[mythtv-users] PChdtv firmware install?

[Brian Wood]

On Jul 25, 2006, at 9:09 AM, Tony Brummett wrote:

> 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.
>

Generally a system will look for firmware in the location(s)  
specified in /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent. Look for the  
"FIRMWARE_DIR=" line.