[mythtv-users] ivtv / pvr250 MCE problem...

[Bill Chmura]

If you get mythtv and/or ivtv in a distribution package, sometimes it can be 
hard to find all the parts...  Was a bit trying for me until I went and just 
got the actual downloads and stopped with the packages


On Tuesday 24 February 2004 02:32 pm, Scott Pouliot wrote:
> ...for the record I ran into this SAME problem...and even after reading the
> documentation I was still confused.  I couldn't find the PL script....and
> ivtv refused to install...so I was rather stuck until I got passed this
> step...
>
> Scott
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Boyd II, Willy
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 1:01 PM
> To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ivtv / pvr250 MCE problem...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Gabe Knuth [mailto:me at gabeknuth.com]
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:37 AM
> >To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
> >Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] ivtv / pvr250 MCE problem...
> >
> >
> >Spare me the holier than thou attitude.  I read what I could and it
> >didn't help me.  The instructions on the site say how to extract from
> >the CDROM and I did that, to no avail.  I asked how I could extract the
> >firmware from the exe's on that are linked to from Jarod's howto and
> >got no help, so I posted to this list.
> >
> ::sigh::  Normally I'm on the side of the newbie asking the question, and
>
> consider some replies as rather harsh.  But in this instance, I find this
>
> thread almost comical.  Let me quote you and compare:
> >I
> >asked how I could extract the firmware from the exe's on that are
> >linked to from Jarod's howto and got no help
>
> And from the Google results which you say you had already found:
> >"You should download the Win32 executables/drivers you find on
> >Hauppauge's site and extract the firmware with the ivtvfwextract.pl
> >script from ivtv 'utils' dir. It will create two binary .bin (firmware)
> >files in your /lib/modules/ dir.
> >These will be loaded to the PVR 250/350 board whenever you load the
> >drivers... Good luck!"
>
> It clearly says, use the ivtvfwextract.pl script, for the executable
> drivers (the exe's linked from Jarod's howto, which YOU refered to)
>
> Does anyone else besides me find this funny, or am I missing something?
>
> >Congrats on being able to search. I found that stuff days ago while
> >trying to work this out.
>
> It would appear then you answered your own question regarding extraction,
> days ago.
>
> >J. Donavan Stanley wrote:
> >> I DID have the answer.  As do most of the people on this list.  The
> >>fact that you DON'T have the answer demonstrates your basic lack
> >
> >of knowledge
> >
> >>about the system you're setting up.  When provided a link to a place
> >>where you could educate yourself and LEARN you instead once
> >
> >again took
> >
> >>the easy way out and demanded an answer here.
> >
> >If you had the answer, why not contribute to the group right off the
> >bat, rather than posting worthless crap?  You are partially correct - I
> >don't have a very thorough knowledge of the system I'm setting up.
> >That's why I'm doing it...to LEARN.  I apologize for not just knowing
> >how it all works...shame on me.
> >
> >Folks, I tried all the options I could think of before posting.  I even
> >RTFM, but it didn't appear that I was doing it right, so after asking
> >the ivtv guys for help, I moved on to this list.  To those that
> >provided answers
> >- thank you very much.  When I finally get a backend running and figure
> >out how all this works, I'll most definitely contribute answers to the
> >list, instead of questions.
> >
> >J. Donavan Stanley - if you want to discuss more, email me offlist.
> >Quit polluting this list with worthless answers and a poor attitude.
> >
> >Gabe
> >me at gabeknuth.com
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> >[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of J.
> >Donavan Stanley
> >Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 4:53 AM
> >To: Discussion about mythtv
> >Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] ivtv / pvr250 MCE problem...
> >
> >Gabe Knuth wrote:
> >>You know what?  Answers like that are not designed to be helpful,
> >>they're trying to teach someone a lesson that need not be learned.
> >>I've googled, I've looked in the archives, I've even been on the IRC
> >>channel for ivtv and not had any results.
> >
> >No Gabe a smart ass reply meant to teach you a lesson would have been
> >RTFM without bothering to point you to a place that can answer your
> >question.  The installation instructions for ivtv cover how to extract
> >the firmware for the cards.  The reason nobody in IRC discussed it or
> >probably answered you when you asked about it is because it's like step
> >one or two when you RTFM.
> >
> >I simply typed "ivtv firmware download" into my google search box in
> >Firefox and got this on the FIRST PAGE:
> >
> >"You should download the Win32 executables/drivers you find on
> >Hauppauge's site and extract the firmware with the ivtvfwextract.pl
> >script from ivtv 'utils' dir. It will create two binary .bin (firmware)
> >files in your /lib/modules/ dir.
> >These will be loaded to the PVR 250/350 board whenever you load the
> >drivers... Good luck!"
> >
> >
> >
> >I DID have the answer.  As do most of the people on this list.
> > The fact
> >that you DON'T have the answer demonstrates your basic lack of
> >knowledge about the system you're setting up.  When provided a link to
> >a place where you could educate yourself and LEARN you instead once
> >again took the easy way out and demanded an answer here.
> >
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