From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-yx0-f175.google.com ([209.85.210.175]:38324 "EHLO mail-yx0-f175.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751728AbZIETqt (ORCPT ); Sat, 5 Sep 2009 15:46:49 -0400 Received: by yxe5 with SMTP id 5so3864289yxe.33 for ; Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:46:51 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4AA2C043.3020107@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 06 Sep 2009 05:47:15 +1000 From: Jed MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux Media Mailing List Subject: Re: generic question References: <4AA28EBB.5070401@gmail.com> <4AA290CF.5000806@gmail.com> <4AA2B63A.4060907@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4AA2B63A.4060907@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I think I know why this was not working... I was using main hg source tree instead of: http://www.jusst.de/hg/saa716x/ My bad, still quite a n00b I guess, but at least I'm learning! :-) I will take it from there.... Jed wrote: > The compile & install completed without issue then I rebooted but.... > > jed@jed-desktop:/var/log$ sudo lsmod > Module Size Used by > binfmt_misc 18572 1 > bridge 63776 0 > stp 11140 1 bridge > bnep 22912 2 > video 29204 0 > output 11648 1 video > input_polldev 12688 0 > lp 19588 0 > snd_hda_intel 557492 4 > snd_pcm_oss 52352 0 > snd_mixer_oss 24960 1 snd_pcm_oss > snd_pcm 99464 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss > snd_seq_dummy 11524 0 > snd_seq_oss 41984 0 > snd_seq_midi 15744 0 > snd_rawmidi 33920 1 snd_seq_midi > snd_seq_midi_event 16512 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi > snd_seq 66272 6 > snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event > snd_timer 34064 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq > iTCO_wdt 21712 0 > snd_seq_device 16276 5 > snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq > pcspkr 11136 0 > ppdev 16904 0 > iTCO_vendor_support 12420 1 iTCO_wdt > snd 78920 17 > snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device > > soundcore 16800 1 snd > snd_page_alloc 18704 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm > parport_pc 45096 1 > parport 49584 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc > usbhid 47040 0 > intel_agp 39408 0 > ohci1394 42164 0 > ieee1394 108288 1 ohci1394 > r8169 46596 0 > mii 14464 1 r8169 > fbcon 49792 0 > tileblit 11264 1 fbcon > font 17024 1 fbcon > bitblit 14464 1 fbcon > softcursor 10368 1 bitblit > > ...Where's the module I need? > > And this is all that's in /etc/modules... > > lp > rtc > > udev has not created any devices nodes for DVB & V4L: > > jed@jed-desktop:/var/log$ ls -l /dev/dvb > ls: cannot access /dev/dvb: No such file or directory > jed@jed-desktop:/var/log$ ls -l /dev/v4l > ls: cannot access /dev/v4l: No such file or directory > > I can't see anything relating to 7162 devices here: > http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb?cmd=file;file=linux/Documentation/video4linux/CARDLIST.tuner;filenode=-1;style=raw > > Perhaps the module for 7162 devices is not in the main source tree > yet? Admittedly I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for! > > I've got a copy of various logs from /var/log, many extraneous, but > just trying to cover all bases, lemme know & I can send! > Any advice/help greatly appreciated. > > Cheers, > Jed > > > Jed wrote: >> Actually I just realised... >> >> I think when the system reboots it will only load the modules it >> needs from /lib/modules/[kernel version]/kernel/drivers/media... >> It won't load everything in that directory into the kernel/memory right? >> >> So the only reason one might want to use "make menuconfig"; is to >> prevent irrelevant compiled modules ending up in... >> /lib/modules/[kernel version]/kernel/drivers/media >> >> Feel free to correct if this understanding is wrong. >> >> Cheers >> >> Jed wrote: >>> I installed _all_ dvb-v4l modules after compiling latest source >>> because at the time I couldn't use "make menuconfig" (didn't have >>> ncurses installed) >>> Is there a way I can retrospectively remove some compiled/installed >>> modules so that I'm only using the ones I need? >>> I only need modules associated with: >>> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Saa7162_devices#DNTV_PCI_Express_cards >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Jed >>> >> >> > >