[mythtv-users] ivtv / pvr250 MCE problem...
J. Donavan Stanley
jdonavan at jdonavan.net
Mon Feb 23 18:35:06 EST 2004
Gabe Knuth wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I’m following Jarod’s HowTo, and when I try to test ivtv, I do a
> /sbin/depmod –a and then a /sbin/modprobe ivtv. At this point, if I
> have my PVR-250 in the machine, it works fine. If I use my PVR-250-MCE
> instead, the system hangs.
>
> Since my PVR-250 actually has a bad tuner (long, long story), I have
> to use the PVR-250-MCE. For those not familiar, I think this is the
> “freestyle” board…it has no remote, but does have an FM tuner and RCA
> audio-in jacks.
>
> I’ve read, both here and on ivtv’s archive, that the firmware is the
> same for each of these (and the 350). My guess, though, is that I need
> to use a different rev of the firmware for this card for whatever
> reason. When I follow the link from Jarod’s site, all that exist are
> .exe files. How can I use those exe files for my card? The firmware
> downloaded from atrpms is an .rpm file. I’m hoping someone can run
> through the steps for me, since I’m still relatively green.
>
http://ivtv.sourceforge.net
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