[mythtv-users] Newbie needs help with DVICO-Fusion tuner

[David Whyte]

is that the linux-dvd or linux-dvb forum.

Dave - still trying to get the Averedia 771 running on FC2 2.6.8


On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 18:01:48 +1100, Itai Tavor <itai at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> On 03/11/2004, at 5:42 PM, Tony Luha wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Hi All
> >  
> > I have jumped into Linux at the deep-end by trying to build a MythTV
> > box. I chose a DVICO Fusion digital HDTV card because of its good
> > reviews in Australia and because of the availability of Chris Pascoe's
> > Linux driver.
> >  
> > I'm running a 3GHz P4 in a GigaByte 8KNXP mobo with 512MBytes RAM, an
> > NVidia GForce2 with TVOut and 2 x 80GB 7200rpm HDDs.
> >  
> > I followed Jarod Wilson's guide, except that I prefer the Gnome GUI,
> > and have since upgraded to Linux 2.6.9 from kernel.org. I can get a
> > clean compile and install of the new kernel, and I have successfully
> > installed MythTV, but I am unable to build Chris Pascoe's drivers and
> > as a result MythtTV can't find my tuner. Unfortunately I don't fully
> > understand his instructions so I might be doing something wrong. I
> > can get the CX88 stuff to make, but not the DVB-kernel stuff. It's
> > failing with an unknown reference to an identifier 'ethernet' as
> > follows:
> >  
> > #make
> >  
> > [ -L saa7146_video.c ] || ./getlinks
> > rm -rf bt848.h
> > ln -s /lib/modules/2.6.9/build/drivers/media/video/bt848.h bt848.h
> > make -C /lib/modules/2.6.9/build 
> > SUBDIRS=/home/mythtv/dvb-kernel/build-2.6 AV7110_FIRMWARE=
> > AV7110_OSD=y
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9'
> >   CC [M]  /home/mythtv/dvb-kernel/build-2.6/dvb_net.o
> > /home/mythtv/dvb-kernel/build-2.6/dvb_net.c: In function
> > `dvb_net_eth_type_trans':
> > /home/mythtv/dvb-kernel/build-2.6/dvb_net.c:145: error: union has no
> > member named `ethernet'
> > make[2]: *** [/home/mythtv/dvb-kernel/build-2.6/dvb_net.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** [_module_/home/mythtv/dvb-kernel/build-2.6] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.9'
> > make: *** [all] Error 2
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > I apologise for my ignorance and I am finding it hard to frame a clear
> > question. Basically has anyone got the DVICO-Fusion tuner working and
> > can they offer any hints?
> >  
> > Thanks
> > Tony Luha
> 
> Hi Tony,
> 
> First, I'm sure many people here will tell you to take this to where it
> belongs - the linux-dvd list, so I won't bother. Oh, what the heck -
> take this to the linux-dvd list, it's OT here. Being a newbie doesn't
> mean you're allowed to ignore list etiquette.
> 
> Second, after you've moved to the linux-dvd list, upgrade to kernel
> 2.6.10-rc1, then read and follow the process I posted in the thread
> "Success at last: AverMedia DVB-T + FusionHDTVDVB-T Lite". With 2.6.9
> you need to build a new version of video4linux, and I could never get
> that to work. With 2.6.10 the process is much simpler.
> 
> Itai
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