[mythtv-users] PVR250 & PVR500 with only static

Thu Sep 1 15:14:54 UTC 2005

Bryan wrote:
> I did notice that the was this line in the output:
> 
> ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
> ivtv: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011!!!!
> 
> How do I change that??
> 
> 
> 
>>OK,
>>I need some help. I have two 250's and a 500mce in the same machine and
>>I am only getting static. Below is some info that may be of some help. I
>>have searched the mailiing list and have gotten a few ideas for the
>>modprobe.conf file from there but I am just lost.
>>
>>I know there is some little thing that I am missing. Please help as it
>>is much appreciated.
>>
>>rpm info
>>--------
>>ivtv-0.3.7d-95.rhfc2.at
>>ivtv-firmware-enc-2.04.024-4.at
>>ivtv-firmware-dec-2.02.023-4.at
>>perl-Video-ivtv-0.13-6.rhfc2.at
>>perl-Video-ivtv-0.13-7.rhfc2.at
>>ivtv-firmware-audio-0.0.1-1.at
>>ivtv-kmdl-2.6.10-1.771_FC2-0.3.7d-95.rhfc2.at
>>
>>
>>modprobe.conf
>>--------------
>># ivtv modules setup
>>alias char-major-81 videodev
>>alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
>>alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
>>alias char-major-81-2 ivtv
>>alias char-major-81-3 ivtv
>>alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
>>alias tuner tuner-ivtv
>>alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
>>options cx25480 i2c_enable=-1,-1,1,1 no_black_magic=1
>>options saa7115 i2c_enable=1,1,-1,-1
>>
>>ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
>>ivtv: version 0.2.0 (rc3j) loading
>>ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.10-1.771_FC2 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3 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 250 card
>>ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
>>ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2501 vendor: 0x8086
>>msp34xx: ivtv version
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok]
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom,ok]
>>ivtv: Tuner Type 2, Tuner formats 0x00001000, Radio: yes, Model
>>0x00a51450, Revision 0x00000000
>>ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
>>ivtv: Radio detected
>>tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
>>saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005)
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115,ok]
>>ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
>>ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version 0x02040011
>>ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
>>ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 250 card with 5 streams
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256 16384 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 32
>>ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 224
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 24
>>ivtv: Create stream 4
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 64
>>ivtv: Setting Tuner 2
>>tuner: type set to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)) by
>>ivtv i2c driver #0
>>ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3, output 1
>>ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
>>ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 3989, itv = 0xe0c591a0
>>ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 250, card #0
>>ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card
>>ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip
>>ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2501 vendor: 0x8086
>>msp34xx: ivtv version
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok]
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom,ok]
>>tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #1
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
>>saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #1 (0x10005)
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115,ok]
>>ivtv: Tuner Type 2, Tuner formats 0x00001000, Radio: yes, Model
>>0x00891493, Revision 0x00000001
>>ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
>>ivtv: Radio detected
>>ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
>>ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version 0x02040011
>>ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 250 card with 5 streams
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256 16384 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 1
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 33
>>ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 225
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 25
>>ivtv: Create stream 4
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 65
>>ivtv: Setting Tuner 2
>>tuner: type set to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)) by
>>ivtv i2c driver #1
>>ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3, output 1
>>ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
>>ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 4050, itv = 0xe0c6d640
>>ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 250, card #1
>>ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card
>>ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip
>>ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2501 vendor: 0x8086
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775,ok]
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom,ok]
>>tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #2
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
>>saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #2 (0x10005)
>>ivtv: Tuner Type 57, Tuner formats 0x00001000, Radio: yes, Model
>>0x00914652, Revision 0x00000001
>>ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
>>ivtv: Radio detected
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840,ok]
>>ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
>>ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version 0x02040011
>>ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256 16384 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 2
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 34
>>ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 226
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 26
>>ivtv: Create stream 4
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 66
>>ivtv: Setting Tuner 57
>>tuner: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) by ivtv i2c driver #2
>>ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
>>ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #2
>>ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card
>>ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip
>>ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 4125, itv = 0xe0c81ae0
>>ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2501 vendor: 0x8086
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775,ok]
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom,ok]
>>tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #3
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok]
>>saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #3 (0x10005)
>>ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840,ok]
>>ivtv: Tuner Type 57, Tuner formats 0x00001000, Radio: yes, Model
>>0x00914652, Revision 0x00000001
>>ivtv: NTSC tuner detected
>>ivtv: Radio detected
>>ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
>>ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version 0x02040011
>>ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256 16384 byte buffers  4194304 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 3
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 1
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 35
>>ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes total
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 227
>>ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers  2097152 kbytes
>>total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 27
>>ivtv: Create stream 4
>>ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 67
>>ivtv: Setting Tuner 57
>>tuner: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) by ivtv i2c driver #3
>>ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC.
>>ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #3
>>ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================
>>
>>
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you can probably get different firmware from somewhere other than the cd 
that is the recommended version, however, this should not cause the 
problem. my logs have that line and my myth box has run fine for months.

make sure your tuner types are right for your tuners and use the 
ptune.pl or ptune-ui.pl scripts with mplayer to try tuning channels.