Kernel compile fails with make-kpkg, not with make

zuralin · 06-28-2005, 06:11 AM

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Originally posted by cspos
It's working now. I've changed so many things, I couldn't tell you exactly what it was that made this work. But I'll be installing this card again soon on a clean system, so I'll let you know then so you can add to the guide.
All that I have to do now is install the remote. That's a job for tomorrow.

Thanks for all the help.

Yeah, I think the init scripts in 18.* are broken (at least in .18 they were) because it should be ran as soon as it is installed. Glad to see you finally got everything working.

tmantist · 06-28-2005, 07:21 AM

the linux kernel has naitve support for plenty of video and tv cards[2.6 kernels have the best support], check to see if driver is there as a module with 'ls -R /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ | grep iv # or tv' , cd to the dir that the module is in and use insmod as root when you found the module. read insmod manual page for clarification.

else get a 2.6 kernel and compile in support for your tv-card,

note: that although the driver you downloaded may be for your card, the driver itself may have been designed to work on a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel only, I doubt a 2.2.

the one that you build into a kernel or as a module will always work

if those suggestions don't work, come back here

cspos · 06-29-2005, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by cspos

Code:

julie:~# /etc/init.d/mythtv-backend start
Starting MythTV server: mythbackendSession management error: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
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Oh. The mythtv-backend daemon actually did start when I ran that. The output was just a warning. So it looks like the guide was fine after all...

On a side note, the integrated encoder chip is great. I can continue to run programs that take a lot of processing power while encoding stuff. But decoding a stored file or even watching buffered live TV takes a lot more power. If I even browse the Internet while watching a video it stutters a bit. That's not cool. Will the encoder chip on the 250 rev 1 or on the 350 substantially improve performance?

zuralin · 06-29-2005, 08:25 PM

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Will the encoder chip on the 250 rev1 or on the 350 substantially improve performance?

I assume you mean the decoder, rather the encoder. The 250rev1 and 350 should take about as much cpu as it does to encode when decoding because they both have hardware decoding capabilities.

cspos · 06-29-2005, 08:55 PM

Oops, yeah I meant to say decoder. Well then it sounds like the upgrade would be worth it. But I don't need the tuner and other perks of the 350. Is there anywhere where I can buy a rev1 250?

zuralin · 06-30-2005, 10:06 AM

No idea, I've always wanted one as well.

cspos · 06-30-2005, 11:13 PM

On second thought, what I'm seing on the HCL isn't very good. Does the unstable branch of the ivtv driver really support the 350 like the site says?

I just read that the MPEG decoder only works on whatever is plugged into the TV-out jack on the 350. That defeats the purpose of using a CRT or LCD monitor...

cyslim · 11-09-2005, 09:11 AM

I'm having similar problems as the original poster, here's is my lspci output:

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8753 [P4X266 AGP] (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
0000:00:09.0 Network controller: Intersil Corporation Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev 01)
0000:00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Hint Corp HB6 Universal PCI-PCI bridge (non-transparent mode) (rev 11)
0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 30)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV20 [GeForce3] (rev a3)
0000:02:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
0000:02:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)

Contents of /usr/src:
hcwCCnv2.ax
hcwECP.ax
HcwMakoA.ROM
HCWPP2.inf
hcwPP2.sys
hcwPrxA2.ax
hcwutl32.dll
hcwxds.dll
ivtv0.4-modules-2.6.14-1-686_0.4.0-1+2.6.14-2_i386.deb
ivtv0.4-source.tar.bz2
ivtv-firmware-
linux
linux-headers-2.6.14-1
linux-headers-2.6.14-1-686
modules
nvidia-kernel-2.6.14-1-686_1.0.7174-4+2.6.14-2_i386.deb
nvidia-kernel-source.tar.gz
pvr_2.0.24.23035.zip
ReleaseNotes.txt

And uname -r:
2.6.14-1-686

I'm trying to use a Hauppage PVR500 in a Debian system, almost everything else seems to work, but I think the module keeps getting misplaced. I've read several articles about this happening, but the various 'fixes' either don't work for me, or are not explicit enough for me to follow along (I haven't built a Linux system in a decade). Any help would be appreciated.