[mythtv-users] PVR-250 (No Video - Just static)

[James S. White]

> /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -d /dev/video0 -p 4

This is the command you using? Are you sure there is a signal on the coaxial
cable (does it work with a TV or vcr?)


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James S. White                      GAPS Incorporated
james at jameswhite.org                Electrical Engineer - Etc.
http://www.jameswhite.org           Caffeine is my anti-drug.
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On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Ronald Kohsman wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	James S. White [mailto:james at jameswhite.org]
> Sent:	Wed 12/3/2003 12:38 PM
> To:	Discussion about mythtv
> Cc:
> Subject:	Re: [mythtv-users] PVR-250 (No Video - Just static)
> What is the output to 'ivtv/utils/test_ioctl -a' and what input are you using
> coaxial cable/S-Video/Composite?
>
> I use this for S-Video
> ivtv/utils/test_ioctl -d /dev/video0 -p 6
> and this for coax.
> ivtv/utils/test_ioctl -d /dev/video0 -p 4
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> --------------------------------------------------------------
> James S. White                      GAPS Incorporated
> james at jameswhite.org                Electrical Engineer - Etc.
> http://www.jameswhite.org           Caffeine is my anti-drug.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance" - Derek Bok
>
> On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Ronald Kohsman wrote:
>
> > I am having problems with no video. I have done the :
> >
> > cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/test.mpg
> >
> > all I get is static and no sound, no matter what channel I am on. I used ATrpms and I have his KERNEL.
> >
> > I have a PVR250 - 980
> > GeForce MX 440
> > P4 1.8
> >
> > Here is my modules.conf, just for the heck of it.
> >
> > alias eth0 e100
> > alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> > #alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio
> > alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> > # ALSA portion
> > alias char-major-116 snd
> > alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> > # module options should go here
> >
> > # OSS/Free portion
> > alias char-major-14 soundcore
> > alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> >
> > # card #1
> > alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> > alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> >
> > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> > pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
> > :
> > alias usb-controller1 usb-uhci
> > alias char-major-195 nvidia
> > #ivtv modules setup
> > alias char-major-81 videodev
> > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> > options ivtv debug=1
> > options tune type=2
> > options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> > add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> > add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c
> >
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Ron
> >
> >
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