I have a problem with my Prolink Pixelview PlayTV (bt878) card.
I sucessfully ran Knoppmyth R5A16 with both a skystar2 & pixevview card for a long time
(year 1/2)with the pixelview card using the values card=16 tuner=1 in the /etc/mythtv/modules/bttv shown below
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 bttv
options bttv card=16
options bttv tuner=1 gbuffers=8
options tuner debug=1 type=1

putting this in the R5D1 build in the same place the pixelview card is no longer identified it just shows up as a generic card in dmesg:

Linux video capture interface: v1.00
bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 0000:02:01.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd9000000
bttv0: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** [card=0,autodetected]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
tveeprom 0-0050: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-121)?
bttv0: using tuner=-1
bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0

However following this post http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11050
markmoo suggests in R5D1 changing the file /etc/modprobe.conf & adding your options in here for your card
i've added
options bttv card=16 tuner=1 gbuffers=16
options tuner debug=1 type=1
to the modprobe.conf

now on reboot dmesg gives

Linux video capture interface: v1.00
bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 0000:02:01.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd9000000
bttv0: using: Prolink Pixelview PlayTV (bt878) [card=16,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: using tuner=1
bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
tuner: Unknown parameter `type'
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok

which appears to set the card=16 & type=1 correct but the tuner still appears not to be set the error above tuner: Unknown parameter `type'
lsmod gives

Module Size Used by
mga 64896 1
drm 72600 2 mga
shpchp 35112 0
pci_hotplug 28612 1 shpchp
8250_pnp 10368 0
nfsd 208516 8
ipv6 237728 16
usbhid 48736 0
ttusb_dec 22028 0
ttusbdecfe 5632 1 ttusb_dec
dvb_ttusb_budget 30364 0
cx22700 7300 1 dvb_ttusb_budget
budget_av 17536 0
tda10021 7940 1 budget_av
budget_ci 15616 0
budget 11264 0
s5h1420 10372 1 budget
budget_core 10116 3 budget_av,budget_ci,budget
dvb_ttpci 90436 0
l64781 8580 2 budget,dvb_ttpci
tda8083 7428 3 dvb_ttusb_budget,budget,dvb_ttpci
stv0297 9216 2 budget_ci,dvb_ttpci
sp8870 8588 1 dvb_ttpci
ttpci_eeprom 4480 2 budget_core,dvb_ttpci
saa7146_vv 44928 2 budget_av,dvb_ttpci
saa7146 16392 6 budget_av,budget_ci,budget,budget_core,dvb_ttpci,saa7146_vv
tda1004x 15748 3 dvb_ttusb_budget,budget_av,budget_ci
ves1820 8068 3 dvb_ttusb_budget,budget,dvb_ttpci
ves1x93 8196 2 budget,dvb_ttpci
evdev 9984 0
dvb_bt8xx 13956 0
nxt6000 8836 1 dvb_bt8xx
sp887x 9092 1 dvb_bt8xx
dst_ca 16512 1 dvb_bt8xx
or51211 9860 1 dvb_bt8xx
zl10353 6404 1 dvb_bt8xx
dst 24964 2 dvb_bt8xx,dst_ca
bt878 10952 2 dvb_bt8xx,dst
cx24110 9220 1 dvb_bt8xx
v4l1_compat 14852 1 saa7146_vv
autofs4 19716 2
af_packet 20360 2
snd_intel8x0 30364 0
snd_ac97_codec 88352 1 snd_intel8x0
snd_ac97_bus 3968 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 71300 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 22276 1 snd_pcm
snd 48228 4 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9568 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 9608 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
intel_agp 21404 1
agpgart 30028 2 drm,intel_agp
i2c_i801 9740 0
b2c2_flexcop_pci 8472 1
b2c2_flexcop 24588 1 b2c2_flexcop_pci
mt352 8068 2 dvb_bt8xx,b2c2_flexcop
mt312 8964 1 b2c2_flexcop
bcm3510 11652 1 b2c2_flexcop
stv0299 11784 6 dvb_ttusb_budget,budget_av,budget_ci,budget,dvb_ttpci,b2c2_flexcop
nxt200x 14724 1 b2c2_flexcop
dvb_pll 12420 4 budget_av,dvb_bt8xx,b2c2_flexcop,nxt200x
stv0297_cs2 11652 1 b2c2_flexcop
lgdt330x 9884 2 dvb_bt8xx,b2c2_flexcop
dvb_core 74024 13 ttusb_dec,dvb_ttusb_budget,budget_av,budget_ci,budget,
budget_core,dvb_ttpci,dvb_bt8xx,dst_ca,or51211,b2c2_flexcop,stv0299,lgdt330x
tvaudio 23708 0
bttv 163572 2 dvb_bt8xx,bt878
video_buf 21764 2 saa7146_vv,bttv
ir_common 25732 1 bttv
compat_ioctl32 3328 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 10120 1 bttv
v4l2_common 15744 2 saa7146_vv,bttv
btcx_risc 6152 1 bttv
tveeprom 15504 1 bttv
i2c_core 19072 37 dvb_ttusb_budget,cx22700,budget_av,tda10021,budget_ci,budget,s5h1420,
budget_core,dvb_ttpci,l64781,tda8083,stv0297,sp8870,ttpci_eeprom,tda1004x,
ves1820,ves1x93,dvb_bt8xx,nxt6000,sp887x,or51211,zl10353,dst,cx24110,
i2c_i801,b2c2_flexcop,mt352,mt312,bcm3510,stv0299,nxt200x,stv0297_cs2,lgdt330x,
tvaudio,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
videodev 9472 2 saa7146_vv,bttv

