[mythtv-users] I can't tune pvr-150 using mythtv, ivtv-tune works

Fri Nov 25 04:50:26 EST 2005

Claus, thanks for your help.
I fixed it by entering the frequencies (in KHz!) directly rather than the
channel numbers.
Regards, Ronald.

On 11/24/05, Claus Bjerre <qlauvzh at bigfoot.com> wrote:
>
>
> Have a look at the frequencies.c file here :
>
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~cardoe/mythtv/doc/frequencies_8c-source.html
>
> - now you might have a problem because 715.75 MHz doesn't seem to
> be a standard frequency matched by an corresponding freqid ?
>
> Your freqid's of '5' and '7' do not really seem to get you into the UHF
> band as you would probably like to be. Search for "CHANLIST
> europe_west[]",
> I guess this is where you are located. As for your odd (?) frequency
> you might be on your own.
>
> As a sidenote I -think- it should be possible to enter the frequencies
> directly rather than using the freqid's as normally done. Unfortunately
> I haven't tried to do that.
>
> Hope that might be usefull.
>
> ~Claus
>
>
>
> On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 20:51:33 +0100, Ronald Wielink
> <ronald.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi there!
> > I've been trying to get MythTV to work for the past few days but somehow
> > I
> > don't get it to tune to channels. I'm using a single machine with a
> > PVR-150
> > non-MCE.
> >
> > I'm fairly new to linux, guess that doesn't help much...
> >
> > What I've done so far is:
> > Installed MyhthTV using Jarods FC4 guide. I've stayed as close to the
> > instructions as possible. I have filled the database using
> > myhtfilldatabase
> > --manual using tv_grab_nl_pdb with the information of two channels.
> >
> > When I choose WatchTV I get a non-tuned image. I can faintly see a TV
> > image
> > so I know
> > 'something' is happening... Selecting channel 1 or 2 results in the
> image
> > freezing for a second or two but that's it.
> > I tried
> > # /usr/lib/ivtv/ptune-ui.pl &
> > # mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0
> >
> > but apparently ptune-ui.pl is not included in the package I installed
> > (?!).
> > Now when I use
> >
> >
> > ivtv-tune -f715.75
> > I get
> > /dev/video0: 715.750 MHz  (Signal Detected)
> > and the channel actually changes in the front end!
> >
> > When I try channel up or channel down, I get:
> > Hi there!
> > I've been trying to get MythTV to work for the past few days but somehow
> > I
> > don't get it to tune to channels. I'm using a single machine with a
> > PVR-150
> > non-MCE.
> >
> > I'm fairly new to linux, guess that doesn't help...
> >
> > What I've done so far is:
> > Installed MyhthTV using Jarods FC4 guide. I've stayed as close to the
> > instructions as possible. I have filled the database using
> > myhtfilldatabase
> > --manual using tv_grab_nl_pdb with the information of two channels.
> >
> > When I choose WatchTV I get a non-tuned image. I can faintly see a TV
> > image
> > so I know
> > 'something' is happening... Selecting channel 1 or 2 results in the
> image
> > freezing for a second or two but that's it.
> > I tried
> > # /usr/lib/ivtv/ptune-ui.pl &
> > # mplayer -vo xv /dev/video0
> >
> > but apparently ptune-ui.pl is not included in the package I installed
> > (?!).
> > Now when I use
> > ivtv-tune -f715.75
> > I get
> > /dev/video0: 715.750 MHz  (Signal Detected)
> > and the channel actually changes in the front end!
> >
> > Using Channelup and Channeldown I get:
> >
> > 2005-11-23 22:27:33.187 Channel(/dev/video0): CheckChannel failed.
> Please
> > verify channel "E2" in the "setup" Channel Editor.
> > 2005-11-23 22:27:33.187 Error, couldn't find any available channels.
> > 2005-11-23 22:27:33.188 Your database is most likely setup incorrectly.
> >
> > I get the first line for every channel between 1 and 69 (and E en S
> > channels).
> >
> > I suspect I've made an obvious mistake, but I can't find it. Can someone
> > please help me out?
> >
> > Thanks a lot, Ronald
> > =========================
> > Here's some more information:
> > Starting up the backend:
> >
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:42.317 New DB connection, total: 1
> > Starting up as the master server.
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:42.342 New DB connection, total: 2
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:42.359 New DB connection, total: 3
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:42.403 New DB scheduler connection
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:42.413 mythbackend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
> > www.mythtv.org
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:42.414 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:44.414 Reschedule requested for id -1.
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:44.428 Scheduled 0 items in 0.0 = 0.01 match + 0.01
> > place
> > 2005-11-23 22:05:44.432 Seem to be woken up by USER
> >
> >
> >
> > Starting up the frontend:
> >
