 65536K size 1024 blocksize
[ 18.209312] input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /devices/virtual/input/input0
[ 18.209471] PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
[ 18.209476] PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp
[ 18.209996] serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
[ 18.215379] mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
[ 18.215570] EISA: Probing bus 0 at eisa.0
[ 18.215616] EISA: Detected 0 cards.
[ 18.215622] cpuidle: using governor ladder
[ 18.215625] cpuidle: using governor menu
[ 18.215859] NET: Registered protocol family 1
[ 18.215908] Using IPI No-Shortcut mode
[ 18.215966] registered taskstats version 1
[ 18.216091] Magic number: 12:243:779
[ 18.216360] hash matches device ptyq1
[ 18.216448] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[ 18.216451] EDD information not available.
[ 18.217212] Freeing unused kernel memory: 368k freed
[ 18.241597] input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /devices/platform/i8042/serio0/input/input1
[ 19.560397] fuse init (API version 7.9)
[ 19.583583] ACPI: Fan [FAN] (on)
[ 19.591315] ACPI: Processor [CPU0] (supports 2 throttling states)
[ 19.593320] ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (22 C)
[ 20.519896] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 20.519941] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 20.534570] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 20.552147] SCSI subsystem initialized
[ 20.616563] ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[ 20.617204] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK9] enabled at IRQ 11
[ 20.617210] PCI: setting IRQ 11 as level-triggered
[ 20.617214] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> Link [LNK9] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
[ 20.617238] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: OHCI Host Controller
[ 20.617815] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 20.617846] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: irq 11, io mem 0xe8110000
[ 20.643585] libata version 3.00 loaded.
[ 20.673815] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 20.673859] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 20.673873] hub 1-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 20.776112] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK5] enabled at IRQ 5
[ 20.776122] PCI: setting IRQ 5 as level-triggered
[ 20.776126] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:06.0[A] -> Link [LNK5] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
[ 20.776153] ohci_hcd 0000:00:06.0: OHCI Host Controller
[ 20.776197] ohci_hcd 0000:00:06.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[ 20.776222] ohci_hcd 0000:00:06.0: irq 5, io mem 0xe8112000
[ 20.799507] Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
[ 20.818718] FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
[ 20.833554] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 20.833606] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 20.833621] hub 2-0:1.0: 2 ports detected
[ 20.935604] ACPI: Unable to derive IRQ for device 0000:00:04.0
[ 20.935717] ACPI: Unable to derive IRQ for device 0000:00:04.0
[ 20.950684] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
[ 20.950698] ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
[ 20.953767] alim15x3: ATI Radeon IGP Northbridge is not yet fully tested.
[ 20.953779] ALI15X3: IDE controller (0x10b9:0x5229 rev 0xc4) at PCI slot 0000:00:04.0
[ 20.953801] ACPI: Unable to derive IRQ for device 0000:00:04.0
[ 20.953815] ALI15X3: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
[ 20.953844] ALI15X3: simplex device: DMA forced
[ 20.953852] ide0: BM-DMA at 0xe800-0xe807, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
[ 20.953870] ide1: BM-DMA at 0xe808-0xe80f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA
[ 20.953886] Probing IDE interface ide0...
[ 21.079035] usb 1-2: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
[ 21.293357] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 21.909947] hda: Maxtor 6Y060L0, ATA DISK drive
[ 21.910019] hda: host max PIO5 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
[ 21.910145] hda: UDMA/100 mode selected
[ 21.910301] ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
[ 21.910381] Probing IDE interface ide1...
[ 21.941746] usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
[ 21.949123] input: Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/input/input2
[ 21.957736] input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:02.0-2
[ 21.957768] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[ 21.957775] /build/buildd/linux-2.6.24/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
[ 22.700694] hdd: JLMS XJ-HD163, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
[ 23.483561] hdc: CD-W540E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
[ 23.483584] hdc: host max PIO5 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
[ 23.483701] hdc: UDMA/33 mode selected
[ 23.483799] hdd: host max PIO5 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
[ 23.483839] hdd: UDMA/33 mode selected
[ 23.483948] ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
[ 23.508933] hda: max request size: 128KiB
[ 23.519064] hda: 120103200 sectors (61492 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=65535/16/63
[ 23.519194] hda: cache flushes supported
[ 23.519273] hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 hda6 hda7 >
[ 23.573280] hdc: ATAPI 48X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 8192kB Cache
[ 23.573295] Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
[ 23.578013] hdd: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM drive, 512kB Cache
[ 24.044190] Attempting manual resume
[ 24.044198] swsusp: Resume From Partition 3:7
[ 24.044201] PM: Checking swsusp image.
[ 24.044433] PM: Resume from disk failed.
[ 24.084762] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[ 24.084793] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[ 35.830489] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
[ 36.145139] shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
[ 36.212922] Linux agpgart interface v0.102
[ 36.464584] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[ 36.569973] Linux video codec intermediate layer: v0.2
[ 36.700388] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input3
[ 36.749600] agpgart: Detected Ati IGP320/M chipset
[ 36.759547] agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xe0000000
[ 36.798420] input: Power Button (FF) as /devices/virtual/input/input4
[ 36.812217] ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
[ 36.812406] input: Sleep Button (FF) as /devices/virtual/input/input5
[ 36.827959] ACPI: Sleep Button (FF) [SLPF]
[ 36.828194] input: Power Button (CM) as /devices/virtual/input/input6
[ 36.839971] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
[ 36.840227] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /devices/virtual/input/input7
[ 36.855944] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
[ 36.943960] Zoran MJPEG board driver version 0.9.5
[ 36.944431] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] enabled at IRQ 11
[ 36.944437] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0c.0[A] -> Link [LNK1] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
[ 36.944447] MJPEG[0]: Zoran ZR36067 (rev 2) irq: 11, memory: 0xe8113000
[ 36.944450] MJPEG[0]: subsystem vendor=0x1031 id=0x7efe
[ 37.323242] i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never completed
[ 37.339213] i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never completed
[ 37.475243] parport_pc 00:0a: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
[ 37.475281] parport0: PC-style at 0x378, irq 7 [PCSPP,EPP]
[ 37.602832] i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never completed
[ 37.618807] i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never completed
[ 37.634783] i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never completed
[ 37.650749] i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never completed
[ 38.097528] ZORAN: 1 card(s) found
[ 38.097539] DC10plus[0]: zr36057_init() - initializing card[0], zr=cea20a40
[ 39.964981] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK8] enabled at IRQ 10
[ 39.964991] PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
[ 39.964995] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:03.0[A] -> Link [LNK8] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
[ 43.102788] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c:2061: AC'97 1 does not respond - RESET
[ 43.118761] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c:2070: AC'97 1 access is not valid [0xffffffff], removing mixer.
[ 43.118776] ALSA /build/buildd/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-2.6.24/debian/build/build-generic/sound/alsa-driver/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c:1927: ali mixer 1 creating error.
[ 44.017831] loop: module loaded
[ 44.051218] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[ 44.232106] Adding 650592k swap on /dev/hda7. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:650592k
[ 44.826374] EXT3 FS on hda6, internal journal
[ 46.884146] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
[ 47.719469] No dock devices found.
[ 51.755338] apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x07 (Driver version 1.16ac)
[ 51.755351] apm: overridden by ACPI.
[ 51.971337] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 52.609330] audit(1225100907.716:2): type=1503 operation="inode_permission" requested_mask="a::" denied_mask="a::" name="/dev/tty" pid=4878 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd" namespace="default"
[ 53.144347] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[ 53.145081] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[ 57.481963] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11
[ 57.483934] NET: Registered protocol family 31
[ 57.483945] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 57.483952] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 57.722840] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.9
[ 57.722851] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 57.788668] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 57.788714] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 57.788717] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
[ 58.176896] DC10plus[0]: zoran_open(mythbackend, pid=[5131]), users(-)=0
[ 58.321023] DC10plus[0]: zoran_close(mythbackend, pid=[5131]), users(+)=1
[ 108.224368] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
[ 136.177898] PPP BSD Compression module registered
[ 136.357928] PPP Deflate Compression module registered

