[MythDora] Autoloading modules in 2.6.20

[gchris at bellsouth.net]

> 
> From: "Dennis Hand" <d00dtv at gmail.com>
> Date: 2007/03/19 Mon PM 03:39:55 EST
> To: "Discussion about MythDora" <mythdora at atrpms.net>
> Subject: Re: [MythDora] Autoloading modules in 2.6.20
> 
> > ## Humm, no cx88-dvb. That's not a good sign.
> Hmmm, so what the Wiki says is true. That cx88-dvb DOES NOT load on boot :-/
> 
Modinfo says the cx8802 and cx88-dvb modules are set up like the ones from V4L 
instead of the stock 2.6.19 modules.  I haven't yet figured out whether this kernel has 
had V4L added to it or not.

> > ## Only two videos, but I've got no IVTV so that takes the PVR out of the picture.
> Ouch no that hurts. Does this distro in fact have the ivtv drivers
> built in or as add-on modules like FC? Looks like we still will have
> to add in the ivtv as I thought.
> 
This distro was designed for security checking, not entertainment so I doubt that it has 
IVTV in any way, shape or form.  I was only looking for drivers native to the kernel and 
these results suggest that IVTV isn't native in this release unless possibly it's a kernel 
compile option that the builder opted "no" for.

> > ## Well, it found and setup the analog side of the cards
> > ## Lets try giving the kernel a little help
> >
> > bt ~ # modprobe cx88-dvb
> > bt ~ # ls -al /dev/dvb/adapter*
> > /dev/dvb/adapter0:
> The cx8800 seems to have always worked and modprobing cx88-dvb looks
> to work just fine when done manually. This shouldn't be a problem.
>
Agreed, but I didn't have to do that with the stock 2.6.19 fc6 kernel.
 
> > ## Looks to me like the HD3000s would be working now if they had their firmware.
> > ## But from this very limited test it looks like 2.6.20 is actually a step
> > ## backward from what 2.6.19 did with the HD3000s.
> Looks to me like they work the same. The analog side worked on both
> and cx88-dvb didn't unless done manually correct?
>
Correctamundo!  They behave the same as MD 3.2 or MD 4.0 with the latest V4L 
RPMs installed. 

Chris