PCTV nanoStick T2 (model 290e) is detected by webcamd

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On Wednesday 29 August 2012 20:44:50 Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote:
> FYI,
> The latest webcamd port detects my PCTV nanoStick T2 (model 290e). This is
> a DVB-C usb device. Details:
> root at kg-f4# uname -a
> FreeBSD kg-f4.kg4.no 9.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-PRERELEASE #1: Sun Aug  5
> 18:43:08 CEST 2012 root at kg-f4.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
> 
> root at kg-f4# usbconfig -d 1.2
> ugen1.2: <PCTV 290e PCTV Systems> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH
> (480Mbps) pwr=ON
> 
> root at kg-f4# portversion -v | grep webcamd
> webcamd-3.6.0.1_1           =  up-to-date with port
> 
> webcamd finds the device:
> root at kg-f4# webcamd
> Attached to ugen1.2[0]
> Creating /dev/video0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
> 
> the alternative methods also seem to work:
> root at kg-f4# webcamd -d 1.2
> Attached to ugen1.2[0]
> Creating /dev/video0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
> ^C
> root at kg-f4# webcamd -d ugen1.2
> Attached to ugen1.2[0]
> Creating /dev/video0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
> Creating /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
> ^C
> 
> I haven't actually tested if the device is usable yet. Which program would
> be easiest for that task? mplayer? (I still need to install Xorg, Xfce and
> lots of other things on this machine)

Try w_scan from ports.

--HPS