[mythtv-users] Big problem with TV card

Devin Heitmueller devin.heitmueller at gmail.com
Wed Nov 25 18:24:44 UTC 2009


On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Alan Ferrero <alanf at tin.it> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I REALLY need some help with the Hauppauge WinTV HVR-4000
> (http://www.hauppauge.it/site/products/data_hvr4000.html).
>
> Days ago I installed Mythbuntu 9.10 (64 bit) on my HTPC, but I soon
> found out the tv card didn't work.
> Later, I learned that both firmware and driver included in Karmic were
> bugged and didn't work.
> So I followed the instructions reported at
> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-4000 to
> install firmware 1.20.79.0 and instructions reported at
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/+bug/439163?comments=all to install
> the patched driver (from: http://hg.kewl.org/v4l-dvb-20091103/).
>
> The end result? Nothing!
>
> Unfortunately, my HVR-4000 still doesn't work!
>
> Following, the kernel output I get:
>
> [    6.679458] cx88/0: cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.7 loaded
> [    6.679901]   alloc irq_desc for 20 on node 0
> [    6.679904]   alloc kstat_irqs on node 0
> [    6.679910] cx8800 0000:04:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low) ->
> IRQ 20
> [    6.680357] cx88[0]: subsystem: 0070:6902, board: Hauppauge
> WinTV-HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T/Hybrid [card=68,autodetected], frontend(s): 2
> [    6.680359] cx88[0]: TV tuner type 63, Radio tuner type -1
> [    6.744402] cx88/2: cx2388x MPEG-TS Driver Manager version 0.0.7 loaded
> [    6.812134] cx88[0]: i2c init: enabling analog demod on
> HVR1300/3000/4000 tuner
> [    6.914028] tuner 1-0063: chip found @ 0xc6 (cx88[0])
> [    6.934826] cx2388x alsa driver version 0.0.7 loaded
> [    6.958954] tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 69009, rev B2D3, serial#
> 6246101
> [    6.958956] tveeprom 1-0050: MAC address is 00-0D-FE-5F-4E-D5
> [    6.958958] tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FMD1216MEX (idx
> 133, type 78)
> [    6.958961] tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L')
> PAL(D/D1/K) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0xf4)
> [    6.958962] tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX882 (idx 33)
> [    6.958964] tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX882 (idx 25)
> [    6.958966] tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR receiver, has no IR
> transmitter
> [    6.958967] cx88[0]: hauppauge eeprom: model=69009
> [    7.089365] Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir at monad.swb.de).
> [    7.160819] tuner-simple 1-0063: creating new instance
> [    7.160822] tuner-simple 1-0063: type set to 78 (Philips FMD1216MEX
> MK3 Hybrid Tuner)
> [    7.162725] input: cx88 IR (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR400 as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.4/0000:04:05.0/input/input6
> [    7.162762] cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:04:05.0, rev: 5, irq: 20,
> latency: 64, mmio: 0xfd000000
> [    7.162772] IRQ 20/cx88[0]: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared
> IRQs
> [    7.183886] wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (cx88[0])
> [    7.191282] cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2]
> [    7.191296] cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0
> [    7.191312] cx88[0]/0: registered device radio0
> [    7.194932] cx88[0]/2: cx2388x 8802 Driver Manager
> [    7.194944] cx88-mpeg driver manager 0000:04:05.2: PCI INT A -> GSI
> 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
> [    7.194953] cx88[0]/2: found at 0000:04:05.2, rev: 5, irq: 20,
> latency: 64, mmio: 0xfb000000
> [    7.194957] IRQ 20/cx88[0]: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared
> IRQs
> [    7.196646] cx88_audio 0000:04:05.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 20 (level, low)
> -> IRQ 20
> [    7.196656] IRQ 20/cx88[0]: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared
> IRQs
> [    7.196672] cx88[0]/1: CX88x/0: ALSA support for cx2388x boards
> [    7.304618] HDA Intel 0000:00:14.2: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low)
> -> IRQ 16
> [    7.432244] hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC888, trying auto-probe
> from BIOS...
> [    7.432438] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/input/input7
> [    7.436550] HDA Intel 0000:01:05.1: PCI INT B -> GSI 19 (level, low)
> -> IRQ 19
> [    7.436588] HDA Intel 0000:01:05.1: setting latency timer to 64
> [    7.484210] cx88/2: cx2388x dvb driver version 0.0.7 loaded
> [    7.484213] cx88/2: registering cx8802 driver, type: dvb access: shared
> [    7.484216] cx88[0]/2: subsystem: 0070:6902, board: Hauppauge
> WinTV-HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T/Hybrid [card=68]
> [    7.484218] cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based DVB/ATSC card
> [    7.484220] cx8802_alloc_frontends() allocating 2 frontend(s)
> [    8.195059] cx88[0]/2: dvb_register failed (err = -22)
> [    8.195062] cx88[0]/2: cx8802 probe failed, err = -22
>
> As you can see, it reports a problem but I don't know how to fix it.
>
> Also, I strangely have no /dev/dvb/adapter0 in my system.
>
> PLEASE HELP!
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Alan

Hi Alan,



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