[mythtv-users] Problems with PVR-500 - Massive instability?

[Christopher Robbins]

According to the Power Supply Calculator here -

http://www.journeysystems.com/?powercalc

I only need around 263 watts (this assumes about 5 watts/card).  I've got
a 450 watt power supply, so even if the card used 50 watts/card, I still
should be
in good shape.

I read somewhere about VIA chipsets and the PVR-500...Maybe this is part of
the problem?

On 7/7/07, Brad DerManouelian <myth at dermanouelian.com> wrote:
>
> On Jul 7, 2007, at 4:22 PM, Christopher Robbins wrote:
>
> > Title says it all...I just got my hands on a PVR-500, pu`t it into
> > my box and
> > I've had problems with it ever since...
> >
> > A bit of background - the box is running SuSE 10.2, with the latest
> > version
> > of ivtv (0.10.3 ) and the latest firmware along with the most
> > recent MythTV (from
> > RPMs).  It's an Athlon64 with a gig of RAM.   I could understand if
> > it was only
> > MythTV that went down, but when I try to use the card, the ENTIRE
> > SYSTEM
> > locks up, and I need a restart to save it.
> >
> > The PVR-500 I have uses the Philips tuner, so it's not a problem
> > with the tuner. (or at
> > least, the type of tuner in use).  I thought the problem may stem
> > from too much
> > dust in the system, but I've cleaned it out and everything's
> > running okay there.  Originally,
> > I had a PVR-350 alongside the 500, but I pulled it out for
> > debugging the problem.  The
> > PVR-350 works fine, with no problems.  I've tried changing slots as
> > well, to no avail.
> > ivtv startup is posted below.
> >
> > Any ideas? I realize this isn't specifically a Myth problem, but I
> > was hoping someone could
> > point me in the right direction (and yes, I am sending this out to
> > ivtv-users as well).
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >  - Chris
>
> Maybe your power supply isn't enough to drive the dual-tuner card?
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-- 
Chris Robbins
Systems Programmer
Department of English - University of Arizona
http://www.homerengineeringcorp.net
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