INSTALLATION -First download and install IBTK (should be available from the same place as GATOS was). -Unpack the gatos archive: tar xzvf gatos-0.0.5.tar.gz -or- gzip -dc gatos-0.0.5.tar.gz | tar xvf - -Change into the source directory cd gatos-0.0.5 -Execute the configure script (./configure --help for more details). ./configure -Compile source: make -Install programs (must be root): make install SETUP -Running xatitv for the first time should try to run gatos-conf automatically if the config file is not present. You should be able to setup gatos with this GUI rather easilly. If you'd like to do it manually (or would like more information about what you are doing with the GUI), read the rest of this section. Otherwise, skip to the last part ("Run xatitv and configure..."). Note, to use gatos-conf as a user other than the one you logged in as (eg: as root, which xatitv will try to do), you'll need to have X setup to allow other connections from the local machine, by typing this: xhost +localhost Many machines are already setup like this, but if you get a "connection refused by server" error when trying to run gatos-conf, you need to do this first. IMPORTANT: when using gatos-conf, even if you select gatos will probe RAM, you STILL NEED TO SPECIFY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF RAM! This is because gatos isn't the only thing that needs to know, X does as well, and if this is not set correclty problems with you X server could result. -Determine buffer size (best is 864 for PAL, 600 for NTSC). Smaller values can be used, but at a loss of quality. To determine another value, use: ((HorizontalMax*VerticalMax)/512) Kilobytes The above values (864 and 600) are set for maximum buffer size for that video format (768x576 and 640x480 for PAL and NTSC respectively). -Use the "gatos-conf" application or manually setup the XF86Config and gatos.conf files: -Setup XF86Config (usually /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/XF86Config): -gatos-conf can do this automatically. -or- -Specify videoram in XF86config. You must specify your card's RAM in Kilobytes, minus appropriate space for capture buffer. See XF86Config.sample for details, it is an axample fragment of what you need to add to your existing XF86Config, NOT a complete configfile. -Setup gatos.conf (assuming it's located in /etc): -gatos-conf can do this automatically. -or- cp gatos.conf.sample /etc/gatos.conf -edit /etc/gatos.conf and enter the correct values for video memory, buffer reserved memory and video format. -Run xatitv and configure everything in the "setup" dialog. -Television Type: Chose the correct standard for your area. -CC Mode: If you want to use closed-captioning, select the mode you wish to use. -Options: Customize these settings to taste. -Mixer: Select the mixer that corresponds to the audio input that your ATI tuner is connected to on your soundcard. Generally this is "CD" for internal connectors or "Line" for external, but if these don't work, try the others. Make sure the volume is set high when testing these so you can hear when you've selected the correct one. -Rescan channels: Use this to clear the current channel settings and scan for channels. -Convert to standard: Hit this button to switch existing channel configurations when you select a new standard. -Done: Hit this to exit setup.