[nzlug] TV Cards

[Michael Adams]

On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 22:46:44 +1300
Robin Sheat wrote:

> On Monday 23 October 2006 21:46, Shane wrote:
> > Shirley I am missing something/theres a better way
> lsmod > /tmp/modules1.txt
> make reload
> lsmod > /tmp/modules2.txt
> diff /tmp/modules1.txt /tmp/modules2.txt
> 
> find the one(s) that it loads that you need, and add them to
> /etc/modules to be loaded on boot. Assuming that the modules are
> actually installed in the system (i.e. in /lib/modules/...) that
> should do the job. If not, you _may_ be able to put a full path in to
> the module, I don't know. Try loading it with modprobe, that should
> tell you if it's possible. Or you could just add insmod
> /path/to/module.ko to rc.local.
> 

On the Mandriva-Expert list today

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I am happy, and somewhat amazed, to report that setting up a PVR250 card
in Mandriva 2007 was *almost* painless.  There are two things to watch. 

Do NOT click on the "configure TV card" thingie in the summary
during installation. If you do, even without doing anything, it will
insert the line:  'options ivtv  card="" gbuffers=4' into
/etc/modprobe.conf.  If it does happen, the offending line must be
disabled/removed before ivtv modules will load.

Firmware has moved since the 0.2 days. It is now in /lib/firmware.
Same firmware files as before, just moved and renamed.

   [randy ~]$ ls /lib/firmware
   v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw  v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
   [randy ~]$

That's it! It works out of the box, video and audio. No recompiling...
No redoing MSP3400.... nor any of the other tasks that used to be
needed. At least for my card in my machine on the day I installed. YMMV.
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Disclaimers:
The PVR250 isn't available in NZ AFAIK Though reading the webpages...
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr150.html
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/products/data_pvr250.html
... i can't pick much dif in the specs.

I have zero personal experience with these.

Don't know if any of this helps. /lib/firmware may be Mandriva specific.


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Michael
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