[mythtv-users] How to Specify tuner type for PVR-150MCE

[Tom Lichti]

Brian Wood wrote:
>> Brian Wood wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I decided to try KnoppMyth on an unused machine just to see how it
>>> works.
>>>
>>> It mostly works, but I'm getting just static on the PVR-150MCE card.
>>>
>>> DMESG says:
>>>
>>>  "tuner: type set to 4 (no tuner) by ivtv i2c driver #1
>>>
>>> I remember that there is a way to force the tuner type, but I can't
>>> remember how it is done.
>>>
>>> The Knoppmyth wiki is down due to "user exceeding bandwidth  
>>> allowance".
>>>
>>> Anyone know how to force the tuner type? Or another answer to this
>>> problem.
>>>
>>>       
>
>   
>> I believe it is 'modinfo ivtv' which will list the options for the  
>> ivtv
>> module, I've seen a tuner type specification in there but have  
>> never had
>> a need to use it myself. I have to use the cardtype option to get my
>> pvr-150 (non mce) to work though...
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>>     
>
> Well I see some info there, but nothing specific enough help  
> immediately. Since there seems to be specific instructions on the  
> KnoppMyth WiKi I think I'll just wait 'till it's back up.
>
> I have 3 PVR-150s that work just fine, I just got tired of buying IR  
> interfaces that I'm not going to use, so I picked up an MCE. I would  
> have thought that it would be the same except for the I2C remote  
> interface, I guess not. Makes sense it has a different tuner as it  
> has an FM section. I think I read someplace that it needs a very  
> recent version of IVTV.
>   
I _think_ it's in

/etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv:

options ivtv tuner=2,2

Tom