[mythtv-users] No TV after upgrade to .22 using PVR-350 TVOUT - help!

[Jarod Wilson]

On Nov 12, 2009, at 5:15 PM, sdkovacs wrote:

> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Craig Isdahl  
> <craig at dashsystems.com> wrote:
>> All -
>>
>> I've upgraded to .22 and have everything working except I don't  
>> have TVOUT
>> capabilities any more (using the PVR-350).

Simply upgrading to 0.22 wouldn't have broke X, so I take it you  
upgraded something else too... One thing at a time, people!

>> This is CentOS 5.4 using video4lan - please see
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/406812#406812  
>> for more
>> details and xorg.conf file.
>>
>> -----
>> Here's the errors at the end of Xorg.0.log:
>>
>> (II) IVTV: driver for ivtv framebuffer: PVR-350
>> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:02:0
>> (--) Chipset PVR-350 found
>> (EE) open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory
>> (EE) Screen 0 deleted because of no matching config section.
>> (II) UnloadModule: "ivtv"
>> (EE) Device(s) detected, but none match those in the config file.
>>
>> Fatal server error:
>> no screens found
>> -----
>>
>> It appears X is not configured correctly but I'm really not sure  
>> what I need
>> to change in the conf file, any guidance is appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Craig
>
> If I'm not mistaken, ivtvfb.ko is missing from the atrpms video4lan  
> rpm.
>
> Run this command as root. If you get no output, the the framebuffer is
> not installed.
>
> find /lib/modules/`uname -r` -name ivtvfb.ko

Or, more sensibly:

$ /sbin/modinfo ivtvfb

I'd also suggest looking in dmesg for evidence of it having loaded, if  
its there.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com