[mythtv-users] HD-PVR input issues:

[John P Poet]

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Mark <fairlane at springcom.com> wrote:
> John P Poet wrote:
>>
>> Are you using the udev rule that greg posted?  If so, you should be
>> using /dev/hdpvr, not /dev/video4.
>>
>> Each time your system boots, it is possible that the HD-PVR could be
>> attached to a different /dev/videoX.  The udev rule results in a
>> mapping of whatever /dev/videoX the HD-PVR is on, to the name
>> /dev/hdpvr, so that myth (or whatever) can reliably talk to it.
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>
> Here's some more output from the device:
>
> [mark at cyclops ~]$ v4l2-ctl --all --device=/dev/video4
> Driver Info:
>       Driver name   : hdpvr
>       Card type     : Haupauge HD PVR
>       Bus info      : usb-0000:00:1d.7-2
>       Driver version: 512
>       Capabilities  : 0x01020001
>               Video Capture
>               Audio
>               Read/Write
> Video input : 0 (Component)
> Audio input : 0 (RCA back)
> Video Standard = 0x0000b900
>       PAL-M/60
>       NTSC-M/M-JP/M-KR
> [mark at cyclops ~]$
>
> [mark at cyclops ~]$ v4l2-ctl --set-input=0 --device=/dev/video4
> VIDIOC_S_INPUT: failed: Connection timed out
> [mark at cyclops ~]$
>
> That last one concerns me a bit.  I dont' think it should timeout when
> setting input to component input....
>
> Still fails to record anything manually.

Can you do:

$ modprobe -rv hdpvr
$ modprobe -v hdpvr

Or... post the relevant part of /var/log/messages from the hdpvr
initialization during boot.
And post the output?

John
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