[ivtv-users] First time capture from SVideo after reboot

[Josh Becigneul]

Al McIntosh wrote:
> I have noticed with some frequency that upon reboot, after I `cat 
> /dev/video0 > /tmp/tmp.mpg` for 1 sec, the video capture is often a 
> blank screen but he audio is fine.
>
>
> The following will often restore video:
>
> 1. cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/tmp.mpg
> 2. mplayer -cache  /dev/video0 (blank video)
> 3. mythtv live tv (blank video)
> 4. unload ivtv module
I was under the impression that we don't need ivtv with cx18 (something 
about it being a fork). Does ivtv get pulled in when you load the cx18 
module? If not, you should try blacklisting it, unless it either gets 
pulled in or you need it for a reason.

Regards,

Josh Becigneul