I didn't think I needed the "tuner=50" based on earlier posts, but also didn't
think it would hurt. ;-)
Sounds like my system is the complement to Greg's. I have an Athlon, nVidia
and VIA chipset. The good news is that my setup works, too!
Thanks to everyone for the help.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Haase" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ivtv-devel] quick help with install needed
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 08:19:54 -0500 (EST)
>
> I never thought I'd be so happy to see 9 seconds of static! Tonight after
> work I'll play around with inputs, etc and see if I can actually get
> picture.
>
> Jarod. Thanks for the note about ivtv tuner=50. Is that still necessary?
> I thought that the ivtv driver would detect and try to set that
> automagically.
>
> Regarding the msp3400, I rememebered the previous error message with
> 2.6.9, so I didn't even bother to compile it into my 2.6.10 kernel. I
> actually stripped quite a bit out of that kernel... No need to have AMD,
> nVidia, and ATI drivers compiled in everywhere when I have a SiS chipset
> ;-)
>
> > On Tuesday 28 December 2004 22:22, Jim Hammack wrote:
> >> Success here! I built a proper 2.6.10 kernel, rebuilt ivtv, did
> >> "modprobe
> >> ivtv" and now I'm getting video from the tuner and composite inputs.
> >> Haven't tried audio or S-video yet.
> >
> > Two things...
> >
> >> I added "options tuner type=50" to /etc/modules.conf. Also, when
> >> running
> >> "make install" from ivtv-0.3.2a/driver I *ignored* the warning
> >> suggesting
> >> that I use the ivtv module instead of the one that comes with the
> >> kernel;
> >
> > First, for 2.6.x, that should be "options ivtv tuner=50". The way you've
> > specified the tuner type is deprecated.
> >
> >> "You appear to have a
> >> /lib/modules/2.6.10/kernel/drivers/media/video/msp3400.ko. That can
> >> cause a
> >> conflict with the msp3400.ko from ivtv.
> >> It is wise to remove
> >> /lib/modules/2.6.10/kernel/drivers/media/video/msp3400.ko. After that
> >> run
> >> depmod again."
> >>
> >> I don't know if it was that or the kernel rebuild that solved the
> >> problem,
> >> but it sounds suspiciously similar to Greg's problem.
> >
> > Second, the in-kernel msp3400 works fine with ivtv, as of somewhere in the
> > 2.6.8 to 2.6.10 range.
> >
> > --
> > Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
>
>
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