[mythtv-users] PChdtv firmware install?

Tony Brummett brummett at gmail.com
Tue Jul 25 15:09:46 UTC 2006


On 7/25/06, H P Ladds <householdwords at gmail.com> wrote:
 I'd like to install the drivers for a HD3000 capture card from PChdtv.
> However, the installation instructions state that the driver files should be
> placed into /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/.  My Fedora Core 4 (with almost every
> available RPM installed) machine does not have a /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
> directory.
>
> Did I fail to install the application that would create the directory, or
> should I simply create the directory and install the drivers there?

On both my FC4 systems, firmware (both for the HD3K and ivtv cards)
goes in /lib/firmware.  I don't remember making any config changes to
the hotplug system before dropping them in there.  If that directory
dosen't exist, just go ahead and create it.

-- Tony


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