[mythtv-users] PVR 500 defective?

Danesh danesh.i at gmail.com
Wed Sep 28 14:30:48 UTC 2005


Hello,

A week ago I was running Myth TV with my PVR500 both tuners working
with almost no problems. Starting a few days ago, all I get on video0
is static. video1 still works fine. I've even tried manually capturing
the video using ptune and it doesnt seem to help -- I still get static
from video0 and video1 works fine. I don't think I changed anything
but I thought I'd check here if anyone experienced the same problem
and it was a software thing, or if its a hardware thing and I should
replace my tuner.


Thanks in advance,
~Danesh

P.S. I have tried reinstalling the ivtv software, but it didnt help.
P.S.P.S. System information below..


>>> uname -a

Linux shuttle 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 #1 Sun Sep 25 22:51:33 EDT 2005 x86_64
AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 2800+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux


>>> /ect/modules.d/ivtv

alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias char-major-81-1 ivtv
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
options ivtv ivtv_std=1 tuner=57,57
add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c


>>> dmesg (IVTV section with ivtv_debug=1)

Linux video capture interface: v1.00
ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.3.9 (development svn snapshot revision ) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 preempt 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 150 card (iTVC16 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC3] enabled at IRQ 18
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:08.0[A] -> Link [APC3] -> GSI 18 (level,
low) -> IRQ 18
ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
tveeprom: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type
tveeprom: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is present.
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev = D492, serial# = XXXXXXX
tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92, type = 57)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5)
ivtv: This is the first unit of a PVR500
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=60]
tuner 2-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840: loading /lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=cx25840, addr=44]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=wm8775, addr=1b]
tda9885/6/7: chip found @ 0x86
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
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 2-0060: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4)
ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 500 (unit #1), card #0
ivtv: ======================  NEXT CARD  ======================
ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card (iTVC16 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:03:09.0[A] -> Link [APC4] -> GSI 19 (level,
low) -> IRQ 19
ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
tuner 3-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #1)
cx25840: loading /lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=cx25840, addr=44]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=wm8775, addr=1b]
tda9885/6/7: chip found @ 0x86
ivtv: i2c attach to card #1 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
tveeprom: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type
tveeprom: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is present.
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev = D492, serial# = XXXXXXX
tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4 (idx = 92, type = 57)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5)
ivtv: This is the second unit of a PVR500
ivtv: Correcting tveeprom data: no radio present on second unit
ivtv: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
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 3-0061: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4)
ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 500 (unit #2), card #1
ivtv: ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================


>>> lspci -v

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb Host Bridge (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
        Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Capabilities: [44] #08 [01c0]
        Capabilities: [c0] AGP version 3.0

0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb LPC Bridge (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0

0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce 250Gb PCI System
Management (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: 66Mhz, fast devsel, IRQ 10
        I/O ports at ec00 [size=32]
        I/O ports at 4c00 [size=64]
        I/O ports at 4c40 [size=64]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller
(rev a1) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        Memory at ee002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK8S USB Controller
(rev a1) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
        Memory at ee003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3 EHCI USB 2.0
Controller (rev a2) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
        Memory at ee004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
        Capabilities: [44] #0a [2098]
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK8S Ethernet Controller (rev a2)
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 21
        Memory at ee005000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        I/O ports at e100 [size=8]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce3
250Gb AC'97 Audio Controller (rev a1)
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 20
        I/O ports at e200 [size=256]
        I/O ports at e300 [size=128]
        Memory at ee000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Parallel ATA
Controller (v2.5) (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
        I/O ports at f000 [size=16]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:0a.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK8S Serial ATA
Controller (v2.5) (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
        Subsystem: Holco Enterprise Co, Ltd/Shuttle Computer: Unknown
device 3585
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 22
        I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
        I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
        I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
        I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
        I/O ports at ea00 [size=16]
        I/O ports at eb00 [size=128]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb AGP Host to
PCI Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 16
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=10
        I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
        Memory behind bridge: ed000000-edffffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d0000000-dfffffff

0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce3 250Gb PCI-to-PCI
Bridge (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=03, sec-latency=128
        I/O behind bridge: 0000d000-0000dfff
        Memory behind bridge: ec000000-ecffffff
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e4000000-ebffffff

0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
        Flags: fast devsel
        Capabilities: [80] #08 [2101]

0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
        Flags: fast devsel

0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
        Flags: fast devsel

0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
[Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
        Flags: fast devsel

0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AS
[Radeon 9550] (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Connect Components Ltd: Unknown device 2002
        Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 255, IRQ 16
        Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
        I/O ports at c000 [size=256]
        Memory at ed030000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [58] AGP version 3.0
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 ?? [Radeon
9550] (Secondary)
        Subsystem: Connect Components Ltd: Unknown device 2003
        Flags: 66Mhz, medium devsel
        Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [disabled] [size=128M]
        Memory at ed020000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=64K]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:02:06.0 PCI bridge: Hint Corp HB6 Universal PCI-PCI bridge
(non-transparent mode) (rev 11) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
        Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
        Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e4000000-ebffffff
        Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
        Capabilities: [90] #06 [0000]

0000:02:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394
Host Controller (rev 80) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
        Subsystem: VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 19
        Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        I/O ports at d000 [size=128]
        Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:03:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc
iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device e807
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
        Memory at e4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

0000:03:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc
iTVC16 (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device e817
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 19
        Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
        Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2


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