[mythtv-users] Help with ivtv & sbp2 mass storage on bootup

[Joseph A. Caputo]

On Thursday 07 October 2004 13:38, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Thursday 07 October 2004 05:39, Joseph A. Caputo wrote:
> > > Oh, and what ivtv version are you running? If
> > > you're still using 0.1.9, you might try bumping to ck100zz from
> > > ATrpms...
> >
> > Yep, still using 0.1.9.  I've actually been thinking about
> > upgrading, just waiting for the right moment.
>
> Just saw something else from another M179 user saying that bumping to
> the very latest firmware has improved picture quality significantly,
> maybe it'd help w/initialization and/or longer-term picture quality
> also. I need to try that out myself...

Has there been new firmware recently?  I thought that the Hauppauge 
Windows drivers had been updated but that the firmware in them was them 
same, though it's been a while since I checked...


> > > > Problem #3:
> > > > Not really Myth-related, but... I have an external FireWire
> > > > hard drive that I use for mythmusic & mythvideo content.  This
> > > > drive does not get auto-mounted.  I have a script that rescans
> > > > the SCSI bus every time the sbp2 module is loaded/unloaded; the
> > > > script runs during the boot sequence
> > > > but doesn't detect the drive; if I unload/reload the sbp2
> > > > module after the system is completely booted, the drive is
> > > > automatically recognized and I can easily mount it.  Any
> > > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > Mount the drive from /etc/rc.local, or hack your initrd to
> > > include the sbp2 module (and dependencies) and load it right off
> > > the bat, so the drive can get mounted at the same time as the
> > > rest of your mounts. The problem is that FC tries to mount all
> > > partitions before loading modules besides the ones in initrd.
> >
> > Yes, again, I was hoping to get more to the root of it.  I've
> > already got some stuff in /etc/rc.local (specifically,
> > 'rescan_scsi_bus ; mount -a' ) that was meant to eliminate this
> > problem, but I suppose I'll just have to bite the bullet there, too
> > and unload/load the sbp2 module.
>
> My guess is that your problems would go away if you had sbp2 loaded
> from your initrd.

Actually, it seems like the problem is more a question of the sbp2 
module being loaded too early.  I suspect that the module gets loaded 
before my 1394 host adapter card is fully initialized; if that's the 
case, I'd suspect moving it even *earlier* in the boot sequence 
wouldn't help.  Or, it could be my external 1394 device that's taking 
its time; either way, I think "modprobe -r spb2 ; modprobe sbp2 ; mount 
-a" in my rc.local might do the trick.

Thanks again for your suggestions.

-JAC