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Tue Nov 17 13:52:17 UTC 2009

the mpeg2, and it will automatically include the audio.

Think I have the video capture card configuration right for:
    hd component video and digital audio into the hd-pvr,
    atsc ota into both hvr-1600, and
    s-video into both hvr-1600 via cheap composite rca <-> s-video adapters.

I'd really like to configure the fm radio capture.

I have
    hd-pvr on /dev/video0
    hd-1600 captures s-video as mpeg2 including the digital audio on:
         /dev/video1, and
         /dev/video2
    hd-1600 captures atsc from the tuner on
        /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
        /dev/dev/adapter1/frontend0

I think I read some where that some hvr-1600 models could simultaneously
record analog from the s-video and atsc from the tuner.  I don't know if
that's true.

Need to get more configuration done before I can test the capture configs I
already have.

I have two SchedulesDirect channel lineups for my zipcode, one for
dishnetwork and one for over the air.  The dish network local channels are
wrong, but it really doesn't matter since they will go away once the myth
box and the hvr-1600s are working.

I am not confident I understand the video sources.  How many do I need.
Maybe one each for:
    dish hd /dev/video0,
    dish sd1/dev/video1,
    dish sd2 /dev/video2,
    atsc1 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0, and
    atsc2 /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0

I'll give that a try and see how it goes.

Looking forward to any comments, suggestions, etc.

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I have one hd-pvr and two hvr-1600 capture devices to configure.<br>I have =
a dish vip722 dvr.=A0 I only going to use the receiver.<br>I&#39;ll turn of=
f its dvr once I get the myth box working.<br><br>I was thinking of buildin=
g a windows box first and<br>

making sure the hardware all worked.=A0 But all I&#39;ve<br>got is windows =
2000, and the hardware may not work with a<br>windows that old.=A0 So I cro=
ssed my fingers and installed<br>mythbuntu 9.10 karmic, so far all the docs=
 I have found<br>

are 0.21 9.04 jaunty or earlier.<br>
<br>I&#39;m planning on using the ir remote from the hd-pvr<br>with a usb i=
r receiver that I believe came with a<br>dvico fusion hdtv5 rt lite, but I =
could be wrong<br>about its provenance.=A0=A0 I believe I saw a thread<br>

that said I&#39;d have to compile the hd-pvr code if<br>I wanted the ir rem=
ote to work through it.<br><br>Getting the ir interface through a usb port =
sounds<br>much more straight forward.=A0 I hope it is!<br><br>The only outp=
ut I have to plug in a blaster is in the hd-pvr.<br>

Sounds straightforward ...<br><br>In the karmic mythtv backend setup captur=
e cards and video sources,<br>I see:<br>=A0 =A0=A0 a new command, and <br>=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 one or more &quot;delete all something&quot; commands, and<br>=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 a list of existing capture cards.=A0 <br>
<br>Sometimes I&#39;d really like to be able to select and delete just one =
capture card.=A0 But it doesn&#39;t seem possible.<br><br>the hvr-1600s are=
 model 1103, which have:<br>=A0=A0=A0 no remote,<br>=A0=A0=A0 3 f connector=
s,<br>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 the top one is fm radio<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 the middle one is analog cable tv<br>
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 the bottom one is atsc/clear qam<br>=A0=A0 s-video<br=
>=A0=A0 left audio rca<br>=A0=A0 right audio rca<br><br>Here&#39;s an excer=
pt from the dmesg regarding the hd-pvr<br><br>[=A0=A0 17.583417] hdpvr 2-3:=
1.0: untested firmware version 0xf, the driver might not work<br>

