[mythtv-users] pcHD5500 and 0.21

[Jesse Burt]

Harry Devine wrote:
> OK, so I'm going thru the setup in 0.21 right now, and I'm trying to 
> setup my pcHDTV 5500 card.  I currently have it set as a DVB Input card 
> and I've noticed that I can't set the "Analog options" any more.  I used 
> to be able to do this in 0.20 (svn from 11/19/07).  I need to do this to 
> allow access to my basic channels (2 -> 99).
> 
> Am I missing something?  Should I set up this card as something else?  I 
> did see an Analog V4L card option, but I don't think I can setup 2 
> seperate cards for this.  Or can I?

Harry,

This has puzzled me, too. I think someone else asked this not too long 
ago on the list and got a response that the digital and analog tuners on 
the card have to be set up as separate inputs, and in the same "Input 
Group" (IIRC). I have messed around with an experimental (Ubuntu Hardy) 
.21 installation on my MBE and had this same problem. I tried setting 
the tuners up as separate inputs but analog doesn't work (just get a 
split-second of TV, then snow on each analog channel). I haven't fooled 
with it now in a couple weeks but IIRC, tvtime did not work for me 
either. This is after having used digital TV in MythTV. I found if I 
reloaded all the cx88 modules (cx88-dvb, cx8800, etc) then tried tvtime 
again, analog TV worked, so I wonder if there was a regression in some 
part of the kernel. I can do the very same thing successfully with the 
same kernel version or newer on my "real" Gentoo Myth installation.
So, try setting them up as separate inputs and see if it works better 
for you.

Cheers,
Jesse