xawtv

[josephj at buffnet.net]

Thank.  I am trying hard.
xawtv:
Looked in /etc/XF86Config - no modules at all.  Looked in XF86Config-4
found modules, but no DRI.

bttv:
Looked at Kernel - looks the same to me

[root at localhost X11]# uname -r
2.4.21-0.11mdk

[root at localhost X11]# ls -l /usr/src
total 8
lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           20 Apr  7 18:34 linux ->
linux-2.4.21-0.11mdk/
drwxr-xr-x   18 root     root         4096 Apr  7 18:33 linux-2.4.21-0.11mdk/
drwxr-xr-x    7 root     root         4096 Mar 23 10:00 RPM/
[root at localhost X11]#

Didn't know enough to go further with your instructions.

Thanks.   Joe


>
> wow Joe, I'm impressed.  You've put alot of dedication into making
> xawtv work.  DRI stands for Direct Rendering Interface.  It was
> introduced into the XFree86 build when 4.0 was released.  It's mainly
> supposed to improve gaming performance, but is not required by X to
> run.
>
> It looks like the version of DRI for nvidia that you are trying to
> install is newer than the current X installed (which is why it's
> looking for a newer version of Xserver).
>
> To make things easier, try modifying the XF86COnfig file in /etc/X11.
> (1st, make a backup to revert your changes).  Now, comment out DRI from
> the modules list.  You might also have to change your default video0 so
> that DRI isn't your default video interface being used.
>
> You "might" have to recompile xawtv depending if it built itself to
> depend on DRI.  But xawtv should only depend on Xvideo.  make distclena
> ; ./configure --help (select your options) ; ./configure ; make ; make
> install.
>
>
> As far as bttv, it seems as if your kernel source doesn't match your
> current kernel.
>
> `uname -r` - tells you what kernel you are currently running
>
> `ls -l /usr/src` - linux/ should be softlinked to some kernel source
> (linux-2.4.20 or something like that).
>
> If your current kernel & kernel source don't match, then you'll have to
> update your kernel sources to reflect your current kernel.  If `ls -l
> /usr/src` does show some linux-version directory, but it isn't what the
> linux soft link is pointed to, then you'll have to update the softlink.
>
> Hope that made sense :)
>
> -Rob
>
>> The latest attempts at getting xawtv to work:
>>
>> 1) I found and loaded my kernel sources and verified that my kernel
>> headers were already installed.
>> 2) I tried to make bttv.
>> 3) It failed, because it wanted to use
>> /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.11mdk/build. /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.11mdk exists,
>> but does not have anything called build in it.
>>
>> Attempt to make bttv:
>>
>> ...
>> [root at localhost bttv-0.7.106]# make
>> make -C driver default
>> make[1]: Entering directory
>> `/home/bigbird/installs/bttv-0.7.106/driver' make -C
>> /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.11mdk/build
>> SUBDIRS=/home/bigbird/installs/bttv-0.7.106/driver modules
>> make: *** /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.11mdk/build: No such file or
>> directory. Stop.
>> make: Entering an unknown directorymake: Leaving an unknown
>> directorymake[1]: *** [default] Error 2
>> make[1]: Leaving directory
>> `/home/bigbird/installs/bttv-0.7.106/driver' make: *** [default] Error
>> 2
>> [root at localhost bttv-0.7.106]#
>>
>> 4) So I tried to make xawtv.   It did a whole lot of compiles and
>> links (CC's and LD's) - very encouraging - before it died.  I think it
>> was looking for something called Xpm.  The thing itself appeared to be
>> installed, but not it's devel package, so I installed that.
>>
>>
>> Attempting to make xawtv:
>>
>> ...
>>   LD      console/v4l-conf
>> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lXpm
>> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>> make[1]: *** [console/v4l-conf] Error 1
>> make[1]: Leaving directory
>> `/home/bigbird/installs/xawtv-3.86/arch-i686-linux'
>> make: *** [build] Error 2
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# man LD
>> No manual entry for LD
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# man ld
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# locate Xpm
>> warning: locate: warning: database /var/lib/slocate/slocate.db' is
>> more than 8 days old
>> /usr/lib/linuxconf/java/XpmParser.class
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4.11
>> /usr/X11R6/lib/libXpm.so.4
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]#
>>
>> 5) So I went looking for Xpm and installed it:
>>
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# urpmi Xpm
>> The following packages contain Xpm: libxpm4 libxpm4-devel
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# man rpm
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# rpm -q libxpm4 libxpm4-devel
>> libxpm4-3.4k-23mdk
>> package libxpm4-devel is not installed
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]# urpmi libxpm4-devel
>> installing /var/cache/urpmi/rpms/libxpm4-devel-3.4k-23mdk.i586.rpm
>>
>> Preparing...
>> ##################################################
>>    1:libxpm4-devel
>>    ##################################################
>> [root at localhost xawtv-3.86]#
>>
>> 6) I made xawtv AND IT WORKED (at least, make completed with no
>> errors)!!!
>>  I realize most of you have compiled ad nauseum, but this was my first
>> successful compile of a Linux application.
>>
>> 7) Then, I ran make install for xawtv.  No problems.
>> So I ran xawtv.  Finally got the welcome screen, but still no
>> channels. Got the following message:
>>
>> [root at localhost bigbird]# xawtv
>> This is xawtv-3.85, running on Linux/i686 (2.4.21-0.11mdk)
>> Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
>>
>> I tried a locate and urpmi and didn't find anything on XFree86-DRI.
>> Also checked /dev/v4l.  Still no vbi0 in it so scantv still won't
>> work.
>>
>> Now, when I run it from the desktop icon, it starts up and I get the
>> twirling hourglass in the task list and then it terminates without
>> displaying a window at all.
>>
>> 8) I went to rpmfind.org and found XFree86-DRI in a package,
>> downloaded it and tried to install it:
>>
>> [root at localhost installs]# rpm -Uvh XFree86-driver-nv-4.2.1-8.i686
>> error: open of XFree86-driver-nv-4.2.1-8.i686 failed: No such file or
>> directory
>> [root at localhost installs]# rpm -Uvh
>> ./XFree86-driver-nv-4.2.1-8.i686.rpm error: failed dependencies:
>>         XFree86-modules = 4.2.1-8 is needed by
>>         XFree86-driver-nv-4.2.1-8 XFree86-Xserver = 4.2.1-8 is needed
>>         by XFree86-driver-nv-4.2.1-8
>> [root at localhost installs]#
>>
>> Are these things that I should install?
>>
>> Thanks for all the patience.
>>   Joe
>>
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