<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 6:53 AM Rick <<a href="mailto:rick@laity.ca">rick@laity.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 7/2/2020 10:35 AM, DryHeat122 . wrote:<br>
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> On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 5:08 AM Jim <<a href="mailto:lists@morton.hrcoxmail.com" target="_blank">lists@morton.hrcoxmail.com</a> <br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:lists@morton.hrcoxmail.com" target="_blank">lists@morton.hrcoxmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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> On 7/1/2020 9:23 PM, DryHeat122 . wrote:<br>
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> > On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 9:32 AM Greg <<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a>><br>
> > <mailto:<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a>>>> wrote:<br>
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> > On 6/27/20 9:46 PM, DryHeat122 . wrote:<br>
> >> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 12:59 PM DryHeat122 .<br>
> >> <<a href="mailto:dryheat122@gmail.com" target="_blank">dryheat122@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dryheat122@gmail.com" target="_blank">dryheat122@gmail.com</a>><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dryheat122@gmail.com" target="_blank">dryheat122@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:dryheat122@gmail.com" target="_blank">dryheat122@gmail.com</a>>>> wrote:<br>
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> >> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:41 AM Stephen Worthington<br>
> >> <<a href="mailto:stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz" target="_blank">stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz" target="_blank">stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz</a>> <mailto:<a href="mailto:stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz" target="_blank">stephen_agent@jsw.gen.nz</a><br>
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> >> wrote:<br>
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> >> On Sun, 10 May 2020 20:20:30 -0700, you wrote:<br>
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> >> >On Sun, May 10, 2020, 7:58 PM Greg<br>
> <<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a>><br>
> >> <mailto:<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a><br>
> <mailto:<a href="mailto:gregl@nycap.rr.com" target="_blank">gregl@nycap.rr.com</a>>>> wrote:<br>
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> >> >Ok thanks I will investigate that. But it's been<br>
> >> working fine with the<br>
> >> >current power source for like a year now, and others on<br>
> >> this list use it<br>
> >> >too.<br>
> >><br>
> >> <snip><<a href="https://forum.mythtv.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.mythtv.org</a>><br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Thanks for all the suggestions. I will investigate all of<br>
> >> them. Something I do not see in here is an opinion that<br>
> some<br>
> >> software problem could have evolved. I was kind of thinking<br>
> >> of that as a possibility given that it worked fine for so<br>
> >> long then seems to be degrading. OTOH I never thought<br>
> of the<br>
> >> possibility that the USB connection could be degrading. I'm<br>
> >> going to try Greg's connector, assuming I can get parts<br>
> >> during the Apocalypse. Also, his link specifies Radio Shack<br>
> >> parts. What's Radio Shack?!? ;-)<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> >> Well folks this is getting frustrating. I addressed a possible<br>
> >> ventilation issue. I also unplugged the power cord I had from<br>
> >> the Myth box USB and connected it to an old iPad charger<br>
> rated at<br>
> >> 5V/2A. No help. It wouldn't record anything, no matter how<br>
> much<br>
> >> rebooting and power-cycling. So I concluded the HDPVR was hosed<br>
> >> and got a new one (more accurately, a replacement circuit board<br>
> >> for it). Powered it with the same wall wart. Recorded great for<br>
> >> a day. Just turned it on and I have failed recordings and it<br>
> >> won't respond when I try to manually play a channel. <br>
> Reboot, and<br>
> >> it works fine, same pattern as before.<br>
> >><br>
> >> I finally got a molex connector and am still going to try what<br>
> >> Greg suggested, but I really don't think it's a power issue.<br>
> >> Apply makes good electronics and that wart has the same specs as<br>
> >> the power supply that comes with the HDPVR. The HDPCR isn't<br>
> >> overheating. It's not the HDPVR itself. That only leaves the<br>
> >> software on the myth box. Anyone have ideas how to troubleshoot<br>
> >> that?<br>
> >><br>
> >><br>
> > The next time it won't record,try to cat it and see if it<br>
> > responds. This is the command I use, cat /dev/video0 > test ..<br>
> > dmesg for the proper port it's connected to. This may help<br>
> too see<br>
> > if it is the software or not..<br>
> ><br>
> > I am curious were you got the motherboard? There used to be a<br>
> > place in Ohio (I believe) ,but they have gone out of business.<br>
> ><br>
> > It failed again (despite putting the conf file in place). Here's<br>
> the<br>
> > result:<br>
> ><br>
> > steve@steve-EP45-UD3P:~$ cat /dev/video0 > test.ts<br>
> > cat: /dev/video0: Input/output error<br>
> ><br>
> > I don't know how to "dmesg for the proper port it's connected<br>
> to." I<br>
> > think it's just connected to a USB port, but I don't know how to<br>
> find<br>
> > out which one. Can you be more specific?<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> This works on my system<br>
> <br>
> dmesg | grep pvr<br>
> [ 6.231302] hdpvr 2-2:1.0: firmware version 0x15 dated Jun 17 2010<br>
> 09:26:53<br>
> [ 6.452748] hdpvr 2-2:1.0: device now attached to video0<br>
> [ 6.452844] usbcore: registered new interface driver hdpvr<br>
> docbuntu:~$<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Ok next time it crashes I will try that.<br>
> <br>
><br>
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I think the latest firmware is 0x1e from 2012. Probably won't make a <br>
difference though but you never know.<br><br></blockquote><div>It crashed again. Same result when I try to cat /dev/video0: input/output error</div><div><br></div><div>Here is what dmesg says:</div><div><br></div><div>steve@steve-EP45-UD3P:~$ dmesg | grep pvr<br>[ 12.937541] hdpvr 2-6:1.0: firmware version 0x14 dated May 12 2010 10:29:31<br>[ 12.937544] hdpvr 2-6:1.0: untested firmware, the driver might not work.<br>[ 13.152225] hdpvr 2-6:1.0: device now attached to video0<br>[ 13.152252] usbcore: registered new interface driver hdpvr<br></div><div><br></div><div>So it seems I do not have the latest device driver. I doubt this is the problem as it was working fine for years with the existing device driver and I've not updated anything else. But can't hurt to try. How to install?</div></div></div>