[mythtv-users] Re: fedora core 3 x86_64 notes

stewart stewart at flybaker.com
Tue Nov 23 03:12:25 UTC 2004


Thanks for the pointer.  I took the advice of the bug report and did:
yum install video4linux.x86_64
yum install ivtv.x86_64
Which worked fine.  I then went through Jarod's guide for the ivtv 
install.  Had a few
differences:
The /dev/video* devices are: (video0 is the bttv device)
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root   root      6 Nov 21 21:26 /dev/video -> video0
crw-------  1 mythtv root 81,  0 Nov 21 21:26 /dev/video0
crw-------  1 mythtv root 81,  1 Nov 22 21:19 /dev/video1
crw-------  1 mythtv root 81, 24 Nov 22 21:19 /dev/video24
crw-------  1 mythtv root 81, 32 Nov 22 21:19 /dev/video32

I edited /etc/modprobe.conf, and had to comment out a bttv line:
#alias char-major-81 bttv

I added:
alias char-major-81-0 bttv
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv

I can't figure out how to get the ivtv module loaded at boot time, 
though.  I still have to
manually 'modprobe ivtv' after every reboot.  If it's in the guide I 
overlooked it.
However, once the drivers are loaded, it seems to be working fine.

This install is going so well I am going to have to try out the nvidia X 
driver.  I'll report
back on that later.

I have to say this has been the easiest install of a myth system yet.  
Mandrake 9.2 was
second easiest, and I never did get fedora core 2 to fully work.  
Despite some of the
problems I've had, the solutions have all been relatively easy.  I 
haven't had to compile
code at all so far.  I do plan to get to where I can check out the CVS 
versions, but that,
like the nvidia drivers, is a task that is going to have to wait.

Stewart at flybaker.com

Axel Thimm wrote:

>On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 11:13:55PM -0500, stewart wrote:
>  
>
>>Further update:
>>  -tried to install ivtv from atrpms.net.  Didn't work:
>>#yum install kernel-module-ivtv-2.6.9-1.667.x86_64
>>gives:
>>Error: missing dep: 
>>/lib/modules/2.6.9-1.667/updates/drivers/media/video/msp3400.ko for pkg 
>>kernel-module-ivtv-2.6.9-1.667
>>    
>>
>
>yum's broken:
>
>http://bugzilla.atrpms.net/show_bug.cgi?id=288
>
>  
>
>>This machine is an athlon64 2800+.  Running with video input from a 
>>hauppauge tv-radio
>>card, and no filters gives 95-97% CPU utilization.  The video is set to 
>>be 480x480, varying
>>bitrates ~4000.  512MB RAM.  I think this is kind of high for CPU.  Any 
>>ideas for
>>how to optimize this so I can get the CPU down?  It occaisionally drops 
>>frames.
>>
>>Thanks
>>stewart at flybaker.com
>>
>>stewart wrote:
>>    
>>



More information about the mythtv-users mailing list