[ivtv-users] Problems with cx-18 and Hauppage WinTV-HVR-1600

[Andy Walls]

On Thu, 2009-12-03 at 18:26 -0500, Jacob Michael van Wessem wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-11-03 at 06:25 -0500, Andy Walls wrote:
> > On Sat, 2009-10-31 at 18:14 -0400, Jacob Michael van Wessem wrote:
> > > (removing long previous text, let me know if you'd like me to keep
> > > including this)
> > > 
> > > Is there anything else I can try to get the driver to work? 
> > 
> > Michael,
> > 
> > You can als0 try blacklisting the cx18 module
> > in /etc/modporbe.d/blacklist (or your distribution's equivalent) and
> > then try to load the cx18 driver sometime after the flurry of boot
> > activity is over.
> > 
> > This might get you past getting the CX23418 loaded properly, but PCI bus
> > problems, if they exist, will give you other subtle symptoms with buffer
> > transfers.
> 
> Hello Andy,
> 
> I don't know if you remember the problems I was having where the audio
> wouldn't work on analog channels and everything stopped working as soon
> as I tried changing the channel on the analog tuner. You suspected PCI
> issues.
> 
> I returned the card and just received a replacement. This one worked out
> of the box with the driver included with Karmic Ubuntu, so I'll conclude
> the WinTV card was bad. This may or may not be related to a grounding
> issue with a power outlet.

Great, I'm glad it works for you.  Feedback reports are always nice to
get.


> Thank you for supporting the driver.  

You're welcome.

Regards,
Andy