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try "aoss realplay".

It seems like the problem was the kernel. On my PVR system (mini-itx Epia-M) Mandrake 10.1 installed a SMP kernel (kernel-i586-up-1GB-2.6.8.1.12mdk). When trying to load the compiled Ivtv drivers I got the error message FATAL: Error inserting ivtv (/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk-i586-up-1GB/kernel/drivers/misc/ivtv.ko): Invalid module format I tried to install the standard kernel, but it doesn't boot at all on my Epia-M. So I installed the PVR350 card into my desktop PC (uses the standard Mdk 10.1 Official kernel) and then the Ivtv installation procedure here http://www.byopvr.com/Journal+index-jop-br...iew-id-112.html worked perfectly! No problem with the module loading. I guess there are some compiling parameters to change, in order to get self-compiled modules working on my Mini-Itx system. However, I will first see if MythTV works on my desktop PC. /Kenneth

That's what I do. The problem is that "make install" puts the new drivers into the directory "/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdkcustom/extra/" which the system doesn't seem to like as it doesn't find them. /Kenneth

I found this article about installing Mythtv on Mandrake 10.1: http://www.byopvr.com/Journal+index-jop-br...iew-id-112.html It suggests to delete the Mdk 10.1 Ivtv drivers and copy the new self-compiled drivers into the /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdk/kernel/drivers/misc directory. However, when I do the "modprobe ivtv" it does not like that the new drivers are in ".ko" format... The Mdk drivers are in ".ko.gz" format. I tried to gzip the .ko drivers into .ko.gz format but modprobe still does not like them... What kind of trick do I need to do? Regards, Kenneth

Performed a clean install of Mandrake 10.1 (official) and yes I can confirm that the ivtv driver is already in and can be loaded with "modprobe ivtv". But in my case, the tuner in my PVR350 seems to be a recent model not supported by the IVTV 0.1.9 driver. So I have no choice but trying to install a newer driver version. Now to my problem: when I do the "make install" of the new driver (I am trying the 0.3.x series) it installs into a new directory "/lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdkcustom/extra/" [root@localhost /]# ls -l /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdkcustom/extra/ totalt 340 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31846 dec 4 00:03 cx25840.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 38008 dec 4 00:03 ivtv-fb.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178264 dec 4 00:03 ivtv.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31832 dec 4 00:03 msp3400.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14750 dec 4 00:03 saa7115.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15096 dec 4 00:03 saa7127.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14777 dec 4 00:03 tveeprom.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6774 dec 4 00:03 wm8775.ko How do I get this driver to load instead of the the older driver? When I "modprobe ivtv" I still get the message: ivtv: version 0.1.9 (0.1.10pre1) loading Regards, Kenneth

Well, have a look in the contents of kernel-source-2.6-2.6.8.1-12mdk and you will find: ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/Kconfig ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/Makefile ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/audiochip.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/compat.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/id.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/ivtv-api.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/ivtv-driver.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/ivtv-fb.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/ivtv-i2c.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/ivtv.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/msp3400.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/msp3400.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/saa7115.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/saa7127.c ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/saa7127.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/tuner.h ‎/usr/src/linux-2.6.8.1-12mdk/3rdparty/ivtv/tveeprom.c /Kenneth

I have tried following your advice, but there seems to one problem: The Mandrake 10.1 already seem to have the Ivtv driver (0.1.9) and installing a newer one (0.2.0 or 0.3.0) does not help, as the 0.1.9 driver seem to be the one used... What does you log show? My log shows that driver 0.1.9 is used... So how does one get the 0.2.0 or 0.3.0 driver to replace the built-in? /Kenneth

After fiddling around with OSS/ALSA settings, I lost my system notifications sounds in KDE. After some "digging" I found that .kde/share/config/knotifyrc (in my home directory) had funny content. I just deleted this file and restarted and all was OK again. This is what it should look like on a working system (when it didn't work, all tha parameters were set to "false"): [startProgress] Arts Init=true KNotify Init=true Use Arts=true /Kenneth

There's a new version of the NVidia driver here: http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display...2_1.0-6629.html This worked for me. These two things I had to do after installing: - add "nvidia" in /etc/modprobe.preload - change driver "nv" to "nvidia" in /etc/X11/XF86Config /Kenneth

Ok I've found it http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/151046 /Kenneth

There is a way of switching this behaviour off, but I can't remember where I've seen it... If I remember correctly, there was a line to add to /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf /Kenneth

I also see the opposite. In Windows XP, my AMD 1800 XP runs 4-5 degrees hotter than Mandrake 9.2/10.0. /Kenneth

ATI seem to make the best graphics cards, good performance and makes less noise. BUT I'm not sure about the Linux compatibilty.... That's why I bought an NVidia card one month ago. /Kenneth

Yes, I agree. That's what I would have bought for work (e.g. an Ericsson P900) if I could choose. This would mean one less device to carry. And the phone is always with me anyway. So pure PDAs (without phone or wireless LAN) will disappear from the market soon. /Kenneth

I have a Tungsten T3, which is nice (good screen, fast and easy to use). I haven't tried to sync it in Linux yet, but at least the older Palms used to work fine with Linux. At least in the old days, the CE devices were very battery-hungry. The Palms could go forever without needing a re-charge. If I would buy a PDA myself, I would like to try a Sharp Zaurus. /Kenneth