I can't speak about Mandriva but (and I'm assuming you're talking about Fedora) using the drivers from the ATrpms (http://atrpms.net/) repository for Fedora I had no problems at all. Instructions for adding it as a yum repository are on that website, install these, in this order using yum:
# yum install ivtv-firmware ivtv-firmware-audio # yum install ivtv-kmdl-(your kernel version) # yum install ivtv I'd make sure you get the right kernel module before you just install 'ivtv' as the ivtv group tends to want to download one specific version of the kernel module, which probably isn't the right one for you. After this, do: # /sbin/depmod -a # /sbin/modprobe ivtv And you should be good to go. I borrowed loosely from http://wilsonet.com/mythtv/fcmyth.php#capture as I set up MythTV as well, but some of the steps aren't necessary as I think an older version of the driver was used in making the guide. There are some troubleshooting ideas there too should you get into any trouble. Of course if these don't work for you or ATrpms doesn't offer a driver for the version of the kernel you're using, you can always make the driver from the sources, in which case there are some good guides on the ivtv wiki (http://ivtvdriver.org). Chris Jim C. wrote: > Question: If I switch up to Redhat instead of Mandriva, will I have less > trouble getting ivtv to work? I really don't have any time to mess > around with installations that don't work or documentation that doesn't > exist (re: the lack of a howto for Mandriva). > > > Jim C. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users _______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
