I just got my PVR-500 last weekend. Took some frigging but I got it to work. Seems to work great now. Next step: Get a cleaner cable signal to it :)
I started with a 2.4.29 kernel (It was the kernel already on the machine), but the tuner module in 2.4 will not work with the 500. So i upgraded to the 2.6.11 kernel. I didn't build any v4l modules. I used the 0.3.2q drivers (latest at the time of install). For the longest time I just couldn't seem to get the damn thing to work. I could record the composite in fine, but could not tune a channel. I powered off the machine and powered it on and magically it started working. So apparently at some point during my trials and tribulations a register got set and never cleared. Anywho, it's working great now. So I guess my tip is power off and on if things don't seem to work. (Someone else on the forum posted that as well, sage advice :) ) This is my modules.conf if your curious. And to anyone else if you see something redundant feel free to point it out. alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 ivtv alias char-major-81-1 ivtv options saa7127 i2c_enable=-1,-1,-1,-1 options cx25840 i2c_enable=1,1,1,1 no_black_magic=1 options wm8775 mixer=1 options ivtv ivtv_debug=1 tuner=57,57,57,57 I should get brave and expiriment to see if any of those options really aren't needed. But it's working, and I kinda wanna leave it that way for awhile. I just 'modprobe ivtv' and bing, there it is. On Apr 4, 2005 4:17 PM, Matt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all! > > Well, I placed my order for a PVR-500 and it should arrive today. I > plan on installing it tonight in addition to the two PVR-250's I've > had in there since last May. I'll let you know how it goes. Any > tips, recommendations, requirements from those who've tried? Jarod, > any last minuted advice for me? > > I'm running a 2.6.10 kernel, and I'll be upgrading to the latest 3.x.x > IVTV drivers and latest nvidia drivers. I think I'll wait and rebuilt > the kernel when I go HDTV. Anyway, wish me luck :) > > Thanks! > Matt > _______________________________________________ > 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
