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From: Robert Fisher

>What do Knoppmyth users on this list advise?



Would always recommend KM as long as its pretty much a dedicated tv box. If
you want to use it as a desktop then its probably not ideal. If its a server
then thats ok.




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I'm running Gentoo both on my desktop and my Myth boxn, I'm a sucker for
punishment...

Works great for me with little problems other than the continual emerging of
newer app's but what I've been doing for a while is "emerge -puv system" and
only letting updated app's update other library's etc. It may mean a lot of
app's sitting there when you "emerge -puv world" but just pick what you want
to update and the rest is done.

Tim

On Monday 02 October 2006 19:38, Robert Fisher wrote:
> We have used Gentoo for MythTV without too many problems (my son urged me
> to "leave well enough alone" a few months ago and we stopped upgrading)
>
> Well Simon decided to upgrade the kernel so he could get a game controller
> working but then ivtv stopped working.
>
> Found we are not the only ones with the problem with heaps of posts on the
> forums about it.
>
> I have upgraded gcc, recompiled the kernel but still no go.
> Now changing to modular X but if that does not help (and I do not think it
> will) we are thinking of trying Knoppmyth.
>
> What do Knoppmyth users on this list advise?
>
> Rob
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I found ivtv doesn't (didn't?) work with kernel 2.6.17. If you just
want to fix it and move on, downgrade the kernel. 2.6.16 works fine. I
don't think knoppmyth will fix this, because AFAIK they won't have the
bleeding edge kernel either, and the game controller may not work in any
case.

-Mike

Robert Fisher wrote:

>We have used Gentoo for MythTV without too many problems (my son urged me
>to "leave well enough alone" a few months ago and we stopped upgrading)
>
>Well Simon decided to upgrade the kernel so he could get a game controller
>working but then ivtv stopped working.
>
>Found we are not the only ones with the problem with heaps of posts on the
>forums about it.
>
>I have upgraded gcc, recompiled the kernel but still no go.
>Now changing to modular X but if that does not help (and I do not think it
>will) we are thinking of trying Knoppmyth.
>
>What do Knoppmyth users on this list advise?
>
>Rob
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On Tuesday 03 October 2006 11:39, Mike Dilger wrote:
> I found ivtv doesn't (didn't?) work with kernel 2.6.17. If you just
> want to fix it and move on, downgrade the kernel. 2.6.16 works fine. I
> don't think knoppmyth will fix this, because AFAIK they won't have the
> bleeding edge kernel either, and the game controller may not work in any
> case.

I use 2.6.17 with ivtv 0.70 with no problems - I did have a sound issue
originally which I solved with a patch from the mythtvtalk forums, the issue
is now being looked at by the ivtv devs AFAIK.

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On 10/2/2006, "Robert Fisher" <robert@fisher.net.nz> wrote:



>We have used Gentoo for MythTV without too many problems (my son urged me

>to "leave well enough alone" a few months ago and we stopped upgrading)

>

>Well Simon decided to upgrade the kernel so he could get a game controller

>working but then ivtv stopped working.

>

>Found we are not the only ones with the problem with heaps of posts on the

>forums about it.

>

>I have upgraded gcc, recompiled the kernel but still no go.

>Now changing to modular X but if that does not help (and I do not think it

>will) we are thinking of trying Knoppmyth.

>

>What do Knoppmyth users on this list advise?

>

>Rob



I did the same move : gentoo--> knoppmyth and have not looked back.



I have the latest iso if you want it.



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On Thursday 05 October 2006 11:42 am, Nick Rout wrote:

> I did the same move : gentoo--> knoppmyth and have not looked back.
>
> I have the latest iso if you want it.

Thanks but I have already downloaded it.

Ran the auto install yesterday but did not get correct output to TV.

I am doing it again following instructions at
http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?id=KnoppMythInstall
regarding the nvidia drivers.

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On Thursday 05 October 2006 12:26 pm, Robert Fisher wrote:

> I am doing it again following instructions at
> http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?id=KnoppMythInstall
> regarding the nvidia drivers.

Seems nvidia drivers were not even available via the auto install.

I am trying again with the TV (s-video connected) disconnected and a monitor
plugged in to see what happens.

Rob

PS - if I do not get this sorted out soon the rest of the family are going to
get MS Windows Media centre

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On Thursday 05 October 2006 1:16 pm, Robert Fisher wrote:

> I am trying again with the TV (s-video connected) disconnected and a
> monitor plugged in to see what happens.