The first setting doesn't work. I didn't have a FATAL, but xawtv don'show nothing. Maybe I have to set one channel to see vcr? Initially I didn't set any, now I set one, but I don't know what channel (frequency, I guess) and station id to put.

I connected the things in this way:

My vcr is connected to my video capture card with two wires. The first is an svideo. The second I think a rca (for audio). To the side of the vcr, the two wires are connected with an adaptor for scart.
On the video capture card I connected the wires (one svideo an one audio) to the video in hole. On the vcr my scart is in the in/out ---- son/video exit, instead of the other one in/decoder ---canal plus. I don't know if this last one is correct.

For what I know xawtv is a suit that uses mpegtools to record. I had one package of this, libmjpegtools02ca, but I don't have the other two, libmjpegtools-dev and mjpegtools.

Now I will reboot and try your second option, if i don't post more, then I don't get more informations.

Thank you for using your time helping me.

In You dmesg you have several problems:

i2c-adapter i2c-0: Error: command never complete

This a module to your video capture card.

The modules are proudly (with a Lego pieces), You need more modules to load and a type of "experience on how work this" unfortunately in GNU/Linux video capture is not very easy, is for very experiment user. I recommend to you to try to search a person to a new answer in Launchpad that this are resolved the problem, asking.

Where I make to work a Pinnacle/Miro DC10plus with a Zoran in Ubuntu?

I can guided to you, but at risk of frustrating your experience with GNU/LInux, probabably in a 2 or 3 month of postings.

Ok, Jacob. Thank you very much for your time. I will let this thread open and ask what you said.

Bye!

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