[mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD-PVR trials and tribulations.

[georgia_tech_swagger]

3.18.0 and 3.18.1 won't boot at all for me.   Upgraded the firmware to
latest in Windows.   Still no dice.

On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 6:18 PM, georgia_tech_swagger <
georgia.tech.swagger at gmail.com> wrote:

> I disabled XHCI entirely in the kernel and BIOS, rebooted into the new
> kernel, same result.
>
> 3.17.6 does seem to be better (~20m average until lockup) than the 3.16.5
> kernel (~5m) ... but still unusuable.  I'm trying 3.18.1 now.
>
> On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 6:16 PM, Michelle Dupuis <mdupuis at ocg.ca> wrote:
>
>>  ​Look at your kernel log and you'll likely see your USB3 is crashing.
>> I have not yet found stable USB3 drivers for Linux (stick with USB2).
>>
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* mythtv-users <mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org> on behalf of
>> Andrew C. (AFPup) Stadt <acstadt at stadt.ca>
>> *Sent:* Saturday, December 20, 2014 5:15 PM
>> *To:* Myth TV Users List
>> *Subject:* Re: [mythtv-users] Hauppauge HD-PVR trials and tribulations.
>>
>>  On 20/12/2014 5:00 PM, georgia_tech_swagger wrote:
>>
>>        I figured I would post this to the list in the hopes it would
>> help somebody else as much as me, as most of the similar results I found
>> trying to solve this problem were old threads on this list.
>>
>>  My HD-PVR was running just fine on my old X58 Core i7 920 system.  I
>> just upgraded to X99 on a Core i7 5820k.   An my HD-PVR went nuts on the
>> new machine.
>>
>>  First ... some migration tips:
>>  - Don't forget to make sure your Storage Directory has proper
>> permissions for user and/or group (depending on distro) mythtv
>>  - Don't forget to include your change channel script if you're
>> controlling a converter box with a blaster like I am.  If the script isn't
>> there, there is no error what-so-ever... just silent failure.  That one was
>> a PITA to figure out.
>>
>>  So ... it would work but hard lock up the HD-PVR, typically in less than
>> 5 minutes, but sometimes taking 15-20 minutes.  I tried the usual myriad of
>> Google suggestions with mixed success:
>>  - Overheating?  No.  I keep it fairly chilly in the winter.
>>  - Crap capacitors in power brick?  No.  Was working just fine previously.
>>  - Try using irqbalance?  This actually helped double the time to lock
>> but did not fix it.
>>  - Try using a USB2 instead of USB3 port?  This actually helped double
>> the time to lock but did not fix it.
>>  - Try disabling USB3 on the motherboard?  I haven't done this.  And
>> REALLY don't want to unless it is the full on last resort.
>>  - Try upgrading firmware of HD-PVR?   I havne't done this.  I don't
>> have immediate access to a Windows box.  I believe I'm using 0x1e
>>  - Make sure you're not using an old kernel?   I tried 3.16.5-gentoo
>> first.  Horror show.  I am now using 3.17.6 ... which seems to greatly
>> improve things.  In my first test I got up to about 40 minutes before lock
>> up.  I'm in the second test now.
>>
>>  The logging from mythfrontend, mythbackend, and modprobe hdpvr
>> hdpvr_debug=7 aren't particularly helpful.   The HDPVR in debug would
>> return:
>>
>> config call request for value 0x800 returned -110
>>
>>  Right before that happened you'd get a steady stream of calling for
>> buffer 1 ... but immediately before that error you'd get call for buffer 1
>> immediately followed by call for buffer 2.  And that is, as far as I can
>> see in the blur of those calls going by, the only time that happens...
>> right before the error.
>>
>>  In mythbackend you would get:
>>
>> "Poll giving up 2"
>> "Device error detected "
>>
>>  I welcome all suggestions/advice/debug tips.  It seems most likely to be
>> a kernel issue in the driver and/or xhci.   My old X58 system was on kernel
>> 3.10 ... but I cannot downgrade that far as I need at least kernel
>> 3.15/3.16 for critical patches for the soundcard on my Asus X99 Pro
>> motherboard (ALC1150 Intel HD).
>>
>>
>>  Probably not going to like this answer, but I ended up having to
>> blacklist the xhci driver, which in my case was not a big deal as I don't
>> *need* usb3 on that machine. I tried a couple different aftermarket usb
>> cards (PCIe) to see if that would help, but as soon as the xhci driver got
>> loaded, my troubles would begin.  Haven't tried in a while, but its been
>> working well for the past few months, so I haven't wanted to screw with it.
>>
>>
>>
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