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

[Emlyn.Bolton at nokia.com]

I had real problems with cloning using the NVidia drivers and if you're using Xv then you can't have 2 displays active anyway...

My set up is such that I have only the one main display (TVout).  
If you're not using Xv, then you can clone the output of your monitor to your TVOut, but only if the resolution is less than 800x600.  When I was trying to get 2 displays up, I could only get the TV active if I used 8b6 or less.  I'm guessing that you don't use this low res on the pc monitor ;)

The audio issue, are you using digital out?  if so, are you using /dev/sound/adsp or /dev/adsp?  I've pointed myth at that and it dumps it straight out.  

Enjoy,
E

-----Original Message-----
From: Ronald Kohsman [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf
Of ext Ronald Kohsman
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 3:16 PM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 (No Video - Just Static)


That fixed the video. Now on to bigger and better problems. I have audio everywhere but the TV. I will look that one over more carefully, but I am most worried about the fact I am not cloning my video out the Geforce MX 440 to my TV. Any ideas? or what information can I provide to get a helpful answer?

Thanks again Emlyn. 


-----Original Message-----
From:	Emlyn.Bolton at nokia.com [mailto:Emlyn.Bolton at nokia.com]
Sent:	Thu 12/4/2003 1:20 PM
To:	mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Cc:	
Subject:	RE: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 (No Video - Just Static)
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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