[mythtv-users] IVTV 0.10.1 encoder VBI warning

Tom Gutwin tgutwin at webarts.bc.ca
Sat Mar 10 05:39:11 UTC 2007


If anyone is getting a

  ivtv0 warning: encoder VBI: ivtv0 warning: encoder VBI: Couldn't find start of buffer
within the first 256 bytes

warning in the var/log/messages after upgrading to the 0.10.1 ivtv driver
go back to 0.10.0 to fix the problem.
It looks like the developers of ivtv are aware of this
http://www.mail-archive.com/ivtv-devel@ivtvdriver.org/msg04330.html
but maybe don't have it completely fixed.

My system eventually completely hangs with the 0.10.1 version of the driver
 pvr-350 (not using the mpeg out)
 AMD X2
 Asus MB
 FC6 with kernel 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6
 Mythtv SVN  Rev: 12831 Date: 2007-02-20 14:18:47 -0800 (Tue, 20 Feb 2007)
 ivtv-firmware.noarch 2:20070217-13.at
 ivtv are from atrpms (but I even compiled the 0.10.1 myself)

My ivtv log looked like this with the 0.10.0
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ==================
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  version 0.10.0 (tagged release) loading
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6 SMP mod_unload
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users
mailinglist.
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge card (cx23415 based)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: i2c_adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x4c00
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: i2c_adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x4c40
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] enabled at IRQ 17
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:07.0[A] -> Link [APC2] -> GSI 17
(level, low) -> IRQ 17
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: sd 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bttv: driver version 0.9.16 loaded
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_read_gpio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_write_gpio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_gpio_enable
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_read_gpio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_write_gpio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_gpio_enable
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_read_gpio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_write_gpio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_gpio_enable
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (376836 bytes)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02060039
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tveeprom 2-0050: Hauppauge model 48132, rev K268, serial# 8065731
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tveeprom 2-0050: tuner model is LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx 68,
type 47)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tveeprom 2-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tveeprom 2-0050: audio processor is MSP4448 (idx 27)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tveeprom 2-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tveeprom 2-0050: has radio, has IR remote
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tuner 2-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tda9887 2-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: saa7115 2-0021: saa7115 found (1f7115d0e100000) @ 0x42 (ivtv
i2c driver #0)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: saa7127 2-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: msp3400 2-0040: MSP4448G-A2 found @ 0x80 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: msp3400 2-0040: MSP4448G-A2 supports radio, mode is autodetect
and autoselect
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG (4 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV (2 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI (1 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio (1 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video16 for decoder MPEG (1 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi8 for decoder VBI (1 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi16 for decoder VOUT
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video48 for decoder YUV (1 MB)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg firmware (155648 bytes)
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350, card #0
Mar  9 19:04:44 dvr kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================


and like this with the 0.10.1
NOTICE this 1st line

Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  version 0.10.1 (tagged release) loading
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.19-1.2911.fc6 SMP mod_unload
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users
mailinglist.
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge card (cx23415 based)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (376836 bytes)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02060039
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: tuner 2-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: saa7115 2-0021: saa7115 found (1f7115d0e100000) @ 0x42 (ivtv
i2c driver #0)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: saa7127 2-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: msp3400 2-0040: MSP4448G-A2 found @ 0x80 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG (4 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV (2 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI (1 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio (1 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video16 for decoder MPEG (1 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi8 for decoder VBI (1 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device vbi16 for decoder VOUT
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Registered device video48 for decoder YUV (1 MB)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg firmware (155648 bytes)
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350, card #0
Mar  6 17:46:35 dvr kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================
M
tom

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