[mythtv-users] Hauppauge 250/350 in UK?

[Martin Cosgrave]

On Wednesday 18 June 2003 07:59, Rob Kirkbride wrote:
> Anyone managed to get a 350 working in the UK?
> I've managed to get a picture fine via the S-Video input with both mplayer
> and mytv but *not* with terrestial TV into the TV input with either
> program.
>

(btw - I know this duplicates some of the info I sent you off list but at 
least here it is searchable by others)

I've got a 250 and I'm in the UK - I set it up like this:
--8<--
# Setup TV input
# set card to PAL
/usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -u 0x000000FF         
# reduce default bitrate
/usr/local/bin/test_ioctl -c bitrate_peak=4000000,bitrate=2000000,framerate=1 
# tune it in to pal channel 21, you can use "-F <freq>" instead of "-c chan"
/usr/local/bin/ptune.pl -f pal-europe -c 21
--8<--
btw my modules.conf is slightly different to yours:
--8<--
alias char-major-81     videodev
alias char-major-81-0   ivtv
options ivtv debug=1
options tuner type=1
options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
--8<--
Here's a shell script that will help you find the channels - just write down 
the frequency displayed after you see a recognisable picture. The start freq 
is very low but I am getting my TV signal off a cable feed so I actually do 
have a channel there. If you have an old ivtv you might need a newer version 
because ptune.pl changed at some point:
--8<--
#!/bin/bash
for (( i=55250; $i<1000000; i=$i+8000 ));
do
ptune.pl -f pal-europe -F $i;
cat /dev/video0 | mplayer - &
sleep 5
killall -9 mplayer
echo
echo freq $i
echo
sleep 5
done
--8<--


> I'm pretty sure I've got the right input selected because the white noise
> changes as I plug/unplug the aerial but I'm guessing the tuning is not
> working. Does anyone know what a correct number to plug into test_ioctl in
> order to select a frequency (I'm actually in the Granada region). I wasn't
> able to get ptune.pl working with the latest CVS at all.
>
> The pertinent lines in my /etc/modules.conf (RH9) are as follows :-
> alias char-major-81     videodev
> alias char-major-81-0   ivtv
> options ivtv debug=1
> options tuner type=5
> options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
> add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner lirc_dev lirc_i2c
>
> To use the S-Video input I use input 5 but I think the correct input for
> the Tuner is 4.
>
> Most other things are working, including the remote and mythfilldatabase
> (most of the time). I'm just tearing my hair out trying to get the tuner
> working.
>
> Can anyone provide any help or willing to share config who has got this
> going.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rob
>
>
>
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