[mythtv-users] IVTV Driver and 1000ms Timeout

[Scott Carr]

Scott Carr wrote:
> I have been getting some strange lockups on my system in the past couple
> days.  After a reboot this time, I have been getting 1000ms Timeout
> waiting for firmware.
>
> I am running 2.6.16 and ivtv 0.6.2, just installed.
>
>   
[snip]

Ok, I have got things fixed.  I even fixed a problem with the firmware
not being found on Gentoo.  Turns out genkernel builds the firmware
loading code called 'firmware_class' as a module, which is not enabled
by default.