[mythtv-users] Troubles installing ivtv with rpms

[James Colannino]

Ian Lesnet wrote:

> Aloha,
>  
> Long time reader, first time poster.
>  
> I have installed myth several times without a problem (red hat, 
> apt-get).  I did a reinstall to get a new hard drive working with the 
> system and to clear out garbage.  Tonight, when I apt-get install 
> ivtv-kmdl I get a message about broken dependencies (ivtv-firmware).  
> I have always downloaded the windows driver and extracted the firmware 
> after installing ivtv.  Could there really something wrong with the 
> ivtv packages?  I spent all night trying to find out if it was my 
> problem. I don't know where to go for help.
>  
> Thanks in advance.
>  
> Ian


Ian,

I had the same problem.  I got fed up with the packages constantly 
changing and when the process of installing these packages changed as 
well, I had gotten fed up for the last time and decided that I would 
compile my own drivers.  Although I chose to compile my own vanilla 
kernel for Fedora using the .config file from the Fedora Sources, you 
could always install the atrpm's kernel packages (make sure you install 
the source package for the same kerenel if you decide to do so) and then 
just compile ivtv yourself.  I'm not sure if this is an option for you, 
but it will definately save me a lot of trouble as I can create my own 
packages and not have to worry about someone else changing the way I 
have to install them.

All you would have to do is untar the ivtv packages and do a 'make' and 
'make install' and you would be finished.  Not sure if this is something 
you would want to do, but thought I'd respond and give you the idea in 
case it's of some use to you.

James