On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 03:20:15PM +0800, Russ Pitman wrote: > Russ Pitman wrote: > > Stephan Balmer wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 01:27:17PM +0800, Russ Pitman wrote: > > > > Having been given Radio/TV card and finding it is working, I have had no > > > > success so far installing it in my Debian m/c running Sid,currently > > > > uptodate. > > > > > > > > The card is a Prolink Pixelview Play TV Pak modelPV-Bt878P+ Rev4E > > > > From the cardlist No.50 an exact match > > > > The tuner is an LG TPI8PSB02P Cardlist No.28 > > > Same as mine. > > > > Since tried cardlist numbers 37,70 and 72. They all worked inasmuch that > > radio works but won't write out the ~/.radio file, TV no picture just noise. > > > > > > Using /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/tuner.o > > > > insmod: a module named tuner already exists > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: post-install bttv > > > > failed > > > > /lib/modules/2.4.22/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.o: insmod bttv failed > > > AFAIK you need to patch 2.4.22 because the I2C character device changed. > > > Read about it here: > > > http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/devel/i2c/ > > > > > Ok > > > I still had no success with kernel 2.4.22, the Patch for the bttv didn't > > > work for my kernel-source-2.4.22-10. > > > > > > With the kernel-image-2.6.0-test4 the bttv module loaded without error. > > > Since X is giving me a hard time I didn't test yet if the card works.. > > > > > > Would be interestet how you did it, if you can get it running on a 2.4.22 kernel. > > > > > > bye > > > Stephan Balmer > > Given the above I won't bother patching,just try the 2.6.0-test4 kernel. > > > > If I get anything to fly I will let you know. Hope you get your X problems > > sorted. > > > I can appreciate your comment re X and 2.6 Kernels. My results are a > disaster.Listed below. > > As far as the bttv module is concerned using modconf in kernel versions > 2.4.19 to 2.4.22 inclusive gave the same results,insmod reports failure > even tho the module is found by lsmod and appears to be partially working. > > As radio works and tv only generates noise with various indoor and outdoor > antenna setup on both linux and win98 with updated drivers I have lost > faith in the card,although it did work a couple of years ago for the > original owner in windows. I finally got X running, and yeah, I can get some noise off the card... When I change to the "Composite 3" interface with xawtv, the system freezes. I remember having the same problem with the card under win98.
The card is crap, I knew that when I bought it. (Couldn't miss the price though.) > > With the 2.6.Kernels, I installed both test2 and test4 images from the > archives. > Both failed to find the network or the mouse on bootup and starting gpm > and networking from the command line failed. I could get the network up > by reinstalling it but never succeeded with the mouse. You have to load the modules for the mouse, try modprobe psmouse or modprobe hid for USB-mice. > > Midnight Commander was fine on tty1 and couldnt produce proper line > characters on any other tty. Wierd. Wierd indeed... > > Modconf doesn't find any modules to insert. Modconf doesn't work with 2.6 kernels yet(?). :( > > Xconfig is now Qt based and I couldn't find any of the help files normally > available in the old display. As for configuring X, I do it with dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 but YMMV... > > I built four kernels from test2 source. They behaved simiarly. > > After 2/3days the original problem seem to have fallen off the radar :-)) > Maybe just return the card with thanks and start afresh. Yep, I removed the card and will try again with kernel 2.6.10 :) > > Maybe not--- > -- > Cheers > Russ. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