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:07.662 New DB connection, total: 1
> > Total desktop width=1024, height=768, numscreens=1
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:07.678 Using screen 0, 1024x768 at 0,0
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:07.685 mythfrontend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1
> > www.mythtv.org
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:07.686 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:08.171 Switching to square mode (visor)
> > mythtv: could not connect to socket
> > mythtv: Connection refused
> > lirc_init failed for mythtv, see preceding messages
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:08.567 Joystick disabled.
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:08.658 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:08.687 Registering MythDVD DVD Media Handler as a media
> > handler
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:08.689 Registering MythDVD VCD Media Handler as a media
> > handler
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:08.986 Registering MythMusic Media Handler as a media
> > handler
> > SIP listening on IP Address 192.168.1.65:5060 NAT address 192.168.1.65
> > SIP: Cannot register; proxy, username or password not set
> > 2005-11-23 22:07:09.578 Starting media monitor.
> >
> >
> > mysql> use mythconverg;
> > mysql> select chanid, channum, freqid, sourceid, callsign, name from
> > channel;
> > +--------+---------+--------+----------+----------+-------------+
> > | chanid | channum | freqid | sourceid | callsign | name        |
> > +--------+---------+--------+----------+----------+-------------+
> > |   1000 | 1       | 5      |        1 | Ned1     | Nederland 1 |
> > |   1001 | 2       | 7      |        1 | Ned2     | Nederland 2 |
> > +--------+---------+--------+----------+----------+-------------+
> >
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START
> INIT
> > IVTV ====================
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  version 0.4.0 (tagged release)
> > loading
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  Linux version:
> > 2.6.14-1.1637_FC4686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS
> > gcc-4.0
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please
> > include
> > the debug info
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  between the START INIT IVTV
> and
> > END INIT IVTV lines when
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  mailing the ivtv-devel
> > mailinglist.
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150
> card
> > (iTVC16 based)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A]
> ->
> > Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tveeprom: ivtv version
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 26034,
> > rev =
> > C197, serial# = 7886990
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tveeprom: tuner = TCL 2002MB_3H (idx
> =
> > 97, type = 55)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(B/G)
> > PAL(D/K)
> > (eeprom = 0x44, v4l2 = 0x00000e07)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tveeprom: audio processor = CX25842
> > (type
> > = 24)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25842
> > (type = 1d)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok
> > [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tuner (ivtv): chip found at addr 0xc2
> > i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok
> > [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: cx25840 0-0044: cx25842-23 found @
> > 0x88
> > (ivtv i2c driver #0)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: cx25840 0-0044: loaded
> > /lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM firmware (13353 bytes)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok
> > [client=cx25840, addr=44]
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: wm8775 0-001b: chip found @ 0x36
> (ivtv
> > i2c driver #0)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok
> > [client=wm8775, addr=1b]
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-
> > fw-enc.bin
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0 warning: Encoder Firmware can
> be
> > buggy, use version 0x02040011 or 0x02050032.
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG
> > stream:
> > 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV
> > stream:
> > 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI
> > stream:
> > 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio
> > stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB total)
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: tuner: type set to 55 (TCL 2002MB) by
> > ivtv i2c driver #0
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv0: Initialized WinTV PVR 150,
> > card #0
> > Nov 23 20:35:36 mithrandir kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT
> > IVTV  ====================
>
>
>
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