I saw TV!!!!

but it was late and I was tired.

The quick rundown:

1) install Ubuntu 6.10

This only had kernel 2.6.17, and I needed at least 2.6.18 for all the functionality I wanted. So I decided to try the beta version "Feisty Fawn" of Ubuntu.

2) Install Unbuntu 7.04(Herd 5 beta)

Immediate USB lockups. Not good. Remove all USB devices, install, check everything, plugin usb, dead.

Back to 6.10

3) Install 6.10

download, build install kernel version 2.6.20.3, reboot, looks good, everything working, oh forgot the usb network adapter, plug it in, dead.

Crap.

4) Download, build, install kernel version 2.6.19.7, reboot, looks good,
everything working, usb, good, check tuners, good, all good, scan channels, nothing...

Crap.

Search search and search some more, scan more, nothing, ever!!!

Then I found this page and decided it could not hurt to check. I found I did not have two of the modules:
Conexant CX2584x audio/video decoders (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX25840)
and
Wolfson Microelectronics WM8775 (CONFIG_VIDEO_WM8775)

So Im thinking this is not a good thing. I add these modules, rebuild the kernel, reboot, startup mythtv setup, set the tuners, go to the dreaded channel scan page and viola! CHANNELS, beautiful channels, I love channels. I tuned all three tuners, though I still think I need to do some additional tuning, started up the mythtv frontend and watched some TV!! WHOOT!

alas, without sound(no speakers hooked up yet), on a 20Inch monitor, just after midnight with the alarm set for 5:45am...and that was it. I did see TV, but thats about it.

Still lots of work to do, but obvious progress was being made, I even have my wife as a witness, I did it! At least marginally;-)

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