[mythtv-users] Installlation problems (ivtv, only getting static, or black)

[Dan]

I have been followng Jarods/Axel's Apt install document (great doc by the way, ps. the non-bleeding (default apt) seams to have been updated to pull down mythtv 0.12), and have gotten all the packages to download and install correclty so far, with only a few hiccups.


I am now at step 11 at the test_ioctl step

I did the following:

# /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -u 0x3000
# /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -p 4
# /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -f width=720,height=480
# /usr/lib/ivtv/test_ioctl -v input=3,output=1

and the cat /dev/vidgeo0 > /tmp/test.mpg

What should I actaully see here??? (going through all the possible p values (in my case 0-9)
I get a black mpg, except for p 4, which gives me black and white static.  (no audio on all numbers)

I guess where Im confused, is the test_ioctl I see selects a 'tuner' but how does it know what channel to tune?

Any suggestions/tips greatly appreciated :)

My system (NTSC):
nforce2, wintv-pvr350, geforce 3 (hopefully I won't need this once I get it the video on the pvr350)

My Modules:
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path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/updates
# default path
path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`
## IVTV START ##
# For ivtv
path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/drivers/media/video
# For bttv and saa7134
path[toplevel]=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/v4l2

alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
options ivtv debug=1 
options tuner type=2 
options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 
add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c

## END OF IVTV ##

alias usb-controller usb-ohci
alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
alias sound-slot-1 i810_audio
post-install sound-slot-1 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove sound-slot-1 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
#alias eth0 nvnet
#alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
#alias usb-interface usb-ohci
#alias eth0 nvnet
#alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
#alias usb-interface usb-ohci
#alias eth0 nvnet
#alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
#alias usb-interface usb-ohci
#alias eth0 nvnet
#alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
#alias usb-interface usb-ohci
alias eth0 nvnet
#alias sound-slot-0 nvaudio
alias usb-interface usb-ohci

# ALSA portion
alias char-major-116 snd
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
# OSS/Free compatability portion
alias char-major-14 soundcore
alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
# Sound 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
# Save & restore settings
post-install snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
pre-remove snd-card-0 /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || :