[mythtv-users] Installation problems

[Boyd II, Willy]

Funny...  try as I might, I had all kinds of hell getting Snapstream to
work.  But then again my patience gives out quick with anything related to
Windows ;-)  Strange how I seem to be much more adamant, determined &
forgiving when it's not Windows :-)

- Willy

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy [mailto:simpsonr at negia.net] 
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 2:46 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Installation problems


Thanks, I'll try that tonight if I have time.  I'll have to reinstall RH
though, got discouraged and reformatted with WindowsXP, installed SnapStream
and had it working in about 2 hours.

-----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 3:21 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] Installation problems



You're probably getting this:

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following
packages have unmet dependencies:
ivtv-kmdl-2.4.20-20.9: Depends: /boot/vmlinux-2.4.20-20.9
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify
a solution).

The problem is probably that you didn't install the 2.4.20-20.9 Red Hat
kernel.  I'm not that good with linux yet, but I believe that should have
been done with the update..  Update should get you to the latest version.

-Shay

At 01:51 PM 9/29/2003, you wrote:
>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
>
>
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