[mythtv-users] tveeprom-ivtv hoses my bttv card, how do I use the kernel tveeprom?

[Duncan Brown]

Robert Anderson wrote:

> So I've done a lot a research to find that I probably need to "use the 
> kernel version of tveeprom" to resolve the conflict I am seeing when I 
> try to load the bttv module. I'm just not sure how exactly to do that. 
> I have been following Jarod's guide for FC4 and I installed ivtv with 
> yum. Do I need to get kernel sources and compile the modules? Is there 
> an easier way to get back (and/or use) the original version of 
> tveeprom that was present before installing ivtv. Thanks in advance.
>
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> Rob Anderson
> riznob at gmail.com <mailto:riznob at gmail.com>
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Hey

This is a problem I have almost every time I upgrade ivtv. The way I 
solve it is to first delete (or rename) the tveeprom.ko located in

/lib/modules/2.6.*wherever*/updates/drivers/media/video/

Then run depmod -ae and reboot

Whether this is the 'correct' method i have no idea, but it WFM.

Dunc