<br>Hmm.=A0 Need to upgrade firmware.=A0 Downloaded firmware from <a href=
=3D"http://hauppauge.com" target=3D"_blank">hauppauge.com</a>.=A0 Only inst=
alls under windows.=A0 All I&#39;ve got is a windows 2000 instance under th=
e nonfree virtualbox.=A0 Fought with it to attach the hd-pvr to the windows=
 virtual machine.=A0 The installer didn&#39;t work in the vm.=A0 I gave up =
and went visit a friend with windows.=A0 Her xp desktop is just back from t=
he shop, where a bad motherboard was replaced.=A0 xp is not happy.=A0 I thi=
nk it needs a fresh install on a new hard drive.=A0 I&#39;m not going there=
.=A0 I tried her laptop.=A0 I think we have the hd-pvr firmware updated.=A0=
 We&#39;ll see when we get home.<br>

[67410.189349] hdpvr 2-3:1.0: untested firmware version 0x12, the drive=
r might not work Hmm.=A0 The firmware version changed, but it&#39;s =
still untested.=A0 After a closer look at the hauppauge web site I see it&#=
39;s brand spanking new: 
 File name: hdpvr_1.5.6.1.zip 
Date: Nov. 24, 2009 File size: 4 MB The version of the firmware k=
nown to work is no longer readily available.=A0 With luck we won&#39;t need=
 it.=A0 Has anybody upgraded to this version of the firmware.=A0 Does it wo=
rk?=A0 How well?

<br>The hvr-1600 docs I can find talk about getting and installing firmware=
 not in the repositories, and compiling your own drivers.=A0 I hoping that&=
#39;s not necessary with mythbuntu 9.10.<br><br>Excerpts from the dmesg giv=
es us some good info on the hvr-1600 cards<br>

<br>[=A0=A0 22.166929] cx18-0: Registered device video1 for encoder MPEG (6=
4 x 32 kB)<br>[=A0=A0 22.494849] cx18-0: Registered device video25 for enco=
der PCM audio (256 x 4 kB)<br>[=A0=A0 22.494815] cx18-0: Registered device =
video33 for encoder YUV (16 x 128 kB)<br>

<br>[=A0=A0 22.888120] cx18-1: Registered device video2 for encoder MPEG (6=
4 x 32 kB)<br>[=A0=A0 22.933186] cx18-1: Registered device video26 for enco=
der PCM audio (256 x 4 kB)<br>[=A0=A0 22.933155] cx18-1: Registered device =
video34 for encoder YUV (16 x 128 kB)<br>

What does the info in the () mean? From the docs I&#39;m assumin=
g I only need to configure video1 and video2 for the mpeg2, and it will aut=
omatically include the audio. 
Think I have the video capture card configuration right for: =A0=A0=A0 =
hd
component video and digital audio into the hd-pvr, =A0=A0=A0 atsc ota i=
nto both
hvr-1600, and =A0=A0=A0 s-video into both hvr-1600 via cheap composite =
rca
&lt;-&gt; s-video adapters. I&#39;d really like to configure the fm=
 radio
capture. I have =A0=A0=A0 hd-pvr on /dev/video0 =A0=A0=A0 hd-1=
600 captures s-video as mpeg2 including the digital audio on: =A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 /dev/video1, and =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 /dev/video2 <=
br>=A0=A0=A0 hd-1600 captures atsc from the tuner on 
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
/dev/dev/adapter1/frontend0 
 
I think I read some where that some hvr-1600 models could
simultaneously record analog from the s-video and atsc from the tuner.=A0
I don&#39;t know if that&#39;s true. 
 
Need to get more configuration done before I can test the capture configs I=
 already have. 
 I have two SchedulesDirect channel lineups for my zipcode, one for dish=
network and one for over the air.=A0 The dish network local channels are wr=
ong, but it really doesn&#39;t matter since they will go away once the myth=
 box and the hvr-1600s are working. 
 I am not confident I understand the video sources.=A0 How many do I nee=
d.=A0 Maybe one each for: =A0=A0=A0 dish hd /dev/video0, =A0=A0=A0 =
dish sd1/dev/video1, =A0=A0=A0 dish sd2 /dev/video2, =A0=A0=A0 atsc=
1 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0, and=A0 
=A0=A0=A0 atsc2 /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 I&#39;ll give that a try=
 and see how it goes. Looking forward to any comments, suggestions, =
etc. -- drew

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