[mythtv] How to configure MythTv for Leadtek PVR 2000 (h/w encoder)

[Keith C]

On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:28 AM, Bryan Bennetts wrote:

> On Wednesday 01 Mar 2006 11:38, Bryan Bennetts wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm cross posting from MythTv-users cause I figure this might  
>> actually be
>> more of a dev question, really.
>>
>> Original mail :
>>
>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/183344? 
>> search_string=Lea
>> dtek%20PVR%202000;#183344
>>
>> I've got a Leadtek PVR 2000 and (think) I have the hardware  
>> encoder working
>> - at least I get video when I point mplayer at /dev/v4l/video1, as  
>> opposed
>> to video0.  I would prefer to use the hardware encoded stream in  
>> MythTv for
>> the obvious reasons, but and failing to get the configuration  
>> correct.  Is
>> it possibly because the hardware stream is not support for non- 
>> ivtv cards?
>> If there coding work required I'm willing to give it a shot if  
>> pointed in
>> the correct direction...
>>
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated,
>
> Right, well I appear to have got a little further on this quest  
> with the newer
> version of the driver.  Having setup the h/w encoder using cx8800  
> et al, I am
> setting the card up as a PVR250/350 etc in mythtv-setup.  However  
> when I try
> to watch livetv I am getting a blank screen for a couple of second  
> and then
> myth exits back to the main screen, the following in the backend log :
>
> 2006-04-03 22:12:00.550 AutoExpire: ExpireLiveTV(10000)
> 2006-04-03 22:12:00.552 AutoExpire: SendDeleteMessages. Nothing to  
> expire.
> 2006-04-03 22:12:10.034 adding: stella as a client (events: 0)
> 2006-04-03 22:12:10.094 adding: stella as a client (events: 1)
> 2006-04-03 22:12:10.102 adding: stella as a client (events: 0)
> 2006-04-03 22:12:10.136 TVRec(1): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
> 2006-04-03 22:12:10.144 TVRec(1) Error: Start channel invalid,  
> setting to ''
> on input Com
> posite1 instead.
> 2006-04-03 22:12:10.145 TVRec(1) Error: Problem finding starting  
> channel,
> setting to defa
> ult of '3'.
> Error getting codec params
> IVTV_IOC_G_CODEC:: Bad address
> 2006-04-03 22:12:37.061 TVRec(1): Changing from WatchingLiveTV to None
> 2006-04-03 22:12:48.619 Running HouseKeeping
>
> I'm guessing the
>
> Error getting codec params
> IVTV_IOC_G_CODEC:: Bad address
>
> Is the bad juju, any ideas?
>

This really isn't a dev list issue unless you're wanting to code  
support into Myth for this card.  The ivtv selection isn't going to  
work, because Myth is trying to set the codec and compression  
settings for your card using ivtvctl.  Since your card is not listed  
as supported on this page : http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/ 
Supported_hardware , ivtv isn't going to work.  You might want to  
search the ivtv-devel list archives to find out why that card is not  
supported.

Keith C