Error loading bt878 module

[Frank Kumro]

Well i have that in my modprobe file, rebooted, module is loaded, still 
nothing. Wow this is getting agervating :(

On 8/29/05, Cyber Source <peter at thecybersource.com> wrote:
> 
> The only lines you should need in modprobe are;
> 
> alias char-major-81-0 bttv
> options tuner type=2
> 
> 
> Frank Kumro wrote:
> 
> > well i put that into my modprobe.conf and i got errros and then i
> > uncommented the i2c stuff and now matter what I did I would always get
> > /dev/video0 doesnt exist. So i removed all of it and reloaded the
> > module...still /dev/video0 doesnt exist. Its not even showing up
> > now...argh
> >
> > On 8/29/05, *Frank Kumro* <fkumro at gmail.com <mailto:fkumro at gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Peter,
> > I not to keen on putting stuff in modprobe so would this fly? (i
> > got it from the kernel docs)
> >
> > # i2c
> > alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
> > options i2c-core i2c_debug=1
> > options i2c-algo-bit bit_test=1
> >
> > # bttv
> > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > alias char-major-81-0 bttv
> > options bttv card=2 radio=1
> > options tuner type=2 debug=1
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/29/05, * Cyber Source* <peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>> wrote:
> >
> > You want NTSC and US-CABLE. If you can't get any stations at
> > all its
> > most likely that the tuner option is not set. It is probably
> > type 2.
> > Check your logs, it's probably screaming about no tuner set.
> > Your going
> > to need a line like "options tuner type=2" in your modprobe
> > file. Look
> > in the kernel docs on the bttv module for specifics but if memory
> > serves, that is exactly the line you need.
> >
> > Frank Kumro wrote:
> >
> >> Well i got it working...turns out the it wasnt compiled (sry
> > guys i
> >> was mistaken). However I cannot get any stations to show. I tried
> >> xawtv and tvtime. I want to use scantv that is *suppose* to
> > come with
> >> xawtv but it is no where to be found. Our cable is NTSC and
> > which of
> >> the following (us-bcast,us-cable,us-cablehsc)?
> >>
> >> On 8/29/05, *Cyber Source* <peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>
> >> <mailto: peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>>> wrote:
> >>
> >> Sounds like a major pain. EVERY time I have tried to
> > compile a
> >> kernel it
> >> either didnt work or I left something out or it just
> > acted weird
> >> after,
> >> never had any luck doing a kernel compile. If it didnt take
> >> forever or
> >> we could get a fast machine in for a meeting, I would
> > love to see a
> >> demo, when/if we start having meetings again.
> >>
> >> Frank Kumro wrote:
> >>
> >> > well i can install an older kernel but i just compiled
> > mine with
> >> > patricks (the creator) config file and just added stuff
> > I need.
> >> I will
> >> > make sure by recompiling the kernel that v4l is
> > compiled in. All i
> >> > have to select is Video For Linux (compile in) and make
> > the rest
> >> > modules...
> >> >
> >> > On 8/29/05, *Cyber Source* < peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>
> >> <mailto: peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>>
> >> > <mailto: peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>
> >> <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com
> > <mailto:peter at thecybersource.com>>>> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > That's where I was going, sounds like v4l is not
> > compiled
> >> into the
> >> > kernel. In slack can you apt-get a new kernel or is
> > everything
> >> > compile city?
> >> >
> >> > David W. Aquilina wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 05:28:50PM -0400, Frank
> > Kumro wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >>In the menuconfig I only see one option for v4l
> > and its
> >> compiled in.
> >> > >>(Mulitmedia devices --> Video For Linux). I dont know
> >> where any
> >> > other
> >> > >>options would be.
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >
> >> > >It's been a while since I've rolled a kernel for
> > myself, so I'm
> >> > not sure where the option would be for different
> > versions of
> >> V4L.
> >> > I should be able to poke around tonight for that.
> >> > >
> >> > >Do you have a System.map file anywhere that you
> > can look at? It
> >> > should list the symbols in the kernel, if you don't
> > see any
> >> that
> >> > match v4l2 then I'd say it's likely you don't have it
> >> compiled in..
> >> > >
> >> > >And yup, I'm the same David.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Frank
> >> > Shenanigans!!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Frank
> >> Shenanigans!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Frank
> > Shenanigans!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Frank
> > Shenanigans!!
> 
> 


-- 
Frank
Shenanigans!!
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