[mythtv-users] Problems getting PVR-500 tuner working

MagicITX magicitx at gmail.com
Wed Mar 23 06:13:27 UTC 2005


I'm doing battle with a PVR500 also.  Yours works better than mine.  I
get static and it  reboots the computer after about 3 seconds.

On another list a poster had success with tuner 38.  Try adding this
to your modules.conf:

options ivtv tuner=38,38

If you try it and it works, please let me know.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 21:52:14 -0800, Jim Kusznir <jim at kusznir.net> wrote:
> hello all:
> 
> I recently bought a PVR-500 and installed it next to my PVR-250, and
> upgraded to ivtv-0.3.2j.  The PVR-250 is reconized and working (S-video
> in; I don't have CATV attached to it, never tested the tuning ability).
> The drivers autodetect the 500 as 2 150's (which I expected), and appear
> to identify the tuner and all.  Furthermore, if I hook up my composite
> source and select the proper input, the "first card" works fine.
> 
> However, when I hook up the RF CATV feed to the card and attempt to use
> its tuner function (either tuner; it doesn't seem to make a difference),
> I get a redish static that seems to grow in intensity until it goes to a
> completely black screen, and starts growing again.  It doesn't look like
> "snow" or other traditional mis-tuned static.  I get the same results
> reguardless of which tuner input I select.
> 
> In case it makes a difference (or explains why I have things set up the
> way I do), I subscribe to digital cable.  However, 85% of what I
> watch/record happens to be on the analog portion of the cable.  So I
> figured I'd put a PVR-500 and feed it with RF, providing 2 tuners
> capable of getting channels 2-74, and one capture card (pvr-250) capable
> of getting the whoe thing through the cable box.  All aspects of the 250
> in my situation work fine (I've never hooked up RF CATV directly to the
> 250, so I don't know if the tuner does or ever has worked on it).
> 
> Any suggestions?  Oh yea, I'm in NTSC-land (US).
> 
> Here's my ivtv loading output:
> 
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV
> ====================
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: version 0.3.2 (j) loading
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.9-gentoo-r9 preempt
> PENTIUM4 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: In case of problems please include the
> debug info
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT
> IVTV lines when
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:0b.0 (0014 -> 0016)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:0b.0[A] -> GSI 9
> (level, low) -> IRQ 9
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to
> 64 (was 32)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2530 vendor: 0x8086
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 32552, rev = C168,
> serial# = 7718626
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx = 68,
> type = 47)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08,
> v4l2 = 0x00001000)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3440 (type = 11)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Tuner Type 47, Tuner formats 0x00001000,
> Radio: yes,Model 0x008d1598, Revision 0x00000001
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Radio detected
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: Ignoring new-style parameters in presence
> of obsolete ones
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c
> driver #0
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c
> driver #0 (0x10005)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on address 0x42
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: writing init values
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: status: (1E) 0x48, (1F) 0xc0
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv msp34xx: ivtv version
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has NICAM
> support, simple(D) mode, simpler (G) no-thread mode
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Mar 19 2005 23:39:57
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version
> 0x02040011
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 250 card with 5 streams
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 1024 16384 byte
> buffers  0kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 0 using 1024 16384 byte
> buffers16777216 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 32
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 224
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte
> buffers  0 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate stream 2 using 40 52224 byte
> buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 24
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte
> buffers  0 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte
> buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 64
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create stream 4
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate stream 4
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Setting Tuner 47
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series)) by
> ivtv i2c driver #0
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: decoder set input (4)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: now setting Composite input
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3, output 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 5187, itv = 0xd88d7320
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: decoder set norm NTSC
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: set audio: 0x01
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 250, card #0
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:08.0[A] -> GSI 9
> (level, low) -> IRQ 9
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to
> 64 (was 32)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2530 vendor: 0x8086
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: The eeprom says no radio is present,
> but the tuner type
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: indicates otherwise. I will assume that
> radio ispresent.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev = D492,
> serial# = 7855734
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92,
> type = 57)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08,
> v4l2 = 0x00001000)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[1],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c
> driver #1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c
> driver #1 (0x10005)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Tuner Type 57, Tuner formats 0x00001000,
> Radio: yes,Model 0x00914652, Revision 0x00000001
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Radio detected
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: Ignoring new-style parameters in
> presence of obsolete ones
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: FW image '/lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM' of
> size 13883 loaded.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: FW image md5 digest:
> a6f6a90a3be338cdb89d59e835798408
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: FW image sha1 digest:
> ad2872fb98ad43b6c4afa45d239a57010edebe84
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840[0],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775[0],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version
> 0x02040011
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 1024 16384 byte
> buffers  0kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 0 using 1024 16384 byte
> buffers16777216 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 33
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 225
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte
> buffers  0 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate stream 2 using 40 52224 byte
> buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 25
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte
> buffers  0 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte
> buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 65
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create stream 4
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate stream 4
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Setting Tuner 57
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) by
> ivtv i2c driver #1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 5212, itv = 0xd88eb614
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:09.0[A] -> GSI 9
> (level, low) -> IRQ 9
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to
> 64 (was 32)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2530 vendor: 0x8086
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: The eeprom says no radio is present,
> but the tuner type
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: indicates otherwise. I will assume that
> radio ispresent.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev = D492,
> serial# = 7855734
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92,
> type = 57)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08,
> v4l2 = 0x00001000)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[2],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c
> driver #2
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c
> driver #2 (0x10005)
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: FW image '/lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM' of
> size 13883 loaded.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: FW image md5 digest:
> a6f6a90a3be338cdb89d59e835798408
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv cx25840: FW image sha1 digest:
> ad2872fb98ad43b6c4afa45d239a57010edebe84
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840[1],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775[1],ok]
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Tuner Type 57, Tuner formats 0x00001000,
> Radio: yes,Model 0x00914652, Revision 0x00000001
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Radio detected
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version
> 0x02040011
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 2
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 1024 16384 byte
> buffers  0kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 0 using 1024 16384 byte
> buffers16777216 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 34
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 1
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 226
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte
> buffers  0 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate stream 2 using 40 52224 byte
> buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 26
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte
> buffers  0 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte
> buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 66
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Create stream 4
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Allocate stream 4
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Setting Tuner 57
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv tuner: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) by
> ivtv i2c driver #2
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #2
> Mar 22 21:19:07 mythtv ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV
> ====================
> 
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