[mythtv-users] PVR350 - snow

[sigurdne]

>===== Original Message From Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org> 
=====
>On Tuesday 21 December 2004 22:17, Sigurd Nes wrote:
>> Asciimonster wrote:
>
>> > Summary of patch:
>> >
>> > options ivtv ivtv_std=2 tda9887=0
>> > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 saa7127 tda9887
>> >
>> > OH MY GOD! IT ACTUALLY WORKED!
>> > Sigurdne, I could kiss you (well metaphorically speaking). Thanx
>> >
>> > I think I'll try and get it in the Wiki.
>>
>> I cant get it to work – it might be the fact that I can't get the "add
>> below" to load from modprobe.conf in mandrake 10.1
>
>Yeah, different distros use different syntax of the modprobe.conf file,
>pretty annoying.
>
>The "add below" stuff is unlikely to be the problem though, all it does is
>ensure that the mentioned modules are loaded *before* ivtv (all 4 of
>them).
>
>You can test that yourself by modprobing msp3400, saa7115, saa7127 and
>tda9887 before you modprobe ivtv. Probably you'll find that makes no
>difference.
>
>If it *does* make a difference you still don't need to change distro to
>ensure the rigth sequence of module-loading, worst-case you can always add
>something like the following to the end of your /etc/rc.local:
>
>modprobe msp3400
>modprobe saa7115
>modprobe saa7127
>modprobe tda9887
>modprobe ivtv
>
>I had the same problem, for me the essential piece of black magic was to
>have tda9887=0 as an option.
>
>> What is your configuration –I might consider changing distribution if
>> that is a solution.
>
>I have Fedora Core 3 hardware is a new PVR-350 (with the new tuner that
>somehow isn't detected rigth without aforementioned option) on a via Epia
>M1000 board.
>
>I'll happily try to help you out, not that I'm an expert, but atleast I had
>the same problem and managed to solve it. Feel free to contact me off-list
>if you want me to look into your problem more spesifically (english or
>norwegian is fine, as I'm sure you'll guess from my adress)
>
>
>Best of luck !
>
>			Eivind
>

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Sigurd
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