[mythtv-users] PVR 350 Output Help

[Thom Paine]

On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:28:31 -0500, Chris Burgess <chris at netdirect.ca> wrote:
> I am hoping someone can help me with an output problem with my PVR350.
> 
> I am using the video out on the PVR350 as the display for my system.
> 
> I have the ivtv driver installed successfully and I am able to pump
> video from my video in to my video out issuing the following command.
> 
> # ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -alpha -on -globalalpha -nolocalalpha
> # dd if=/dev/video0 of=/dev/video16 bs=64k
> 
> If I do that I get the video signal from my cable in showing perfectly
> on the television.
> 
> I used the Wilsonet documents to setup my box and modified the initrd
> as directed to have the PVR350 display everything right from boot. This
> works but the video is mangled. Signal shows intermingled white lines
> and a portion of the display repeated over and over. I can clear this up
> by issuing the command:
> 
> # ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -alpha -on -globalalpha -nolocalalpha
> 
> but then I just get a black screen.
> 
> Does anyone know what is going on or how to fix this?
>

I had a similar problem, and when I rebooted and didn't put in the
line to clear up the video and when it came back up all was well. Try
rebooting and don't put in the last command.
-- 
-=/>Thom