Followup: still can't get bttv to load (been trying for days..)
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 <lukaslatz@yahoo.com> 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
>
>
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