[mythtv-users] Myth and PVR350-what do I need?

[Jarod C. Wilson]

On Feb 1, 2004, at 11:01 AM, Doug Graham wrote:

> Forgive me if I'm asking something that is readily available 
> elsewhere, I have spent the last three days looking for some straight 
> answers but have ended up more confused than ever.
> Currently I have a linux box running Suse 8.2 (kernel 2.4.20-4GB) 
> acting as a firewall and router. I have also got a PVR 350 (currently 
> in a windows box) and want to get myth up ad running on linux.
> Having spent a lot of time looking about for information I have come 
> to the follwing conclusions:
> **I need to use V4L2

Not exactly. You need to use some v4l2 headers. You can install the 
ivtv drivers without using v4l2, if you copy the videodev2.h file 
included with ivtv tarball to the right place. You do of course need at 
least v4l, which is certainly in SuSE's kernels.

> **(To do this I also need at least Kernel version 2.4.22 for the V4l2 
> patches to work hence I need to download and recompile a new kernel 
> (or at least patch)

I've run ivtv just fine on 2.4.20 series kernels in the past. It should 
work with SuSE 8.2's stock kernels.

> **I then need to install Ivtv

Certainly.

> **Then install MythTV with all the necessary bits to make the IR work 
> etc....

That part's easy. ;-)

> Is the above correct or have I got the wrong end of the stick?

Somewhere in the middle of the stick, perhaps.

> Any advice from anybody who uses the PVR350 on Suse would be greatly 
> appreciated!

The bigger fun is getting Myth itself working, because of SuSE's broken 
qt.

-- 
Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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