The stars have aligned
I run Debian Unstable on a bunch of my systems except for on my laptop, where I run Ubuntu (Edgy). I don’t like to build MythTV from source because of how involved it can be and I would like to watch TV on my laptop occasionally. Now I haven’t checked in a while [...]
Updating IVTV Modules in Debian
Also after a kernel upgrade, remember to build the latest modules:
module-assistant auto-install ivtv
Never mind that, just do:
apt-get install ivtv-modules-2.6.18-4-686 (or whatever kernel you’re running) as Greg says to. Just make sure that you get the firmware from the IVTV site and put it in the /lib/firmware directory. I am also putting a line [...]
Quick debian lirc howto
In order to remember this the next time I upgrade a kernel on my myth client and hopefully go through a little less pain:
apt-get the latest linux kernel source
load the default configuration for the kernel you just installed (from /boot/config-2.6.xx)
unpack the lirc source in the /usr/src dir
run dpkg-reconfigure lirc-modules-source and let it build the [...]