[mythtv-users] "best" ivtv driver for PVR-150/500?

[James Pifer]

On Thu, 2006-10-12 at 08:21 -0400, Steven Adeff wrote:
> For my PVR-150 I'm currently running 0.4.6 with my 2.6.15.6 kernel.
> I've got the tinny audio issue (which from what I understand is fixed
> in one of the later drivers?) and I get a lot of
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]00 motion_type at 16 18
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]invalid mb type in B Frame at 91 40
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]mb incr damaged
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]skipped MB in I frame at 115 44
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]00 motion_type at 24 15
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]00 motion_type at 109 50
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]invalid mb type in I Frame at 27 43
> [mpeg2video @ 0x2aaaac2a1bf0]mb incr damaged
> when recording with "DVD Special 2" (which if I change goes away). I'm
> thinking if a newer driver/firmware combination will fix these I'll
> brave the kernel upgrade (actually, I've done quite a few, so I'm not
> particularly worried about it).


I don't have an answer but I can say I'm also having problems with ivtv.
I see problems similar to yours plus ivtv driver time-outs. I have a PVR
150, 250, and 350.

My versions are:

ivtv-firmware-audio-0.0.1-6.at
perl-Video-ivtv-0.13-8.fc5.at
ivtv-kmdl-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp-0.7.1-118.fc5.at
ivtv-firmware-1.8a-10.at
ivtv-0.7.1-118.fc5.at

kernel-smp-2.6.17-1.2187_FC5

mythtv-backend-0.20-139.fc5.at

James