Hi all:

Total newbie here, so please bear with me.
I've finally managed to get ivtv 0.3.2s compiled, and I was wondering...

Before I install 0.3.2s, do I need to uninstall ivtv 0.2.x (or any of its modules) that came with R5A12, or can you just install the new driver version?
If so, how do you do that, exactly? i.e. what commands would you need to type?


Is it generally safe to just install a new version of a driver?

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KnoppMyth R5C7
Abit NF7-S
Athlon XP Mobile 2500+
Hauppauge PVR-150 + PVR-150MCE
nVidia Geforce 6600GT
Samsung Spinpoint SATA 120GB
NEC ND-3520A DVD
Seasonic Super Tornado 350
BTC 9019URF Wireless Kbd. w. Joystick

The new version will install over the old.

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cesman

When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

Caveat: I seem to recall having problems with older versions of ivtv's "make install" in the driver directory not pushing the new tuner.ko module where it should be. I think 0.3.2s might be old enough where you may need to copy that manually to the target directory(s).

-brendan

Thanks to both of you. That gave me the confidence to finish compiling, and load ivtv 0.3.2s. As of last night, I got my first captures through Linux with my PVR-150 card. They weren't bad at all, either.

As a related comment, I noticed a program called checkinstall, which is designed to automate uninstalling of things that you may not know how to uninstall on your own. Looks great for us newbies.
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php


Now to fix my backend problem, and get the card to work in Myth. But that's another post, in another thread.

shplad

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KnoppMyth R5C7
Abit NF7-S
Athlon XP Mobile 2500+
Hauppauge PVR-150 + PVR-150MCE
nVidia Geforce 6600GT
Samsung Spinpoint SATA 120GB
NEC ND-3520A DVD
Seasonic Super Tornado 350
BTC 9019URF Wireless Kbd. w. Joystick