[mythtv-users] Installation problems

[Randy]

Shay,
Yes I did the upgrade.  The error message lists a dependency for
vmlinux2.20-20.9.  The files I have are vmlinux2.20-20.8 and
vmlinux2.20-20.9.at.rh9.at (I'm quoting from memory since last night around
11pm so the name may not be exactly right).  I'm assuming it is a file
naming conflict but not sure.  I get the message attempting to install the
ivtv driver for the capture card at this step:

===============================================================
Install the ivtv driver:


# apt-get install ivtv-kmdl-$KERNEL ivtv
(Note: those are back-ticks, not single quotes)
===============================================================

Thanks for the reply.

Randy

-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Shay - MythTV
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:53 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Installation problems


At 11:27 AM 9/29/2003, you wrote:
>I'm slowly working my way through Jarod's worklist to install myth with a
>PVR250 card.  I think I have followed the instructions closely but I keep
>getting a dependency error when trying to install the ivtv driver.  I think
>the source of the problem is the step to install the modified kernel.  The
>kernel installs OK and boots fine but it has an unusual name inding with
>.rh9.at.  My install kernel ended with 20.8 and the error message indicates
>the ivtv is dependent on a kernel module ending in 20.9.

The .rh9.at is a designator, that is fine.  Did you do

apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade

before updating the kernel?

>I'm pretty sure it is my bad by not understanding the syntax of the apt-get
>statement that installs the kernel and source.  The statement I used was:
>
>===========================================================================
=
>===========
>Install his latest kernel and kernel-source packages (as of this writing),
>like so:
>
>
># apt-get install kernel#2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at
>kernel-source#2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at
>===========================================================================
=
>===========

This is correct.  You should do it just like Jarod says.


>I tried this twice with a fresh install each time and got the same message
>both times.  I am also having trouble installing tha alsa driver but I can
>live with that for now as my default sound driver seems to be working at
the
>moment.

When do you get the message, and can you give us the message so we can get
a better idea of what it is.

I did my install via Jarod's site and I skipped the Alsa driver without any
problems.  My sound works great with a SoundBlaster Live.

-Shay