[mythtv-users] Unable to Initialize Video - ATI X800

Thu Dec 13 06:26:52 UTC 2007

Hi,

I am trying to set up a new myth box using Mandriva 2008 64 bit kernel 2.6.22 
with a PVR-350 and an ATI X800 GTO video card.  My intentions are to only 
view the video and TV on my CRT monitor.  IVTV is set up and works okay to 
capture and view outside of Myth, but Mplayer gives me some info that may be 
helpful.  See below.  Also attached are some of the errors from the frontend 
and backend.  Note that I can record video in myth and view it with something 
else outside of the frontend.  I have been fighting this for months and it's 
making me crazy!

   description: Motherboard
       product: M2N-SLI DELUXE
       vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
   description: CPU
          product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 3
          bus info: cpu at 0
          version: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
          slot: Socket AM2
          size: 2400MHz
          capacity: 3700MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 200MHz
     *-multimedia
             description: Multimedia video controller
             product: iTVC15 MPEG-2 Encoder
             vendor: Internext Compression Inc
             physical id: 8
             bus info: pci at 0000:01:08.0
             version: 01
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=ivtv latency=64 maxlatency=8 mingnt=128 
module=ivtv
   *-multimedia
          description: Audio device
          product: MCP55 High Definition Audio
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 6.1
          bus info: pci at 0000:00:06.1
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2 
module=snd_hda_intel
     *-display:0
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: R423 UI [Radeon X800PRO (PCIE)]
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 0
             bus info: pci at 0000:03:00.0
             version: 00
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga bus_master cap_list
             configuration: driver=fglrx_pci latency=0 module=fglrx

ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv:  version 1.0.0 (2.6.22.9-desktop-1mdv SMP mod_unload ) loading
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCH] enabled at IRQ 22
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:08.0[A] -> Link [APCH] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> 
IRQ 22
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:08.0 to 64
forcedeth: using HIGHDMA
usb 1-7: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 2
usb 1-7: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
Initializing USB Mass Storage driver...
scsi6 : SCSI emulation for USB Mass Storage devices
usb-storage: device found at 2
usb-storage: waiting for device to settle before scanning
usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
USB Mass Storage support registered.
eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:8239 bound to 0000:00:08.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [AMC1] enabled at IRQ 21
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> Link [AMC1] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> 
IRQ 21
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:09.0 to 64
forcedeth: using HIGHDMA
eth1: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01043:8239 bound to 0000:00:09.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC4] enabled at IRQ 19
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:0b.0[A] -> Link [APC4] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> 
IRQ 19
ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1 (PCI): IRQ=[19]  MMIO=[fdeff000-fdeff7ff]  
Max Packet=[2048]  IR/IT contexts=[4/8]
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge card (cx23415 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC3] enabled at IRQ 18
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:08.0[A] -> Link [APC3] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> 
IRQ 18
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (376836 bytes)
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02060039
ivtv0: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
tveeprom 2-0050: Hauppauge model 48132, rev K268, serial# 9921474
tveeprom 2-0050: tuner model is LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx 68, type 47)
tveeprom 2-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
tveeprom 2-0050: audio processor is MSP4448 (idx 27)
tveeprom 2-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
tveeprom 2-0050: has radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350
tuner 2-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 2-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
saa7115 2-0021: saa7115 found (1f7115d0e100000) @ 0x42 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
saa7127 2-0044: saa7129 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023]  GUID[0011d80000e59af0]
msp3400 2-0040: MSP4448G-A2 found @ 0x80 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
msp3400 2-0040: MSP4448G-A2 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect
tuner 2-0061: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series))
ivtv0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG (4 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV (2 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI (1 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio (1 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio
ivtv0: Registered device video16 for decoder MPEG (1 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device vbi8 for decoder VBI (1 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device vbi16 for decoder VOUT
ivtv0: Registered device video48 for decoder YUV (1 MB)
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg firmware (155648 bytes)
ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350, card #0
ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================

