[mythtv-users] Need to update kernel because of PCTV 292e stick .. help

[John Pilkington]

On 31/03/15 11:41, Richard Morton wrote:
> Hello everyone
>
> I also am running 14.04.2 using the 3.13 kernel series on an old ion
> (zotac b-e dual core 330 atom I think) as a combined fe/be with 2x 290e
> tuners and I was looking to replace one due to recording errors (see
> below it seems it isn't a failing tuner).
>
> What is peoples experience of things breaking when installing the hwe
> package? It is a big update, how does the nvidia driver cope for instance?
>
> I have been having issues with the 290e tuners failing to record (zero
> byte recordings) which is resolved by a reboot.
>
> It is supposed to be resolved in the latest stable kernel as of 2/2/2015
> see this defect
>
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72891
>
> So for me upgrading to the latest hardware enablement won't remove my
> issue only going to a later kernel (3.18.5 or 3.19 or later) or going
> back to kernel series 3.11.
>
> So I'll have to wait until the end of the month when the vivid hardware
> enablement pack is scheduled for release
>
> But am looking for peoples experiences of this update.
>
> R

Neither of my boxes has nvidia hardware so I can't comment on that. 
Didn't think about it, but I suppose it would use the 'utopic' drivers. 
  I looked at Xorg.0.log after the HWE upgrade and it looks as if the 
intel driver package is newer than what I have at present on SL7.0; but 
the video hardware on both is old and relatively incapable (Q33 i915) 
and I use UPnP to drive the TV.

The 290e seemed troublefree with the stock 14.04 3.13 kernel, but it 
hasn't been my 'production' box.

John