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Functional with STB / 3DFX DesktopTV - Version: 0.4, 2/19/2006 12:17PM PST
toasis2000
Good start, buggy channel editor and saving function. The Automatic Scan as stated in the documentation did find redundant channels, but also excluded channels that I had to tune into manually with Scan (not Autoscan). Trying to Delete Channels from the channel editor doesn't switch to the new frequency on the TV, so you have to actually switch channels to see the result, otherwise you'll end up deleting a bunch of channels that you didn't want to. Unable to save channel list so I'd say that functionality is currently broken. Also would be nice if there is a way to get sound from the card through PCI bus, if possible depending on card? I know my AlchemyTV tuner card can do this, not sure if the STB one can. Anyway good work and look forward to future revisions!
this works great on Mac G4 on ProTV II! 
- Version: 0.4, 1/31/2006 05:29AM PST
yohno
This works fine on my Mac with ProTV II. The system is 10.4.4.
It is very easy to configure and I like it very much. I was a user of ProTV Beta with Formac Studio VTR, whcih is not the supported environent.
To those who own ProTV II card, please try and enjoy.
PS,
I am not succeeding yet to listen FM through this. If someone confirms this functionality, please give your feedback. Thanks.
It is very easy to configure and I like it very much. I was a user of ProTV Beta with Formac Studio VTR, whcih is not the supported environent.
To those who own ProTV II card, please try and enjoy.
PS,
I am not succeeding yet to listen FM through this. If someone confirms this functionality, please give your feedback. Thanks.
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- this works great on Mac G4 on ProTV II! (1 replies)
Works Great with ProTVII and Panther... - Version: 0.3.1, 4/20/2004 12:01PM PST
Danyji
but it´s hard to get run. The driver must be loaded by terminal after every systemboot like the versions before, but this just takes half a minute. There is a script coming with the itv 0.1 driver which is helpfull, it is called "lk.sh" (http://home.arcor.de/a.thiede/). This script i put inside the itv 0.3 Folder. The itv folder should be inside the Userfolder (like library, music etc.) and named "itv". Open terminal and type "cd itv", than "./lk.sh", after the password the driver will be loaded. The first start i have always to quit hard, but than it´s running for hours, days, with full screen and everythink. One more think: the preferences are more than sensible. After successfully searching the channels lock the prefs.
Loading the kernel extention - Version: 0.3.1, 8/31/2003 03:08AM PST
ultimus
I tried the new version with a Formac ProTV, but in log file I have some messages :
set capture: No such file or directory
set capture: Bad file descriptor
set card type: Bad file descriptor
set card type: Bad file descriptor
set format: Bad file descriptor
normaly the kernel extension is loaded when the iTV.app is started ?!!
set capture: No such file or directory
set capture: Bad file descriptor
set card type: Bad file descriptor
set card type: Bad file descriptor
set format: Bad file descriptor
normaly the kernel extension is loaded when the iTV.app is started ?!!
Crashed My MAC Hard!!! - Version: 0.3, 8/26/2003 07:28AM PST
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RSX
This app crashed my mac hard! As soon as it started up it crashed. Why can't someone just make a Driver for the old IX-TV tuner cards and then I could use BTV software to watch my TV. Geezzz!!!!
Don't load kext on boot... - Version: 0.2, 5/1/2003 04:41PM PST
Mxx
I wouldn't recommend installing the extension as a default! And the lk.sh script only loads it for a single session, so you would have to do more than just run it once to have the kext installed on reboot. It still seems to be very beta and you have to be aware that this is a _kernel_ extension. It won't "unexpectedly quit" but rather take down your entire system as it goes!!! Unfortunately there is no other way to get access to the tv card, as modern operating systems keep regular applications from accessing hardware directly. No, I'm not the developer, just some conventional wisdom... ;-)
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Also my first… - Version: 0.2, 4/24/2003 12:45PM PST
k64e
time to watch television on my G4 400 with Formac ProTV card. Under OS 10.2.3 I could not get the extension permenantly installed after restart the app did not work, is 10.2.4 necessary? Mxx thanks for the settings.
First time I… - Version: 0.2, 4/20/2003 03:22PM PST
Mxx
managed to watch TV under OS X with my ProTV II (Stereo)!!! Three stars for this feat. The last two will follow once the kernel extension stops randomly crashing my entire Mac (every single time!)... and fullscreen mode would be nice, but first things first. I used the following settings (I live in Germany): Card:STB (others work as well, but sometimes without sound), Tuner:Philips PAL, Format PALN, Video Source: Input 1, Audio Source: Tuner (I have an external cable from the card to my sound input, didn't check if it is used).
