This log is/will be a running commentary of the progress of the project.
| 6 April 2000 | - Finally bought a 1394 card (D-Link DFW-500). I've been wanting one since I got my camera (Sony TRV-103 Digital 8). I'm midway through installing a new 20GB hard drive on my homebrew PC, (its installed, I'm transferring files from the old HD). It occurs to me that it might be possible to back up to digital video tapes. |
| 7 April 2000 |
- Did web research on DV and IEEE1394. Doesn't look like anybody's doing
anything with it, but find 'dvgrab' to grab video under Linux.
- Joined the linux1394-devel mailing list, asked about DV backup. |
| 9 April 2000 | - Install the 1394 card. - Booted into Windows98, which recognized it (good thing, since D-Link didn't include any drivers :-(. But it doesn't recognize the camcorder (seems I need W98 SE for that. Oh well.) At least the card seems functional. |
| 10 April 2000 |
- Created the website for the project.
- Tested out my 1394 card with the currently installed software (SuSE 6.3, with the 2.2.13 kernel and older ieee1394 modules). Linux successfully recognized the OHCI card and reported appropriate bus activity when I plugged in the camcorder. - Successfully compiled dvgrab 0.6 and libraw1394, but running dvgrab and testlibraw both reported a "can't get handle" message. I guess I'll upgrade to 2.2.14 in the next day or two. |
| 11 April 2000 | - Started the status log on the web site. I'll try to keep future comments a little more terse :-) |
| 12 April 2000 |
- Upgraded to 2.2.14 kernel (installed SuSE 6.4). - Dvgrab and testlibraw now run but still no joy. Testlibraw can't see any nodes. Turns out that the ieee1394 that came with SuSE isn't the latest stuff that dvgrab and libraw expect. - Bad news: turns out that isosynch transmit (which we must have to send data back to the camcorder) isn't yet implemented in the drivers. Meanwhile I'll continue on, perhaps it'll be ready by the time I have something to test. |
| 13 April 2000 |
- Downloaded latest module source from CVS, compiled and installed it. - Testlibraw now sees both the adapter card node and the camera. - Downloaded gscanbus and compiled that. SUCCESS at last! Sees the camcorder and can control it (play, stop, rewind etc.). |