parport_pc 37188 0
parport 32584 1 parport_pc
8250 22516 1 8250_pnp
serial_core 19072 1 8250
pcmcia 32428 0
firmware_class 9984 15 ttusb_dec,dvb_ttusb_budget,budget_av,budget_ci,dvb_ttpci,sp8870,tda1004x,dvb_bt8xx,sp887x,
or51211,b2c2_flexcop,bcm3510,nxt200x,bttv,pcmcia
yenta_socket 24972 0
rsrc_nonstatic 12672 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 36760 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
video 16132 0
thermal 12680 0
processor 25896 1 thermal
fan 5380 0
container 5248 0
button 7056 0
battery 9732 0
ac 5508 0
genrtc 9984 0
ohci1394 31920 0
ieee1394 288984 1 ohci1394
ehci_hcd 31368 0
ohci_hcd 20740 0
uhci_hcd 22156 0
usbcore 112000 6 usbhid,ttusb_dec,dvb_ttusb_budget,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd
aacraid 55296 0
a100u2w 11968 0
3w_9xxx 31620 0
3w_xxxx 27424 0
megaraid_sas 26156 0
tmscsim 22976 0
raid_class 6656 0
megaraid 37448 0
sata_uli 6788 0
sata_sil24 10756 0
sata_qstor 9220 0
sata_nv 8452 0
sata_mv 17672 0
BusLogic 76180 0
tsdev 8000 0

so it appears that there is no tuner module loaded

i have seen posts using pre-install like this below
alias char-major-81 bttv
pre-install bttv modprobe -k tuner; modprobe -k msp3400
options bttv radio=1 card=78
options tuner type=2
although this refers to a different card i was wondering how to get the tuner module loaded before the bttv module and pass the type to the tuner or am i barking up the wrong tree.
xawtv still gives snow for a picture and no joy for analogue tv
If anyone needs more info from messages or dmesg i'll be happy to post.
(this has been driving me nuts for 4 days!!!)

Follow the example at the bottom of this page but use bttv rather than ivtv. http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php? ... ptureCards

tjc thanks for the reply

her's what i've done
first remove all modules for bttv & anything else that uses it
root@mythtv:~# rmmod dvb_bt8xx
root@mythtv:~# rmmod dst_ca
root@mythtv:~# rmmod dst
root@mythtv:~# rmmod bt878
root@mythtv:~# rmmod bttv
root@mythtv:~# rmmod tuner
root@mythtv:~#

then in modprobe.conf make it look like so
alias ra0 rt2400
alias rausb0 rt2570
options bttv card=16 tuner=1
options tuner debug=2

then
root@mythtv:~# modprobe bttv
root@mythtv:~#
all looks good so far!!

dmesg now reports bttv has loaded but see line
tuner 0-0061: tuner 0x61: Tuner type absent
&
tuner 0-0061: tuner type not set

bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 0000:02:01.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd9000000
bttv0: using: Prolink Pixelview PlayTV (bt878) [card=16,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: using tuner=1
bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
tuner 0-0061: Setting mode_mask to 0x0e
tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (bt878 #0 [sw])
tuner 0-0061: tuner 0x61: Tuner type absent
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_CTRL, dir=rw (0xc008561c)
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_CTRL, dir=rw (0xc008561c)
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_STD, dir=-w (0x40085618)
tuner 0-0061: Cmd VIDIOC_S_STD accepted for analog TV
tuner 0-0061: switching to v4l2
tuner 0-0061: tv freq set to 400.00
tuner 0-0061: tuner type not set
root@mythtv:~#
then running xawtv just gives no analogue picture just snow & no sound.

