[mythtv-users] FC6, pvr-250 and IVTV - cannot capture

[Chris Hembrow]

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:36:44 -0500, Chris Hembrow <chris.hembrow at pixelseventy2.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 12:15:51 -0800, Brad Fuller
> <bradallenfuller at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Chris Hembrow wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I have just got myself a new sempron 64 3000 and motherboard, and
>>> started to rebuild my myth server.  I have migrated from FC4, 32bit to
> FC6
>>> 64bit.  My Hauppauge DVB card is working perfectly, but my Hauppauge
>>> pvr-250 will not capture.  To rule things out, I have removed the DVB
>>> card.
>>> 
>>> I installed using Jarod's guide, as always, and installed the ivtv
>>> drivers.  "modprobe ivtv" works with no errors in dmesg, and I can use
> the
>>> IR from the pvr-250. But when I try to "cat /dev/video0 >
>>> /tmp/test_capture.mpg" it just sits there, with the capture file
> staying
>>> at 0 bytes in size.  I have tried removing the ivtv drivers/firmware
> from
>>> atrpms, and compiling from the ivtv source, using both 0.10.1 and
> 0.8.2,
>>> both with the same results.  I have also tried viewing video through
>>> mythtv, but it fails and returns to the menu, with a timeout error in
> the
>>> logs.
>>> 
>>> Has anyone else had this problem?? I am wondering if it is a
>>> kernel/64-bit issue, and if I should try 32-bit FC6 or even FC5.
>> 
>> device might have moved to video1. Check if it's there or try testing 
>> /dev/video1
>> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> when running with the DVB card and pvr-250, it's /dev/video1. When running
> with just the pvr-250 it's definitely /dev/video0. Either way, I get the
> same results.
> 
> Also, when trying "cat /dev/video0 > mplayer -" nothing happens, and when
> I ctrl-C it mplayer gives an error about demux_open.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> C
> 
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OK, so after trying FC6 64-bit, FC6 32-bit and Mythdora (FC5-32-bit) to no avail, I tried the card in another FC6 (32-bit) machine and it worked.  I put it back in the offending machine, but in a different PCI slot, and voila, it works.  It's odd that there were no errors anywhere in dmesg or the boot logs, but it looks like it was an IRQ type conflict all along.  So now I'm back to installing FC6 again.

C