[mythtv-users] PVR-250 (No Video - Just Static)

Emlyn.Bolton at nokia.com Emlyn.Bolton at nokia.com
Thu Dec 4 13:20:41 EST 2003


Hi,

Just had a quick look at your modules config:

> > > > /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
> > > > :
> > > > alias usb-controller1 usb-uhci
> > > > alias char-major-195 nvidia
> > > > #ivtv modules setup
> > > > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > > > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> > > > options ivtv debug=1

> > > > options tune type=2

> > > > options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> > > > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> > > > add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c
> > > >
>  

I think you might want to try changing the line to 

options tuner type=2

so that the correct tuner is set at module load time.

Just a tiny typo, but it might do the trick ;)

Cheers,
Emlyn


-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Kohsman [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf
Of ext Ronald Kohsman
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:59 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 (No Video - Just Static)


Answers:

I followed Jarod's guide, line by line.
http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=rh9pvr250

- what's your OS? Redhat, SuSE, Mandrake.. Gentoo .
	Redhat 

- Your kernel version    (Have at least an extremely patche 2.4.20 or have 2.4.22/23)
	2.4.20-20_29 From Axel using ATrpms

- Your xfree version
	XFree86 4.3.0-2.90.43

- when did you download ivtv
	when I did everything else. 12/2/2003
	Section 11

- are you in a PAL or NTSC country?  (tuner type=2 (NTSC) type=5 (PAL))
	NTSC (North America)

- did you compile mythtv or did you download a prebuilt package?
	From Axel using ATrpms
	Section 10

  compile: did you compile XVmC support into it (for nvidia)
	Yes. Section 8.

I appreciate all the help.


On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 21:20:44 -0500
"Ronald Kohsman" <Ronald.Kohsman at valuecity.com> wrote:

> I noticed that my chipset is iTVC16 and not the 15.....Is anybody out
> there that can help. 
>  
> I put the card into a windows xp box and it worked fine. 
>  
> I'm lost.
>  
> Yes.
>  
>  
> >
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > James S. White                      GAPS Incorporated
> > > james at jameswhite.org                Electrical Engineer - Etc.
> > > http://www.jameswhite.org <http://www.jameswhite.org/>
> Caffeine is my anti-drug.
> > > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > > "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance" - Derek Bok
> > >
> > > On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Ronald Kohsman wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am having problems with no video. I have done the :
> > > >
> > > > cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/test.mpg
> > > >
> > > > all I get is static and no sound, no matter what channel I am on. 
> > > > I used ATrpms and I have his KERNEL.
> > > >
> > > > I have a PVR250 - 980
> > > > GeForce MX 440
> > > > P4 1.8
> > > >
> > > > Here is my modules.conf, just for the heck of it.
> > > >
> > > > alias eth0 e100
> > > > alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> > > > #alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio
> > > > alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> > > > # ALSA portion
> > > > alias char-major-116 snd
> > > > alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> > > > # module options should go here
> > > >
> > > > # OSS/Free portion
> > > > alias char-major-14 soundcore
> > > > alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> > > >
> > > > # card #1
> > > > alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> > > > alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> > > > alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> > > > alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> > > > alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> > > >
> > > > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L 
> > > > >/dev/null 2>&1 || : pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f
> 
> > > > /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
> > > > :
> > > > alias usb-controller1 usb-uhci
> > > > alias char-major-195 nvidia
> > > > #ivtv modules setup
> > > > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > > > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> > > > options ivtv debug=1
> > > > options tune type=2
> > > > options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> > > > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> > > > add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c
> > > >
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