[mythtv-users] hauppauge 350 tvout no go!

Wed Dec 15 23:55:32 UTC 2004

hey the xorg.log file you posted, isn't for the ivtv-fb. It is for your  
normal gfx chipset.

On 15/12/2004, at 10:41 AM, Dave Ashmore wrote:

> John Harvey wrote:
>
>> These config & log files now have nothing about loading ivtv drivers  
>> in
>> them.
>> There was a post a little while ago about getting X to work on the  
>> 350. It
>> might be worth looking over that and seeing if there is something  
>> that you
>> have missed or follow that guide and see where you get to.
>>
>> If it really says that it cant open /dev/fb0 then it sounds like you  
>> don't
>> have ivtv-fb module loaded.
>> You can check this with lsmod.
>> Also try running
>> ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -prepframe
>>
>> and see if you get a constantly changing pattern on the tv out. At  
>> least
>> this will prove the driver etc. are loaded and working.
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
>>> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Dave Ashmore
>>> Sent: 14 December 2004 22:15
>>> To: Discussion about mythtv
>>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] hauppauge 350 tvout no go!
>>>
>>> David Erickson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Dave,
>>>>
>>>> I had some significant problems getting it to work myself but i am  
>>>> still
>>>> using Redhat 9.  I can tell you that I know several people on here  
>>>> have
>>>> gotten it to work on FC3.  Unfortunately the X windows version that  
>>>> Red
>>>> Hat 9 and FC3 uses are different so I can't help other than to  
>>>> suggest
>>>>
>>> you
>>>
>>>> follow Jarod's website's instruction very clearly as I have never  
>>>> had a
>>>> problem when I followed that.  I'll be updating to FC3 after the
>>>>
>>> holiday's
>>>
>>>> but hopefully you'll get around this stump before then.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Sorry for the following frustration but I have mythtv working in  
>>>>> FC3 and
>>>>> all is well recording.
>>>>> Ok here goes my rant.
>>>>> http://www.hauppauge.com/html/wintvpvr350_datasheet.htm
>>>>> I would suggest users just buy the 250 as the X tvout does not  
>>>>> seem to
>>>>> work for me.
>>>>> If I go to myth setup/utilities>playback use pvr-350 out.
>>>>> I can in fact use the watch tv or playback a video and it does  
>>>>> work with
>>>>> poor color but I cannot ween myself from using a monitor. I  
>>>>> want/need
>>>>> pvr-350 tvout to display the X desktop. If I did not in fact have  
>>>>> the
>>>>> monitor plugged in I would not be able to use the mythfrontend  
>>>>> menu.
>>>>> lspci reports:
>>>>> 01:09.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc  
>>>>> iTVC15
>>>>> MPEG-2 Enc
>>>>> oder (rev 01)
>>>>>
>>>>> cat /var/log/messages |grep "iTVC15 TV out"
>>>>> Reports:
>>>>> Dec 13 20:38:34 mythbox kernel: ivtv-osd: fb0: iTVC15 TV out frame
>>>>> buffer device
>>>>> SO the way I see it "I" can't get this to work.
>>>>> SO here is what I'm thinking.
>>>>> One of the following:
>>>>> Buy another graphics card and torture myself to possibly getting  
>>>>> it to
>>>>> work to display X desktop with tvout.
>>>>> Getting an xbox and try to use it as a frontend.
>>>>> Continue to try to get X desktop to display on the pvr-350 tvout.
>>>>>
>>>>> Or could I possibly get a product like this display from vga to
>>>>> component video and leave well enough alone?
>>>>>
>>>>> Specifications for HD15 (VGA) Male to RCA x 3 Male, D / Shield,  
>>>>> (VGA to
>>>>> Component Video), 6 ft Part Number 10H1-50106
>>>>> http://www.national-tech.com/specs/10h2-50106.htm
>>>>> (I'm thinking this looks like the easiest way to go if it would in  
>>>>> fact
>>>>> work)
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have the pvr-350 displaying X desktop?
>>>>> If so how?
>>>>> Please advise.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Dave Ashmore
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Ok here is my files but I edited them back to the original state.
>>> I know when it locks up the cpu there is something on the screen that
>>> says /dev/fb0 no such device.
>>> I would assume its in the log file but this stuff is way over my head
>>> the troubleshooting aspect.
>>> My files are posted here:
>>> http://djash.com/pvr350
>>>
>>> If there is anything else we need to troubleshoot please let me know.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>> Dave Ashmore
>>> MDK 10.1 Official Mozilla 1.7.3
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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> I just ran /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb and posted the output of lsmod and
>
> ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -prepframe
> They can be seen here:
> http://djash.com/pvr350
> Please let me know what to do next.
>
>
>
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> Regards
> Dave Ashmore
> MDK 10.1 Official Mozilla 1.7.3
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