[mythtv-users] n00b question

[Ray Olszewski]

At 01:30 PM 5/2/2003 -0500, Mike Tvarkunas wrote:

>Sorry for the n00b question... but I'm at a loss.   I have set up 2 test 
>myth boxes, so I feel I have a little understanding of it.  What is going 
>wrong now is my bttv driver isn't loading.. I'm getting unresolved symbols 
>in bttv.o, and tvmixer.o.  I'm recompiled and done everything like the 
>other 2 boxes, but still have troubles.  The only differences is this one 
>is a NForce2 MB, and I have to compile nvnet.o (network driver), and this 
>was where everything went wrong.

Well ... "unresolved symbols" pretty consistently means one of two things.

1. The module is not compiled for the kernel you are trying to load it in.

2. Some other module that (in this instance) bttv and tvmixer needs is 
failing to load.

First, compare the output of "lsmod" on a working box with the 
corresponding output from a problem box. If both have bttv working, they 
should have a list about like this one (a partial listing from one of my 
hosts):

         tuner                   8224   1 (autoclean)
         tvaudio                11036   0 (autoclean) (unused)
         bttv                   66464   0
         videodev                3872   2 [bttv]
         i2c-algo-bit            7016   1 [bttv]
         i2c-core               12644   0 [tuner tvaudio bttv i2c-algo-bit]

Second, run "depmod" and see what errors it returns. If none, then try 
modprobe'ing bttv again and see if running depmod fixed the dependency problem.

If neither of those turns up the problem, then I'd surmise that your "done 
everything like the other 2 boxes" summary of your procedure is concealing 
some variation that occurs without your realizing it (or realizing its 
importance).  So please describe your procedure less succinctly.

Oh one last question ... is the nvnet.o module loading successfully? Or is 
it reporting errors too? (You did say "everything" went wrong.)

>bttv works on a clean install with my leadtek 2000XP card... but something 
>is hosing up the modules.. can anyone shed some light?  Other than adding 
>another nic card??  What am I doing wrong?
>
>I'm running RH9... Athlon 1400... Chaintech 7NIF2MB...