[mythtv-users] SAA7146 'budget' PCI

[mat]

> On 8 April 2010 10:26, mat <mat at lessermatters.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I was hoping that I could try some stuff here at work (via ssh, no X).
>>
>> I would really like to get this working as the Analog TV's been switched
>> of here now, so my server will get some more usage.
>>
>> Any ideas, gratefully recieved.
>
> You could check for tda1004x/firmware/saa7146 messages:
>
> # dmesg |fgrep "tda"
> # dmesg |fgrep "firmware"
> # dmesg |fgrep "saa7146"
>
> You can also use (dvb)scan (to scan and create a channels.conf file)
> and tzap (to tune to a particular channel) to test the card remotely
> over ssh.
>
> Do you need to manually modprobe a driver to have the card detected
> and its nodes created, or is it autodetected on boot?
>
> Cheers,
> Nick

Thanks Nick,

It's looking good the "tda" search gave:

tda1004x: found firmware revision 2c -- ok
..3 times.

So, I'm guessing my issues aren't related to firmware loading then?

mat