Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Via vt-310dp and c146

2005-11-30 Thread R. Geoffrey Newbury
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:45:17 -0500, Andrew Plumb wrote: Hi Geoff, Unfortunately, in the case of the C146 that riser card won't work; the riser card it comes with is actually two board connected by a couple of ribbon cables. That's probably how they get it to fit in this particular 1U case; it's

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Via vt-310dp and c146

2005-11-30 Thread Andrew Plumb
...that Flexible PCI Riser/Extender, on the other hand, could do the trick! http://www.logicsupply.com/product_info.php/cPath/47_68/products_id/452On 11/30/05, Andrew Plumb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Geoff, Unfortunately, in the case of the C146 that riser card won't work; the riser card it c

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Via vt-310dp and c146

2005-11-30 Thread Andrew Plumb
Hi Geoff, Unfortunately, in the case of the C146 that riser card won't work; the riser card it comes with is actually two board connected by a couple of ribbon cables.  That's probably how they get it to fit in this particular 1U case; it's not the one in the picture: http://www.travla.com/FAQ/fa

Re: [mythtv-users] Re: Via vt-310dp and c146

2005-11-30 Thread R. Geoffrey Newbury
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:47:16 -0500, Andrew Plumb wrote: Hi Eliot (and mythtv-users), >With respect to the C146, my PVR500 dual-tuner card was a shade too long to >install in the first (PCI2) slot of the dual-slot PCI riser card AND fit >back into the case; neither of the cards work if you put the

[mythtv-users] Re: Via vt-310dp and c146

2005-11-30 Thread Andrew Plumb
Hi Eliot (and mythtv-users), I haven't finished the installation yet; still in dabbling mode.  With Fedora Core 4 the VT310DP will boot with the single-CPU kernel but not the default SMP kernel, but I was able to compile and install a custom SMP kernel reasonably easily using the FC4 kernel source