[mythtv-users] [Slightly-OT] Nova-T

[Iain Donaldson (Mailing Lists)]

On 23 Mar 2005, at 17:03, rob at fearsedge.com wrote:

>>> I agree, if you have the 90002 then I'd highly recommend moving to a
>>> 2.6.11 kernel (it doesn't work at all with the 2.6.10 so you can
>>> ignore that).
>>>
>>> If it is, I can maybe help you out although I'm on Gentoo. Whatever
>>> you use, you will need the kernel patch from bytesex.org.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
>> Actually I managed to get mine to work with 2.6.10 + bytesex.org 
>> patches
>> but
>> no joy with anything less than 2.6.10.
>>
>>
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> Mine works on Gentoo using gentoo-dev-sources-2.6.10-r4 without 
> patches.
> Actually, that's not strictly true as I had to copy over a modified .c
> file to get my remote working but that's got nothing to do with the DVB
> stream part.
>

Well I'm struggling with the Nova-T (9002) personally. I've been 
through about 10 iterations of kernel re-compile on FC3 with and 
without the bytesex.org patches to no avail.

The card is recognised (output from: cat /var/log/messages | grep cx88)

Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]: subsystem: 0070:9002, board: 
Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T [card=18,autodetected]
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]: hauppauge eeprom: 
model=90002, tuner=76
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]: registered IR remote control
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.4 
loaded
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]: subsystem: 0070:9002, board: 
Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T [card=18,autodetected]
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]: hauppauge eeprom: 
model=90002, tuner=76
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]: registered IR remote control
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:01:07.0, rev: 
5, irq: 12, latency: 32, mmio: 0xf5000000
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 
[v4l2]
Mar 23 22:10:20 zossimov kernel: cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0

... but I can't (despite following all instructions for udev rules) get 
the devices to appear in /dev.

they do appear to be loaded if I do /sbin/lsmod (I've edited this 
output)

cx8800                 34828  0
v4l1_compat            14340  1 cx8800
v4l2_common             6144  1 cx8800
cx88_blackbird         15620  0
cx8802                 12420  1 cx88_blackbird
cx88xx                 54816  3 cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx8802
i2c_algo_bit            9480  1 cx88xx
video_buf              24452  4 cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx8802,cx88xx
ir_common               7812  1 cx88xx
btcx_risc               5384  3 cx8800,cx8802,cx88xx
tveeprom               13592  1 cx88xx
videodev               10240  3 cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx88xx
i2c_i801                8972  0
i2c_core               23040  4 cx88xx,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_i801

I've tried the 2.6.10/11/11.5 with and without bytesex.org patches and 
all appear to recognise the card to varying degrees, but not ever a 
sign of /dev/dvb.

Anyone any thoughts ? I've followed at least 3 online 'step by step' 
guides which all appear to be different and none of which deliver any 
more than above. I've attempted to load a CVS of the v4l code on top of 
my patched kernel(s), but may not have figured out how to do that 
properly as have no success.

Frustrating or what?!?

..Iain