[mythtv-users] ASUS Pundit SIS driver per Jarod's FAQ
Jeff C
tuner at hfx.eastlink.ca
Sat Oct 11 01:03:31 EDT 2003
At 07:49 PM 10/10/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Why kill artsd every time? I mention in the guide how to simply disable
>it, because it does indeed cause problems... I have a feeling you might
>have skipped over that part. :)
Guilty as charged. I skipped the sound section as ALSA was a complexity I
didn't want, and thus, missed the artsd section. My apologies.
>>As well, from experience, I do a `sleep 5` before calling mythfrontend as
>>that seems to allow things to complete appropriately. This is also where
>>I call test_ioctl to set my 2GB/hr setting for my pvr250.
>
>What are you using test_ioctl to set exactly? Bitrate? You should only
>have to set it once, then let it be. As far as capture rez, that's taken
>care of by myth...
Yes, bitrate. I didn't realize it was persistent across reboots etc. I
have had inconsistent results on my personal machine...
>>Other than the artsd problem, and using the latest driver for the SIS
>>card, from the site you list, everything worked.
>
>Double-check the doc for how to disable artsd altogether, no killing
>needed. I'll add a note for people to check for new drivers for the SiS card.
Great, thanks.
-Jeff
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