Well at least I now have colour.

Which PAL version do we use in NZ?

Which VBI format?

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On Thursday 05 October 2006 1:24 pm, Robert Fisher wrote:

> Which PAL version do we use in NZ?
>
> Which VBI format?

OK I found this page whichs looks helpful for NZ users...
http://zaf.geek.nz/projects/mythtv/mythtv-howto-full.php

but it says to set default input to Tuner 0
How can I change that (or should I select Tuner 1?)

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Robert Fisher wrote:
> Which PAL version do we use in NZ?

PAL BG

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On Thursday 05 October 2006 11:42 am, Nick Rout wrote:

> I did the same move : gentoo--> knoppmyth and have not looked back.
>
Well I am not having the same success.

Using Knoppmyth R5D1

After a fresh installation I go through the setup procedure and when I try to
set the video source it locks the screen and seems to do nothing more.

Maybe I have a hardware compatability problem (with Knoppmyth)????

dmesg before and after setup are different.

dmesg before setup (immediately after installation)....
(Notice the Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 is initialised then removed then
initialised again.)

ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.7.0 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.17-chw-8 SMP preempt mod_unload 586 gcc-3.4
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info between
ivtv: the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
ivtv: any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 card (cx23416 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: cx25843-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 26559, rev B260, serial# 8432218
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is LG S001D MK3 (idx 60, type 38)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) (eeprom
0x74)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX25843 (idx 37)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX25843 (idx 30)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has no IR remote
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream
tuner 1-0061: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3))
ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:0a.0 disabled
ivtv0: Removed Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0
ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.7.0 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.17-chw-8 SMP preempt mod_unload 586 gcc-3.4
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info between
ivtv: the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
ivtv: any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 card (cx23416 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: cx25843-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 26559, rev B260, serial# 8432218
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is LG S001D MK3 (idx 60, type 38)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) (eeprom
0x74)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX25843 (idx 37)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX25843 (idx 30)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has no IR remote
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream
tuner 1-0061: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3))
ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================
eth0: Media Link On 100mbps full-duplex
eth0: Media Link On 100mbps full-duplex
eth0: no IPv6 routers present


dmesg after setup (locks up)....

ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.7.0 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.17-chw-8 SMP preempt mod_unload 586 gcc-3.4
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info between
ivtv: the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
ivtv: any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 card (cx23416 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: cx25843-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 26559, rev B260, serial# 8432218
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is LG S001D MK3 (idx 60, type 38)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) (eeprom
0x74)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX25843 (idx 37)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX25843 (idx 30)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has no IR remote
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream
tuner 1-0061: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3))
ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================
cx25840 1-0044: 0x0000 is not a valid video input!

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I really think this would be better on the main mythtv mailing list. there is
far more expertise there.


On Thursday 05 October 2006 16:01, Robert Fisher wrote:
> On Thursday 05 October 2006 11:42 am, Nick Rout wrote:
> > I did the same move : gentoo--> knoppmyth and have not looked back.
>
> Well I am not having the same success.
>

[snip]


> ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================
> cx25840 1-0044: 0x0000 is not a valid video input!
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Or the Km forum, its pretty good. Good place to search for answers too.



http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/



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From: Nick Rout

Date: 10/05/06 20:51:24

To: mythtvnz@lists.linuxnut.co.nz

Subject: Re: [mythtvnz] Gentoo - persevere or try Knoppmyth?



I really think this would be better on the main mythtv mailing list. there
is

far more expertise there.




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On Thursday 05 October 2006 10:14 pm, Nick & Ann Read wrote:
> Or the Km forum, its pretty good. Good place to search for answers too.
>
> http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/
>
Thanks for the advice guys.

I / we may be a bit late though.

I went out tonight and came home to a happy family with Windows MCE installed
and apparently working well with all of the hardware.

Never mind. I am not too proud to suggest that the Linux solution is any
better than the commercial offering from the other side.
I do not have enough knowledge / experience to overcome some of the technical
issues with MythTV by myself.

I also am wondering if the lack of a proper mode-line in our previously
working Gentoo MythTV setup was the reason that our Panasonic Plasma TV
sometimes turned itself off or even failed to start.

Bottom line in this family is that we can build a system which does more than
the commercially available PVR's for a better price and reliably.


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