4. Setting up a TV Card with DrakxTV

4. Setting up a TV Card with DrakxTV
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Abstract

This tool will configure your TV tuner card so you can watch television on your computer.

Check your Hardware Compatibility. First of all you should make sure your card is supported by Mandriva Linux by consulting the Hardware Compatibility page or the BTTV driver home page.

	Do I Need This Tool?
	Modern TV viewing programs (such as kdetv or TVtime) have their own configuration and channel-scanning interface embedded. You only need to run DrakxTV if you plan to use xawtv with older TV cards based on the btxxx or saa71xx chips.

	Tip
	Make sure your card is correctly connected to your antenna or cable, so that channel scanning runs properly.

Figure 3.6. Choosing the TV Card Model

When you first launch the tool, and if a TV card is detected, the main configuration dialog (Figure 3.6, “Choosing the TV Card Model”) will appear. Leave the default Auto-detect entries and press OK. If you notice afterward that your card was not properly configured, you can run DrakxTV again and select the correct card.

After you press OK, your TV setup will be complete and you will be able to watch television on your computer using xawtv. Other applications allowing to you watch TV under Mandriva Linux are kdetv, tvtime or zapping.

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