[elrepo] Announcement: EL5: Updated kmod-video4linux packages now available

Nigel Jewell nigel.jewell at pixexcel.co.uk
Sun Aug 15 03:04:11 EDT 2010


  Sorry - this time with the correct subject!

Hi,

I've just tried updating to 
kmod-video4linux-0.0-7.20100410.2.el5.elrepo.i686.rpm on CentOS 5.5 with 
kernel 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 for use with cx88_dvb, cx8800, cx8802 and 
cx88xx modules (Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T PCI).  During installation it 
printed out a number of messages regarding missing ir_... symbols for 
each installed kernel.  Such as:

...
WARNING: 
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.8.1.el5/weak-updates/video4linux/cx88xx.ko needs 
unknown symbol ir_codes_pinnacle_pctv_hd
WARNING: 
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.8.1.el5/weak-updates/video4linux/cx88xx.ko needs 
unknown symbol ir_codes_powercolor_real_angel
WARNING: 
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.8.1.el5/weak-updates/video4linux/cx88xx.ko needs 
unknown symbol v4l2_i2c_new_probed_subdev
WARNING: 
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.8.1.el5/weak-updates/video4linux/cx88xx.ko needs 
unknown symbol ir_codes_iodata_bctv7e
WARNING: 
/lib/modules/2.6.18-194.8.1.el5/weak-updates/video4linux/cx88xx.ko needs 
unknown symbol ir_codes_pixelview
...

Upon reboot I found that the remote input no longer works on the 
Nova-T.  If I downgrade to 
kmod-video4linux-0.0-5.20090615.el5.elrepo.i686.rpm the remote starts to 
work again.

Ideas?  Is anyone else seeing this?

Kind Regards,
Nige.



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