[mythtv-users] HVR-1300 Mpeg decoder problems

[Sebastian Buks]

Message: 22
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 13:19:52 -0600
From: Kevin Kuphal <kuphal at dls.net>
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] HVR-1300 Mpeg decoder problems
To: Discussion about mythtv <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
Message-ID: <45C0EBD8.6000808 at dls.net>
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Neil Crane wrote:

> > I've just bought a WinTV HVR-1300 card (cx88 based). While I can get
> > each element (analogue TV, DVB, MPEG encoder) working outside of
> > MythTV, I'm having a problem with the encoder (which uses the
> > cx88-blackbird module).
> >
> > Basically, if I 'cat /dev/video1 > test.mpg' for a few seconds, and
> > view the result in mplayer, it works; however, if I set it up as a
> > MPEG-2 device in Myth, whilst I can tune it (both with mythtv-setup
> > and scantv), and get channels, I just get a black screen /
> > unresponsive mythfrontend when I try to view it. There is an
> > accompanying console message regarding an 'invalid file (fd -1)'.
> >
> >   
>   
Are you sure that MPEG-2 is the right device?  I thought that was only 
for ivtv cards.  Does this card use DVB drivers because if it does it 
should be set as a DVB device.

Kevin

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Are you sure about this Kevin? Should it be set to DVB even though Analogue is the part used?

I'm having trouble getting the cx88-blackbird module to work at all. If i cat /dev/video1 > xx.mpg it says that it's an invalid command. MythTV will not recognize it either. Right now I only have software endcoding and a really bad picture. I hope the development on the driver will progress a little bit.

Is there anyone who has the Huappauge HVR-1300 with blackbird working under MythTV??

Sebastian