Re: [Mjpeg-users] Lubuntu doesn't seem to recognize IOmega Buz capture card

[William Lum]

Responses inline in Red.  Thanks for your help.

William


On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 5:56 AM Bernhard Praschinger 
wrote:

> Hallo,
>
> Some thought's about what you try to accomplish. Sorry for the longer
> delay.
>
> > I have a Zoran based capture card that Lubuntu doesn't seem to
> > recognize.  Here is what I have done so far.  I'm new to linux so please
> > take that into consideration with you instructions.
> >

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>
> >  1. lspci | grep Zoran
> Which card do you actually want to use ? I don't know the type by the
> output of lspci.
>
0.6:09.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Zoran Corporation
ZR36057PQC Video cutting chipset [11de:6057] (rev 01)

>
> >  2. sudo dmidecode -t 2
> >
> > Is there support for AMD 790FX chipset?
> Which kernel does the distribution use ? (uname -a)

Linux ubuntu 3.19.0-15-generic

>
>
> 3. Kernel.org
> > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/media/v4l-drivers/zoran.html
> > 
> >
> > "unified zoran driver (zr360x7, zoran, buz, dc10(+), dc30(+), lml33)"
> >
> > I think this covers my card right?
> That is the correct part of the documentation.
>
> > 4. Tried steps
> >
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/media/v4l-drivers/zoran.html#how-do-i-get-this-damn-thing-to-work
> > Looking for the Zoran Conf file but it's not there
> If I understand the text correct you should try to load the driver
> manually, and if that works you create the file so you don't need to do
> everything manually.
> Can you point me to instructions on where to download the right driver and
> then how to load a driver manually?



>
> > 5. Load zr36067.o.
> > How do I do that?
> Depending on the kernel your distribution uses it can be that the driver
> is in the staging area. And not available by default.
> Newer Kernel like 4.x might have that problem. So if possible use a
> older distribution using a kernel 3.x or 2.6.x Also the mjpegtools and
> lavrec need oss, and have no native support for alsa means that
> recording sound can be tricky.
>
   tried older kernel (see above) still not working

>
> >  6. run ‘v4l-conf -c ’
> > what do I use for the device?  Is it some part of what I found in
> > lspci?  The numeric portion (is that an ID?)
>
>
> auf hoffentlich bald,
>
> Berni the Chaos of Woodquarter
>
> Email: shadowl...@utanet.at
> www: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~gz/bernhard
>
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Re: [Mjpeg-users] Lubuntu doesn't seem to recognize IOmega Buz capture card

[William Lum]

Hello,

Following your instructions here is what I found.

I should also note that I am testing on a live USB stick vs installed on
ssd.  This was mainly because I had installed 3-5 different versions and
flavours of linux trying to get this to work and wanted to avoid installing
more until I find a solution.  Please let me know if this is an issue.

On Ubuntu 15.04 (Linux ubuntu 3.19.0-15-generic)
The hardware is the IOmega Buz (0.6:09.0 Multimedia video controller
[0400]: Zoran Corporation *ZR36057*PQC Video cutting chipset [11de:6057]
(rev 01)

I looked for drivers in  /lib/modules/  that took me to
/lib/modules/3.19.0-15-generic/kernel/driver/media/pci/zoran where I found:
- videocodec.ko
- zr36016.ko
- zr36050.ko
- zr36060.ko
- zr36067.ko

none seem to be a direct match for the zr36057

Tried to load the driver  "modprobe -n -v --show-depends zoran" this
resulted "FATAL: Module zoran not found."

Then tried  "modprobe -n -v --show-depends zr36067" this seemed to install
modules
insmod /lib/modeules/3.19.0-15-generic/kernel/driver/...ko (ic2/alogo,
media, V4l2, videocodec, zr36067)

but when I "lspci -nnk" it still does not show any subsystem or driver in
use so not sure if it worked... also wanted to try testing it with VLC but
couldn't install as the Ubuntu software center is too old and the links no
longer seem to work.  This worries me, if I do get this working will I be
able to install any software (i.e. Kdenlive etc).  Don;t know how to do
this if the ubuntu software center isn't working.  apt get also had errors
as the folders for this version of ubuntu seem to no longer exist.

