Configure MythTV kernel

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Revision as of 01:17, 10 January 2007 by M (talk | contribs)

Here are the settings I use for my MythTV box.

First off, the gear:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2.0GHz Socket 939
MSI K8NGM2-FID
NForce 430
GeForce 6150
8 channel HD audio codec RealTek ALC880 (INTEL)
Hauppage PVR-350

So what do we need in menuconfig? Select the following, in addition to all the defaults:

(FOR HAUPPAGE)
<*> Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices -> Video For Linux
[*] Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices ->  Enable Video For Linux API 1 (DEPRECATED) (NEW) (oxymoron? :P)
<M> Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices -> Video Capture Devices -> BT848 Video For Linux
<M> Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices -> Video Capture Devices ->  SAA6588 Radio Chip on BT848 cards

(FOR ALSA SOUND USING ALC880)
<*> Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices -> Video For Linux
[*] Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices ->  Enable Video For Linux API 1 (DEPRECATED) (NEW) (oxymoron? :P)
<M> Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices -> Video Capture Devices -> BT848 Video For Linux
<M> Device Drivers -> Multimedia Devices -> Video Capture Devices ->  SAA6588 Radio Chip on BT848 cards

(FOR INTEL HD AUDIO)
<*> Device Drivers -> Sound -> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture -> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture
<*> Device Drivers -> Sound -> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture -> PCI Devices -> Intel HD Audio

To be continued...

P.S. It can be helpful to compare the new .config file with the older working version to check to see if you missed anything:

kdiff3 linux-2.6.17-gentoo-r8/.config linux/.config