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XAwTV is a program to [[watch TV with Linux]].
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XAwTV is a program to [[watch TV with Linux]]. It contains xawtv, a tv viewer and scantv for doing a channel scan.
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= Download sources =
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http://linuxtv.org/downloads/xawtv/
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= Build it =
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To [[build]] it, [[find out your distribution]] and proceed accordingly:
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== SUSE ==
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To build xawtv and the included scantv, [[open a console]] and enter
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yast -i make automake autoconf gcc-c++ zvbi-devel gtk2-devel
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./autogen.sh && ./configure && make -j8 && make install
  
 
= Scan for channels =
 
= Scan for channels =
 
To scan for channels, [[open a console]] and enter
 
To scan for channels, [[open a console]] and enter
 
  scantv
 
  scantv
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xawtv 3 stores the channel list under .tv, for xawtv 4 it is not so easy to predict where the channel list will be stored, e.g. it can be under /usr/local/share/xawtv. To find out where the channel list is stored run
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[[Strace#Search_for_a_syscall|strace]] -e open scantv
  
 
= TroubleShooting =
 
= TroubleShooting =
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'''Solution:''' Uninstall nxtvepg
 
'''Solution:''' Uninstall nxtvepg
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= Help =
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A very good [[irc chat]] channel is #linuxtv on [http://webchat.freenode.net freenode.net].

Latest revision as of 18:20, 11 December 2011

XAwTV is a program to watch TV with Linux. It contains xawtv, a tv viewer and scantv for doing a channel scan.

Download sources

http://linuxtv.org/downloads/xawtv/

Build it

To build it, find out your distribution and proceed accordingly:

SUSE

To build xawtv and the included scantv, open a console and enter

yast -i make automake autoconf gcc-c++ zvbi-devel gtk2-devel
./autogen.sh && ./configure && make -j8 && make install

Scan for channels

To scan for channels, open a console and enter

scantv

xawtv 3 stores the channel list under .tv, for xawtv 4 it is not so easy to predict where the channel list will be stored, e.g. it can be under /usr/local/share/xawtv. To find out where the channel list is stored run

strace -e open scantv

TroubleShooting

Symptom: After installation of nxtvepg there is no more video, but still audio.

Reason: NextView starts an own daemon

Solution: Uninstall nxtvepg

Help

A very good irc chat channel is #linuxtv on freenode.net.