[root at localhost mythtv]# lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
00:05.0 RAID bus controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.2 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:08.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:09.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM 
Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] 
Miscellaneous Control
01:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc iTVC15 MPEG-2 
Encoder (rev 01)
01:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 
Controller (PHY/Link)
02:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI 
Controller (rev 02)
02:00.1 IDE interface: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI 
Controller (rev 02)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R423 UI [Radeon 
X800PRO (PCIE)]
03:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc R423 UI [Radeon X800PRO 
(PCIE)] (Second

[scott at localhost database]$ mythfrontend
2007-12-12 22:57:19.204 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-12-12 22:57:20.919 XScreenSaver support enabled
2007-12-12 22:57:20.919 DPMS is disabled.
2007-12-12 22:57:20.919 Empty LocalHostName.
2007-12-12 22:57:20.919 Using localhost value of localhost
2007-12-12 22:57:20.925 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-12-12 22:57:20.929 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-12-12 22:57:20.929 Closing DB connection named 'DBManager0'
2007-12-12 22:57:20.929 Total desktop dim: 1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
2007-12-12 22:57:20.930 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-12-12 22:57:20.932 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
2007-12-12 22:57:20.938 Current Schema Version: 1202
2007-12-12 22:57:20.939 mythfrontend version: 0.21.20071211-1 www.mythtv.org
2007-12-12 22:57:20.939 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
2007-12-12 22:57:20.942 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-12-12 22:57:20.943 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-12-12 22:57:21.160 Total desktop dim: 1280x1024, with 1 screen[s].
2007-12-12 22:57:21.161 Using screen 0, 1280x1024 at 0,0
2007-12-12 22:57:21.163 Switching to square mode (G.A.N.T)
2007-12-12 22:57:21.227 Using the Qt painter
2007-12-12 22:57:21.228 Joystick disabled.
2007-12-12 22:57:21.810 Loading 
from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T/base.xml
2007-12-12 22:57:21.813 Loading 
from: /usr/share/mythtv/themes/default/base.xml
2007-12-12 22:57:21.864 Registering Internal as a media playback plugin.
2007-12-12 22:57:21.910 Starting media monitor.
2007-12-12 22:57:21.916 MythThemedMenuPrivate: Unknown tag image in background
mount: can't find /dev/sdc in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
2007-12-12 22:57:21.954 Failed to mount /dev/sdc.
2007-12-12 22:57:21.955 Media status changed... (MEDIATYPE_DATA, 
MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED -> MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED)
mount: can't find /dev/sdd in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
2007-12-12 22:57:21.976 Failed to mount /dev/sdd.
2007-12-12 22:57:21.977 Media status changed... (MEDIATYPE_DATA, 
MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED -> MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED)
mount: can't find /dev/sde in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
2007-12-12 22:57:21.996 Failed to mount /dev/sde.
2007-12-12 22:57:21.997 Media status changed... (MEDIATYPE_DATA, 
MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED -> MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED)
mount: can't find /dev/sdf in /etc/fstab or /etc/mtab
2007-12-12 22:57:22.020 Failed to mount /dev/sdf.
2007-12-12 22:57:22.021 Media status changed... (MEDIATYPE_DATA, 
MEDIASTAT_UNPLUGGED -> MEDIASTAT_NOTMOUNTED)
2007-12-12 22:57:27.321 Connecting to backend server: 127.0.0.1:6543 (try 1 of 
5)
2007-12-12 22:57:27.322 Using protocol version 36
2007-12-12 22:57:27.325 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
2007-12-12 22:57:27.326 Using protocol version 36
2007-12-12 22:57:30.537 AFD: Opened codec 0x1232f70, id(MPEG2VIDEO) 
type(Video)
2007-12-12 22:57:30.537 AFD: Opened codec 0x3efd890, id(MP2) type(Audio)
2007-12-12 22:57:30.662 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2007-12-12 22:57:30.662 AudioOutput Error: WARNING: something is currently 
using: /dev/dsp, retrying.
2007-12-12 22:57:30.662 NVP: Disabling Audio, reason is: WARNING: something is 
currently using: /dev/dsp, retrying.
2007-12-12 22:57:30.664 VideoOutput, Error: Not compiled with any useable 
video output method.
2007-12-12 22:57:30.664 Unable to initialize video.
2007-12-12 22:57:49.726 TV Error: StartPlayer(): NVP is not playing after 
20000 msec
2007-12-12 23:05:41.126 TV Error: LiveTV not successfully started
2007-12-12 23:07:57.407 edit #0 rejected
QInputContext: cannot create input context for non-toplevel widgets
QInputContext: cannot create input context for non-toplevel widgets
2007-12-12 23:08:29.615 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
QInputContext: cannot create input context for non-toplevel widgets
QInputContext: cannot create input context for non-toplevel widgets
2007-12-12 23:08:37.247 Received a remote 'Clear Cache' request
QInputContext: cannot create input context for non-toplevel widgets
QInputContext: cannot create input context for non-toplevel widgets
2007-12-12 23:08:47.661 XMLParse::LoadTheme 
using /usr/share/mythtv/themes/G.A.N.T/ui.xml
2007-12-12 23:08:49.800 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingLiveTV
2007-12-12 23:08:49.801 Using protocol version 36
2007-12-12 23:08:52.865 AFD: Opened codec 0x3c9ee30, id(MPEG2VIDEO) 
type(Video)
2007-12-12 23:08:52.865 AFD: Opened codec 0x3c96390, id(MP2) type(Audio)
2007-12-12 23:08:52.866 Opening OSS audio device '/dev/dsp'.
2007-12-12 23:08:52.867 AudioOutput Error: WARNING: something is currently 
using: /dev/dsp, retrying.
2007-12-12 23:08:52.867 NVP: Disabling Audio, reason is: WARNING: something is 
currently using: /dev/dsp, retrying.
2007-12-12 23:08:52.869 VideoOutput, Error: Not compiled with any useable 
video output method.
2007-12-12 23:08:52.869 Unable to initialize video.
2007-12-12 23:09:12.168 TV Error: StartPlayer(): NVP is not playing after 
20000 msec

