[mythtv-users] Myth TV 0.14, PVR 350, PAL (no TV out), UK

[John Chapman]

I installed Fedora 1 & MythTV  using Jarod's guide and apt
and installed all the files 10 days ago.
I have a PVR350.
2.4.22-1.2179.nptl_47.rhfc1.at

As a 1st simplifying step I want to display the image from my Tuner (source external antenna) on my computer
monitor not a TV.

Q1. Does anybody have a modules.cfg file that works?

I have installed MythTV but cannot get it to work.

As a first step I would like to get output to my 
monitor (ie normal XWindows screen) outside of MythTV
using the PVR to capture a picture from its tuner.

I used p_tune_gui to select Channel 23 (ITV).
I then capture to temp.mpg and play it back with mplayer

I now have tantalising colour (not the b&w snow of before).

I also tried to get the test card to work but without success
Is the test card a static picture with unchanging colours?

I know the PVR works as I installed it in minutes on a Windows PC 
and got a poor quality picture from the tuner.

I have used Gossamer threads and the wiki site but now feel stuck!

Q2. Any hints on confguring the PVR350 gratefully received!

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Details of what I have tried

test_ioctl -u x0FF #set to pal mode

ioctl: VIDIOC_S_STD
ioctl: VIDIOC_S_STD failed

<---------start of modules.conf relevant section--------->
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
options ivtv ivtv_debug=1 mpg_buffers=90
#next line based on
#tvee: tuner=Philips FM1246 (idx=24, type=1)
options tuner type=2 #  tuner type?
options msp3400 once=1 simple=1
add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
<---------end of modules conf --------->



output from dmesg (relevant section)
<-------start ------------->
ivtv: version 0.1.9 (release) loading
ivtv: SGarray_size = 320, DSGarray_size = 16
ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
tuner: chip found @ 0xc2
tuner(bttv): type forced to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and
compatibles)) [insmod]
saa7114.c: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005)
saa7114.c: detecting saa7114 client on address 0x42
saa7115.c: writing init values
status: (1E) 0x48, (1F) 0xc0
msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3418W-A2, has NICAM support
msp3410: daemon started
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040011
ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 0
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 32
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 224
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 16
ivtv: loaded
saa7115[0]: decoder set norm PAL
saa7115[0] set audio: 0x02
<-----------end  --------------->
===============

Used /usr/lib/ivtv/ptune-ui.pl

selected PAL, tuner 0,
pal-europe-west

frequency table now pal-europe-west (same freq for europe-east, europe &
ireland)
channel input 2
channel input 3
Channel changed to 23, freq = '487250'

this gives black and white 'snow' with no obvious picture
I am based in the London area.

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test_iocl -a
<----------start ------------->
ioctl: IVTV_IOC_G_CODEC
Codec parameters
aspect      : 2
audio       : 0x00e9
bframes     : 3
bitrate_mode: 0
bitrate     : 8000000
bitrate_peak: 16000000
dnr_mode    : 0
dnr_spatial : 0
dnr_temporal: 0
dnr_type    : 0
framerate   : 1
framespergop: 12
gop_closure : 0
pulldown    : 0
stream_type : 0
ioctl: VIDIOC_G_FMT
	Type   : Video Capture
	Width  : 720
	Height : 480
ioctl: VIDIOC_QUERYCAP
	Driver name   : ivtv
	Card type     : Vanilla iTVC15 card
	Bus info      : 0
	Driver version: 265
	Capabilities  : 0x01030003
ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
	Name    : Composite 0
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : Composite 1
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : Composite 2
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : Composite 3
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : Tuner 0
	Type    : 0x00000001
	Audioset: 0x00000000
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : Composite 4
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : S-Video 0
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : S-Video 1
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : S-Video 2
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
	Name    : S-Video 3
	Type    : 0x00000002
	Audioset: 0x00000001
	Tuner   : 0x00000000
	Standard: 0x              FF ( PAL )
	Status  : 0
ioctl: VIDIOC_G_INPUT
Input = 4
ioctl: VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY
Frequency = 7796
ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMSTD
	ID          : 0x            3000
	Name        : NTSC
	Frame period: 1001/30000
	Frame lines : 525
	ID          : 0x              FF
	Name        : PAL
	Frame period: 1/25
	Frame lines : 625
	ID          : 0x          7F0000
	Name        : SECAM
	Frame period: 1/25
	Frame lines : 625
ioctl: VIDIOC_G_STD
Standard = 0x000000ff
ioctl: VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL
Brightness = 128
Contrast = 64
Saturation = 64
Hue = 0
Volume = 59343
Mute = 0
<-----------------end ----------------->

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