[mythtv-users] PVR-350 Performance still BAD

John Kuhn kuhn at razorsys.com
Tue Jan 25 08:20:47 EST 2005


Make sure you have the "use pvr-350 hardware" option checked in myth setup

--John

Frutillar wrote:

>I have followed Jarod's and others' documentation and I still cannot get my 
>live tv to be shown at normal speed on my system.  It is VERY jumpy (one 
>frame every so often) and no audio.  I see X just fine (well, the desktop is 
>bigger than the screen, but I see most of the desktop); it's the live tv I am 
>having trouble with.  I have an EPIA M10000, so if the pvr-350 tv-out 
>encoding/decoding is not in use I definitely see it.  I definitely feel the 
>pain.
>
>I do have PVR-350 TV-Out selected in MythTV and I made sure that /dev/video16 
>is specified.
>
>Please help!!
>
>====================== modprobe.conf
>...
>#       VIDEO / REMOTE
>alias char-major-81 videodev
>alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
>alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
>options ivtv tuner=47
>install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb
>install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c
>
>
>======================  xorg.conf
>...
>Section "Device"
>    Identifier  "Hauppauge PVR 350 iTVC15 Framebuffer"
>    Driver      "ivtvdev"
>    #Driver      "fbdev"
>
>    ### change fb0 to whatever your card grabbed
>    Option      "fbdev" "/dev/fb1"
>    #Option      "ivtvdev" "/dev/fb1"
>
>    ### change the BusID to whatever is reported by lspci, specify it as hex.
>    #BusID "0:0x14:0"
>    BusID "0:20:0"
>EndSection
>
>====================== rc.local
>...
>### Load IVTV Module
>/sbin/modprobe ivtv
>/sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
>/usr/local/sbin/lircd -d /dev/lirc0 --permission=666
>
>====================== /var/log/messages
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV 
>====================
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: version 0.3.2 (a) loading
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.8.1-12mdk 686 gcc-3.4
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: In case of problems please include the 
>debug info
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT 
>IVTV lines when
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 
>64 (was 32)
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: VIA PCI device: 0x3123 vendor: 0x1106
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: tveeprom: Ignoring new-style parameters in 
>presence of obsolete ones
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev = K168, 
>serial# = 7391078
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx = 68, 
>type = 47)
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, 
>v4l2 = 0x00001000)
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3440 (type = 11)
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok]
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: Tuner Type 47, Tuner formats 0x00001000, 
>Radio: yes, Model 0x00ad1598, Revision 0x00000001
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: Radio detected
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c 
>driver #0
>Jan 24 22:36:59 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7115: Ignoring new-style parameters in 
>presence of obsolete ones
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c 
>driver #0 (0x10005)
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7115: detecting saa7115 client on address 0x42
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7115: writing init values
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok]
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7115: status: (1E) 0x48, (1F) 0xc0
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Ignoring new-style parameters in 
>presence of obsolete ones
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: video encoder driver version V 0.3 
>loaded
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: detecting saa7127 client on address 0x88
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Selecting S-Video+Composite
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Turn WSS off
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Widescreen Mode 4:3 Full Format
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Selecting Normal Encoder Input
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: saa7127: Enable Video Output
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7127[0],ok]
>Jan 24 22:37:00 mbox kernel: ivtv: Failed to load module msp3400
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040011
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 350 card with 10 
>streams
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256 16384 byte 
>buffers  4194304 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 
>0
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 
>32
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte buffers  
>2097152 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 
>224
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte 
>buffers  2097152 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 
>24
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create stream 4
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 
>64
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 5 using 16 65536 byte 
>buffers  1048576 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 5 minor 
>16
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create stream 6 using 1024 2048 byte 
>buffers  262144 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 6 minor 
>228
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create stream 7
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 7 minor 
>232
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 8 using 6 103680 byte 
>buffers  622080 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 8 minor 
>48
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Create DMA stream 9 using 32 65536 byte 
>buffers  2097152 kbytes total
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Setting Tuner 47
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: tuner: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series)) by 
>ivtv i2c driver #0
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7115: decoder set input (4)
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7115: now setting Composite input
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3, output 1
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7115: decoder set norm NTSC
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7115: set audio: 0x01
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7127: Setting Encoder Video Standard
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7127: Set NTSC Video Mode
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: saa7127: Selecting NTSC video Standard
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 4945, itv = 
>0xdeed0480
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: ivtv_dec_thread: pid = 4946, itv = 
>0xdeed0480
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0
>Jan 24 22:37:01 mbox kernel: ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV  
>====================
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: Framebuffer module loaded (attached to 
>ivtv card id 0)
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: Framebuffer is at decoder-relative 
>address 0x00510000 and has 1704960 bytes.
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: screen coords: [0 0] -> [720 480]
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: original global alpha = 208
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: current OSD state = 39
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: new global alpha = 208 (1 255 0)
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: framebuffer at 0xdd510000, mapped to 
>0xdfc84000, size 1350k
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: mode is 720x480x32, linelength=2880
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: ivtv-osd: fb1: iTVC15 TV out frame buffer device
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at 
>major 61
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: bttv: driver version 0.9.15 loaded
>Jan 24 22:37:02 mbox kernel: bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each 
>for capture
>Jan 24 22:37:03 mbox kernel: rivatv: Video4Linux driver for NVIDIA cards
>Jan 24 22:37:03 mbox kernel: rivatv: Version 0.8.5
>Jan 24 22:37:03 mbox kernel: rivatv: MMX processor extension enabled
>Jan 24 22:37:03 mbox kernel: lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
>Jan 24 22:37:03 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c attach [client=Hauppauge IR,ok]
>Jan 24 22:37:03 mbox kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
>...
>Jan 24 22:37:54 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
>Jan 24 22:37:54 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
>...
>Jan 24 22:37:55 mbox kernel: ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
>
>
>******************** I get a TON of the lins above!  What are they?
>  
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