[mythtv-users] PVR-150 Unknown Tuner Type - Solved

[Tom E. Craddock Jr.]

Michael T. Dean wrote:

> Tom E. Craddock Jr. wrote:
>
>> Michael T. Dean wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/12/05 17:41, Tom E. Craddock Jr. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Im posting to this list after following the directions @ Jarod's 
>>>> MythTV Howto.  I recently (11/8/05) bought a pvr150 MCE from 
>>>> CompUSA in the Tampa Bay, Fl area, and after using the ivtv-4.0 
>>>> RPMs from atrpms, the tuner type isnt set correctly.  I also have a 
>>>> pvr250 in this box, it works fine;  the info from dmesg is for both 
>>>> cards, the pvr150 being the 2nd card listed (card#1).  Im running 
>>>> the 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 kernel and ivtv-0.4.0-98.rhfc4.at.  If you 
>>>> need anymore info, or have any tips, I appreciate it.
>>>
>>>
>>> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
>>
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.  Ive already got that in my modprobe.conf, its 
>> listed below, that is what I got from Jarod Wilsons Walkthru.  On a 
>> side note, just found out my subscription to the ivtv-dev list has 
>> been rejected with no reason given...weird.
>> ...
>> alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
>> alias tuner tuner-ivtv
>> alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
>
>
> Try commenting out each of these individually and in pairs and threes 
> :) (running depmod -a after any change to modprobe.conf).  IIRC, one 
> is required but the other two aren't for a PVR-150 on a Linux 2.6.13 
> kernel.  Unfortunately, I don't have my 150 set up, so I can't 
> test...  Also, your best bet is to power off for 30 seconds between 
> tests so settings from the previous module load are completely reset 
> (the ivtv driver doesn't do a full reset).
>
> Mike
>

Mike,

Thanks, that did it. Edited the modprobe.conf and commented out the 
tuner-ivtv and msp3400 lines, leaving only alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv, 
and both the 250 and 150 work fine.  Thanks for the help...the last 
comment about powering down was key as well, thanks for that as well.

Tom