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

Kristo Kriechbaum klk+myth at robotics.caltech.edu
Thu Mar 25 13:03:29 EST 2004


I have an M179, and ivtv always fails the first time I load the module
(ie on bootup).  So in my rc.local I have the following:

/etc/init.d/mythbackend stop
rmmod ivtv
modprobe ivtv
/etc/init.d/mythbackend start

I would guess you get "device inuse" because myth is trying to use it.

Kristo

On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 05:58:15AM -0500, Jeff wrote:
>
> I would recommend the PVR-250. I have both and the M179 card is
> the only one that gives me zero length recordings. I get it up and
> running and then the machine reboots for some reason and it takes
> me a while to get the M179 happy again. The symptom is I get are
> problems initializing the firmware during boot and then:
>    ivtv: timed out waiting for firmware
>    ivtv: init error <n>. Code -16
> Others have said that they can rmmod ivtv; insmod ivtv to get it
> to work, I always get a "device inuse" message from the rmmod. A
> couple more reboots and sometimes reloading the firmware fixes
> the problem.
> 
> This never happens with the PVR card.
> 
> I'm using ivtv-cvs-latest+1125A+M179_close_stream with
> Knoppmyth and pvr250_17_21226.exe
> 
> Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 3:11:48 AM, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> >
> > No distinguishable difference between the two for me. I have a retail
> > rev2 PVR-250 and an M179 in the same box, no problem. For a secondary
> > card (or even a primary, if you have another remote control interface),
> > the M179 is a solid deal. Save the money.
> > 
> > On Mar 20, 2004, at 13:41, Bruce Smith wrote:
> 
> >>> And the firmware isn't what needs patching to support the M179, it is
> >>> the ivtv driver itself. And yes, the latest packages on ATrpms do have
> >>> the M179 patch applied. I use them myself with both my M179 cards, no
> >>> problem.
> >>
> >> I'm looking to buy a 2nd card (my first is a PVR-250), and I'm debating
> >> about getting a M179 off ebay, or another PVR-250.  How does the 
> >> quality
> >> compare between them?  I've read some postings about M179's having bad
> >> quality, but that may only apply to the Windows drivers (which I don't
> >> care about).  If there is any difference in quality, I'll spend the
> >> extra for another PVR-250.  If the quality is the same, then I might as
> >> well save the money.  Does a M179 and a PVR-250 play nice together in
> >> the same box?  Which would you recommend for a 2nd card?  Thanks!
> 


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