[mythtv-users] any debian+wintv pvr 350 users out there?
jose rubio
debian at nc.rr.com
Tue Nov 11 20:47:07 EST 2003
On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 03:28, Andreas Bohnert wrote:
> thanks for all postings, especially jose!
>
>
> jose rubio wrote:
>
> >I'm running woody... Well, I guess it started as woody but then I just
> >kept upgrading stuff by hand... If I had to do it over again (and I
> >might when I get some free time) I would go with testing/unstable debian
> >just because that seems to be what all the people developing myth/ivtv
> >are using.
> >
> >
>
> I will start with the 2.4.22 kernel now.
> because I use xfs I have to use some further unstable packages, so I decided to switch to unstable completely (I always wanted to do so..)
>
>
> >I am running 2.4.22, I do have the nvidia driver but I don't think
> >that'll make a big diff. and I have a 250 and a 350. When you compile
> >your kernel -- and you should compile your own kernel, it builds
> >character ;-)
> >
> mine or the kernel's? :)
>
> >-- you'll need video for linux (I don't patch for v4l2).
> >You'll also need framebuffer support (as a module I think) I have the
> >module fbcon-cfb32 the option for it is under character devices I think.
> >
> >
> I didn't find fbcon-cfb32 (but now I know every possible switch:). I
> enabled framebuffer support and then I enabled nvidea in a subtree. This
> should be ok!?
>
> >I would recommend that you _not_ go to latest CVS at the begining
> >because it is very unstable (as of yesterday anyway)
> >
> there is a news entry from 2003-10-31 on the ivtv homepage. they say the
> have build a new tarball, because there was a lot of confusion about the
> right stable code.
> will you NOT recommend this tarball as well?
>
> > The one I have had
> >luck with is the 10/31 edition of the ivtv driver and the 10/28 cvs from
> >myth (although I've heard that the 0.12 version will work well too)
> >
> >
> so you run mythtv 0.11? I want to go for that version, because there are
> already some debian packages and they work well for me.
> but on the mythtv homepage they say 0.12 will support the pvr 350 now,
> so I'm not sure, if I should go for an update.
>
No, I run the cvs version from around 10/28. The 0.11 version does not
output to the 350 (iirc). And the latest cvs for myth requires the
latest cvs for ivtv. I have not tried those yet but I will.... as soon
as I get a chance.
-jose-
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