[mythtv-users] Great quality TV-out on a PVR-350?

[Patrick at Mythtv]

I'm runniong also on FC2 and this are my setting for playback PVR350 [PAL]
on X

Be aware that these are settings for my card in PAL, but can work for you.


Gr.

Patrick

MODPROBE.CONF (only ivtv section)
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
#alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
options ivtv ivtv_std=2 tda9887=0
options msp3400 once=1 debug=1 standard=0x03  
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c 



RC.LOCAL 
/sbin/depmod -a 
ivtvctl -d /dev/video0 -u 0xff 
ivtvctl -d /dev/video0 -p 4 
ivtvctl -d /dev/video0 -f width=720,height=576 
ivtvctl -j reg=0x6c,val=0xfa -d /dev/video16 
ivtvctl -j reg=0x2d,val=0x38 -d /dev/video16 
ivtvctl -j reg=0x6c,val=0xfe -d /dev/video0

### loading Lirc
/sbin/modprobe lirc_i2c
/sbin/service lircd start 


XORG.CONF [PAL-TVOUT]

# XFree86 4 configuration created by pyxf86config

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier     "Default Layout"
	Screen      0  "Screen0" 0 0
	InputDevice    "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
	InputDevice    "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection

Section "Files"

	RgbPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/nvidia"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions"
	ModulePath   "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
	FontPath     "unix/:7100"
EndSection

Section "Module"
	Load  "dbe"
	Load  "extmod"
#	Load  "fbdevhw"
	Load  "glx"
	Load  "record"
	Load  "freetype"
	Load  "type1"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"

#### keyboard
	Identifier  "Keyboard0"
	Driver      "kbd"
	Option	    "XkbModel" "pc105"
	Option	    "XkbLayout" "us_intl"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier  "Mouse0"
	Driver      "mouse"
	Option	    "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
	Option	    "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
	Option	    "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
	Option	    "Emulate3Buttons" "yes"
EndSection


### ----------------------------------------------------------

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier   "PAL Monitor"
       HorizSync  30-68 
       VertRefresh 50-120 
       Mode "720x576" 
         DotClock 42.6 
         HTimings 720 760 832 944 
         VTimings 576 577 580 602 
         Flags    "-HSync" "-VSync" 
	Endmode
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier  "Hauppauge PVR350"
	Driver      "ivtvdev"
	Option	     "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"
	Option	     "ivtv" "/dev/fb0"
	BusID	     "PCI:2:08:0"


EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier "Screen0"
	Device     "Hauppauge PVR350"
	Monitor    "PAL Monitor"
	DefaultDepth    24
	DefaultFbbpp	32
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth   24
		FbBpp	32
		Modes    "720x576"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "DRI"
	Group        0
	Mode         0666
EndSection

 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org 
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] Namens Hank VanZile
> Verzonden: vrijdag 11 maart 2005 20:08
> Aan: Discussion about mythtv
> Onderwerp: Re: [mythtv-users] Great quality TV-out on a PVR-350?
> 
> Sorry, I probably should have mentioned that in the first 
> place : I am using Fedora Core 2 and it's NTSC.
> 
> mythtv at pdebrabander.nl wrote:
> 
> >I've just setup my mythbox to a great quality tv-output.
> >
> >So.. Yes.. it is possible to get a perfect image outof the PVR350.
> >
> >What distro are you using ??
> >
> >If you are using Fedora i can support you with help.
> >
> >
> >gr.
> >
> >Patrick de Brabander
> >  
> >
> >>I'm seeing all of these messages about tweaking the nvidia 
> cards, but 
> >>I'm wondering if anyone knows of some guidelines for improving the 
> >>quality of PVR-350 viewing.
> >>
> >>I don't really use Myth to watch live TV (haven't tackled the whole 
> >>digital cable interaction yet), but my recordings are 
> commonly rather 
> >>dark and red when played back over my tv-out.  It's not the 
> >>recordings, as they look find when I view them on a monitor.
> >>
> >>I assume that I need to put an "ivtvctl" command in 
> somewhere, but I 
> >>don't know where it goes (modules.conf? rc.local?)  I've tried 
> >>searching this list and the IVTV list for some tips, but all the 
> >>responses I've found are pretty cryptic and aren't well explained.  
> >>(As well as a lot of "try searching the list, this has been 
> brought up 
> >>a million times.")
> >>
> >>I apologize if I'm missing something obvious, but could someone 
> >>provide some "just north of newbie" tips on this issue?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Hank
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> >>    
> >>
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