help setting up a Compro Videomate C100 video capture card

[abduljones]

Been having real trouble getting this card to work. It totally screwed up my Windows os, to the point that a re install was the easiest option. So there I was, with a clean, empty hard drive and I thought- it can wait. Let's try Ubuntu. Three days I've been at it. I couldn't get a workable 12.04 onto the machine until yesterday and then I got so confused with what I had or hadn't loaded, I decided to start again- this time with studio. This is what I've got per lshw
tracey@tracey-desktop:~$ lshw
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
tracey-desktop
description: Computer
width: 32 bits
*-core
description: Motherboard
physical id: 0
*-memory
description: System memory
physical id: 0
size: 1508MiB
*-cpu
product: AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
version: 15.12.2
size: 1GHz
capacity: 1GHz
width: 64 bits
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow up pni lahf_lm cpufreq
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 128KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 128KiB
*-pci:0
description: Host bridge
product: 755 Host
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 100
bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=agpgart-amd64 latency=32
resources: irq:0 memory:a0000000-bfffffff
*-pci
description: PCI bridge
product: SG86C202
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 1
bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pci normal_decode bus_master
resources: memory:d4000000-d6ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff
*-display
description: VGA compatible controller
product: NV44A [GeForce 6200]
vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
version: a1
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
configuration: driver=nvidia latency=248 maxlatency=1 mingnt=5
resources: irq:5 memory:d4000000-d4ffffff memory:c0000000-cfffffff memory:d5000000-d5ffffff memory:d6000000-d601ffff
*-isa
description: ISA bridge
product: SiS964 [MuTIOL Media IO] LPC Controller
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 2
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
version: 36
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: isa bus_master
configuration: latency=0
*-ide:0
description: IDE interface
product: 5513 IDE Controller
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 2.5
bus info: pci@0000:00:02.5
logical name: scsi0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master emulated
configuration: driver=pata_sis latency=128
resources: irq:0 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:4000(size=16)
*-cdrom:0
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVDRAM GSA-H42N
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: RL01
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-cdrom:1
description: DVD writer
product: CD/DVDW TS-H552B
vendor: TSSTcorp
physical id: 0.1.0
bus info: scsi@0:0.1.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom1
logical name: /dev/cdrw1
logical name: /dev/dvd1
logical name: /dev/dvdrw1
logical name: /dev/sr1
version: TS04
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-usb:0
description: USB controller
product: USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 3
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.0
version: 0f
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=80
resources: irq:5 memory:d7222000-d7222fff
*-usb:1
description: USB controller
product: USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 3.1
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.1
version: 0f
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=80
resources: irq:10 memory:d7223000-d7223fff
*-usb:2
description: USB controller
product: USB 1.1 Controller
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 3.2
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.2
version: 0f
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ohci bus_master
configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=80
resources: irq:11 memory:d7224000-d7224fff
*-usb:3
description: USB controller
product: USB 2.0 Controller
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 3.3
bus info: pci@0000:00:03.3
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: ehci bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=32 maxlatency=80
resources: irq:9 memory:d7220000-d7220fff
*-network:0
description: Ethernet interface
product: SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 4
bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
logical name: eth0
version: 91
serial: 00:14:2a:ff:56:76
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=sis900 driverversion=v1.08.10 Apr. 2 2006 duplex=half latency=32 maxlatency=11 mingnt=52 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:10 ioport:e000(size=256) memory:d7221000-d7221fff memory:60000000-6001ffff
*-ide:1
description: IDE interface
product: RAID bus controller 180 SATA/PATA [SiS]
vendor: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
physical id: 5
bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: ide bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=sata_sis latency=32
resources: irq:11 ioport:e100(size=8) ioport:e200(size=4) ioport:e300(size=8) ioport:e400(size=4) ioport:e500(size=16)
*-multimedia:0
description: Multimedia audio controller
product: SB X-Fi
vendor: Creative Labs
physical id: a
bus info: pci@0000:00:0a.0
version: 00
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=snd_ctxfi latency=32 maxlatency=5 mingnt=4
resources: irq:3 ioport:e600(size=32) memory:d7000000-d71fffff memory:d0000000-d3ffffff
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: b
bus info: pci@0000:00:0b.0
logical name: eth1
version: 10
serial: 00:40:f4:17:28:03
size: 100Mbit/s
capacity: 100Mbit/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.1.3 latency=32 maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 multicast=yes port=MII speed=100Mbit/s
resources: irq:11 ioport:e700(size=256) memory:d7225000-d72250ff
*-multimedia:1
description: Multimedia controller
product: SAA7134/SAA7135HL Video Broadcast Decoder
vendor: Philips Semiconductors
physical id: c
bus info: pci@0000:00:0c.0
version: 01
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: bus_master cap_list
configuration: driver=saa7134 latency=32 maxlatency=32 mingnt=84
resources: irq:5 memory:d7226000-d72263ff
*-pci:1
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 101
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:2
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 102
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:3
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 103
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
*-pci:4
description: Host bridge
product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
vendor: Hynix Semiconductor (Hyundai Electronics)
physical id: 104
bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3


