[mythtv-users] PVR-350 test-image fails

John Harvey john.p.harvey at btinternet.com
Tue May 31 19:25:04 UTC 2005


That all looks pretty similar to mine.
I'm assuming you can capture ok from the card?
If so I would be tempted to ignore the test screen and see what happens if
you play a recording or copy from video0 to video16.

John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv [mailto:mythtv at vigoer.com]
> Sent: 31 May 2005 19:32
> To: john.p.harvey at btinternet.com; Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-350 test-image fails
> 
> John Harvey wrote:
> 
> >Is this for PAL or NTSC?
> >Sounds like you may be needing PAL but it's configured
> >for NTSC?
> >I'm not sure what version of ivtv you are using but
> >assuming it's recent then you can try adding the
> >ivtv_std paramanter to the options to force the
> >setting (ivtv_std=2 for pal).
> >Note this is from memory since i'm at work but i think
> >that is the correct parameter name.
> >
> >john
> >--- mythtv <mythtv at vigoer.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> John, I'm using PAL, or rather should do. I use ivtv version 0.2.0 (rc3j).
> In my modprobe.conf I have these ivtv parameters:
> options ivtv ivtv_std=2 tda9887=0
> 
> So I guess this ought to do the trick, unless for some reason this line
> is not activated. But you might be right, as the ivtv init output
> (entire output shown at the end of this reply) first says:
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
> 
> but then at the very bottom:
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Switching standard to PAL.
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 2040, itv =
> 0xded190a0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: ivtv_dec_thread: pid = 2041, itv =
> 0xded190a0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: decoder set norm PAL
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: set audio: 0x01
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Setting Encoder Video Standard
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Set PAL Video Mode
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Selecting PAL video Standard
> 
> I have not been able to find others with this problem with this
> flickering test image. Normally people either have a blank screen or it
> just works :(
> 
> As it has worked for me before, I know the card is o.k., the cabling
> also o.k., and the modprobe.conf identical and also the xorg.conf
> likewise (presently I am testing with a VGA output xorg.conf though).
> 
> Regards
> Mogens
>  May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: ==================== START INIT
> IVTV ====================
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: version 0.2.0 (rc3j) loading
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.11-1.27_FC3 686
> REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please include
> the debug info
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and
> END INIT IVTV lines when
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled
> at IRQ 11
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] ->
> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer,
> setting to 64 (was 32)
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: VIA PCI device: 0x3148 vendor:
> 0x1106
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48139, rev
> = K257,serial# = 2932143
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tveeprom: tuner = Philips FM1216 ME MK3
> (idx = 57, type = 38)
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(D/K) (eeprom =
> 0x74, v4l2 = 0x00400e17)
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tveeprom: audio_processor = CS5331 (type
> = 9)
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok]
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Tuner Type 38, Tuner formats
> 0x00400e17, Radio: yes, Model 0x00ad2557, Revision 0x00000001
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Radio detected
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus
> ivtv i2cdriver #0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv
> i2c driver #0 (0x10005)
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on
> address 0x42
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: writing init values
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok]
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: status: (1E) 0x00, (1F) 0x40
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Ignoring new-style parameters
> in presence of obsolete ones
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: video encoder driver version V
> 0.3 loaded
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: detecting saa7127 client on
> address 0x88
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Selecting S-Video+Composite
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Turn WSS off
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Widescreen Mode 4:3 Full Format
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Selecting Normal Encoder Input
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Enable Video Output
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7127[0],ok]
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: msp34xx: ivtv version
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 rpcidmapd: rpc.idmapd startup succeeded
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3418W-B3, has
> NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler (G) no-thread mode
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: May 19 2005
> 04:40:44
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3418W-B3,ok]
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tda9885/6/7: chip found @ 0x86
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=tda9887,ok]
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use
> version 0x02040011
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 350 card
> with 9 streams
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256
> 16384 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes total
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 0 minor 0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 1 minor 32
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224
> byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 2 minor 224
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608
> byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 3 minor 24
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create stream 4
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 4 minor 64
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 5 using 16 65536
> byte buffers  1048576 kbytes total
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 5 minor 16
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create stream 6 using 1024 2048
> byte buffers  262144 kbytes total
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 6 minor 228
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create stream 7
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 7 minor 232
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 8
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype
> 8 minor 48
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Setting Tuner 38
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: tuner: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM
> multi (FM1216ME MK3)) by ivtv i2c driver #0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: decoder set input (4)
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: now setting Composite input
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3,
> output 1
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Switching standard to PAL.
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 2040, itv =
> 0xded190a0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: ivtv_dec_thread: pid = 2041, itv =
> 0xded190a0
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: decoder set norm PAL
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7115: set audio: 0x01
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Setting Encoder Video Standard
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Set PAL Video Mode
> May 30 21:52:57 dhcppc3 kernel: saa7127: Selecting PAL video Standard
> May 30 21:52:58 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0
> May 30 21:52:58 dhcppc3 kernel: ivtv: ====================  END INIT
> IVTV  ===



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