--- Tyler Trafford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tyler Trafford wrote:
> > There should be a /etc/udev/hotplug.rules. At the
> end of that file is a
> > commented line to enable some verbose debugging to
> /var/log/hotplug.log.
> >
> > Try enabling that and then rebooting.
>
> Oh that may be distribution dependant... first check
> that one of the
> rules files in /etc/udev has this:
>
> SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", RUN+="firmware.sh"
Success!
I finally used the "--verbose" flag with udevd to find
the two problems that were, in fact, stopping it from
loading the firmware at all, error about file size
notwithstanding.
I quickly learned that it was looking for firmware.sh
in /lib/udev instead of in /usr/lib/udev.
It was trivial to create that directory, then copy the
firmware.sh file to it.
Next, I discovered an error about "...missing sysfs.."
(sorry, I didn't save the full text), so I poked
around until I realized that I needed to have a /sys
properly mounted via /etc/fstab.
Coming over from a 2.4 kernel, I was unaware that I
needed that.
Rebooted, did a simple "modprobe ivtvfb," and it
easily loads the firmware!
Yipee!
I can now change channels, then view the output from
/dev/video0.
The moral of this story is to start up udev in exactly
this way to force it to spit out all manner of useful
information:
udev --verbose --daemon
Okay, now I have a more minor problem that needs
addressing, which is the terribly sluggish playback
that makes the audio quickly outrun the video, looking
worse than the crappiest Kung-Fu movie I ever saw.
This occurs when I do a simple "mplayer /dev/video0"
Again, I am certain that my system has plenty of
horsepower to watch output directly from the video
capture device, as I am running a P4 3.0GHz with 2.5GB
RAM, and it easily played video directly that way
using my 2.4 kernel with not even a hint of
sluggishness.
I imagine that I either need to enable a flag when
loading the modules, or I need to use an option with
the userspace utilities that come with the IVTV
package, such as ivtvctl.
Anyone wanna take a crack at this one?
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