[mythtv-users] PVR-500 installation

[Paul Bender]

I have a whitebox PVR-500MCE and it works with the settings below.

Ian Cartwright wrote:
> Matt,
> 
> Was that a "retail" PVR-500 or a white box PVR-500MCE? I've been having
> a real hard time getting my PVR-500MCE working properly and would like
> to know what kind you have before I plug your settings in and give it a
> whirl...
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ian
> 
> On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 16:37 -0400, Nathan Ford wrote:
> 
>>I just got my PVR-500 last weekend. Took some frigging but I got it to
>>work. Seems to work great now. Next step: Get a cleaner cable signal
>>to it :)
>>
>>I started with a 2.4.29 kernel (It was the kernel already on the
>>machine), but the tuner module in 2.4 will not work with the 500. So i
>>upgraded to the 2.6.11 kernel. I didn't build any v4l modules.
>>
>>I used the 0.3.2q drivers (latest at the time of install). For the
>>longest time I just couldn't seem to get the damn thing to work. I
>>could record the composite in fine, but could not tune a channel. I
>>powered off the machine and powered it on and magically it started
>>working. So apparently at some point during my trials and tribulations
>>a register got set and never cleared. Anywho, it's working great now.
>>
>>So I guess my tip is power off and on if things don't seem to work.
>>(Someone else on the forum posted that as well, sage advice :)  )
>>
>>This is my modules.conf if your curious. And to anyone else if you see
>>something redundant feel free to point it out.
>>
>>alias char-major-81 videodev
>>alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
>>alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
>>options saa7127 i2c_enable=-1,-1,-1,-1
>>options cx25840 i2c_enable=1,1,1,1 no_black_magic=1
>>options wm8775 mixer=1
>>options ivtv ivtv_debug=1 tuner=57,57,57,57
>>
>>I should get brave and expiriment to see if any of those options
>>really aren't needed. But it's working, and I kinda wanna leave it
>>that way for awhile.
>>
>>I just 'modprobe ivtv' and bing, there it is.
>>
>>On Apr 4, 2005 4:17 PM, Matt <skd5aner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all!
>>>
>>>Well, I placed my order for a PVR-500 and it should arrive today.  I
>>>plan on installing it tonight in addition to the two PVR-250's I've
>>>had in there since last May.  I'll let you know how it goes.  Any
>>>tips, recommendations, requirements from those who've tried?  Jarod,
>>>any last minuted advice for me?
>>>
>>>I'm running a 2.6.10 kernel, and I'll be upgrading to the latest 3.x.x
>>>IVTV drivers and latest nvidia drivers.  I think I'll wait and rebuilt
>>>the kernel when I go HDTV.  Anyway, wish me luck :)
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>Matt
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