Thoughts on how I should proceed?

Thanks for your continued help.
William



On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 1:30 PM Bernhard Praschinger 
wrote:

> Hallo
>
>
> William Lum wrote:
> > Responses inline in Red. Thanks for your help.
> The color vanishes when I do a text only reply.
>
> > >Some thought's about what you try to accomplish. Sorry for the
> longer
> > >delay.
> >
> > > > I have a Zoran based capture card that Lubuntu doesn't seem to
> > > > recognize.  Here is what I have done so far.  I'm new to linux so
> > > > please take that into consideration with you instructions.
> > > >
> > > >  1. lspci | grep Zoran
> > >Which card do you actually want to use ? I don't know the type by
> the
> > >output of lspci.
> > 0.6:09.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Zoran Corporation
> > ZR36057PQC Video cutting chipset [11de:6057] (rev 01)
>
> That Chip was used in the Pinnacle/Miro DC10(new and old), and in the
> Pinnacle/Miro DC30. The Cards use differen IC's for TV encoding a
> decoding and for the mjpeg encoder:
> https://mjpeg.sourceforge.io/driver-zoran/cards.php
>
>
> > > >  2. sudo dmidecode -t 2
> > > >
> > > > Is there support for AMD 790FX chipset?
> > >Which kernel does the distribution use ? (uname -a)
> > Linux ubuntu 3.19.0-15-generic
> That is a older kernel (~8years old) which is a good thing.
>
> > > > 4. Tried steps
> > > >
> > > >
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.14/media/v4l-drivers/zoran.html#how-do-i-get-this-damn-thing-to-work
> > > > Looking for the Zoran Conf file but it's not there
> > >If I understand the text correct you should try to load the driver
> > >manually, and if that works you create the file so you don't need
> to do
> > >everything manually.
> > Can you point me to instructions on where to download the right
> > driver and then how to load a driver manually?
> The correct driver should be shipped with the linux kernel.
> Usually the kernel modules are located in /lib/modules/ go to that
> directory and search for zoran, zr36, saa711, adv717
>
> It should find some files.
>
> > > > 5. Load zr36067.o.
> > > > How do I do that?
> > >Depending on the kernel your distribution uses it can be that the
> > >driver
> > >is in the staging area. And not available by default.
> > >Newer Kernel like 4.x might have that problem. So if possible use a
> > >older distribution using a kernel 3.x or 2.6.x Also the mjpegtools
> and
> > >lavrec need oss, and have no native support for alsa means that
> > >recording sound can be tricky.
> > tried older kernel (see above) still not working
> If there search did find a zoran module try to load the modules as root
> with a command like this for a first test:
> modprobe -n -v --show-depends zoran
>
> And once without the --show-depends, and if the output looks prosing
> without the -n
>
> If there s no zoran.o, replace the zoran with zr36067, so the command
> looked like that: modprobe -n -v --show-depends zr36067
>
> auf hoffentlich bald,
>
> Berni the Chaos of Woodquarter
>
> Email: shadowl...@utanet.at
> www: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~gz/bernhard
>
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Re: [Mjpeg-users] Lubuntu doesn't seem to recognize IOmega Buz capture card

[William Lum]

Yes my card does have the SCSI connector for the external drive which I
don't use and the 15 pin for the breakout box.

When you say switch is it physical?  Do I need to set it to a certain
config?

Thanks,


On Sun., Mar. 21, 2021, 11:33 a.m. Bernhard Praschinger, <
shadowl...@utanet.at> wrote:

