[mythtv-users] Can't see my tuner card?

Batshua bat Yehonatan batshua at gmail.com
Mon May 14 01:28:30 UTC 2012


Dude, I could totally hug you! Thanks so much for the lead! I'll try it out
as soon I get home.

On Sunday, May 13, 2012, Igor Cicimov wrote:

> Your card is definitely not recognized by the kernel. Looks like lots of
> people have problems with this card especially with the newer versions that
> are actually 1255 not 1250. read this:
>
> http://www.mythtvtalk.com/installation-issue-wintv-hvr-1250-a-13951/
>
> and try this as suggested in the thread
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/452987#452987
>
> ========
> Just create a file in /etc/modprobe.d called "hvr1250" and put in it
> the following content:
>
> options cx23885 card=20
> ======
>
> and restart. After that your card should be recognized and the driver
> loaded. To confirm run:
>
> $ lsmod | grep cx23885
>
> and you should see the module loaded and other modules listed that use the
> driver.
>
> If stuck try google "HVR-1250 + mythtv" ... I got hips of threads about
> this card.
>
> Igor
>
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> Okay, it's recognized on my friend's computer, at least to the extent that
> it wants to install drivers for a "Multimedia controller". Does this mean
> the card isn't compatible with my computer? Or could it be broken in some
> other way?
>
> What, if anything, should I do the test the card on his computer? It
> wasn't shown in the BIOS, and yet Windows seems to see it.
>
> Or am I just SOL that my computer can't see it, and I need to buy a
> diferent card?
>
> If it's incompatible, how do I determine compatibility with my computer
> for the next card? The old card was compatible with my LAST linux box,
> which is why I bought a replacement when the last one died.
>
> Thanks so much for your help!
> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Zarthan South <zarthan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> Okay, so update: I tried it in a different slot; it's definitely seated
> properly and as far as I can tell, it's not being seen by the BIOS or
> lspci. I have a friend who's willing to let me try it out in his computer,
> so that'll be the next step.
>
> Thanks for the handholding!
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> Okay, on next reboot, I'll look around.
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Zarthan South <zarthan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> Uh, yeah, my computer doesn't do that. Is there a verbose setting I need
> to invoke?
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Zarthan South <zarthan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:
>
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