Re: [gentoo-user] Which ivtv on newest Gentoo kernels?

["Mark Knecht" <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Tim <root@pneumaticsystem.com> wrote:
>
> Mark Knecht wrote:
>  > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
>  >> 2008/4/5 Ricardo Saffi Marques <saffi@las.ic.unicamp.br>:
>  >>
>  >>> On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com> wrote:
>  >>  >
>  >>  > > If someone knows where a
>  >>  > > list like that might be could you point me there?
>  >>  >
>  >>  > Have you tried these?
>  >>  >
>  >>  >  http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_MythTV
>  >>  >  and
>  >>  >  http://www.gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Setup_Kernel/System_for_MythTV
>  >>  > --
>  >>  > Ricardo Saffi Marques
>  >>
>  >>  Thanks Ricardo,
>  >>    Actually, since I wrote the first email I've built
>  >>  2.6.24-gentoo-r4, emerged ivtv-1.0.3-r2 and it boots and loads the
>  >>  driver fine. Both cards are seens so that much is behind me. I'm in
>  >>  the process of testing the cards and setting up mysql now.
>  >>
>  >>  Knock on wood so far things are going pretty well.
>  >>
>  >>  Cheers,
>  >>  Mark
>  >>
>  >
>  > OK, my immediate needs are solved with 2.6.24-gentoo-r4 and
>  > ivtv-1.0.3-r2. Both of my PVR cards are seen by the system and record
>  > successfully at the command line using cat /dev/v4l/video0 >test0.mpg.
>  > (Or video1) xine plays the files fine.
>  >
>  > Now the issue is to get the backend set up. First mysql, then
>  > mythbackend, then some test recordings. your second link will help
>  > with that I think.
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  > Mark
>  I'm glad it worked out for you.
>
>  IIRC, the ivtv builds are linked to the kernel version - older kernels
>  require you to use older ivtv builds. For example, kernel 2.6.19.* will
>  take ivtv 0.9, while kernel 2.6.18.* takes ivtv 0.8. ivtv 1.0.* has
>  worked for any kernel since 2.6.21, so unless you plan on downgrading
>  below that, you should stick with 1.0.
>
>  -Tim

Thanks Tim. It's all up and running for a few hours so far. Works fine
from the command line but not working well inside of MYthTV at all.

Cheers,
Mark
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