[mythtv-users] FC2 PVR-350 Issues

Richie Crews pyrodex at gmail.com
Tue Oct 5 21:31:46 UTC 2004


I just recently decided to try FC2 on my mythtv box and I used Jarod's
guide for FC1 so I figured I would try my luck at it again using his
guide. I went word for word through the steps and got to the point of
IVTV installation. IVTV installed fine and I configured ivtvctl to use
input #6 because that is what my s-video in was on my old setup and
set the system for NTSC. I can capture video but when I attempt to
play it back in mplayer on the local box it comes in distorted. It is
like horizontal lines  but not real picture could be made out. Any
help would be appreciated and I've included some information below for
people who can help here. Below is a listing of the IVTV version I
have installed:

 

[root at mythtv root]# rpm -qa | grep ivtv

kernel-module-ivtv-2.6.8-1.521smp-0.1.10-47_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc2.at

ivtv-firmware-2.02.023-3.at

perl-Video-ivtv-0.12-5.1.rhfc2.at

ivtv-0.1.10-47_pre2_ck100zz.rhfc2.at

 

Here is my modprobe.conf:

 

# ivtv modules setup

alias char-major-81 videodev

alias char-major-81-0 ivtv

install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install lirc_i2c

 

Here is a ivtvctl –a:

 

[root at mythtv root]# ivtvctl -a

ioctl: IVTV_IOC_G_CODEC

Codec parameters

aspect      : 2

audio       : 0x00e9

bframes     : 3

bitrate_mode: 0

bitrate     : 9800000

bitrate_peak: 15000000

dnr_mode    : 0

dnr_spatial : 0

dnr_temporal: 0

dnr_type    : 0

framerate   : 0

framespergop: 15

gop_closure : 1

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: 266

        Capabilities  : 0x01070033

ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT

        Input   : 0

        Name    : Composite 0

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 1

        Name    : Composite 1

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 2

        Name    : Composite 2

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 3

        Name    : Composite 3

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 4

        Name    : Tuner 0

        Type    : 0x00000001

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x0000000000003000 ( NTSC )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 5

        Name    : Composite 4

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 6

        Name    : S-Video 0

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 7

        Name    : S-Video 1

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 8

        Name    : S-Video 2

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

 

        Input   : 9

        Name    : S-Video 3

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000003

        Tuner   : 0x00000000

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

        Status  : 0

ioctl: VIDIOC_G_INPUT

Input = 4

ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMOUTPUT

        Output  : 0

        Name    : S-Video + Composite

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000001

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

 

        Output  : 1

        Name    : Composite

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000001

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

 

        Output  : 2

        Name    : S-Video

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000001

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

 

        Output  : 3

        Name    : RGB

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000001

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

 

        Output  : 4

        Name    : YUV C

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000001

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

 

        Output  : 5

        Name    : YUV V

        Type    : 0x00000002

        Audioset: 0x00000001

        Standard: 0x00000000007F3FFF ( PAL NTSC SECAM )

ioctl: VIDIOC_G_OUTPUT

Output = 0

ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO

        Input   : 0

        Name    : Tuner Audio In

 

        Input   : 1

        Name    : Audio Line In

ioctl: VIDIOC_G_AUDIO

Input = 0: Tuner Audio In

ioctl: VIDIOC_G_FREQUENCY

Frequency = 0

ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMSTD

        index       : 0

        ID          : 0x0000000000003000

        Name        : NTSC

        Frame period: 1001/30000

        Frame lines : 525

 

        index       : 1

        ID          : 0x00000000000000FF

        Name        : PAL

        Frame period: 1/25

        Frame lines : 625

 

        index       : 2

        ID          : 0x00000000007F0000

        Name        : SECAM

        Frame period: 1/25

        Frame lines : 625

ioctl: VIDIOC_G_STD

Standard = 0x00003000

ioctl: VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL

Brightness = 128

Contrast = 64

Saturation = 64

Hue = 0

Volume = 65535

Mute = 1

 



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Richie Crews
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