Asking for Linux support from Syntek
Ezequiel is asking every EasyCAP stk1160 user to send an email to Syntekasking them to support Linux drivers and provide a datasheet for their chips.
sales@stk.com.tw
STK1160 driver in kernel 3.7.
The stk1160 driver will replace the easycapdriver in the 3.7.x kernel release.So, the spring releases of all major distros (Ubuntu 13.04 ...) will have the stk1160 driver onboard. :-)
STK1160 S-video support
Ezequiel is continuously working on the driver and has recently added s-video support.If you want to use the s-video input you must download the svideo2_for_v3.2 branch from https://github.com/ezequielgarcia/stk1160-standalone/tree/svideo2_for_v3.2 (hit the ZIP button on top left).
Install the driver as described below.
Before you can use the s-video input with the stk1160 driver you need to run (while the STK1160 device is plugged in):
sudo rmmod stk1160
sudo modprobe stk1160 svideo_input=9
Now s-video is available from input number 4.
great driver thank you very much,but i have a question: it works with more than one camera a the time ?, or i can have 2 easycaps working in a single usb pcicard.
ReplyDeletei have the 4-channel easycap
Saludos
Hi Edward,
Deleteno, you can only capture from one channel at a time, but you can switch from one channel to the other by stopping and restarting mplayer (e.g. with a script, I think Zoneminder can do this either).
I don't know if the stk1160 driver at present does yet support all four channels of your device.
The old easycapdriver supports multiple EasyCAP devices on one pcicard, I think that the stk1160 driver can do this either, but I cannot check this by myself.
Regards
Andrew
Thanks for the info, i wil try with 2 easycap in the next week and ill tell you.
DeleteSaludos