Is it possible to WATCH tv on PC-BSD?

[seoworker]

I have an ENCORE video capture card. I like to watch and record some tv programs on my pc.

Is there any ap that allow to watch TV on PC-BSD using these kind of cards? Is there any driver for these kind of cards for PC-BSD?

Thank you.

[Oko]

I have an ENCORE video capture card. I like to watch and record some tv programs on my pc.

Is there any ap that allow to watch TV on PC-BSD using these kind of cards? Is there any driver for these kind of cards for PC-BSD?

Thank you.


http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO885 ... vcard.html (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/tvcard.html)

http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/ha ... tml#CAMERA (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/6.2R/hardware-i386.html#CAMERA)

[seoworker]

Thank you Oko. Very useful.

But every time i need to edit the config file, the OS don't allow me to edit this file. No permission. I tried to login as root and the administrator password.. but it said /root login not allowed!

How can i edit this file?

[Oko]

Thank you Oko. Very useful.

But every time i need to edit the config file, the OS don't allow me to edit this file. No permission. I tried to login as root and the administrator password.. but it said /root login not allowed!

How can i edit this file?

Make sure you are memeber of the wheel group. The PC-BSD installer should have added you
automatically to wheel group. Then

su -
password:

ee filename

[TerryP]

For a graphical way of doing it you can also use the run dialog from the K-Menu (hit advanced and set it to run as root). Or prefix commands with kdesu

e.g. K-Menu -> Run -> type 'kdesu kwrite' in the box and hit ok and it will prompt for the password before starting KWrite as root.


You can also run Konqueror as root and there is a shortcut for that (konqueror in super user mode) in the K-Menu some where.



Good luck if you're card is supported ;-)