On Tue, 2004-12-28 at 15:31, Michael Cheshire (Mailing Lists) wrote: > Matt, > > I was having exactly the problems you were, until I put vga=792 in the > kernel boot line. > > Something about the new kernels using the first framebuffer device without > actually capturing /dev/fb0, and therefore ivtv_fb crashes quite badly when > it tries to grab it also. > > Try that. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt D. Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Discussion about mythtv" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:36 AM > Subject: [mythtv-users] Jarod's HOWTO for FC3/PVR-350/X - Please Take > Offline > > > > > > I've reviewed Jarod's MythTV FC3 HOWTO, using a single PVR-350 in > > my TV box (and I had a working base FC2 configuration), and I'm at > > a point now where I believe I can say that it just doesn't work yet. > > Jarod should take his HOWTO off-line until he's had a chance to fully > > walk through it with a PVR-350 so that those of us out there who > > are following it don't end up upgrading into a broken configuration > > (which we're all doing now). > > > > There are three main problems: > > > > - The ivtv-fb driver isn't up to rc3b yet to fix the problems with > > the module crashes (and even then doesn't work fully); > > > > - X with TV Out is definitely broken; I've tried both the xorg.conf > > pointed at from his site, as well as tuning. Modifying the > > ivtvdev_drv.o doesn't fix it; changing the firmware doesn't > > work; Using either ivtvdev, fbdev, or any other combination is > > broken. Changing vga= and video= options doesn't help. > > > > - The new 2.6.9 kernels are breaking in conjunction with ivtv, and > > the ck100zz drivers aren't useful anymore. > > > > Until these major problems are fixed, people should be pointed to the > > base FC2 instructions (without downloading the FC2 updates, since > > you can break your configuration with newer FC2 kernels as well) > > until these problems are fixed. > > > > All the previous work is really appreciated from both Jarod, Axel, > > John, and everyone else, but this is clearly a time drain so long as > > the base FC3/guide configuration doesn't work. This is just my $0.02 > > from doing this over the past three days and not making much forward > > progress (and seeing a few mythtv mailing list E-mails from people > > following Jarod's HOWTO and not seeing answers to their questions). > > > > When there's something really working enough to beta test and/or use, > > then I'm totally ready to help out. :) Thanks, > > > > --Matt > >
Hey, I got an idea. Make your own Howto guide! Jarod's guide has been a life-saving resource for many of us. If you have any better ideas where to start. Put up or shut up. Mike > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
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