[mythtv-users] PVR-150

Mon Oct 31 18:25:42 EST 2005

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John Cartwright wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I've got a PVR-150. Sometimes for whatever reason mine gets
> recognized as a PVR-250 like your dmesg output says in which case I
> lose video. The only solution I've found to this problem has been
> to turn the machine completely off for about 10 - 30 seconds and
> then try again. I think I read somewhere that the registers in the
> tuner take a while to completely clear hence the 10 - 30 second
> wait. Hope this helps. Let us know if you find something that
> works out better.

This has happened to me also, and performing a cold boot (turning the
machine off and unplugging it for 30 seconds) usually does the trick.
I've read that it has something to do with the firmware.

>
> On 10/29/05, *Chris Ribe* <chrisribe at gmail.com
> <mailto:chrisribe at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I'm having a difficult time getting a new PVR-150 to work in my
> system. Presently, I am not getting any output out of
> /dev/video0.
>
> There is a lot going on here, so I'll try to lay it out as clearly
> as possible.
>
> My system:
>
> -1002 Mhz PIII w/ 284 MB of RAM -Running FC4, kernel
> 2.6.13_1.1532_FC4 -PVR-150 -Old Pinnacle bttv card -Moto DCT-6200
> attached via Firewire
>
> Background: -Last year I had this system running as a backend on
> FC3 using the Bttv card as my only capture card. Then Comcast cut
> off my free cable so I went back to my trusty DirecTiVo. I bought
> 2 of these in March 2002 for $100. Best $100 I ever spent. God,
> I love those things. I'm still using my DirecTivo, but I'm
> considering moving to Myth when I make the transition to HDTV, and
> I'm trying to get a Myth box back up and running before shelling
> out for an HD capable frontend.
>
> Timeline:
>
> Sat. 10/22: Following Jarrod Wilson's uberguide, I do a fresh
> install of FC4 and Myth. I skip the capture card setup steps for
> now.
>
> Tues-Wed: After some difficulty involving kernel release versions
> and ivtv build versions, I get matching kernel and ivtv versions
> installed. At this point, I am able to get static from "cat
> dev/video1 > test.mpg" After searching for solutions to this
> problem and finding nothing definitive, I try capturing via the
> composite out from the DCT-6200. Game 4 of the World Series is
> under way and time is of the essance.
>
> Wed, ca. 9:00 PM: Success! I am now watching the game. The
> PVR-150 is much better at capturing video that the Houston bats,
> and hits just as well, too!
>
> Wed, ca. 10:00 PM: As long as I'm at my computer and watching the
> game, I'll see if I can continue the install process while watching
> the game. I still have to get LIRC and Firewire capture working.
>
> My Other Computer: -PII 450Mhz w/ 458MB of RAM (it has to run
> iTunes and Rhapsody) -Win2K (previously KnoppMyth, used as a
> frontend)
>
> While I am watching the game, I SSH into the Myth box and begin to
> install the necesary packages for Firewire capture. Mythfrontend
> chokes hard during the install process, but the install finishes
> fine. System is rebooted after install.
>
> Wed, ca. 11:30: White Sox win World Series. Good times. I leave
> frontend running in LiveTV mode, turn off monitor, and go to bed.
>
> Thurs.: Frontend is frozen. After reboot, not only is capture no
> longer working, but /dev/video1 doesn't even exist anymore.
> Regardless, I am able to get LIRC up and running using the Hauppage
> remote.
>
> Sat. 10/29: After much frustrastion, I have firewire capture
> working. I now have a remote and something to control. LIttle
> progress made with the PVR-150, though. I have removed the bttv
> card and was able to capture static from /dev/video0 one time.
> Have not been able to repeat that meagre success.
>
>
> Here is the relevant section from dmesg:
>
> ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
> ivtv: version 0.4.0 (tagged release) loading ivtv: Linux version:
> 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0 ivtv: In case of
> problems please include the debug info ivtv: between the START
> INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when ivtv: mailing the
> ivtv-devel mailinglist. ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card
> (iTVC16 based) PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:0a.0 (0014 -> 0016)
> PCI: IRQ 0 for device 0000:02:0a.0 doesn't match PIRQ mask - try
> pci=usepirqmask PCI: setting IRQ 5 as level-triggered PCI: Assigned
> IRQ 5 for device 0000:02:0a.0 ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency
> timer, setting to 64 (was 0) ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok
> [client=tveeprom, addr=50] tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 26032, rev
> = C199, serial# = 8182601 tveeprom: tuner = <unknown> (idx = 99,
> type = 0) tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 =
> 0x00001000) tveeprom: audio_processor = TDA9850 (type = 3) : chip
> found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0) ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok
> [client=(tuner unset), addr=61] msp3400: error while reading chip
> version ivtv0: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin ivtv0: Encoder
> revision: 0x02040024 ivtv0 warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy,
> use version 0x02040011 or 0x02050032. ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder
> MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total) ivtv0: Allocate DMA
> encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB total) ivtv0:
> Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB total)
> ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers
> (2048KB total) ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream tuner 0-0061:
> type set to 0 (Temic PAL (4002 FH5)) ivtv0 warning: i2c client
> addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046403! ivtv0 warning: i2c
> client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046404! ivtv0 warning:
> i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40086d11! ivtv0
> warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x80287610!
> ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command
> 0x40287611! ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for
> command 0x40307603! ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x21 not found
> for command 0x40046403! ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not
> found for command 0x80287610! ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40
> not found for command 0x40287611! ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr:
> 0x21 not found for command 0x40046406! ivtv0 warning: i2c client
> addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x4004760f! ivtv0 warning: i2c
> client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046406! ivtv0 warning:
> i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x80287610! ivtv0
> warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40287611!
> ivtv0: Initialized WinTV PVR 250, card #0
>
> <end>
>
>> From modprobe.conf:
>
> alias eth0 8139too alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 alias
> char-major-61 lirc_i2c options snd-card-0 index=0 options
> snd-intel8x0 index=0 remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store
> 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove
> snd-intel8x0 alias usb-controller uhci-hcd alias
> ieee1394-controller ohci1394 # ivtv (PVR-150MCE) alias
> char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 ivtv alias tveeprom
> tveeprom-ivtv alias tuner tuner-ivtv alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
> install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe
> --ignore-install lirc_i2c install ohci1394 /sbin/modprobe
> --ignore-install ohci1394; /sbin/modprobe raw1394
>
>
> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Chris
>
>
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