[mythtv-users] Can't see my tuner card?

[Batshua bat Yehonatan]

The driver has changed since that thread was written so I got lost midway
through the instructions. I am not entirely sure what to do next.

On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 9:28 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dude, I could totally hug you! Thanks so much for the lead! I'll try it
> out as soon I get home.
>
>
> On Sunday, May 13, 2012, Igor Cicimov wrote:
>
>> Your card is definitely not recognized by the kernel. Looks like lots of
>> people have problems with this card especially with the newer versions that
>> are actually 1255 not 1250. read this:
>>
>> http://www.mythtvtalk.com/installation-issue-wintv-hvr-1250-a-13951/
>>
>> and try this as suggested in the thread
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/452987#452987
>>
>> ========
>> Just create a file in /etc/modprobe.d called "hvr1250" and put in it
>> the following content:
>>
>> options cx23885 card=20
>> ======
>>
>> and restart. After that your card should be recognized and the driver
>> loaded. To confirm run:
>>
>> $ lsmod | grep cx23885
>>
>> and you should see the module loaded and other modules listed that use
>> the driver.
>>
>> If stuck try google "HVR-1250 + mythtv" ... I got hips of threads about
>> this card.
>>
>> Igor
>>
>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <
>> batshua at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Okay, it's recognized on my friend's computer, at least to the extent
>> that it wants to install drivers for a "Multimedia controller". Does this
>> mean the card isn't compatible with my computer? Or could it be broken in
>> some other way?
>>
>> What, if anything, should I do the test the card on his computer? It
>> wasn't shown in the BIOS, and yet Windows seems to see it.
>>
>> Or am I just SOL that my computer can't see it, and I need to buy a
>> diferent card?
>>
>> If it's incompatible, how do I determine compatibility with my computer
>> for the next card? The old card was compatible with my LAST linux box,
>> which is why I bought a replacement when the last one died.
>>
>> Thanks so much for your help!
>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 3:33 PM, Zarthan South <zarthan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Okay, so update: I tried it in a different slot; it's definitely seated
>> properly and as far as I can tell, it's not being seen by the BIOS or
>> lspci. I have a friend who's willing to let me try it out in his computer,
>> so that'll be the next step.
>>
>> Thanks for the handholding!
>>
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Okay, on next reboot, I'll look around.
>>
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 5:15 PM, Zarthan South <zarthan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
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>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>> Uh, yeah, my computer doesn't do that. Is there a verbose setting I need
>> to invoke?
>>
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Zarthan South <zarthan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
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