After some more searching: The cx23881 is actually a different chip (from bt878). I could have sworn that when I checked in the store in the display, that the card had a BT878, so I suppose Hauppauge just switched the specs without changing the brand name.
I couldn't find any information on the net about driver availability except that some months back someone was *expecting* drivers to show up. Where would be the place to look for such a driver? Would that be INSIDE the bttv, that is, should I just get a brand new version of the bttv? And if so, if no *.deb is available (but a *.tar.gz), do I just put the bttv.o into the /lib/modules/... right place or is that a no-no? If a *.deb is available, I'm sure it will be "unstable". Is it ok to run stable or testing and just have a bttv unstable or should I switch the whole thing to unstable? --- Lukas Latz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > > After switching from a mono Hauppauge WinTVgo to a WinTV-PCI-FM (model 647) (PAL-B/G >34514 REV > E142) with a Conexant decoder, I can't for the life of me get bttv to load. I've >tried it for > days > now. > > I was convinced that the Conexant decoder is a BT878, but it doesn't actually >mention that ON > the > chip. It says: CX23881-27 > > I've tried numerous combinations of first loading/not loading tuner and/or msp3400, >different > combinations of the i2c modules, different options the bttv itself and with or >without > postinstall > action for loading tuner and msp3400. > > I assumed that when I say modprobe bttv, it actually checks what the >/etc/modules.conf currently > says? (that would affect whether or not option changes get seen...) > As far as the card= option is concerned, I've tried leaving it away and setting it >to 10, > assuming > a BT878. > > I've suspected a PCI problem and have tried different PCI slots and tried >with/without > Soundcard. > Everything seems to end up Busmaster on IRQ11 anyway. This was the same with the old >card and > there it wasn't a problem. From the KDE system info and from scanpci it seems that >the card is > not > detected in any useful way. > > No matter what I do, the feedback on the command line is this: > > continuity:~# modprobe bttv > /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: init_module: No such >device > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including invalid >IO or IRQ > parameters > /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: insmod > /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o failed > /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: insmod bttv failed > > and in /var/log/messages: > > Dec 6 22:34:43 continuity kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > Dec 6 22:35:13 continuity kernel: bttv: driver version 0.7.83 loaded > Dec 6 22:35:13 continuity kernel: bttv: using 2 buffers with 2080k (4160k total) >for capture > Dec 6 22:35:13 continuity kernel: bttv: Host bridge is Intel Corp. 440LX/EX - >82443LX/EX Host > bridge > Dec 6 22:35:13 continuity kernel: bttv: Host bridge needs ETBF enabled. > > I've seen in examples on the net and with the card I had before that the last remark >doesn't > have > to mean it won't work. Usually, after that ETBF remark the next line would say: card >so-and-so > detected, only on my machine that just doesn't happen. > > If the chip is actually not a BT878 but something else, what card= option would I >have to set? > Can it be helpful to switch from (Woody) stable to testing or unstable? > > Any clues? > > Lukas > > > ===== > . *************************************************** > ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] m. +31 (0) 6 19544439 ** > ** t. +31 (0) 10 418 2023 ** > ** philips willemstraat 14B2 3051 PP rotterdam ** > ** IT'S A MAN'S WORLD DESIGNING TACKY INTERFACES ** > ** http://www.bambleweeny.com ** > *************************************************** > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ===== . *************************************************** ** [EMAIL PROTECTED] m. +31 (0) 6 19544439 ** ** t. +31 (0) 10 418 2023 ** ** philips willemstraat 14B2 3051 PP rotterdam ** ** IT'S A MAN'S WORLD DESIGNING TACKY INTERFACES ** ** http://www.bambleweeny.com ** *************************************************** __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
