[mythtv-users] Adding a second PVR-250

Bryan Ware bryan at hb-computers.com
Mon Aug 30 20:17:09 EDT 2004


I see you are running a stock kernel, I thought you installed this via
Jarod's guide, If so, you need to edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and set it
to boot the .at kernel. Will probably be the first one. Also, when you
got the ivtv drivers, did you select the kernel modules for your kernel?

Let em know.
Bryan
On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 18:33, Jon Kunze wrote:
> It's there:
> 
> [root at localhost mythtv]# locate ivtv.o
> /lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2199.nptl/updates/drivers/media/video/ivtv.o
> 
> 
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:48:05 -0400, Bryan Ware <bryan at hb-computers.com> wrote:
> > Well, the modprobe tells us that it cannot load the ivtv modules.
> > do a 'locate ivtv.o' and see if that returns a hit. should look
> > something like this:
> > 
> > /lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2197.nptl_51.rhfc1.at/updates/drivers/media/video/ivtv.o
> > 
> > Bryan
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, 2004-08-30 at 12:16, Jon Kunze wrote:
> > > Ok guys, here is the output of the modprobe, it wouldn't show up
> > > before starting the backend, or after:
> > >
> > > [root at localhost mythtv]# /sbin/modprobe ivtv
> > > modprobe: Can't locate module ivtv
> > >
> > > And here is the output of the rpm -qa | grep ivtv:
> > >
> > > [root at localhost mythtv]# rpm -qa | grep ivtv
> > > perl-Video-ivtv-0.12-5.1.rhfc1.at
> > > ivtv-0.1.10-41_pre2_ck104f.rhfc1.at
> > > ivtv-firmware-2.02.023-3.at
> > > kernel-module-ivtv-2.4.22-1.2199.nptl-0.1.10-41_pre2_ck104f.rhfc1.at
> > >
> > > Also Jarod, I added that line you told me to for the second card, but
> > > I want to make sure I put it in an ok place. I placed it on the next
> > > line after the "alias char-major-81-0 ivtv"
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:07:47 -0400, Bryan Ware <bryan at hb-computers.com> wrote:
> > > > Don't wipe it out, we will get it going.. As a side thought, run the
> > > > following to make sure the 10pre ivtv drivers are installed, 'rpm -qa |
> > > > grep ivtv'. Also, what is the output from the modprobe that Jarod
> > > > requested.
> > > >
> > > > Bryan
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 2004-08-29 at 16:33, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday 29 August 2004 12:22, Jon Kunze wrote:
> > > > > > Ok, the results of "/sbin/lsmod" are:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > [root at localhost mythtv]# /sbin/lsmod
> > > > > > Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
> > > > > > ide-cd                 34176   0  (autoclean)
> > > > > > cdrom                  34048   0  (autoclean) [ide-cd]
> > > > > > snd-mixer-oss          15864   0  (autoclean)
> > > > > > lirc_serial             8992   1  (autoclean)
> > > > > > snd-intel8x0           24332   0  (autoclean)
> > > > > > snd-ac97-codec         66396   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > > > > > snd-mpu401-uart         5280   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > > > > > snd-rawmidi            18080   0  (autoclean) [snd-mpu401-uart]
> > > > > > snd-seq-device          5960   0  (autoclean) [snd-rawmidi]
> > > > > > snd-pcm                83584   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > > > > > snd-timer              19588   0  (autoclean) [snd-pcm]
> > > > > > snd-page-alloc          8728   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0 snd-pcm]
> > > > > > gameport                3380   0  (autoclean) [snd-intel8x0]
> > > > > > snd                    47492   0  (autoclean) [snd-mixer-oss
> > > > > > snd-intel8x0 snd-ac97-codec snd-mpu401-uart snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device
> > > > > > snd-pcm snd-timer]
> > > > > > soundcore               6500   1  (autoclean) [snd]
> > > > > > parport_pc             18468   1  (autoclean)
> > > > > > lp                      8356   0  (autoclean)
> > > > > > parport                36800   1  (autoclean) [parport_pc lp]
> > > > > > autofs                 12052   0  (autoclean) (unused)
> > > > > > smbfs                  42320   3  (autoclean)
> > > > > > nvnet                  30144   1
> > > > > > floppy                 56380   0  (autoclean)
> > > > > > sg                     34828   0  (autoclean) (unused)
> > > > > > scsi_mod              109384   1  (autoclean) [sg]
> > > > > > xfs                   611292   1  (autoclean)
> > > > > > keybdev                 2656   0  (unused)
> > > > > > hid                    23652   0  (unused)
> > > > > > ehci-hcd               19784   0  (unused)
> > > > > > usb-ohci               21192   0  (unused)
> > > > > > usbcore                77984   1  [hid ehci-hcd usb-ohci]
> > > > > > mousedev                5236   2  (autoclean)
> > > > > > input                   5824   0  (autoclean) [keybdev hid mousedev]
> > > > > > nvidia-1.0-4363      1668296   4  (autoclean)
> > > > > > ext3                   88712   2
> > > > > > jbd                    51304   2  [ext3]
> > > > >
> > > > > Hm... No ivtv module in there... Have you run:
> > > > >
> > > > > modprobe ivtv
> > > > >
> > > > > With all that in there? Try another /sbin/lsmod after running that (but first,
> > > > > add the line for the second card as detailed below).
> > > > >
> > > > > > Also, here is my modules.conf file as you requested in an earlier email:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates
> > > > > > # default path
> > > > > > path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > # ivtv modules setup
> > > > > > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > > > > > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> > > > > > options ivtv ivtv_debug=1 mpg_buffers=90
> > > > > > options tuner type=2 # NTSC tuner
> > > > > > options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> > > > > > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> > > > > > add above ivtv lirc_serial
> > > > > [snip]
> > > > >
> > > > > For the second ivtv card, you should add:
> > > > > alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
> > > > >
> > > > > > If you would like any more information just let me know. Hoepfully
> > > > > > we're real close to figuring this out, because I'm on the verge of
> > > > > > wiping the machine clean and starting over with Jarod's Guide again. I
> > > > > > just hate to lost some of the recordings I have on the machine now.
> > > > >
> > > > > Don't wipe the machine. There's nothing that isn't recoverable without a clean
> > > > > installation (except maybe a terribly horked rpm database). Even if you do,
> > > > > save your database and your recordings directory, and you'll still have
> > > > > access to all your recordings. I've moved my master capture backend from a
> > > > > machine running FC1 to a completely different machine running FC2 without
> > > > > losing a thing, because I brought over the database and recordings directory.
> > > > --
> > > > Bryan Ware <bryan at hb-computers.com>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > 
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