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

[Batshua bat Yehonatan]

Disregard previous message. I found really good instructions on how to
install the driver and now lsmod | grep cx23885 gives me results! Yay!

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:14 AM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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