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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> Michael Krufky
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