[mythtv-users] gentoo advice please

[Tom]

Am Montag, 7. November 2005 12:00 schrieb Ben Edwards:
> On 11/7/05, Tom <th.tom at gmx.de> wrote:
> > Hi Ben,
> >
> > maybe a stupid question: Do you compile the video4linux stuff for that
> > card?
> > For my card (and gentoo), it was not added, so I have to configure the
> > kernel
> > for that and recompile it.
>
> Not a stupid question atall. I am totaly new to gentoo and alough I have
> compiled kernels before I have not added patches or compiled drivers. So I
> guess the answer is no. Previously when trying to get mythtv working with
> other distros I have got in a situation when the only card type I could
> select from mythsetup was video4linux (i.e. I could not select DVB). This
> did not give me the ability to do a scan so I figure I need some dvb stuff.

Maybe someone knows a resource for that, but for me (from a user perspective), 
I added everything, which was under video4linux and sounds like dvb-t (or 
better just add everything as modules). I experienced, that there are a lot 
of modules, which must be loaded to work with dvb-t cards (there is not only 
a special card driver, but a driver for the tuner etc).

I think, it would not break anything, if you compile more modules, than you 
need. You will only have a bit more time having a nice cup of hot coffee ;-)

>
> on gentoo just do
>
> > # genkernel --menuconfig all
>
> Exelent, I was wondering if there was a half way house between 'genkernel
> all' and a manual kernel build. BTW I take it I should be using coldplug?

Sorry, I'm no expert on that issue (don't know nothing about 
coldplug/hotplug). If you mean it will be loaded on startup: Yes you don't 
have to worry about to "modprobe" them. 

Tom


>
> and add your stuff.
>
>
> And here lies the question - what other stuff?
>
> Regards,
> Ben
>
> Tom
>
> > Am Montag, 7. November 2005 11:07 schrieb Ben Edwards:
> > > I decided to take the plunge and wipe my problemetic KnoppMyth install
> >
> > and
> >
> > > replace it with gentoo. So far I have managed to get a working system
> >
> > with
> >
> > > X and xfce4:-). What I can't find is anything on getting a new
> > > (conexant chipset) nova-t card working:-(
> > >
> > > Ben
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