Playing test.mpg.
MPEG-PS file format detected.
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x480  (aspect 2)  29.970 fps  6000.0 kbps (750.0 kbyte/s)
[VO_XV] It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available.
[VO_XV] Run 'xvinfo' to verify its Xv support and read
[VO_XV] DOCS/HTML/en/video.html#xv!
[VO_XV] See 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers.
[VO_XV] Try -vo x11.
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Trying to force audio codec driver family libmad...
Opening audio decoder: [libmad] libmad mpeg audio decoder
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 384.0 kbit/25.00% (ratio: 48000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mad] afm: libmad (libMAD MPEG layer 1-2-3)
==========================================================================
[AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: Device or resource 
busy
AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.33:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [x11] 720x480 => 720x540 Planar YV12  [zoom]
[swscaler @ 0xe41430]SwScaler: using unscaled yuv420p -> rgb32 special 
converter
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.011 ct: -0.023 151/151  8% 12%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.040 ct: -0.020 152/152  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.012 ct: -0.019 153/153  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.013 ct: -0.018 154/154  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.019 ct: -0.016 155/155  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.026 ct: -0.013 156/156  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.012 ct: -0.012 157/157  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.020 ct: -0.010 158/158  8% 13%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.026 ct: -0.008 159/159  8% 14%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame:  0.012 ct: -0.007 160/160  8% 14%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.004 ct: -0.007 161/161  8% 14%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.298 ct: -0.010 162/162  8% 14%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.312 ct: -0.014 163/163  8% 14%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.305 ct: -0.017 164/164  8% 14%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.298 ct: -0.020 165/165  8% 15%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.311 ct: -0.024 166/166  8% 15%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.305 ct: -0.027 167/167  8% 15%  0.7% 2 0
Cannot sync MAD frame: -0.298 ct: -0.030 168/168  8% 15%  0.7% 2 0
A:   5.6 V:   5.9 A-V: -0.298 ct: -0.034 168/168  8% 15%  0.7% 2 0

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