[mythtv-users] Can't add PVR-500 to box with existing PVR-350

Sat Oct 8 07:31:35 UTC 2005

Ok, so it takes a LOT for me to resort to asking for help, but I've been
reading the mailing archives and can't seem to figure this one out.  My 350
works but the 500 seems to not generate any output.  Here's what I've tried:

/etc/modprobe.conf was working fine like this (before the addition of the
500):
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c

After reading the mailing archives, I've modified it to this:
# ivtv modules setup
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
alias char-major-81-2 ivtv
options cx25840 i2c_enable=1 no_black_magic=1
options saa7127 i2c_enable=1,-1,-1
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias tuner tuner-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c

and still, when I do this:

[root at FedoraMyth staubc]# cat /dev/video1 >/tmp/test_capture.mpg

And let it run for a while and then hit CTRL-C, I get this:

[root at FedoraMyth staubc]# ll /tmp/test_capture.mpg
-rw-rw-r--  1 mythtv mythtv 0 Oct  8 00:12 /tmp/test_capture.mpg (Notice the
zero length file here)

So looking at the messages, I see two things that stand out:

ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
ivtv warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011!!!!

And a bunch of these:
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046403!

So, I followed the upgrade procedures for the firmware, but I can't seem to
get it to change the revision number.  I even did a:

[root at FedoraMyth staubc]# ivtvctl -d /dev/video1 -H
ioctl IVTV_IOC_RELOAD_FW ok

and that added these to the messages:
ivtv warning: FW Reload: Set DEC IRQ Mask!
Resetting Firmware!!!
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv warning: Sleeping for 100 ms
ivtv warning: Sleeping for 100 ms
ivtv warning: Success Reloading FW!

And I verified that I have the correct firmware in /lib/modules by doing
this:

[root at FedoraMyth staubc]# md5sum /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-*
305dba74bbe5905447add8883f3ecb68  /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-dec.bin
ab75947ef1b086e26f9b08e628baa02e  /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin

So here I am, stuck.  I followed Jarod Wilson's instructions for setting up
my myth box from scratch on FC3, and it's been working great since last
April, I just want to get this other capture card in so I can record more
than one thing at a time.

Can anyone please help?  

For those who are interested in the *long* stuff, here's the entire IVTV
section of dmesg.

ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.3.8 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.12-1.1376_FC3 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card (iTVC15 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 3
PCI: setting IRQ 3 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:06.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 3 (level, low) ->
IRQ 3
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev = K268, serial# = 2927130
tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx = 68, type = 47)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio processor = MSP4448 (type = 1b)
tveeprom: decoder processor = SAA7115 (type = 13)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom[50], addr=50]
msp34xx: ivtv version
msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler
(G) no-thread mode
msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Sep 12 2005 19:39:16
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP3448W-A2, addr=40]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115[50], addr=21]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
saa7127 0-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7127, addr=44]
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-dec.bin
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
ivtv warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011!!!!
ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
ivtv: Create encoder radio stream
ivtv: Allocate DMA decoder MPEG stream: 16 x 65536 buffers (1024KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA decoder VBI stream: 512 x 2048 buffers (1024KB total)
ivtv: Create decoder VOUT stream
ivtv: Allocate DMA decoder YUV stream: 24 x 43200 buffers (1024KB total)
tuner 0-0061: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series))
spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0
ivtv: ======================  NEXT CARD  ======================
ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card (iTVC16 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 3
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:08.0[A] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 3 (level, low) ->
IRQ 3
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev = D492, serial# = 8142899
tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92, type = 57)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio processor = CX25843 (type = 25)
tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25843 (type = 1e)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=tveeprom[50], addr=50]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=60]
tuner 1-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (ivtv i2c driver #1)
ivtv: This is the first unit of a PVR500
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x800464cb!
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
ivtv warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011!!!!
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
ivtv: Create encoder radio stream
tuner 1-0060: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4)
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046403!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046404!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x1b not found for command 0x40047767!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x4004646e!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046403!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046406!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046406!
ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 500 (unit #1), card #1
ivtv: ======================  NEXT CARD  ======================
ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card (iTVC16 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:09.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 3 (level, low) ->
IRQ 3
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev = D492, serial# = 8142899
tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92, type = 57)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio processor = CX25843 (type = 25)
tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25843 (type = 1e)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #2 ok [client=tveeprom[50], addr=50]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #2 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #2)
ivtv: This is the second unit of a PVR500
ivtv: Correcting tveeprom data: no radio present on second unit
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x800464cb!
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
ivtv warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011!!!!
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
tuner 2-0061: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4)
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046403!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046404!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x1b not found for command 0x40047767!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x4004646e!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046403!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046406!
ivtv warning: i2c client addr: 0x44 not found for command 0x40046406!
ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 500 (unit #2), card #2
ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================