HOWTO: Mandrake 10.1 + ivtv

[devries]

[root@localhost utils]# make reload

 

The 'drivers' folder, not the 'utils' folder :)

[flarefox]

I looked in the system and it comes up as this:

 

Identification

Vendor: ?Internext Compression Inc

 

Description: ?iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder

 

Media class: ?MULTIMEDIA_VIDEO

 

Connection

Bus: ?PCI

 

Bus PCI #: ?0

 

PCI device #: ?5

 

PCI function #: ?0

 

Vendor ID: ?17476

 

Device ID: ?22

 

Sub vendor ID: ?112

 

Sub device ID: ?16393

 

Misc

Module: ?unknown

 

 

Should it not say it is manufactured by Hauppauge?

[flarefox]

The 'drivers' folder, not the 'utils' folder :)

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Hahaha, oops. When I do it in the drivers folder, now the video device is completely gone. I do a make reload and the whole video and video 4 linux devices and folders are gone! I have no clue what I'm doing wrong.

[devries]

Try a different ivtv driver. If no /dev/video0 gets created the module (=driver) isn't working correctly.

[flarefox]

Try a different ivtv driver. If no /dev/video0 gets created the module (=driver) isn't working correctly.

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That and that I wasn't loading enough of the modules was exactly the problem! It was loading the drivers that come with mandrake rather than the ones I built. Thanks for all the help! It works well!

[Guest ahdiddum]

Hi,

I can't load ivtv modules using MDK 10.1.

I would like to add the following config (to use a WinTV PVR350 with Microtune tuner)

alias char-major-81 videodev

alias char-major-81-0 ivtv

options ivtv tda9887=0

post-install ivtv ivtv_init

in /etc/modules.conf.

When MDK 10.1 boots, it doesnt load this file. It's rather the same with /etc/modprobe.preload, /etc/modprobe.conf, /etc/modules and /etc/modprobe.devfs. If I manually do a modprobe it will work. A script under /etc/rc.d/rc.local could be a hugly but working hack, but I'm sure there's something better to do.

My last attempt : a "generate-modprobe.conf" that worked very well...in fact, /etc/modprobe.conf is still the same after the reboot.

Any idea ?

Thanks a lot...

Jp

[devries]

Add 'ivtv' to modprobe.preload and modules and 'options ivtv tda9887=0 (and you probably will need tuner=whatever number your tuner is}' to modprobe.conf.

[Guest ahdiddum]

Add 'ivtv' to modprobe.preload and modules and 'options ivtv tda9887=0 (and you probably will need tuner=whatever number your tuner is}' to modprobe.conf.

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Thanks you devries, you're really the one :D

Nobody on the net but you was able to give me this hint !

Now the module is loaded without a ugly "etc/rc.d/rc.local" hack.

I still can't change channels because of this damn microtune 992 tuner though. But that's another trouble....however many thanks.

Edited April 30, 2005 by ahdiddum