[mythtv-users] help regarding mythtv

[Bruce Markey]

Niranjan Kumar V S wrote:
> dear friend
>  
> there was a problem when i installed xmltv for mythtv
> when i ran the perl script it gave me the following problem
> can u just help me trace out the problem and correct it.
> i would be really greatful to u if u can spend some time for this......
> steps given in http://mythtv.org/docs/ were followed to install xmltv
> also iam installing on Redhat Linux 8.0
>  
> [root at DVDTEST xmltv-0.5.8]# perl -MCPAN -e shell
> cpan shell -- CPAN exploration and modules installation (v1.61)
> ReadLine support available (try 'install Bundle::CPAN')
> 
> CPAN> install XML::Twig

There is a known problem for "install XML::Twig" with
Redhat Linux 8.0. You must update "libexpat". See:

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.3

Sorry if you have done this already but you did not
mention this in your message.

> also  when i ran the setup of mythtv in the mythtv setup directory
> it asked for the audio and video device eg (/dev/dsp and /dev/video)
> i gave /dev/dsp for sound and /dev/video for video but it is not
> recogniziing the card i believe ( Pixel view play TV pro TV tuner card)
> it says
>  
>  >>>> default is defined but isnt attached to the card input
>  
> how do i make the software recognize the tv tuner card

The "bttv" driver needs to be loaded correctly. Please see:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/ or
http://bytesex.org/bttv/ for more information. Most people
first test with "xawtv" ( http://bytesex.org/xawtv/ ) to be
sure that bttv and /dev/video work correctly before trying
MythTV.

Hope this helps,

--  bjm