On 2 Dec, Clyde Stubbs wrote: > I didn't go through all your message in detail, but two things > leapt out; > > Forget about the "insmod" script - use make install in the build-2.4 > directory, then use this script: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg10969/dvb-nebula
Ah, thanks! That looks much more sensible. > to start and stop the card (ignore the "tuner not loaded" message when > you stop it). > > That script, BTW, is referenced by this short HOWTO: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg10969.html > > I didn't follow exactly this - I built bttv separately (but with > the patch). Hmm, I've gotten into trouble after applying the latest patch I could find - 2.4.23-pre7 - to the released 2.4.23 kernel. I've just mailed off to Gerd Knorr and will wait to see if he has any advice. > The missing /dev/dvb stuff confused me too - with the 2.4 kernel, without > the DEV_FS feature (or whatever it is) you will need to manually create > the special file nodes. IIRC, there is a script in the top > level of the dvb-kernel tree that will do this for you. Following that, I had a look, but couldn't find anything there. The scripts directory is empty, too, BTW: [EMAIL PROTECTED] dvb-kernel]# head CVS/R* ==> CVS/Repository <== dvb-kernel ==> CVS/Root <== :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/linuxtv [EMAIL PROTECTED] dvb-kernel]# ls CVS TODO linux HOWTO-get-a-new-card-running-avermedia analog-2.4 makelinks README build-2.4 mediafocusII-2.4 README.alps_tdlb7 build-template patches-2.6 README.bt8xx convert.sh scripts I don't suppose you can recall, even vaguely, what the script or command was called? > For testing, you will need to use the DVB utilities - find out what > frequencies you have locally, use scan to identify the PIDS, and > tzap to test tuning. Once you've tuned something with tzap you can > use dvbstream to grab some data, and view it with mplayer. > > Note: some australian channels (at least SBS in Qld) are not on the > nominal centre frequency. you should be able to get accurate frequency > information from www.dba.org.au. If you're in Brisbane, I can send > you a file with the local channel info. Thanks, though I'm in Sydney. I really haven't got to the stage yet of getting the hardware working. > Setting up the channel tables in Myth is then required, using the info > that scan got for you. This link will help (but is out of date, so > you have to ad-lib quite a bit) > > http://www.hack.id.au/dvbsetup.html Thanks. Um, what's Myth? The end-user application for tuning or viewing the TV? > I haven't worked out quite what the channel number, channel id and channel > names are for, except that the id is the key that links the channel table > with the dvb related stuff. > > To get aussie program guides, try this link: > > http://www.onlinetractorparts.com.au/rohbags/xmltvau/index.html > > Install that BEFORE you run mythsetup. Which in the CVS is just setup/setup. > > Have fun. > > Clyde Whew! Thanks, I'll continue tomorrow ... luke -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
