[mythtv-users] Re:Re:M179 vs. PVR-250. was: ivtv firmware 2.02 or 1.9 ?

[Dennis Hand]

Chris Thompson (ct-myth at cthompson.com) wrote: 
> I get nothing on any input except black and white on -p 0. 

>Someone on the ivtv list pointed out to me that the Svideo is -p6 on an 
>M179. -p0 is composite, and if you feed an svideo signal and select -p0, 
>you get a black and white screen. 

>I hope this is the case. What doesn't make sense to me, however, is that 
>I'm currently using composite, and I get my picture on -p 5. Here's hoping. 

Not exactly sure how your getting -p 5 if you've patched the driver or using the RPM'S from ATrpms. The inputs are only -p 0 thru -p 4. If I try to go higher than 4 I'll get an error saying that it's an invalid input. Using a vanilla kernel will allow you to get inputs -p 0 thru -p 9 with an M179 or a 250,350. That same kernel with a patched IVTV driver cuts it from 10 possible inputs to 5. This is the what is in the patch if you were to open it up. Now using the rpm's from Axel, the patch has been rolled in so it autodetects the M179. If it were a PVR-250 I believe you would have the original 10 inputs.

Dennis 

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