stinky wizzleteet wrote: > Sander Sweers wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 13:04, stinky wizzleteet <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> Oh.My.God >>> That totally solved it! >>> >>> >> Great! >> >> One question, how did you install the firmware before getting it from >> the link I provided? Was it supplied by Ubuntu or did you intall it >> manually? What I am trying to find out if Ubuntu is providing wrong >> firmware versions. >> >> Thanks >> Sander >> >> >> > Ubuntu provides firmware in the package linux-firmware, > but here's the real brainscratcher, I could have sworn I already used > untarred the ivtv-firmware from ivtvdriver.org, as I had already > downloaded it. > So, having a working system now, I decided to tinker a little. > I installed the kernel-package I compiled myself from the git tree of > 30-12-2008 (as I mentioned before) 2.6.28-GIT > I cold-booted into this kernel, ivtv-tune -f 768 mplayer /dev/video0 = > shite ! > WTF ? I untarred the same ivtv-firmware *again* in /lib/firmware , rmmod > ivtv && modprobe ivtv, ivtune -f 768, mplayer /dev/video0 = perfect ! > Now how's that for an enigma, I doublechecked, the linux-image package I > installed does not have firmware packaged into it. > > I must admit I found a fault in my mythtv setup, it was set to PAL-60 > instead of pal-BG, > So I will try now to reproduce above described behavior by reinstalling > linux-firmware and linux-image-2.6.27-9-generic > If this works I am a total putz for missing the PAL-60 setup fault. > > I'll keep you guys posted. > > > The jury is in: I *am* a Putz ! Apparently I missed that mythtv was set to PAL-60, all my efforts of recompiling kernels and bleeding-edge drivers moot !
I am a little doubtful still, as I also had the bad image/sound syncing when I did a cold boot and tested the pvr250 with ivtv-tune and mplayer only. Apparently the PAL-60 setting is either default or really stubborn. Sander, thanks for your help and you patience ! grtz wzzl > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
