Error loading bt878 module

[Cyber Source]

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!!