IVTV / Hauppauge

• Install ivtv:
  
• emerge ivtv
• CONFIG_I2C_AGOBIT: is not set when it should be.
• CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV: is not set when it should be.
• CONFIG_I2C_CHARDEV: is not set when it should be.
• CONFIG_I2C: is not set when it should be.
• Update the kernel
• genkernel --menuconfig all
• Device drivers -> generic driver options
• [ ] Prevent firmware from being built
• Unchaged: Userspace firmawre loading support
• <*> I2C support
• I2C device interface
• I2C algorithms -> I2C bit banging interfaces
• Multimedia devices
• <*> Video For Linux
• <*> BT848 Video For Linux
• <*> Add support for additional audio chipsets
• <*> Add support for additional video chipsets
• Try ivtv again
• reboot
• emerge ivtv
• Load the module: modprobe ivtv
• Test ivtv driver: ivtv-detect
• Try a recording test
• ivtvctl -u 0x3000
• ivtvctl -p 4
• ivtvctl -f width=720,height=480
• ivtvctl -v input=3,output=1
• cat /dev/video0 > test.mpg
• Install mplayer: emerge mplayer
• Try another recording test
• ivtv-tune
• List video inputs: ivtvctl -n
• Get the current video input: ivtvctl -P
• Set the current video input: ivtvctl -p
• Get the current frequency: ivtvctl -R

It's not working exactly the way I want, but I think I remember this happening before, and it still worked ok with mythtv. So I'm going to go on for now.