[mythtv-users] Adding a second PVR-250

Bryan Ware bryan at hb-computers.com
Sun Aug 29 18:07:47 EDT 2004


Don't wipe it out, we will get it going.. As a side thought, run the
following to make sure the 10pre ivtv drivers are installed, 'rpm -qa |
grep ivtv'. Also, what is the output from the modprobe that Jarod
requested.

Bryan

On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 16:33, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Sunday 29 August 2004 12:22, Jon Kunze wrote:
> > Ok, the results of "/sbin/lsmod" are:
> >
> > [root at localhost mythtv]# /sbin/lsmod
> > Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
> > ide-cd                 34176   0  (autoclean)
> > cdrom                  34048   0  (autoclean) [ide-cd]
> > snd-mixer-oss          15864   0  (autoclean)
> > lirc_serial             8992   1  (autoclean)
> > snd-intel8x0           24332   0  (autoclean)
> > snd-ac97-codec         66396   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > snd-mpu401-uart         5280   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > snd-rawmidi            18080   0  (autoclean) [snd-mpu401-uart]
> > snd-seq-device          5960   0  (autoclean) [snd-rawmidi]
> > snd-pcm                83584   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > snd-timer              19588   0  (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
> > snd-page-alloc          8728   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0 snd-pcm]
> > gameport                3380   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > snd                    47492   0  (autoclean) [snd-mixer-oss
> > snd-intel8x0 snd-ac97-codec snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device
> > snd-pcm snd-timer]
> > soundcore               6500   1  (autoclean) [snd]
> > parport_pc             18468   1  (autoclean)
> > lp                      8356   0  (autoclean)
> > parport                36800   1  (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
> > autofs                 12052   0  (autoclean) (unused)
> > smbfs                  42320   3  (autoclean)
> > nvnet                  30144   1
> > floppy                 56380   0  (autoclean)
> > sg                     34828   0  (autoclean) (unused)
> > scsi_mod              109384   1  (autoclean) [sg]
> > xfs                   611292   1  (autoclean)
> > keybdev                 2656   0  (unused)
> > hid                    23652   0  (unused)
> > ehci-hcd               19784   0  (unused)
> > usb-ohci               21192   0  (unused)
> > usbcore                77984   1  [hid ehci-hcd usb-ohci]
> > mousedev                5236   2  (autoclean)
> > input                   5824   0  (autoclean) [keybdev hid mousedev]
> > nvidia-1.0-4363      1668296   4  (autoclean)
> > ext3                   88712   2
> > jbd                    51304   2  [ext3]
> 
> Hm... No ivtv module in there... Have you run:
> 
> modprobe ivtv
> 
> With all that in there? Try another /sbin/lsmod after running that (but first, 
> add the line for the second card as detailed below).
> 
> > Also, here is my modules.conf file as you requested in an earlier email:
> >
> > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates
> > # default path
> > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`
> [snip]
> > # ivtv modules setup
> > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> > options ivtv ivtv_debug=1 mpg_buffers=90
> > options tuner type=2 # NTSC tuner
> > options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> > add above ivtv lirc_serial
> [snip]
> 
> For the second ivtv card, you should add:
> alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
> 
> > If you would like any more information just let me know. Hoepfully
> > we're real close to figuring this out, because I'm on the verge of
> > wiping the machine clean and starting over with Jarod's Guide again. I
> > just hate to lost some of the recordings I have on the machine now.
> 
> Don't wipe the machine. There's nothing that isn't recoverable without a clean 
> installation (except maybe a terribly horked rpm database). Even if you do, 
> save your database and your recordings directory, and you'll still have 
> access to all your recordings. I've moved my master capture backend from a 
> machine running FC1 to a completely different machine running FC2 without 
> losing a thing, because I brought over the database and recordings directory.
-- 
Bryan Ware <bryan at hb-computers.com>



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