A couple of things you need to remember:
1. The kernel tuner module is behind the times.
Because of this, you need to rename or remove the
kernel tuner module so that the ivtv one will load.
It's in /lib/KVER/kernel/drivers/media/video
2. The kernel needs to be compiled WITHOUT 4kstacks.
For the moment, pending a new patch, ivtv is dependent
on 8k stacks.
As for the firmware, it's actually right out in plain
sight on the PVR500 CD. It's a file called HcwMkoA.ROM
(and yes, the copy is case-sensitive) and it needs to
be placed in the /lib/modules directory.
0.3.2f will get things working nicely, although
there's a slight modification to tuner.c (you change
the FQ1236A MK4's VHFHI->UHF threshold to 16*442.00),
but it should mainly work after that. We're hoping to
get rid of the ivtv tuner and move it into the new
v4l2, which will require using the addr parameter for
the tuner module. Don't worry about that for now and
just use the tuner included with ivtv.
There are still some issues with scaling and VBI
slicing. You need to use the 720*480 mode when trying
to record or you'll crop the right half of the
picture. Additionally, the VBI data isn't sliced off
and is in a fine line at the top of the recording.
modprobe cx25840 i2c_enable=1 no_black_magic=1 //
audiofmt=1 cardfmt=1
(where that double slash indicated you're supposed to
keep it on the same line)
then "modprobe ivtv tuner=54,54"
It's type 54 for me, but I think I added mine in at
the end. If that doesn't say "FQ1236A MK4" when you
load it up (check your log dir/messages) then look in
tuner.c and find said tuner. TCL2002N is type 50, so
count down however many it is to that one. There's
your tuner.
That should do it.
Jason
--- Isaiah Frantz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey there,
I have been watching this mail list and keep seeing
people say that
they have their PRV500 working. What nobody has
bothered to do is
concisely tell what ivtv codebase (as there appears
to be two forks)
and what patches (as there seem to be many floating
around) they are
using when they get it to "work".
I have tried to get 0.3.2f to work on a 2.6.10-r7
gentoo-dev kernel,
but every time I modprobe ivtv I get a kernel panic.
Would it be possible for one of you folks to write a
short guide to
getting this working, including where one obtains
the firmware. I
tried to use the firmware extractor in the util dir
but it looks like
it is expecting the pvr250-350 file which is totaly
different from the
pvr500 file:
http://hauppauge.lightpath.net/software/pvr150/pvr150_2028_23053_whql.zip
Thanks.
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