now if i stop xawtv then rmmod bttv & rmmod tuner then change
modprobe.conf to be
alias ra0 rt2400
alias rausb0 rt2570
options bttv card=37 tuner=1
options tuner debug=2

note now using card=37 which is now a Prolink PixelView PlayTV pro
then run
root@mythtv:~#modprobe bttv
then
root@mythtv:~#dmesg

bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 0000:02:01.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd9000000
bttv0: using: Prolink PixelView PlayTV pro [card=37,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: using tuner=1
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
tuner 0-0061: Setting mode_mask to 0x0e
tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (bt878 #0 [sw])
tuner 0-0061: v4l2_int ioctl TUNER_SET_TYPE_ADDR, dir=-w (0x4004645a)
tuner 0-0061: Calling set_type_addr for type=1, addr=0xff, mode=0x0e
tuner 0-0061: tuner 0x61: called during i2c_client register by adapter's attach_inform
tuner 0-0061: type set to 1 (Philips PAL_I (FI1246 and compatibles))
tuner 0-0061: bt878 #0 [sw] tuner I2C addr 0xc2 with type 1 used for 0x0e
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_CTRL, dir=rw (0xc008561c)
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_CTRL, dir=rw (0xc008561c)
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_STD, dir=-w (0x40085618)
tuner 0-0061: Cmd VIDIOC_S_STD accepted for analog TV
tuner 0-0061: switching to v4l2
tuner 0-0061: tv freq set to 400.00
tuner 0-0061: tv: param 0, range 1
tuner 0-0061: Freq= 400.00 MHz, V_IF=38.93 MHz, Offset=0.00 MHz, div=7023
tuner 0-0061: tv 0x1b 0x6f 0x8e 0x90
root@mythtv:~#

note here the tuner parts of the driver now appear correct

if i run xawtv i now can tune through my local uk tv channels but no sound
then if i LEAVE IT TUNED TO BBC1 & exit xawtv then change
modprobe.conf back to

alias ra0 rt2400
alias rausb0 rt2570
options bttv card=16 tuner=1
options tuner debug=2alias ra0 rt2400

rmmod bttv, rmmod tuner then modprobe bttv

dmesg again shows tuner type not set

bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:01.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 2) at 0000:02:01.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd9000000
bttv0: using: Prolink Pixelview PlayTV (bt878) [card=16,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: using tuner=1
bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
tuner 0-0061: Setting mode_mask to 0x0e
tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (bt878 #0 [sw])
tuner 0-0061: tuner 0x61: Tuner type absent
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_CTRL, dir=rw (0xc008561c)
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_CTRL, dir=rw (0xc008561c)
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok
tuner 0-0061: v4l2 ioctl VIDIOC_S_STD, dir=-w (0x40085618)
tuner 0-0061: Cmd VIDIOC_S_STD accepted for analog TV
tuner 0-0061: switching to v4l2
tuner 0-0061: tv freq set to 400.00
tuner 0-0061: tuner type not set
root@mythtv:~#

but running xawtv now gives both pictures & sound for BBC1 but i cannot tune to
different channels so it appears that the bttv driver handles the tuner type=1 ok but
the tuner module which gets loaded with bttv does not as indicated by the lines in dmesg
tuner 0-0061: tuner 0x61: Tuner type absent
& the last line
tuner 0-0061: tuner type not set

so my question is has this bttv driver version that i'm using here got
mangled in some way, or is there a way to compile the module with my
paticular card type & tuner type hard fixed.
i also notice that in my old install R5A16 that i was able to pass the value
options tuner type=1 in /etc/mythtv/modules/bttv
if i try this in modprobe.conf the driver errors with
tuner: Unknown parameter `type'
so i assume that they have incorporated the type into the tuner part of
the driver taking it from the bttv option options bttv card=16 tuner=1
looking through the src
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/video4linux/bttv/Insmod-options
it does indicate that the tuner type can be passed (see line 73)

67tuner.o
68 The tuner driver. You need this unless you want to use only
69 with a camera or external tuner ...
70
71 insmod args:
72 debug=1 print some debug info to the syslog
73 type=n type of the tuner chip. n as follows:
74 see CARDLIST for a complete list.
75 pal=[bdgil] select PAL variant (used for some tuners
76 only, important for the audio carrier).

any help would be great as it's nice to have the analogue card as well as the skystar card to record 2 progs at once.
just another thought as i still have the hard drive of my old build R5A16
would it be possible to take the binary drivers from that put them in my R5D1 box as i know they worked?.
my card is this one http://www.bttv-gallery.de/Prolink_Pixelview_PV-BT878P_Rev.jpg
which i'm prity sure is type 16, at least it used to work in R5A16

thanks
john