[mythtv-users] X Freezes blank on 'watch tv'

Wed Oct 6 22:51:04 UTC 2004

Darren,
 I'm having the exact same problem as you, have you made any progress
with this issue?

-Luke

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 09:11:50 -0600, Darren Boyd <dboyd at its.to> wrote:
> 
> This is my first post so let me start by thanking everyone who has put
> in countless hours into this project.  While my setup isn't quite
> working (yet), I am so far very impressed.
> 
> I am just putting together my first Myth box by following Jarod's guide
> on FC2.  The TV card being used is a PVR-350 and as it turns out it is
> one with the 'new' tuner type (47).  Basically, I suffered the same
> problem detailed here (nothing but snow from the tuner)...
> 
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/85687#85687
> 
> I then upgraded my video4linux module...
> 
> root at gwenno:~# rpm -q kernel-module-video4linux-$MYKERNEL
> kernel-module-video4linux-2.6.8-1.521-20040922_114711-48.rhfc2.at
> 
> This gave me the video I wanted to see, but I still do not have any
> sound coming from the tuner.  From what I gather from this list, this
> has something to do with the msp3400 module not being up to date in the
> video4linux RPM above.  I don't quite understand how this all works, so
> bear with me.  In short, I get this error:
> 
> kernel: msp3400: Unknown symbol msleep_interruptible
> 
> At this point Myth is working, except for the sound issue.  I decided
> yesterday to compile the IVTV drivers from source to see if I could get
> everything working.  I downloaded this file:
> 
> ivtv-0.1.10-pre2-ck113e.tgz
> 
> Everything compiled and installed.  And, it looks like the modules are
> loading properly (output from the logs are attached).  When I try and
> watch TV from mplayer everything is working fine.
> 
> $ mplayer /dev/video0
> 
> I can watch TV in either a window, or in fullscreen with audio.
> 
> In MythTV, however, it is quite a different story.  If I choose 'watch
> TV' I get a blank screen.  The audio is working, as I can hear the same
> channel that was in mplayer.  Using the remote, I can also change
> channels.  The screen remains blank though.  After several seconds the
> remote becomes unresponsive as well, and the audio will fail.
> 
> X, at this point, is basically frozen.  Running top from an SSH session
> on a different machine shows me that X is at 99% CPU usage.  The only
> way to regain control of the machine at this point is to 'kill -9' X.
> 
> Attached are the logs from the frontend, backend and from the IVTV
> module initialization sequence from /var/log/messages.
> 
> If anyone could provide a hint of what I'm doing wrong, it would be very
> much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Darren
> 
> 
> Starting up as the master server.
> 2004-09-29 09:02:54 mythbackend version: 0.16.20040906-1 www.mythtv.org
> 2004-09-29 09:02:54 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> 2004-09-29 09:02:56 Found changes in the todo list.
> 2004-09-29 09:02:56 Scheduled 32 items in 0.228063 seconds.
> 2004-09-29 09:02:57 Seem to be woken up by USER
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 adding: gwenno.its.to as a client (events: 0)
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 adding: gwenno.its.to as a client (events: 1)
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 adding: gwenno.its.to as a client (events: 0)
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 MainServer::HandleAnnounce Playback
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 adding: gwenno.its.to as a client (events: 0)
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 adding: gwenno.its.to as a remote ringbuffer
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2004-09-29 09:04:36 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 
> 
> 2004-09-29 09:04:01 mythfrontend version: 0.16.20040906-1 www.mythtv.org
> 2004-09-29 09:04:01 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> 2004-09-29 09:04:02 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> 2004-09-29 09:04:02 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media handler
> 2004-09-29 09:04:02 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media handler
> 2004-09-29 09:04:03 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media handler
> SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.2.200:5060 NAT address 192.168.2.200
> Error loading image file: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/NOTHING.png
> SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 5)
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 Using protocol version 13
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 Using protocol version 13
> 2004-09-29 09:04:13 Using protocol version 13
> 2004-09-29 09:04:16 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
> 2004-09-29 09:04:16 Audio fragment size: 4096
> 2004-09-29 09:04:16 Using XV port 53
> 2004-09-29 09:04:16 Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2004-09-29 09:04:17 Using realtime priority.
> [mpeg2video @ 0x777690]Warning MVs not available
> 2004-09-29 09:04:37 Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2004-09-29 09:04:37 Changing from None to None
> mythfrontend: Fatal IO error: client killed
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: version 0.1.10 (0.1.10pre2-ck113e) loading
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.8-1.521 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0c.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> Sep 29 08:26:50 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: VIA PCI device: 0x3099 vendor: 0x1106
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev = K168, serial# = 2836885
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG NTSC (TAPE series) (idx = 68, type = 47)
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3440 (type = 11)
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok]
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Tuner Type 47, Tuner formats 0x00001000, Radio: yes, Model 0x00ad1598, Revi
> sion 0x00000001
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Radio detected
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005)
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on address 0x42
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7115: writing init values
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok]
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7115: status: (1E) 0x09, (1F) 0xc0
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: video encoder driver version V 0.3 loaded
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Selecting S-Video+Composite
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Turn WSS off
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Widescreen Mode 4:3 Full Format
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Selecting Normal Encoder Input
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Enable Video Output
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7127[0],ok]
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: msp34xx: ivtv version
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler (G)
> no-thread mode
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Sep 28 2004 22:24:32
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok]
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040011
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 350 card with 9 streams
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 32 131072 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 1 using 32 131072 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 32
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create stream 2 using 512 4096 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 224
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 16 131072 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 24
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create stream 4
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 64
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 5 using 8 131072 byte buffers  1048576 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 5 minor 16
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create stream 6 using 512 4096 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 6 minor 228
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create stream 7
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 7 minor 232
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 8 using 8 131072 byte buffers  1048576 kbytes total
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 8 minor 48
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Setting Tuner 47
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: tuner: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series)) by ivtv i2c driver #0
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3, output 1
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7115: decoder set norm NTSC
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7115: set audio: 0x01
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Setting Encoder Video Standard
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Set NTSC Video Mode
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0
> Sep 29 08:26:47 gwenno sysctl: net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
> Sep 29 08:26:51 gwenno kernel: ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================
> 
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