version: 00
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
configuration: driver=k8temp
resources: irq:0
*-scsi
physical id: 1
bus info: scsi@2
logical name: scsi2
capabilities: scsi-host
configuration: driver=usb-storage
WARNING: output may be incomplete or inaccurate, you should run this program as super-user.
tracey@tracey-desktop:~$


Then v4l2-ctl -I

Video input : 0 (Television: no hsync lock., no sync lock)

Then v4l2-ctl -n


Video input : 0 (Television: no hsync lock., no sync lock)
tracey@tracey-desktop:~$ v4l2-ctl -n
ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
Input : 0
Name : Television
Type : 0x00000001
Audioset : 0x00000001
Tuner : 0x00000000
Standard : 0x0000000000FFBFFF (PAL-B/B1/G/H/I/D/D1/K/M/N/Nc/60 NTSC-M/M-JP/M-KR SECAM-B/D/G/H/K/K1/L/Lc)
Status : 0x00010100 (no hsync lock., no sync lock)
Capabilities: 0x00000004 (SD presets)

Input : 1
Name : Composite1
Type : 0x00000002
Audioset : 0x00000001
Tuner : 0x00000000
Standard : 0x0000000000FFBFFF (PAL-B/B1/G/H/I/D/D1/K/M/N/Nc/60 NTSC-M/M-JP/M-KR SECAM-B/D/G/H/K/K1/L/Lc)
Status : 0x00000000 (ok)
Capabilities: 0x00000004 (SD presets)

Input : 2
Name : S-Video
Type : 0x00000002
Audioset : 0x00000001
Tuner : 0x00000000
Standard : 0x0000000000FFBFFF (PAL-B/B1/G/H/I/D/D1/K/M/N/Nc/60 NTSC-M/M-JP/M-KR SECAM-B/D/G/H/K/K1/L/Lc)
Status : 0x00000000 (ok)
Capabilities: 0x00000004 (SD presets)
tracey@tracey-desktop:~$


All I've done otherwise is:
downloaded and installed Opera
ditto VLC
ditto v4l2 utilities

I also tried

tracey@tracey-desktop:~$ mplayer -vf pp=lb /dev/video
MPlayer svn r34540 (Ubuntu), built with gcc-4.6 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing /dev/video.
File not found: '/dev/video'
Failed to open /dev/video.


Exiting... (End of file)

I downloaded VLC because I needed something to capture video, but all the combinations of options it gives me play nothing. It doesn't crash, however, which is a big improvement onthe previous Unbuntu.
I would greatly appreciate your help in getting the card working as it's the only thing I can't do that i used to do on Windows (different VCD). Also, apologies for all the info, but I'm not sure what's important

[abduljones]

Right guys, a belated update. Sorry to be so long, but I haven't had the time to throw at this.
I loaded windows xp on to the computer (so it is now dual boot) mainly to use the provided windows drivers and check that the card was actually working. it took a little fiddling, but I got it working in windows. I then went back to ubuntu, and I did get it working there, albeit briefly, but the settings weren't saved when I shut down, and now I can't replicate what I did. So it looks like it might work in Ubuntu- it's a matter of getting the settings right. I will have another go when I get a decent block of time to throw at it and report back