[mythtv-users] 2 WinTV cards on Asus w/ VIA chipset

[Jim Valavanis]

Yea,
I think the card itself may not be the problem, but the VIA chipset, and 
IRQ issues.  I cannot even boot into Linux properly, as the system 
hangs, after I receive an IRQ sharing message (which should be ok with 
PCI).  I haven't yet tried to move the IDE cables around, but I'm not 
certain this will help.  Maybe I should update the BIOS as I've heard 
this may help.

Any other ideas?

Jim

Tom Craddock wrote:

>Jim
>
>Jim,
>
>>From your revision #32552 and looking at the link you mentioned, it should
>work.  From the web site
>
>" Known working:
>
>    * Hauppauge PVR250
>          o Rev1: Models 48xxx, S-Video connector only, comes with composite
>adapter
>          o Rev2: Models 48xxx, separate S-Video and Composite inputs
>          o Rev3: Models 32xxx, should have Conexant CX23416"
>
>Since yours is a Rev3: Models32xxx and has the Conexant CX23416, then it
>should work, as it's a known working card.  Only if the card has the
>"CX23416 MPEG1/2 Encoder combined with the CX23880 Audio/Video Digitizer" is
>it considered the BlackBird design, so you should be ok as far as this is
>concerned.  Sorry for leading ya in the wrong direction, just thought it may
>have helped.  Hope you get it working.  Enjoy
>
>Tom
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Valavanis [mailto:jimvman at comcast.net] 
>Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 10:43 PM
>To: Discussion about mythtv
>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] 2 WinTV cards on Asus w/ VIA chipset
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>Tom Craddock wrote:
>
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>
>>Jim,
>>
>>What revision is the MCE card?  If it's the 'Rosalyn' board, then it wont
>>work with KnoppMyth as ivtv doesn't support is.  Heres a link to a forum
>>post in the SHSPVR IvyTV forums.
>>
>>http://www.shspvr.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4927
>>
>>HTH.
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Scott Francis [mailto:scott.francis at newisys.com] 
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:01 PM
>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: RE: [mythtv-users] 2 WinTV cards on Asus w/ VIA chipset
>>
>>Have you tried switching the ide slots that things are plugged into?
>>
>>Sorry, but that's the only thing I can think of.  
>>
>>Scott
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Jim Valavanis
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:31 PM
>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: [mythtv-users] 2 WinTV cards on Asus w/ VIA chipset
>>
>>
>>Hello again everybody,
>>
>>I currently have an ASUS ASU-A7V8X-X with a WinTV 250 card and an NVIDIA 
>>GX440 and have been trying to install the new PVR-250MCE from ebay.  I 
>>am aware of issues with the VIA chipset motherboards.  I'm running 
>>knoppmyth 4.2. The system freezes or hangs when the card is being 
>>recognized at bootup, after an IRQ sharing message.  No matter what I 
>>set the IRQ to, in the BIOS, on that PCI slot with the PVR250MCE, it 
>>seems to always share the IRQ with the NVIDIA card and always hang. 
>>I've tried passing some boot parameters like "noacpi" but the same 
>>thing happens.  I've tried many different IRQ settings for each PCI 
>>slot, and moved the card around but still, it hangs.
>>I can boot into single user mode without a problem.
>>Any ideas on how to get the PVR-250MCE along with the WinTV250 to work 
>>together in this system?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 
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>OK now I'm not certain this is a PVR-250MCE.  On the card itself is 
>printed....
>Hauppauge NTSC/NTSC-J 32552   Rev B123
>And I see the CONEXANT MPEG II A/V encoder chip CX23416-12.
>
> From that link you sent 
>http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=SupportedHardware   I see on 
>the bottom that the Conexant Blackbird Design has that chip and is known 
>NOT to work.  
>Is this that type of card?
>
>I received no documentation with the card just itself in static bag.
>
>Jim
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