Setting up A Winfast 2000XP tvcard

crouse · 2007-01-23 07:30:38

I didn't see any specific directions for setting up a Winfast 2000xp tv card, but i did see some older posts that never were answered..... so......

It took me awhile, but i finally got this to work. Thought I would share the info with those that wanted it.

cp /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf-backup
This creates a backup copy of your /etc/modprobe.conf file in case something happens.

Open up /etc/modprobe.conf
add in :

#
# /etc/modprobe.conf (for v2.6 kernels)

alias char-major-81     bttv
options bttv card=34
options bttv tuner=43

Reboot and it should now work with kdetv or tvtime.

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Options for other cards...........

0 - AutoDetect
1 - MIRO PCTV
2 - Hauppauge old
3 - ST
4 - Intel
5 - Diamond DTV2000
6 - AVerMedia TVPhone
7 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta
8 - Fly Video II
9 - TurboTV
10 - Hauppauge new (bt878)
11 - MIRO PCTV pro
12 - ADS Technologies Channel Surfer TV
13 - AVerMedia TVCapture 98
14 - Aimslab VHX
15 - Zoltrix TV-Max
16 - Pixelview PlayTV (bt878)
17 - Leadtek WinView 601
18 - AVEC Intercapture
19 - LifeView FlyKit w/o Tuner
20 - CEI Raffles Card
21 - Lucky Star Image World ConferenceTV
22 - Phoebe Tv Master + FM
23 - Modular Technology MM205 PCTV, bt878
24 - Askey/Typhoon/Anubis Magic TView CPH051/061 (bt878)
25 - Terratec/Vobis TV-Boostar
26 - Newer Hauppauge WinCam (bt878)
27 - MAXI TV Video PCI2
28 - Terratec TerraTV+
29 - Imagenation PXC200
30 - FlyVideo 98
31 - iProTV
32 - Intel Create and Share PCI
33 - Terratec TerraTValue
34 - Leadtek WinFast 2000
35 - Chronos Video Shuttle II
36 - Typhoon TView TV/FM Tuner
37 - PixelView PlayTV pro
38 - TView99 CPH063
39 - Pinnacle PCTV Rave
40 - STB2
41 - AVerMedia TVPhone 98
42 - ProVideo PV951
43 - Little OnAir TV
44 - Sigma TVII-FM
45 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta 2
46 - Zoltrix Genie TV
47 - Terratec TV/Radio+

Other Tuner types.......

tuner=n type of tuner chip
--------------------------------------------------------------
tuner=0 Temic PAL (4002 FH5)
tuner=1 Philips PAL_I (FI1246 and compatibles)
tuner=2 Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)
tuner=3 Philips (SECAM+PAL_BG) (FI1216MF, FM1216MF, FR1216MF)
tuner=4 NoTuner
tuner=5 Philips PAL_BG (FI1216 and compatibles)
tuner=6 Temic NTSC (4032 FY5)
tuner=7 Temic PAL_I (4062 FY5)
tuner=8 Temic NTSC (4036 FY5)
tuner=9 Alps HSBH1
tuner=10 Alps TSBE1
tuner=11 Alps TSBB5
tuner=12 Alps TSBE5
tuner=13 Alps TSBC5
tuner=14 Temic PAL_BG (4006FH5)
tuner=15 Alps TSCH6
tuner=16 Temic PAL_DK (4016 FY5)
tuner=17 Philips NTSC_M (MK2)
tuner=18 Temic PAL_I (4066 FY5)
tuner=19 Temic PAL* auto (4006 FN5)
tuner=20 Temic PAL_BG (4009 FR5) or PAL_I (4069 FR5)
tuner=21 Temic NTSC (4039 FR5)
tuner=22 Temic PAL/SECAM multi (4046 FM5)
tuner=23 Philips PAL_DK (FI1256 and compatibles)
tuner=24 Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FQ1216ME)
tuner=25 LG PAL_I+FM (TAPC-I001D)
tuner=26 LG PAL_I (TAPC-I701D)
tuner=27 LG NTSC+FM (TPI8NSR01F)
tuner=28 LG PAL_BG+FM (TPI8PSB01D)
tuner=29 LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D)
tuner=30 Temic PAL* auto + FM (4009 FN5)
tuner=31 SHARP NTSC_JP (2U5JF5540)
tuner=32 Samsung PAL TCPM9091PD27
tuner=33 MT20xx universal
tuner=34 Temic PAL_BG (4106 FH5)
tuner=35 Temic PAL_DK/SECAM_L (4012 FY5)
tuner=36 Temic NTSC (4136 FY5)
tuner=37 LG PAL (newer TAPC series)
tuner=38 Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3)
tuner=39 LG NTSC (newer TAPC series)
tuner=40 HITACHI V7-J180AT
tuner=41 Philips PAL_MK (FI1216 MK)
tuner=42 Philips 1236D ATSC/NTSC
tuner=43 Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F)
tuner=44 Philips 4 in 1 (ATI TV Wonder Pro/Conexant)
tuner=45 Microtune 4049 FM5

In case my directions were not enough here are some :
Helpful Links:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/BTTV/modprobe.html
http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.ph … nFast_2000
http://linuxlabs.biz/articles/tvcard.html

CavalierBob · 2007-01-23 16:28:56

Thanks crouse!

You just saved me a ton of work when I upgrade my main box to Arch. I was concerned about getting the tvcard working....it has been so problematic on different distros. PCLinuxOS was the only one I tried that was able to get the card set up correctly. I got Fedora to work, but only with alot of work. I don't want to talk about Ubuntu.

Thanks again!

Bob

crouse · 2007-01-23 16:57:35

Your welcome, glad it will help someone Makes taking the time to write it down worth it !

iBertus · 2007-04-10 15:47:44

Hey, thanks guys! I picked up the non-expert version of this card for $15USD on newegg and so I'm happy to see if working under Arch Linux with such little effort. Now, what apps do you all recommend for scheduling recording?

iBertus · 2007-04-28 15:22:37

I can get everything working fine except for sound. I can hear sound when watching in tvtime or mythtv but anything recorded doesn't have sound. Can anyone tell me how to properly configure my sound. BTW, my sound card is an old SBLive card w/o the fancy bay connectors and controls.

Acid7711 · 2007-04-28 17:12:41

Thanks, I got this card working about a year ago by following the Gentoo wiki, but this looks to be close to the same thing. Card always worked pretty good for me.

varl · 2008-04-15 14:02:24

I can get the card working, but it never finds any channels when searching in "tvtime". In freevo I get "us-chanlist not found", which is weird since I configured it for western europe, I can't figured out how to configure the channels. :I

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Setting up A Winfast 2000XP tvcard

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