[mythtv-users] (no subject) FIXED !!

tomsjunk at hammerdown.net tomsjunk at hammerdown.net
Sun Apr 3 16:54:36 UTC 2005


I changed the line in my /usr/local/bin/start-ivtv script from:

/sbin/modprobe ivtv

to

/sbin/modprobe ivtv tuner=39

And that fixed the problem.


I feel soooooooooo stupid for not noticing that before!


Thanks everyone for their quick replies.


---------- Original Message -----------
From: tomsjunk at tom.servebeer.com
To: mythtv-users at mythtv.org
Sent: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 06:30:08 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: [mythtv-users] (no subject)

> I am building a PVR with a Hauppauge PVR-350, Mandrake 10.1, Maiku's guide
> (http://www.byopvr.com/Sections+index-req-viewarticle-artid-13-page-1.html).
>
> Everything is installed/compiled and configured, but when I try to watch
> TV or record
> something, all I ever get is static (even using the cat /dev/video0 >
> test.mpg).  Every
> channel is the
>
> same...just static.  Watching videos (from other sources) play just fine
> in both mplayer
> and mythtv.
>
> I've checked, rechecked, and triple checked all of the settings in
> mythtvsetup.  Nothing
> changes anything.
>
> Instead of adding stuff to modules.conf, I followed the guide and added
> the following to
> the /usr/local/bin/start-ivtv script:
>
> /sbin/modprobe i2c-core
> /sbin/modprobe i2c-algo-bit
> /sbin/modprobe tuner type=47
> /sbin/modprobe msp3400
> /sbin/modprobe videodev
> /sbin/modprobe saa7115
> /sbin/modprobe ivtv
> /sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
> /usr/local/sbin/lircd -d /dev/lirc0 --permission=666
> /etc/init.d/mythbackend start
>
> ivtv info from /var/log/messages:
>
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: ==================== START INIT
IVTV
> ====================
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: version 0.2.0 (rc3a) loading
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.8.1-12mdk 686
> gcc-3.4
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please include
> the debug info
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and
> END INIT IVTV
> lines when
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 0000:00:0a.0
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer,
> setting to 64
> (was 32)
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: VIA PCI device: 0x0601 vendor:
0x1106
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus
> ivtv i2c driver #0
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner
unset),ok]
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: msp34xx: ivtv version
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has
> NICAM support,
> simple (D) mode, simpler (G) no-thread mode
> Apr  2 12:10:00 localhost kernel: msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Apr  1 2005
> 18:36:29
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok]
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv
> i2c driver #0
> (0x10005)
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on
> address 0x42
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7115: writing init values
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok]
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7115: status: (1E) 0x48, (1F) 0xc0
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: tveeprom: Ignoring new-style parameters
> in presence of
> obsolete ones
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev
> = K268,
> serial# = 2918791
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx
> = 68, type = 47)
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom =
> 0x08, v4l2 =
> 0x00001000)
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3440
> (type = 11)
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok]
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: Tuner Type 47, Tuner formats
> 0x00001000, Radio:
> yes, Model 0x00ad2598, Revision 0x00000001
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: Radio detected
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Ignoring new-style parameters
> in presence of
> obsolete ones
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: video encoder driver version V
> 0.3 loaded
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Selecting S-Video+Composite
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Turn WSS off
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Widescreen Mode 4:3 Full Format
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Selecting Normal Encoder Input
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: saa7127: Enable Video Output
> Apr  2 12:10:01 localhost kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7127[0],ok]
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040011
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost net_applet[3735]: ### Program is starting ###
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 350 card
> with 9 streams
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256
> 16384 byte buffers
> 4194304 kbytes total
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 0 minor 0
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 1 minor 32
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224
> byte buffers
> 2097152 kbytes total
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 2 minor 224
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608
> byte buffers
> 2097152 kbytes total
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 3 minor 24
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create stream 4
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 4 minor 64
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 5 using 16 65536
> byte buffers
> 1048576 kbytes total
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 5 minor 16
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create stream 6 using 1024 2048
> byte buffers
> 262144 kbytes total
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 6 minor 228
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create stream 7
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 7 minor 232
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 8
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 8 minor 48
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Setting Tuner 47
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: tuner: tuner type not set
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3,
> output 1
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: tuner: tuner type not set
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 3792, itv =
> 0xe057c4e0
> Apr  2 12:10:02 localhost kernel: ivtv: ivtv_dec_thread: pid = 3793, itv =
> 0xe057c4e0
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: saa7115: decoder set norm NTSC
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: saa7115: set audio: 0x01
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: saa7127: Setting Encoder Video Standard
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: saa7127: Set NTSC Video Mode
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0
> Apr  2 12:10:03 localhost kernel: ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV
> ====================
>
> I had everything running fine (tv was visible) with a different
> motherboard, but changed
> from a ATX-->mini-ATX to fit this in a smaller case.  Formated and
> reinstalled with the
> new motherboard,
>
> but have never had any luck getting the tv to work.
>
> Cable does work (checked it with a tv).
>
> Getting frustrated as I had this working; I'm out of ideas of what to
check.
>
> Checked this mailing list for similiar problems, but nothing mentioned in
> any of them
> seem to fix my problems.  I actually don't see any problems in any
> logs/files, which
> makes fixing this that
>
> much harder.
>
> Any help would be appriciated.
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