Steven Toth wrote: > Jonathan Coles wrote: >> Perhaps I have some other misconfiguration in my system. With the >> wget command I must use the --no-proxy option. Otherwise, I get >> "Error parsing proxy URL http://:8080/: Invalid host name." Very >> strange that port 8080 is assumed when the standard port is 80. >> >> I couldn't find an equivalent no-proxy option for hg. >> >> Thanks. > > Please don't top-post, it's aainst to policy of the mailing list. > > See below. > >> >> Owen Townend wrote: >>> 2008/9/17 Jonathan Coles <jcoles0727@xxxxxxxxxx>: >>> >>>> Your instructions at http://linuxtv.org/repo/ for obtaining v4l-dvb >>>> say >>>> to execute: >>>> >>>> hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb >>>> >>>> But this returns >>>> >>>> abort: error: Name or service not known >>>> >>>> Perhaps there is a mistake in the instructions. >>>> >>> copy and pasting that line here works fine: >>> >>> % hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb >>> destination directory: v4l-dvb >>> requesting all changes >>> adding changesets >>> ...etc >>> >>> >>>> It seems this checkout step is not really required, as you can >>>> download >>>> the tarball from a link on the page at the URL. >>>> >>> One advantage of using mercurial over the tarball is the ability to >>> run `hg pull` and `hg update` rather than re download the entire set. >>> >>> >>>> I also find it confusing that you mention dvb-apps, but don't talk >>>> about >>>> compiling it. Is it needed? Optional? An alternative? >>>> >>> dvb-apps AFAIK are optional. I have not yet needed them in normal >>> operation of a tuner card. >>> >>> >>>> Are there additional steps not presented here? I was unable to get my >>>> Hauppage HVR-950 to work on Ubuntu 8.04. Does this package support >>>> that >>>> device? >>>> >>> Do you have the firmware for the device as well as the driver? >>> >>> On the mythtv-users list there was a success story using one of these >>> tuners. It details how they got it working before going into issues >>> using two of them: >>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/349205?search_string=HVR-950;#349205 >>> >>> He was using the mcentral repository, and Edgy but the steps are >>> otherwise the same. >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> cheers, >>> Owen. > > Read this, it will probably help :) > > http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/hgrc.5.html > > - Steve I already have the man page for hg and hgrc. But, admittedly, I had only looked the one for hg. Assuming the problem was proxy related, as with wget, I added a [http_proxy] section, with "no=linuxtv.org". That worked! Unfortunately, "no=*" does not work, so every Mercurial host I ever want to access will have to be added to the file. I don't understand why I would use a proxy for downloads. If this is on one's own machine, what security is gained? Overall, the Mercurial issues are just an unnecessary complication, and my real problem with v4l-dvb for the HVR-950 is probably something to do with loading firmware or kernel modules. Linux has come a long way in the five years or so that I have been using it. But, some things, like using an off-the-shelf USB device, can still prove impossibly complex for those of us who are not hard-core computer geeks. Thanks for your help. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
