[mythtv-users] /sbin/modprobe ivtv -- not working

[Darrick Hartman]

People...these issues are unrelated! (see my note
below)

--- Ramon Roca <Ramon.Roca at XCombo.com> wrote:
> Not sure, since you are using a newer version than
> mine, however, by the erors that you are reporting
> (look comments below)... are you sure that you have
> the devices defined?
> try "ls /dev/diveo*", be sure that you have many
> video* there...
> If not are there, try something like this:

You do not need to have the nodes created for the
device to be detected by linux.  The device itself
will show up in /proc/pci and as a result be shown
when you type 'lspci -v'.  Having nodes for the device
just allows you to contact the device from userspace. 
If you're using devfs, you don't need to create nodes
manually.  The nodes are created when you get the
modules to load correctly. (if you're not using devfs,
then yes you would have to create the nodes)

What modprobe is saying by 'device not found' is that
it could not fine a chipset/device that belonged to
this driver.  The ivtv module requires the bin file
from the firmware to properly work.

Darrick

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