[mythtv-users] Trouble getting hdpvr 1212 to record through mythtv

[Marius Schrecker]

Thanks Greg and Dan for the good feedback.
 
Looks like you might have mythtv set to use the wrong video input on the 1212 possibly? MariaDB [mythconverg]> select videodevice,cardtype,inputname,displayname from capturecard where cardtype='HDPVR';
+-------------+----------+-----------+-------------+
| videodevice | cardtype | inputname | displayname |
+-------------+----------+-----------+-------------+
| /dev/video0 | HDPVR    | Component | HDPVR_0     || /dev/video1 | HDPVR    | Component | HDPVR_1     |+-------------+----------+-----------+-------------+ Also, for i in /sys/module/hdpvr/parameters/* ; do echo -ne "### $i\n$(cat ${i})\n" ; done Barring either of those being wrong, I have actually had USB2 timing issues from using a USB cable greater than 10' - believe it or not!

Also, make sure you have configured the correct audio input in mythtv-setup. I have found that if I do not, recordings fail (which makes no logical sense, but...)

And I have this line sitting in my /etc/rc.d/rc.local file:

  /usr/bin/v4l2-ctl --device /dev/video0 --set-ctrl=audio_encoding=4

which sets the audio encoding mode to something other than the default (though it's been so long I don't recall what the value means.)
Inputs are rear component (through a HDFURY-2) and toslink SPDIF, direct from my STB.  I didn't have much time this morning, but am pretty sure that my inputs are set correctly. The system device is configured directly from modules-load.d/hdpvr.conf, where both inputs are set directly.  After doing this, the module loads at bootup and the device is ready and accessible at /dev/video0 . Before writing the conf file, I had to power-toggle the hdpvr to load the module.

Having done this, I don't need to manipulate anything using v4l2-ctl.
Output from v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 --all was in my original mail and confirms the iinputs.

I had a quick look at the database this morning, which seems to confirm the systemwide settings:
 select videodevice,cardtype,inputname,displayname from capturecard where cardtype='HDPVR';
+-------------+----------+-----------+--------------------+
| videodevice | cardtype | inputname | displayname        |
+-------------+----------+-----------+--------------------+
| /dev/video0 | HDPVR    | Component | Altibox-via-HD_PVR |
>From Dan's mail, tyhat just leaves me with the 
While the sys/modula/paramaters are:
  for i in /sys/module/hdpvr/parameters/* ; do
> echo -ne "### $i\n$(cat ${i})\n" ; done
### /sys/module/hdpvr/parameters/boost_audio
N
### /sys/module/hdpvr/parameters/default_audio_input
2
### /sys/module/hdpvr/parameters/default_video_input
0
### /sys/module/hdpvr/parameters/hdpvr_debug
0

>From Dan's mail, that just leaves the audio encoding as a possible problem and I will take a look at that this evening.

What about buffering. Is it possible that there is an issue writing to some temporary space?

Can anything else be gleaned from the logging line:
" DeviceReadBuffer recorders/DeviceReadBuffer.cpp:545 (Poll) DevRdB(/dev/video0): Poll giving up after 2500ms"
or could I turn on more verbosity to try to identify where there is a problem?

This does seem to be MythTV related as catting the device works as it should.

BR.

--Marius--
 
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