> Hallo,
>
> sorry I was offline for quite a while.
>
> You write in the subject that you have a Iomega Buz card, but the lspci
> output say's ZR36057. Which was used in the DC10/DC30. Does your card
> have a SCSI interface connector and a 15 pin connector on the backplane ?
> The buz was the most problematic card, because it had a PCI Switch on
> the card for the ZR36067 and the SCSI controller.
>
> William Lum wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Following your instructions here is what I found.
> >
> > I should also note that I am testing on a live USB stick vs installed on
> > ssd.  This was mainly because I had installed 3-5 different versions and
> > flavours of linux trying to get this to work and wanted to avoid
> > installing more until I find a solution.  Please let me know if this is
> > an issue.
> >
> > On Ubuntu 15.04 (Linux ubuntu 3.19.0-15-generic)
> > The hardware is the IOmega Buz (0.6:09.0 Multimedia video controller
> > [0400]: Zoran Corporation *ZR36057*PQC Video cutting chipset [11de:6057]
> > (rev 01)
> >
> > I looked for drivers in /lib/modules/  that took me to
> > /lib/modules/3.19.0-15-generic/kernel/driver/media/pci/zoran where I
> found:
> > - videocodec.ko
> > - zr36016.ko
> > - zr36050.ko
> > - zr36060.ko
> > - zr36067.ko
> > none seem to be a direct match for the zr36057
> That should be no problem just use the zr36067 instead.
>
> > Tried to load the driver  "modprobe -n -v --show-depends zoran" this
> > resulted "FATAL: Module zoran not found."
> >
> > Then tried "modprobe -n -v --show-depends zr36067" this seemed to
> > install modules
> > insmod /lib/modeules/3.19.0-15-generic/kernel/driver/...ko (ic2/alogo,
> > media, V4l2, videocodec, zr36067)
> It should also load the driver for the TV decoder and encoder.
>
> When you do a lsmod | grep zr you should see the loaded modules. Are
> some v4l (video4linux) modules loaded too ?
>
> > but when I "lspci -nnk" it still does not show any subsystem or driver
> > in use so not sure if it worked... also wanted to try testing it with
> > VLC but couldn't install as the Ubuntu software center is too old and
> > the links no longer seem to work.  This worries me, if I do get this
> > working will I be able to install any software (i.e. Kdenlive etc).
> > Don;t know how to do this if the ubuntu software center isn't working.
> > apt get also had errors as the folders for this version of ubuntu seem
> > to no longer exist.
> I don't know if it is a problem if the lspci does not show you the card.
> Does the lspci command (or some boot log) show you a hint that the scsi
> controller ist recognized.
>
> When you start in a 2nd terminal a command like that:
> tail -f /var/log/messages
>
> You should see the messages when the kernel loads the driver. That
> output would be very helpful.
>
> > Thoughts on how I should proceed?
> The output from the kernel when you load the drivers should be very
> helpful. To see if that kernel recognizes the card.
>
>
> auf hoffentlich bald,
>
> Berni the Chaos of Woodquarter
>
> Email: shadowl...@utanet.at
> www: http://www.lysator.liu.se/~gz/bernhard
>
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Re: [Mjpeg-users] Lubuntu doesn't seem to recognize IOmega Buz capture card

[William Lum]

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On 3/27/21, Bernhard Praschinger  wrote:
> Hallo,
>
> William Lum wrote:
>> Yes my card does have the SCSI connector for the external drive which I
>> don't use and the 15 pin for the breakout box.
> Is the SCSI Adapter recognized in the system ?
> The PCI Bridge ist the National  Pico|Power IC. The Advansys should be
> the SCSI controller.
>
> Is the driver already loaded ?
> Take a look in /proc/scsi there should be  scsi file you can view.
>
> Or you try loading the driver for the SCSI controller:
> insmod or modprobe advansys
>
> When you load the module it would be good to check if the kernel writes
> something to /var/log/messages
>
>> When you say switch is it physical?  Do I need to set it to a certain
>> config?
> I don't know if there is a possibility to set anything.
>
> When you search the /var/log/boot.log  and /var/log/boot.msg
> do you find any hints about the buz, advansys or zoran ?
>
> dmesg lets you view the boot messages (probably a file in /var/log) any
> hint about the zoran and the driver would be very helpful.
>
>> On Sun., Mar. 21, 2021, 11:33 a.m. Bernhard Praschinger,
>> mailto:shadowl...@utanet.at>> wrote:
>>
>> Hallo,
>>
>> sorry I was offline for quite a while.
>>
>> You write in the subject that you have