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From: felmon on 16 May 2010 21:24
greetings!

I am at a loss. I just bought an Intel dp43bfl mainboard with the
intention of running Debian and maybe OpenSuse on it. I have an old
Hauppauge WinTV card (pci) that has done faithful service in all the
computers I've had since purchasing it. I can vouch the tv card works fine
- another system, similar kernel 2.6.3x, also Debian (Sid, I believe).

after fruitless hrs of futzing, I realized that the card was not being
detected. (it also failed to detect an old nic card I put in and removed.

nothing about it shows up in hwinfo or in lspci. of course I have shifted
the tv card into different slots (except one specific slot (slot 0?)
because of irrelevant problem with placement of a cable).

the guy at the computer shop said he tested the pci slots and they were
fine. I believe his test consisted in putting in a pci video card and
seeing if it 'posted'. I have no idea if this is an adequate test.

he is all Windows and keeps going on about 'drivers' but my understanding
is that lspci and hwinfo should reveal hardware no matter.

everything else seems to work. I didn't realize it had a broadcom
networking chipset but seems alright.

I am eager for advice.

Felmon

From: J G Miller on 17 May 2010 07:55
On Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at 20:24:34h -0500, Felmon wrote:

> my understanding is that lspci and hwinfo should reveal hardware no matter.

Yes lspci should show something.

According to

<http://www.intel.COM/cd/products/services/emea/eng/motherboards/desktop/DP43BF/overview/443137.htm>

QUOTE

Four PCI Conventional bus connectors

UNQUOTE

The big question is, what PCI versions are supported, and what PCI
version is the Hauppauge WinTV card?
From: felmon on 17 May 2010 09:06
On Mon, 17 May 2010 11:55:34 +0000, J G Miller wrote:

> On Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at 20:24:34h -0500, Felmon wrote:
>
>> my understanding is that lspci and hwinfo should reveal hardware no
>> matter.
>
> Yes lspci should show something.
>
> According to
>
> <http://www.intel.COM/cd/products/services/emea/eng/motherboards/
desktop/DP43BF/overview/443137.htm>
>
> QUOTE
>
> Four PCI Conventional bus connectors
>
> UNQUOTE
>
> The big question is, what PCI versions are supported, and what PCI
> version is the Hauppauge WinTV card?

I can look this up but the WinTV card is pretty old-fashioned pci and has
worked in every box I've put it in including the very current Thinkcentre
sitting next to me now.

I've given up pretty much on the mobo but I may try to get a hard-drive
with Windows on it and boot it. that's the only way in any case to
convince the shop guy that the board is bum - he only speaks Windows.

Felmon
From: J G Miller on 17 May 2010 09:13
On Monday, May 17th, 2010 at 08:06:47h -0500, Felmon wrote:

> that's the only way in any case to convince the shop guy that
> the board is bum - he only speaks Windows.

Do you have any other PCI cards which are PCI 2.(?) compliant?

Do these work in all of the slots?

If so, then your board is not broken.

Would it be possible to get in touch with Intel support
and ask them if the Hauppauge WinTV card should work?
From: The Natural Philosopher on 17 May 2010 15:58
felmon wrote:
> On Mon, 17 May 2010 11:55:34 +0000, J G Miller wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, May 16th, 2010 at 20:24:34h -0500, Felmon wrote:
>>
>>> my understanding is that lspci and hwinfo should reveal hardware no
>>> matter.
>> Yes lspci should show something.
>>
>> According to
>>
>> <http://www.intel.COM/cd/products/services/emea/eng/motherboards/
> desktop/DP43BF/overview/443137.htm>
>> QUOTE
>>
>> Four PCI Conventional bus connectors
>>
>> UNQUOTE
>>
>> The big question is, what PCI versions are supported, and what PCI
>> version is the Hauppauge WinTV card?
>
> I can look this up but the WinTV card is pretty old-fashioned pci and has
> worked in every box I've put it in including the very current Thinkcentre
> sitting next to me now.
>
> I've given up pretty much on the mobo but I may try to get a hard-drive
> with Windows on it and boot it. that's the only way in any case to
> convince the shop guy that the board is bum - he only speaks Windows.
>
> Felmon
Maybe you need to alter the bios to detune the bus?

Maybe the board is conflicting with something else, address wise.

A new TV card/stick is not the end of the world.

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