Error loading bt878 module

Cyber Source peter at thecybersource.com
Mon Aug 29 22:19:48 EDT 2005


Here is the list for the bttv card type, yours works with card=2 (even 
though you have a bt878);

card=0 -  *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC ***
card=1 - MIRO PCTV
card=2 - Hauppauge (bt848)
card=3 - STB, Gateway P/N 6000699 (bt848)
card=4 - Intel Create and Share PCI/ Smart Video Recorder III
card=5 - Diamond DTV2000
card=6 - AVerMedia TVPhone
card=7 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta
card=8 - Lifeview FlyVideo II (Bt848) LR26 / MAXI TV Video PCI2 LR26
card=9 - IMS/IXmicro TurboTV
card=10 - Hauppauge (bt878)
card=11 - MIRO PCTV pro
card=12 - ADS Technologies Channel Surfer TV (bt848)
card=13 - AVerMedia TVCapture 98
card=14 - Aimslab Video Highway Xtreme (VHX)
card=15 - Zoltrix TV-Max
card=16 - Prolink Pixelview PlayTV (bt878)
card=17 - Leadtek WinView 601
card=18 - AVEC Intercapture
card=19 - Lifeview FlyVideo II EZ /FlyKit LR38 Bt848 (capture only)
card=20 - CEI Raffles Card
card=21 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98/ Lucky Star Image World ConferenceTV LR50

card=22 - Askey CPH050/ Phoebe Tv Master + FM
card=23 - Modular Technology MM201/MM202/MM205/MM210/MM215 PCTV, bt878
card=24 - Askey CPH05X/06X (bt878) [many vendors]
card=25 - Terratec TerraTV+ Version 1.0 (Bt848)/ Terra TValue Version 
1.0/ Vobis TV-Boostar
card=26 - Hauppauge WinCam newer (bt878)
card=27 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98/ MAXI TV Video PCI2 LR50
card=28 - Terratec TerraTV+ Version 1.1 (bt878)
card=29 - Imagenation PXC200
card=30 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98 LR50
card=31 - Formac iProTV, Formac ProTV I (bt848)
card=32 - Intel Create and Share PCI/ Smart Video Recorder III
card=33 - Terratec TerraTValue Version Bt878
card=34 - Leadtek WinFast 2000/ WinFast 2000 XP
card=35 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98 LR50 / Chronos Video Shuttle II
card=36 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98FM LR50 / Typhoon TView TV/FM Tuner
card=37 - Prolink PixelView PlayTV pro
card=38 - Askey CPH06X TView99
card=39 - Pinnacle PCTV Studio/Rave
card=40 - STB TV PCI FM, Gateway P/N 6000704 (bt878), 3Dfx VoodooTV 100
card=41 - AVerMedia TVPhone 98
card=42 - ProVideo PV951
card=43 - Little OnAir TV
card=44 - Sigma TVII-FM
card=45 - MATRIX-Vision MV-Delta 2
card=46 - Zoltrix Genie TV/FM
card=47 - Terratec TV/Radio+
card=48 - Askey CPH03x/ Dynalink Magic TView
card=49 - IODATA GV-BCTV3/PCI
card=50 - Prolink PV-BT878P+4E / PixelView PlayTV PAK / Lenco MXTV-9578 CP
card=51 - Eagle Wireless Capricorn2 (bt878A)
card=52 - Pinnacle PCTV Studio Pro
card=53 - Typhoon TView RDS + FM Stereo / KNC1 TV Station RDS
card=54 - Lifeview FlyVideo 2000 /FlyVideo A2/ Lifetec LT 9415 TV [LR90]
card=55 - Askey CPH031/ BESTBUY Easy TV
card=56 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98FM LR50
card=57 - GrandTec 'Grand Video Capture' (Bt848)
card=58 - Askey CPH060/ Phoebe TV Master Only (No FM)
card=59 - Askey CPH03x TV Capturer
card=60 - Modular Technology MM100PCTV
card=61 - AG Electronics GMV1
card=62 - Askey CPH061/ BESTBUY Easy TV (bt878)
card=63 - ATI TV-Wonder
card=64 - ATI TV-Wonder VE
card=65 - Lifeview FlyVideo 2000S LR90
card=66 - Terratec TValueRadio
card=67 - IODATA GV-BCTV4/PCI
card=68 - 3Dfx VoodooTV FM (Euro), VoodooTV 200 (USA)
card=69 - Active Imaging AIMMS
card=70 - Prolink Pixelview PV-BT878P+ (Rev.4C,8E)
card=71 - Lifeview FlyVideo 98EZ (capture only) LR51
card=72 - Prolink Pixelview PV-BT878P+9B (PlayTV Pro rev.9B FM+NICAM)
card=73 - Sensoray 311
card=74 - RemoteVision MX (RV605)
card=75 - Powercolor MTV878/ MTV878R/ MTV878F
card=76 - Canopus WinDVR PCI (COMPAQ Presario 3524JP, 5112JP)
card=77 - GrandTec Multi Capture Card (Bt878)
card=78 - Jetway TV/Capture JW-TV878-FBK, Kworld KW-TV878RF
card=79 - DSP Design TCVIDEO
card=80 - Hauppauge WinTV PVR
card=81 - IODATA GV-BCTV5/PCI
card=82 - Osprey 100/150 (878)
card=83 - Osprey 100/150 (848)
card=84 - Osprey 101 (848)
card=85 - Osprey 101/151
card=86 - Osprey 101/151 w/ svid
card=87 - Osprey 200/201/250/251
card=88 - Osprey 2card=89 - Osprey 210/220
card=90 - Osprey 500
card=91 - Osprey 540
card=92 - Osprey 2000
card=93 - IDS Eagle
card=94 - Pinnacle PCTV Sat
card=95 - Formac ProTV II (bt878)
card=96 - MachTV
card=97 - Euresys Picolo
card=98 - ProVideo PV150
card=99 - AD-TVK503
card=100 - Hercules Smart TV Stereo
card=101 - Pace TV & Radio Card
card=102 - IVC-200
card=103 - Grand X-Guard / Trust 814PCI
card=104 - Nebula Electronics DigiTV
card=105 - ProVideo PV143
card=106 - PHYTEC VD-009-X1 MiniDIN (bt878)
card=107 - PHYTEC VD-009-X1 Combi (bt878)
card=108 - PHYTEC VD-009 MiniDIN (bt878)
card=109 - PHYTEC VD-009 Combi (bt878)
card=110 - IVC-100
card=111 - IVC-120G
card=112 - pcHDTV HD-2000 TV
card=113 - Twinhan DST + clones
card=114 - Winfast VC100
card=115 - Teppro TEV-560/InterVision IV-560
card=116 - SIMUS GVC1100
card=117 - NGS NGSTV+
card=118 - LMLBT4
card=119 - Tekram M205 PRO
card=120 - Conceptronic CONTVFMi

Frank Kumro wrote:

> well i read some docs and came up with this
>
> alias char-major-81 bttv
> options bttv tuner=2
>
> Module loads and still no stations...what does the tuner=2 mean?
>
>
> On 8/29/05, *Frank Kumro* <fkumro at gmail.com <mailto:fkumro at gmail.com>> 
> 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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