[mythtv-users] HD3000 - PVR250 - Comcast

[Jim Valavanis]

Nedim Cholich wrote:

> On 7/11/06, *Jim Valavanis* <jimvman at comcast.net 
> <mailto:jimvman at comcast.net>> wrote:
>
>     Now the PVR250 has device node at /dev/video1 and the HD3000
>     /dev/video0.  I believe this is due to the PCI slot that each one is
>     installed on.  I've read some posts that state that the PVR250
>     should be
>     using /dev/video0, but I'm not sure this would make a difference?  I
>     could swap the PCI slots.
>
>
> You are trying to use analog tuner on HD3000. What you really want to 
> do is use digital tuner with dvb instead. To do that you need to 
> prevent kernel from loading cx8000 and cx88_blackbird drivers but 
> blacklisting them. On Fedora put these two lines in 
> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
> blacklist cx8800
> blacklist cx88_blackbird
>
> The only /dev/videoX shoould come from PVR250. HD3000 devices will be 
> under /dev/dvb/adapterX/...

OK I unloaded the cx8800 and cx88_blackbird drivers.  I noticed that 
/dev/video0 is no longer there.  Here is what is in /dev/dvb/adapter0

root at mythtv:/etc/modprobe.d# ls  -l /dev/dvb/adapter0/
total 0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 4 2006-07-08 13:20 demux0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 5 2006-07-08 13:20 dvr0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 3 2006-07-08 13:20 frontend0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 7 2006-07-08 13:20 net0

>
>     Anyway, I've been unsuccessful with the HD3000 card, I've tried using
>     dtvsignal...
>     dtvsignal /dev/video0
>     Signal: 000
>
>
> Again, using wrong device.

How can I now test the device?  I thought the DVB stuff is for RF HD only. 
I tried...

dtvsignal /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0 and still get
Signal: 000 .

Also, in mythtv-setup, do I just create a DVB tuner only?  Or do I 
select the HD3000 card? 

Thanks for helping me troubleshoot.

Jim