[mythtv-users] Firmware Not loading after upgrade to 4.3

[Michael T. Dean]

On 03/18/2006 12:46 PM, Thom Paine wrote:
> I must be missing some step after upgrading to ivtv 4.3.
>
> My machine doesn't seem to load the firmware even though I followed
> the instructions on the ivtv site about the upgrade.

You mean this one?  http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Firmware#Location

>  I copied the
> necessary v4l files to the hotplug/firmware directory and my
> /var/log/messages says firmware not found even though I have it in the
> /hotplug/firmware directory.
>
> I also have a slave backend I'm working on with a DVB card and I'm
> getting the same problem here. Do I just put the firmware file in the
> hotplug/firmware directory and it should autoload?
>   

Impossible to tell without more info.  The firmware directory is defined 
by your hotplug scripts (which tend to be modified by individual distros).

Also, your kernel must have  "Support for hot-pluggable devices" 
("CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y") /and/ must support "Hotplug firmware loading 
support" ("CONFIG_FW_LOADER=y" or "CONFIG_FW_LOADER=m").  You must have 
a recent enough version of hotplug installed.  And, once you have the 
pre-reqs, you must read the scripts for your distro to find the location 
for the firmware (or ask on your distro's ML/fora where your distro 
expects the firmware to reside).

However, there should be enough info in the link above for you to trace 
where ivtv is looking for your firmware.

Mike