[ale] TV tuner card problem

[Chris Fowler]

We were all noobs at some point and we faced similar challenges.  We
survived.  Most of it required  time, trial and error, and reading. 
I've invested many hours that were not paid for learning the OS, new
languages, and new technologies.  In this field constant education is a
requirement.  Even if it mean giving up a Saturday of sunny weather in
order to focus on something like Java, Perl, C, Hardware, or anything.

I've installed Linux so many times I've lost count.  I've cerated my own
distributions on PC and embedded devices.  The closer you can get to the
metal the more you can understand. 

Sometimes when I write code is is faster to use a module or other piece
of code pre-written.  This is especially true of perl.  But too much
reliance on available abstractions leads to a lack of knowledge of the
language.  Sometimes I use CPAN modules sometimes I write my own
abstractions.  It just depends on how I feel.





On Sat, 2004-05-08 at 11:16, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> On Saturday 08 May 2004 08:57, John Wells wrote:
> > ChangingLINKS.com said:
> > >> All 4 of my bttv capture/tv cards were successfully auto detected by
> > >> SuSE.
> > >
> > > Mine isn't :(
> > 
> > Because a PVR-250 is *NOT* a bttv card.  It uses the ivtv driver, as
> > already mentioned.
> > 
> > The site's wiki, at http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php, has a load of
> > documentation on how to get it working.  Is the true issue that you don't
> > want to trudge through the docs?
> 
> No. I have spent quite a bit of time reading and testing. It is just that some 
> of the requirements are beyond me. Like, I have never recompiled a kernel by 
> myself before - and that is what many of the docs/mans mention or recommend.
> 
> Further, the docs aren't written for a newbie who is rusty at the command 
> line. The authors seem to write for those with prior knowlege or 
> admin-skills. Before posting, I worked on it for quite some time (just like 
> anyone else who would bring home a new toy).
> 
> I am *just* now getting to the fact that I don't have a bttv card (sounds like 
> I should get one) because the model numbers don't match from one indicator to 
> the next.
> 
> But, FYI John, I will admit that I want to avoid learning how to recompile the 
> kernel, learning where various modules "go," and symbolically linking the 
> boot image(?), and setting up various "extra" aspects of the card (remote, 
> etc) BEFORE I get the VCR to play into the computer. :)