[vdr] Re: DVB drivers in 2.6 kernel, VDR 1.3.8 and TT DVB-C 2.1?

[hagrid <hagrid@welho.com>]

Progress! I got drivers loaded and vdr started. Just for the record,
here's what was needed for me, there may be easier ways:
- Got 2.6.6 kernel source from www.kernel.org, used oldconfig, installed it.
- Running 2.6.6, made DVB 1.1.1 and VDR 1.3.8.
- Got firmware from http://www.linuxtv.org:81/download/dvb/
 and installed it at /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-ttpci-01.fw
- Run /etc/init.d/hotplug start
- Run DVB/build-2.6/insmod.sh load
- Run VDR/vdr

The reason those drivers were not running was revealed when
I learned about 'dmesg'. It was complaining about
"dvb_ttpci: Unknown symbol request_firmware". The module
was in the kernel but apparently hotplug was not running.

What's the proper way to ensure hotplug *is* running after boot?

Ari