not an issiue but me asking for help

[drefk2000]

I have bought EXACTLY the same hardware as stated. Im just waiting for the last component to find its way to me from Ebay. Im perfectly fine with soldering and that stuff, however I have a low threshold for failure and my linux skills is not what they used to be.

Could someone please help me. I know its a LOT to ask but do you think you could provide a real step-by-step instruction. Starting with chosing, downloading and installing the operative system. Then step-bystep (preferablly command-by-command) for the rest of the installation. I got spooked by the "hard to handle" usb grabber for example. Then getting the right leds to light up at the right time is something I tried to read in to but didn't fully undetstand. I have applied the heatsinks but I need help with the overclocking. you see, I'm out of my depth. So pretend I'm 5 years old, go basic all the way through and think like I do not know anything. Anyone willing? I'll pay you if need be. I really want this working and I'm afraid I will screw it up

[Hackmodford]

You bought the usb grabber from the main readme?

[drefk2000]

Yes I did

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25 nov 2013 kl. 01:02 skrev "Brandon Butler" notifications@github.com:

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[Hackmodford]

Why would you buy it if you knew there were going to be issues with it?

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Yes I did

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25 nov 2013 kl. 01:02 skrev "Brandon Butler" notifications@github.com:

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[drefk2000]

Because I didn't know better. It said that it was troublesome but he did get it to work. If someone can get it to work surely they would be able to share how they did it. I have no experiance with this and if it says in the main page that it does the job, of course I'll buy it

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25 nov 2013 kl. 01:07 skrev "Brandon Butler" notifications@github.com:

Why would you buy it if you knew there were going to be issues with it?

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Yes I did

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[Mrjohns42]

Read this:

https://github.com/gkaindl/ambi-tv/issues/7#issuecomment-25052979

[duenorh]

Vart bor du?

[drefk2000]

Stockholm

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25 nov 2013 kl. 08:34 skrev "duenorh" notifications@github.com:

Vart bor du?

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[duenorh]

Ah, det var synd att det inte var i Dalarna. Hade kunnat komma över på en kaffe och hjälpt till.

Men följ Mrjohns instruktioner och fråga om du behöver hjälp.

[drefk2000]

Tack för erbjudandet! Jag har fått lite hjälp redan, jag kanske kan fråga dig om jag stöter på patrull.

Vet du om man kan få tag i skarvar till 8806 ledlisten för att snyggt hantera hörn. Classe har men bara till sina lister.

Fredric

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25 nov 2013 kl. 11:05 skrev "duenorh" notifications@github.com:

Ah, det var synd att det inte var i Dalarna. Hade kunnat komma över på en kaffe och hjälpt till.

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[drefk2000]

Hackmodford: which grabber would you recommend instead?

[mnorthfield]

drefk2000: Får bli lite svenska nu. Jag kör med den här:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231024402457?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Fungerar jättebra!

[drefk2000]

following the this guide found in https://github.com/gkaindl/ambi-tv/issues/7#issuecomment-25052979

This worked for me (also based on Kris's instructions):

Install Debian Wheezy on SD card (2013-07-26) Run raspi-config, Expand the root file system (expand_rootfs), Configure password, keyboard, locale, timezone, ssh if you want sudo apt-get install git-core git clone https://github.com/gkaindl/ambi-tv.git ambi-tv cd ambi-tv/misc && sudo bash get-kernel-source.sh cd usbtv-driver && make sudo mkdir /lib/modules/3.6.11+/extra sudo cp usbtv.ko /lib/modules/3.6.11+/extra/ sudo depmod 3.6.11+ sudo modprobe videobuf2_core sudo modprobe videobuf2_vmalloc sudo modprobe usbtv Check that video0 is in /dev (if it’s not, STOP, come back here and ask for help) Add videobuf2_core, videobuf2_vmalloc, and usbtv to /etc/modules Check for spidev0.0 in /dev (if it’s there, skip the next 2 steps) Open /etc/modprobe.d/raspi-blacklist.conf and comment out ” blacklist spi-bcm2708” with a #. sudo reboot Check for spidev0.0 in /dev (if it’s not, STOP, come back here and ask for help) cd to the main ambi-tv folder you cloned make Create a copy of sample.conf and save as etc/ambi-tv.conf. Configure as necessary Try running bin/ambi-tv Use sudo if required, otherwise, change permissions of the offending file with chmod Add the full path to the ambi-tv executable to /etc/rc.local if you want it to run on startup Celebrate!

However when I try step "sudo modprobe usbtv" it fails with FATAL : module usbtv not found. So I'm I screwed?

I have ordered this but, the wait is killing me; http://www.ebay.com/itm/231024402457?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

And according to the main instructions I should get the grabber I have to work

EDIT: Nevermind, I made some mistakes and now Im starting from the first step again and paying more attention this time. I might be back (should be read as "probably") with new or the same troubles, but then I can say I followed the instructions to the letter.

[drefk2000]

Alright, so I got the grabber to work after running the correct rasbian version (2013-07-26) but I don't get how to configure the leds. I started at bottom left and went right, skipped 6 leds for the foot, and continued right. after that I curved the ledstrip and continued up and around the screen. I have no idea how to correctly adress them other then the bottom bit (I think) 0-21, X6, 28-51. I have 32 leds on both sides and 53 on top. Can anyone help me make sense of this?

My leds are located aprox. 1 cm from the actual screen making them a little bit bigger then 46''. How do I configure so that looks good? I installed a push button and I would like to have it as on/off for the strip. I only want the ambilight function, no mood light or anything like that. How is that done? I want this to start in the background when the R-PI starts. How should my rc.local look and will I need to send options with the command? If I do, what should the options be?

A lot of questions, I know but I want the best possible experiance from this project.

Even though its not working yet and I have had several setbacks and "back to the top of the list" issues, I'm having a blast. Soldering, tinkering and playing around makes Drefk a very happy old man..

EDIT: I'm posting this as a seperate issue