How to update V4L-DVB?

atcrank · #1 (**permalink**) 10-Oct-2009, 21:28

Howdy-ho good neighbours -

I am getting a make error when I follow these instructions in OpenSUSE 11.1:
"http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers.

The error message is:
"andrew@linux-m9e8:/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb> uname -r
2.6.27.29-0.1-default
andrew@linux-m9e8:/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb> make
make -C /v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb/v4l
make[1]: Entering directory `/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb/v4l'
Updating/Creating .config
Preparing to compile for kernel version 2.6.27
File not found: /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-0.1-default/build/.config at ./scripts/make_kconfig.pl line32, <IN> line 4.
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `.myconfig', needed by `config-compat.h'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb/v4l'
make: *** [all] Error 2"

This bugzilla report seems to be the same problem:
Bug 13749 – I can't install v4l-dvb on openSUSE

But there's been no update since a recommendation to update kernel, source and headers using zypper, but that failed for me - file name.

I have just updated the kernel and kernel source (having cloned V4l through mercurial) through YAST but no change in outcome.

This worked flawlessly in Ubuntu Jaunty on my spare - I really want to keep Suse on my main machine!

Andrew

atcrank · #2 (**permalink**) 11-Oct-2009, 14:48

Woke up this morning realising I was making a foolish mistake, which I corrected by using root priveleges:

linux-m9e8:/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb # make
make -C /v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb/v4l
make[1]: Entering directory `/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb/v4l'
Updating/Creating .config
Preparing to compile for kernel version 2.6.27
File not found: /lib/modules/2.6.27.21-0.1-default/build/.config at ./scripts/make_kconfig.pl line 32, <IN> line 4.
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `.myconfig', needed by `config-compat.h'. Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/v4l-dvb/v4l-dvb-5bc6ac2cc5b2/v4l-dvb/v4l'
make: *** [all] Error 2

But as you can see, no difference...

At this point I would be happy to get a reply of 'Dude, you have a problem - I just tried it, it works fine.'

caf4926 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-Oct-2009, 14:52

Webpin

Akoellh · #4 (**permalink**) 11-Oct-2009, 14:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by atcrank

Woke up this morning realising I was making a foolish mistake, which I corrected by using root priveleges:

On the contrary, using root privileges trying to build external kernel modules was the foolish mistake.

//Edit:

Code:

 make
make -C /tmp/v4l-dvb-5578cc977a13/v4l 
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/v4l-dvb-5578cc977a13/v4l'
No version yet, using 2.6.27.29-0.1-default
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/v4l-dvb-5578cc977a13/v4l'
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/v4l-dvb-5578cc977a13/v4l'
scripts/make_makefile.pl
Updating/Creating .config
Preparing to compile for kernel version 2.6.27
VIDEOBUF_DMA_CONTIG: Requires at least kernel 2.6.31
DISPLAY_DAVINCI_DM646X_EVM: Requires at least kernel 2.6.31
VIDEO_VPSS_SYSTEM: Requires at least kernel 2.6.31
VIDEO_VPFE_CAPTURE: Requires at least kernel 2.6.31
VIDEO_DM6446_CCDC: Requires at least kernel 2.6.31
VIDEO_DM355_CCDC: Requires at least kernel 2.6.31 

....................................

No problems here.

atcrank · #5 (**permalink**) 13-Oct-2009, 03:09

Thanks for the web-pin link caf4926 - that's potentially useful, although I didn't have much luck. It installed a new kernel and new v4l, but not one with the specific fix I need. I am waiting for a change developed to the Af9015 module to percolate down to the final? production? open release? version of the V4L-DVB suite. I thought it was already there, but it would seem not. Possibly the build I used labelled current.,

Akoellh - did you read my two posts where you would have seen that I got an identical failure with both accounts? I guess I have some idiosyncratic problem with my install, since it works for you. Is there a reason .config would be missing for me? I may have missed a very basic step...

caf4926 · #6 (**permalink**) 13-Oct-2009, 03:18

OneClick's are problematic sometimes, you as the user do need to think on your feet a bit. Look out for repo's it asks to add and make sure they sure not duplicates of what you already have.

caffeinehigh · #7 (**permalink**) 15-Nov-2009, 02:35

I had it working fine on 11.1 using a version I had to build. I had hoped that the built in version in 11.2 so I would not have to go rebuild every kernel upgrade. Unfortunatlely I could not get the second tuner to lock on any channels, but it would show both tuners.

I ended up having to build v4l to get both tuners on the af9015 working.

I grabbed the latest from linuxtv with:

hg clone v4l-dvb: log

Did a make and make install and all is fine.

The only challenge I had was that the version of the kernel headers did not match the kernel I had installed and I could not seem to find the one I was after.

andrew@linux-gf1p:~/v4l-dvb> rpm --query --all '*kernel*'
kernel-desktop-devel-2.6.31.5-0.1.1.x86_64
kernel-source-2.6.31.5-0.1.1.noarch
kernel-desktop-2.6.31.5-0.1.1.x86_64
linux-kernel-headers-2.6.31-3.4.noarch
kernel-desktop-base-2.6.31.5-0.1.1.x86_64

I'd get an error running the make, so I just created a symlink to the allow me to do the make. I know that it far from the best solution but it is only for mythtv so I was not too worried.

I've just been running 2 frontends at the same time on live TV and all seems good

caffeinehigh · #8 (**permalink**) 15-Nov-2009, 02:57

sorry, I forgot to mark that line as code

Should be:

Code:

hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb

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