Bug 111398

Summary:	Rivatv Only supports nvidia-kernel-1.0.5336 or <
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Bob Ketterhagen (RETIRED) <horton>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Bart Lauwers (RETIRED) <blauwers>
Status:	RESOLVED NEEDINFO
Severity:	normal	CC:	solar
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://rivatv.sourceforge.net/faq.html#q007
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Bob Ketterhagen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-03 13:22:05 UTC

I was trying to build a mythtv device and realized that It will not work using
the gentoo due to nvidia-kernel no longer having a version of rivatv in the kernel.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge sync
2.emerge nvidia-kernel
3.emerge rivatv


Actual Results:  
modprobe rivatv
it no workie.

Expected Results:  
made my tvtuner built into my nvidia card not work.

Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-03 13:44:13 UTC

Don't know why this is a blocker, rivatv works just fine with nv driver that
comes with X. Otherwise, clearly an upstream problem.

Comment 2 Bart Lauwers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-03 14:56:42 UTC

Please try with the latest version of rivatv 0.8.6 and re-open this bug if that does not work.

Comment 3 Bob Ketterhagen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-03 16:08:39 UTC

I am using the latest version.
0.8.6

Comment 4 Bart Lauwers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-03 18:46:42 UTC

Please be a little more specific about what does not work. For example what error messages are you 
getting?

Comment 5 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-15 04:30:41 UTC

User response needed...

Comment 6 Bob Ketterhagen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-11-15 05:56:55 UTC

Ok Guys,

I haven't had time in the last week to work on this some more. But before that I
spent 2 weeks straight on it. Rivatv will not work if nvidia-kernel is installed.
Versions of nvidia-kernel are not supported in any way shape or form by rivatv.
I therefore think nvidia-kernel should block rivatv since if you install both
hotplug loads the nvidia-kernel module @boot and rivatv at that point no longer
functions and is broken. Rivatv's 2.6 kernel support is a little behind and I am
unable to even slightly get it to work with a 2.6 kernel. I had to revert down
to 2.4 to even kinda make rivatv work for my visiontek xtasy everything. Give me
another week and I will thrash it some more as I try to get my mythtv box 100%
functional.