[mythtv-users] RE: Problems starting X with PVR 350

John Kuhn kuhn at razorsys.com
Fri Aug 20 09:26:12 EDT 2004


paste your module.conf lines.. looks to me like its messed up.. your 
trying to load a module called fb0 when it should be ivtv-fb

--John

Martin Ravell wrote:

>>From what I can tell the following lines from /var/log/messages are the
>relevant ones:
>
>Aug 20 22:28:46 porky modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
>Aug 20 22:28:47 porky gdm[5064]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error -
>Restarting :0
>Aug 20 22:28:47 porky modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
>Aug 20 22:28:48 porky gdm[5078]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error -
>Restarting :0
>Aug 20 22:28:51 porky modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
>Aug 20 22:28:53 porky gdm[5083]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error -
>Restarting :0
>Aug 20 22:28:56 porky modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module fb0
>Aug 20 22:28:57 porky gdm[5103]: gdm_slave_xioerror_handler: Fatal X error -
>Restarting :0
>Aug 20 22:28:57 porky gdm[5004]: deal_with_x_crashes: Running the
>XKeepsCrashing script
>
>
>
>I've searched logs and googled with what I have but I'll be damned if I can
>work out what I am doing wrong.
>
>There doesn't seem to be any file called modules.txt in the package I have.
>>From various forums and mail logs I gather that the tuner type for PAL is 5.
>I've tried this but the above errors are what I get.
>
>I added the ivtv_debug=3 as suggested and will now copy conf and log files
>to the usual URL in case you have a moment to take a look.
>
>Would you mind sharing your modules.conf and XF86Config with me (presumably
>you have the X on framebuffer working).
>
>I seriously do not remember being this frustrated with something for a long
>time. Granted I'm not a Linux guru but damn this is annoying!
>
>I hereby promise to write an addendum for Jarod or some sort of mini how-to
>for PAL / Framebuffer / PVR x50 rigs once we get this up and running.
>
>
>Regards
>Marty
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Savard
>Sent: Friday, 20 August 2004 12:03 PM
>To: Discussion about mythtv
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] RE: Problems starting X with PVR 350
>
>Le jeu 19/08/2004 à 20:18, Martin Ravell a écrit :
>
>I forgot to mention your tuner type is not correct. Look at the
>modules.txt file in the doc directory of the source code for the ivtv
>driver and you will see 2 is for NTSC.
> 
>  
>


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