I am trying to get my kernel to use the bttv-0.7.x driver for my
card. I am having major troubles. First of all, the docs say that I need:

CONFIG_I2C=m
CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT=m

in my .config file. the CONFIG_I2C is in there, but I can't figure out how to get there with 'make config' or 'make menuconfig' (it's commented out in the file). I'm thinking that I need to enable something else to get this, but I can't figure out what. Does anybody know how to get to the I2C configuration?

I also don't have CONFIG_I2C_ALGOBIT in the .config file at all (it's not even commented out... just not there)

I have applied the "30_i2c-2.4.20.diff" and the "30_bttv-0.7.x-2.4.20.diff" patches (both went smoothly), but the bbtv driver doesn't show up in the .config file at all.

Has anybody tried configuring a system for this card? Any suggestions on the I2C stuff?

thanks in advance.

ok, I found the I2C configuration, and that also gave me the BT878 options. It's compiling right now.... keeping my fingers crossed!

grr... i really dislike such posts; mention that they were successful,
without mentioning what they did. i am having the same problem;
not being able to find i2c.

ok. found it; here it is for others:
make menuconfig

Character devices --->
I2C support --->
<M> I2C support (NEW)
<M> I2C bit-banging interfaces (NEW)
Video For Linux --->
<M> Video For Linux
<M> BT848 Video For Linux (NEW)

Did you apply the patches from the v4l site before you compiled?
Did you use v4l or v4l2?