[mythtv-users] Gentoo and ivtv - HELP!!!

Jelle Kalf jelle at kalf.org
Tue Dec 16 03:53:22 EST 2003


Curtis,

Indeed make a file called /etc/modules.d/ivtv
Put everything in there, except the ">> $CFGFILE" part. 

Remember:
options tuner type=2  (NTSC)
options tuner type=5  (PAL)

And... After updating the file run this program: modules-update


Voila, done ;)


-----Original Message-----
From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Wood
Sent: maandag 15 december 2003 23:22
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Gentoo and ivtv - HELP!!!

Doh... lol - didnt even know about that... sorry 'bout that ;-)

On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 12:01, bdillahu at peachbush.com wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 11:46:08AM -0600, Curtis Wood wrote:
> >    Its not really that hard to set up - follow the instsructions in 
> > the documentation for MythTV, under the FAQS on ivtv.sf.net there is 
> > a spot for configuring the modules and which ones you need and in 
> > which order... As a note though - there is a configuration to add to 
> > your /etc/modules.conf in the faq that is very usefull - the bad 
> > part is that GenToo rewrites that file from scratch on everyboot. 
> > You will need to edit /sbin/modules-update and add the following lines
to it; instead....
> > 
> > echo >> $CFGFILE
> > echo "alias char-major-81 videodev" >> $CFGFILE echo "alias 
> > char-major-81-0 ivtv" >> $CFGFILE echo "options ivtv ivtv_debug=1" 
> > >> $CFGFILE echo "options tuner type=2" >> $CFGFILE echo "options 
> > msp3400 once=1 simple=1" >> $CFGFILE echo "add below ivtv msp3400 
> > saa7115 tuner" >> $CFGFILE
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> Not an expert, but I think the more "Gentoo" way would be to create a 
> file in /etc/modules.d named ivtv and include those lines... the files 
> in /etc/modules.d get read in as the source for /etc/modules.conf, as 
> I understand it, so the lines would show up "in the right place".
> 
> Just a thought.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> 
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