[mythtv-users] Jarod - Here's Your Chance (AKA - Distro Cage Match)

[Jonathan Watmough]

On 5/20/05, Jeff Simpson <llcooljeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm not using the tv out on the 350. Here's the thing. It's all
> > working just fine on 2.6.9 (including mythmusic). But I got an HDTV
> > and a pchdtv3000 to go with it. Getting that to work has been
> > troublesome. Now, for various other reasons, I've wanted to upgrade
> > the kernel in the past. But, everytime I do, I run into an issue with
> > sata_nv hanging. I've opened a bug against the kernel for that. But
> > now, with kernel support built-in for the 3000, I *really* want to
> > upgrade. But, in researching the sata_nv bug, I've noticed that
> > nvidia networking (previously working via forcedeth) and mvidia
> > graphics (via the nvidia drivers) don't work. So, rahter than
> > continuing to hit my head against the wall, I thought I'd put it out
> > there and see who knows how to make this work. After all, my end goal
> > is not to run a Gentoo box, it's to run a Myth box.
> 
> So the issue really isn't about a distribution, it's that you can't
> get a kernel that seems to allow
> - sata to not crash
> - support for the pchdtv3000
> - nvidia network
> - nvidia graphics
> 
> all at once.


Hmm, I'm running a Gentoo box on an Asus Nforce motherboard with all that 
stuff, Ithink.

Email me off-line and I can return my config if you like.

Jonathan

I would think that the best way to fix it would be to go with the
> latest kernel and start debugging those problems one at a time.
> 
> I get the feeling that if you can't get them all to play nicely just
> in the kernel, changing the distribution won't change that - in fact,
> I imagine you're better off staying where you are since you can try as
> many different kernel revisions/patches as you want without having to
> worry about finding an appropriate binary package for ivtv, since
> you'd be compiling it anyway.
> 
> - Jeff
> 
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