[mythtv-users] How do you compile with support for TV Out on PVR 350?

[Ward Vandewege]

James Pifer wrote:
> I've read you need to compile MythTV for support for the PVR 350's TV
> Out. What do you need to change in the src to enable support for TV Out
> on a PVR 350? Is there a document somewhere that explains this?

Err - if there is I haven't found it. I didn't recompile my Myth to use 
the PVR 350's TV output, but I'm currently stuck with far less than 
desirable results.

You need the ivtv-fb kernel module (and framebuffer support in your 
kernel, as well as support for '32bpp packed pixels' under 'advanced low 
level drivers' under 'support for framebuffer devices'. The module seems 
a bit buggy. It's impossible to unload, for one (has a use count of 63 
as soon as it is loaded). Also, there are issues with screen size - 
somehow my tv's screen size is slightly smaller than what X thinks it is 
(the video mode of the ivtv-fb is fixed, apparently, once you choose 
PAL/NTSC). At least I can't convince X to use a different mode.

This makes it very difficult to configure Myth - the menus are partly 
off-screen. I've tried setting manual sizes for Myth which works, 
provided I also introduce an X and Y offset.

Also, once I have gone to 'Watch TV', the bottom 20% of the screen 
becomes a duplicate of the top 20%, making Myth even less useable...

Anyone have more success with the PVR-350 TV-out?

Thanks,
Ward.

> 
> Thanks,
> James
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users