[mythtv-users] IVTV Problem

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Thursday, Oct 23, 2003, at 16:52 US/Pacific, Jake wrote:

> I have been setting up my Myth-Tv Box according to Jarod's 
> Instructions.
> All has gone well but i have hit a serious snag.
>
> I issue the command:
> [root at localhost root]# /sbin/modprobe ivtv
>
> And I get this:
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/drivers/media/video/ivtv.o:
> init_module: No suc h device
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> including inva lid IO or IRQ parameters.
> You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/drivers/media/video/ivtv.o: insmod
> /lib/modules /2.4.20-20_29.rh9.at/drivers/media/video/ivtv.o failed
> Segmentation fault
>
> I have seen similar problems on the list, but thier solutions don't 
> seem
> to work. Actually they don't really seem to be the same problem.
> [snip]
> My modules.conf has exactly what is on Jarod's instructions.
>
> The crazy thing is that installed ivtv once before and it worked fine. 
> I
> was even able to capture video with mplayer. Mind this was just 2 days
> ago. I have tried strating over froma fresh install, but that didn't
> work either.

It was just Wednesday or Thursday that Axel updated the ivtv rpms. Due 
to a lack of clarity on licensing issues, for legal reasons, he removed 
the firmware from them.

Try this on for size:

# wget 
http://hauppauge.lightpath.net/software/pvr250/pvr250_17_21226.exe
# /usr/lib/ivtv/ivtvfwextract.pl pvr250_17_21226.exe

That'll drop the latest firmware in place for you, then try the 
modprobe again. I'm in the midst of updating the docs as I type, new 
version should be up later tonight.

--Jarod

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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MythTV, Red Hat Linux 9 & ATrpms documentation:
     http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=rh9pvr250
MythTV Searchable Mailing List Archive
     http://www.gossamer-threads.com/archive/MythTV_C2/
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