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kworld mce 200 deluxe install

On 5/16/06, Michael Krufky <mkrufky (at) linuxtv.org> wrote: 
Wes Potts wrote:
> On 5/15/06, Michael Krufky <mkrufky (at) gmail.com> wrote:
>> Wes,
>>
>> You are using what we call an, "ancient" kernel, with very old
>> v4l-dvb modules.
>>
>> You will need to upgrade your v4l-dvb modules using the mercurial
>> repository on linuxtv.org ... see the following howto:
>>
>> http://linuxtv.org/repo
>>
>> ...although you might also run into further trouble...  Based on your
>> dmesg output above, it is evident that you are using a non-vanilla
>> kernel -- Notice cx88 card #22... It SHOULD read, "pcHDTV 3000" , but
>> your driver reports <NULL>  ... That looks quite shady to me.  It also
>> looks like you are running a kernel older than 2.6.12, and I'm not
>> sure that the mercurial tree will build properly in your environment.
>>
>> I would first try to follow the howto above.  If it doesn't work, then
>> you might actually have to recompile your kernel using vanilla sources
>> from www.kernel.org.
>>
>> Getting a new kernel will not be enough, however, since the support
>> for your card was added only very recently.  Support for your card is
>> slated for official inclusion into the 2.6.18 kernel.  So, after you
>> install your new kernel (2.6.12 or later) then you will need to build
>> and install the v4l-dvb modules from the mercurial repository.
>>
>> Good Luck,
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
> Ahh... I'm running Suse 9.3, which I keep updated.  But, I believe
> Suse stays a bit behind the curve with kernels.  uname -a gives me:
> Linux wespotts 2.6.11.4-21.11-default #1 Thu Feb 2 20:54:26 UTC 2006
> i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
>
> I'd prefer to run mainly stock system, and I've been looking for an
> excuse to upgrade.  So, would anyone discourage me from going to Suse
> 10.1?  My goal is to run a MythTV backend (or an alternative, possibly
> freevo) with a MythTV frontend on my xbox (if I can ever make that
> work reasonably well).  I tend to use my linux box for a lot of random
> stuff periodically but rarely anything consistantly.  Could anyone
> speculate whether or not I might have perfermance issues running a
> "heavy-weight" distro (like Suse) on a 1.6Gz AMD Duron with 512M ram?
>
> Also, thanks to you both for your help.
>
> Wes
>
Wes,

Seems as if you had accidentally written to me in private.  (cc's re-added)


My apologies.  I checked for my first reply in the thread (gmail) and
it was going to the list.  You might wish to check whether or not your
email client hoses up headers.


Upgrading to SuSE 10.1 will not be enough. As I stated in my previous 

Right, but Suse 9.3 (updated to current) runs kernel
2.6.11.4-21.11-default (as listed by uname -a).

email, you will also have to install the v4l-dvb modules from the
mercurial repository in order to add support for your Kworld Blackbird
card.  This will require that you have a vanilla kernel 2.6.12 or later
installed.  SuSE patches their kernels heavily, and they do not play
nice with external kernel modules.  Surely there is a way to do it, but
you may run into trouble.


So Suse 10.1 would likely not be a good choice for a "quick and easy"
path, correct?  Any comments on Gentoo?  I've been looking for a good
excuse to try it out.  I think I may get that install started tonight
and see what happens...

Thanks,
Wes

As far as your system requirements, 1.6 GHz Duron  512 M ram is not a
bad system...  A mythtv backend should be able to run fine on a machine
like that, although there are some other solutions available as well.

Good Luck,

Michael

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