[mythtv-users] WinTV-PVR-500

[Jarod Wilson]

On Thursday 08 September 2005 19:03, Steve wrote:
> I think you got it there... I think I have Tuner1 set for /dev/video1.

Don't do that. Set both /dev/video0 and /dev/video1 to their respective Tuner 
0 entries in mythtv-setup.

> So I 
> have should have 2 Tuner 0's and each should be /dev/tuner0 and
> /dev/tuner1.

Er, not exactly, see above.

> I think thats what you're trying to say. I'm not sure how to 
> see if IVTV is getting both cards but I think "dmesg | grep IVTV" should do
> it and I see: ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card (iTVC16 based)
>
> : chip found @ 0xc0 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
>
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=60]
>
> : chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
>
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
> ivtv: This is the first unit of a PVR500
> So there's the first card.
>  ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card (iTVC16 based)
>
> : chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #1)
>
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=cx25840[50], addr=44]
> ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=wm8775[50], addr=1b]
> ivtv: This is the second unit of a PVR500
> And here's tuner 2 (although its the same card.)

That all looks fine, both encoders/tuners are being detected and configured.

>  I just have one more question. Even though there is only one coaxial cable
> coming into the card because theres only 1 cable input, I still can have 2
> streams there, right? Or do I somehow need another cable input?

There is an internal splitter. Just one cable input feeds both tuners on the 
card.

-- 
Jarod Wilson
jarod at wilsonet.com