[mythtv-users] problem using 2nd capture card

Sun May 28 21:59:36 UTC 2006

Hi all

I am running mythtv on FC4: 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 on an i686 athlon i386 
GNU/Linux
I've got 2 Hauppauge PVR 150's who are detected by the drivers (see below).
When installing the second card this is how I configured it: I plugged 
it in, added a capture card, hooked it up via the input connections 
screen of the setup program and configured its channels via mysql.
I have been able to watch tv via card 0 and 1, can switch from 0 to 1 
and back and also can use PIP nicely.
But if I schedule 2 recordings that overlap in time, the first recording 
is often (not always) stopped as soon as the starting time for the 
second is reached. So it seems that the system 'thinks' it has only one 
capture card available (or at least most of the time). Another probably 
related problem is that sometimes I can and sometimes I can not watch tv 
while the system is making a recording but the odd thing is: sometimes I 
can. In the latter situation also it seems that there is only one card 
available.
It may be that I missed something while configuring the 2nd capture card 
and that this is easily solved, but I've not been able to do so myself 
nor did I find anything similar in the mailing archives.
Any suggestions?

Greetings,

Jos

p.s. the drivers always show this message: ivtv0 warning: Encoder 
Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011 or 0x02050032.
Is it possible to flash the firmware and is it something I should do ?

May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START 
INIT IVTV ====================
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  version 0.4.0 (tagged release) 
loading
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  Linux version: 
2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 gcc-4.0
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please 
include the debug info
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  between the START INIT IVTV 
and END INIT IVTV lines when
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  mailing the ivtv-devel 
mailinglist.
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 
card (iTVC16 based)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] 
enabled at IRQ 17
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:07.0[A] 
-> Link [APC2] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 74
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency 
timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: ivtv version
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 26559, 
rev = B260, serial# = 8741546
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG S001D MK3 (idx = 
60, type = 38)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(B/G) PAL(I) 
SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/K) (eeprom = 0x74, v4l2 = 0x00400e17)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: audio processor = CX25843 
(type = 25)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25843 
(type = 1e)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok 
[client=tveeprom, addr=50]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tuner (ivtv): chip found at addr 0xc2 
i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok 
[client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: cx25840 2-0044: cx25843-23 found @ 
0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: cx25840 2-0044: loaded 
/lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM firmware (14264 bytes)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok 
[client=cx25840, addr=44]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: wm8775 2-001b: chip found @ 0x36 
(ivtv i2c driver #0)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok 
[client=wm8775, addr=1b]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tda9885/6/7: (ivtv) chip found @ 0x86
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok 
[client=tda9887, addr=43]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: Nvsound: Nvidia Audio Init Module, 
13:48:00 Dec 10 2005 version 1.0-7
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: loading 
/lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0 warning: Encoder Firmware can 
be buggy, use version 0x02040011 or 0x02050032.
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG 
stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV 
stream: 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI 
stream: 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio 
stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tuner: type set to 38 (Philips 
PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3)) by ivtv i2c driver #0
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv0: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, 
card #0
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  ======================  NEXT 
CARD  ======================
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 
card (iTVC16 based)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:08.0[A] 
-> Link [APC3] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 66
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Unreasonably low latency 
timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: ivtv version
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 26034, 
rev = C197, serial# = 8087300
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: tuner = TCL 2002MB_3H (idx 
= 97, type = 55)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(B/G) 
PAL(D/K) (eeprom = 0x44, v4l2 = 0x00000e07)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: audio processor = CX25842 
(type = 24)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25842 
(type = 1d)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: i2c attach to card #1 ok 
[client=tveeprom, addr=50]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tuner (ivtv): chip found at addr 0xc2 
i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #1
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: i2c attach to card #1 ok 
[client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: cx25840 3-0044: cx25842-23 found @ 
0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #1)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: cx25840 3-0044: loaded 
/lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM firmware (14264 bytes)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: i2c attach to card #1 ok 
[client=cx25840, addr=44]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: wm8775 3-001b: chip found @ 0x36 
(ivtv i2c driver #1)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: i2c attach to card #1 ok 
[client=wm8775, addr=1b]
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: loading 
/lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1 warning: Encoder Firmware can 
be buggy, use version 0x02040011 or 0x02050032.
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG 
stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Allocate DMA encoder YUV 
stream: 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Allocate DMA encoder VBI 
stream: 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio 
stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB total)
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: tuner: type set to 55 (TCL 2002MB) by 
ivtv i2c driver #1
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv1: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, 
card #1
May 25 22:14:11 z-universe kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT 
IVTV  ====================