[mythtv-users] Tuner for WinTV-Go Card?

[Scott Minneman]

On 8/17/05, Nick <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/18/05, Scott Minneman <sminneman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 8/17/05, Nick <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 8/18/05, Scott Minneman <sminneman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On 8/17/05, Nick <knowledgejunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > On 8/18/05, Scott Minneman <sminneman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > lspci reports "Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture", so I've
> > > > > > been using the bttv driver.
> > > > >
> > > > > OK, so card=10 I reckon. Now it's just finding the correct tuner
> > > > > (check my list earlier).
> > > > >
> > > > > Nick
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > >
> > > > I tried every tuner on your list, using card=10.  None of them worked.
> > > >  I even checked dmesg after each change, to make sure that the bttv
> > > > driver re-loaded with the proper settings.  Any other ideas?
> > >
> > > Could you post your modprobe.conf file?
> >
> > nano /etc/modprobe.conf
> >
> > alias eth0 forcedeth
> > alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
> > options snd-card-0 index=0
> > install snd-emu10k1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-emu10k1 &&
> > /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/d$
> > remove snd-emu10k1 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
> > /sbin/modprobe -r --ignor$
> > alias snd-card-1 snd-intel8x0
> > options snd-card-1 index=1
> > install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
> > /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >$
> > remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
> > }; /sbin/modprobe -r --igno$
> > alias char-major-81 bttv
> > options bttv card=10 tuner=43 pll=0
> > alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> > alias usb-controller1 ohci-hcd
> > # nvidia kernel module
> > alias char-major-195 nvidia-1_0-7667
> > alias nvidia nvidia-1_0-7667
> 
> Try the following (for both identical cards, substituting xx for the
> tuner values again) to replace the bttv line you have at the moment.
> Not sure if it will work though. I'd post the output of your lsmod and
> lspci -v. Because it's a Hauppauge and 878 based it should all
> autodetect.
> 
> --------------------------------------------
> alias char-major-81     videodev
> alias char-major-81-0   bttv
> alias char-major-81-1   bttv
> options bttv            card=10,10 radio=0,0
> options tuner           type=xx,xx
> 
> install bttv { modprobe -k tuner; } ; /sbin/modprobe --first-time
> --ignore-install bttv
> --------------------------------------------
> 
> If this doesn't work, I'd take it to the video4linux mailing list as
> you may get some more tips and tricks there.
> 
> Nick

Not sure why I didn't think of this before, but...

I decided to test the wall jack that the box is hooked up to, and --
you guessed it -- no signal.  So I hooked my Myth box up elsewhere,
and with tuner 39, both cards work!

Thanks Nick for all your help!

-Scott