[mythtv-users] Slightly OT:upgrading an old ivtv without upgrading the world?

Kevin Kuphal kuphal at dls.net
Tue Jun 6 01:17:59 UTC 2006


David Schmidt wrote:
> A few months back (possibly longer) I setup my prototype system:
>
> - FC3
> - Jarod's Guide
> - P3/450
> - SBLive/Value
> - PVR-350 for both capture and accelarated playback.
>
> It's worked flawlessly.  Pretty much become a trusted appliance.  WAF
> is infinitely high.
>
> So of couse, I decide to change something (-;
>
> I had never setup the remote, so wanted to make sure I could before I
> ordered parts for the production system.  So, back to Jarod's Guide
> (the FC3 version) I go.  For both
>
> apt-get install lirc-kmdl-$KVER     and
> apt-get install lirc
>
> it said they were already installed, so I went through the last few
> steps.  The module loaded fine, the daemon came up, but when irw ran
> it immediately exited with no message and at the same time
> /var/log/messages talked about conflicts with the bttv driver and
> can't open /dev/lirc and the daemon caught a signal.  I was puzzled
> since I thought bttv was for frame grabbers, which I don't use.
> Indeed, nothing bttv in lsmod or modprobe.conf.  Searching found:
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/198042?search_string=lirc%20pvr%20bttv;#198042
>
> which looked like the same situation, so I adapted the yum suggestions
> a few post down to apt-get:
>
> apt-get remove ivtv
> apt-get install ivtv-0.6.1-109.rhfc4.at.i386
>
> and it told me that version was no longer available.
>
> apt-get install ivtv
>
> made me choose between the SMP and nonSMP version and then
>
> apt-get install ivtv-kmdl-2.6.12-2.3.legacy_FC3
>
> told me it would need a later version of vmlinuz.  That sounds to me
> like the kernel.  I have no idea how to update just the kernel, so
> since I new it would prompt me, I did a:
>
> apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> when it informed me it would "56 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 2
> replaced, 6 removed and 5 not upgraded." I said no, thanks, imagining
> what all that would break.
>
> So, any ideas on how I can get my remote, and now ivtv working with
> minimal sweat.  I'd rather not have to rebuild a lot since shortly
> after this all works I'm starting the production system and once
> that's stable the prototype machine is getting wiped to make a
> standard desktop.
>
>   
To answer your subject question, download the source appropriate for 
your kernel, compile, install.

Kevin


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