Re: Problem Installing updated bttv/i2c on RH 6.2

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Darryl wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to update bttv on my RH 6.2 system to 0.7.67.  The bttv
> faq indicates that you must install the new i2c stack first.  It
> states:
> 
> "If you have installed i2c without patching your kernel tree, you´ll
> end up with two i2c.h files.  The old one lives in the kernel source
> tree, the new one in somewhere in /usr/local/include (default
> install).  bttv needs the new one for obvious reasons, but the kernel
> build system looks in the kernel source tree first => gotcha.
> Renaming the kernels header file should fix the problem."
> 
> I am running the original 2.2.14 kernel that came with the RH 6.2
> distribution.  I compiled i2c cleanly, but when the system reboots, I
> get "unresolved symbol" errors relating to the i2c package.  Can
> anyone tell me what I need to do to get i2c installed properly so I
> can upgrade to bttv 0.7.67?  I've recompiled kernels before, but I'd
> rather not as something usually gets screwed up.

	If the unresolved symbols are just version symbols you might be able to
--force the issue. 

	Otherwise, go recompile your kernel from scratch. It's good for you.
2.2.19 is pretty good stuff. 

 - Eric





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