[mythtv-users] any debian+wintv pvr 350 users out there?

[jose rubio]

On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 03:28, Andreas Bohnert wrote:
> thanks for all postings, especially jose!
> 
> 
> jose rubio wrote:
> 
> >I'm running woody...  Well, I guess it started as woody but then I just
> >kept upgrading stuff by hand...  If I had to do it over again (and I
> >might when I get some free time) I would go with testing/unstable debian
> >just because that seems to be what all the people developing myth/ivtv
> >are using.
> >  
> >
> 
> I will start with the 2.4.22 kernel now.
> because I use xfs I have to use some further unstable packages, so I decided to switch to unstable completely (I always wanted to do so..)
> 
> 
> >I am running 2.4.22, I do have the nvidia driver but I don't think
> >that'll make a big diff. and I have a 250 and a 350.  When you compile
> >your kernel -- and you should compile your own kernel, it builds
> >character ;-) 
> >
> mine or the kernel's? :)
> 
> >-- you'll need video for linux (I don't patch for v4l2). 
> >You'll also need framebuffer support (as a module I think)  I have the
> >module fbcon-cfb32 the option for it is under character devices I think.
> >  
> >
> I didn't find fbcon-cfb32 (but now I know every possible switch:). I 
> enabled framebuffer support and then I enabled nvidea in a subtree. This 
> should be ok!?
> 
> >I would recommend that you _not_ go to latest CVS at the begining
> >because it is very unstable (as of yesterday anyway)
> >
> there is a news entry from 2003-10-31 on the ivtv homepage. they say the 
> have build a new tarball, because there was a lot of confusion about the 
> right stable code.
> will you NOT recommend this tarball as well?
> 
> >  The one I have had
> >luck with is the 10/31 edition of the ivtv driver and the 10/28 cvs from
> >myth (although I've heard that the 0.12 version will work well too) 
> >  
> >
> so you run mythtv 0.11? I want to go for that version, because there are 
> already some debian packages and they work well for me.
> but on the mythtv homepage they say 0.12 will support the pvr 350 now, 
> so I'm not sure, if I should go for an update.
> 
No, I run the cvs version from around 10/28.  The 0.11 version does not
output to the 350 (iirc).  And the latest cvs for myth requires the
latest cvs for ivtv.  I have not tried those yet but I will.... as soon
as I get a chance.


-jose-