[mythtv-users] HD 3000 DVB has Signal Lock, Myth Can't See It

[Michael Haan]

On 5/25/05, Michael Haan <michael.haan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/25/05, Andrew Gallatin <gallatin at cs.duke.edu> wrote:
> > Michael Haan [michael.haan at gmail.com] wrote:
> > >
> > > So I think that means the card is working.  But when I try to add a
> > > new card in mythtv-setup I select card type = DVB, and I get:
> > > DVB Card number:   0
> > > Card Name:             Could not get card info for card #0!
> > > Card Type:              Invalid argument
> > >
> >
> > If I remember correctly, this means that mythtv was compiled
> > to use a different version of the DVB api that what your
> > kernel and dvb-apps are using.   Did you build from source?
> > If not, try that..   If yes, make sure you are using
> > the DVB headers that you used to compile your kernel.
> >
> > Drew
> >
> 
> I built from source, but from a Gentoo ebuild.  emerge -s myth shows:
> root at tibeaux root # emerge -s myth
> Searching...
> [ Results for search key : myth ]
> [ Applications found : 13 ]
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythbrowser [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Web browser module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythdvd [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: 0.18
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: DVD player module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythgallery [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Gallery and slideshow module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythgame [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Game emulator module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythmusic [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: 0.18
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Music player module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythnews [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: RSS feed news reading module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythphone [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Phone and video calls with SIP.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythvideo [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: 0.18
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Video player module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-plugins/mythweather [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Weather forecast module for MythTV.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-tv/mythfrontend [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18-r1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 8,595 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Homebrew PVR project
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  media-tv/mythtv
>      Latest version available: 0.17-r1
>      Latest version installed: 0.18-r2
>      Size of downloaded files: 15,745 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: Homebrew PVR project
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  www-apps/mythweb [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18.1
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 2,464 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: PHP scripts intended to manage MythTV from a web browser.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> *  x11-themes/mythtv-themes [ Masked ]
>      Latest version available: 0.18
>      Latest version installed: [ Not Installed ]
>      Size of downloaded files: 15,257 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.mythtv.org/
>      Description: A collection of themes for the MythTV project.
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> I'm guessing mythtv is a meta build, so I'm not sure which version I
> have exactly.
> 
> for linux-headers, I have:
> root at tibeaux root # emerge -s linux-headers
> Searching...
> [ Results for search key : linux-headers ]
> [ Applications found : 1 ]
> 
> *  sys-kernel/linux-headers
>      Latest version available: 2.6.8.1-r4
>      Latest version installed: 2.6.8.1-r4
>      Size of downloaded files: 34,870 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.kernel.org/ http://www.gentoo.org/
>      Description: Linux system headers
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> And my kernel is vanilla 2.6.12-rc4:
> root at tibeaux root # emerge -s vanilla-sources
> Searching...
> [ Results for search key : vanilla-sources ]
> [ Applications found : 1 ]
> 
> *  sys-kernel/vanilla-sources
>      Latest version available: 2.6.10
>      Latest version installed: 2.6.12_rc4
>      Size of downloaded files: 35,677 kB
>      Homepage:    http://www.kernel.org
>      Description: Full sources for the Linux kernel
>      License:     GPL-2
> 
> How do I figure out if I've got a mismatch, and how do I fix it?
> 

I just tested and I can *definitely* tune HD using DVB/QAM with this
card.  I'm so close, I just need to get myth on board.