Re: Getting Radio/TV on Debian.

From: Stephan Balmer (stephan_at_sense.asit.ch)
Date: 09/30/03

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To: Russ Pitman <rjp@belle.apana.org.au>

    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.
    > 

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