[mythtv-users] Fwd: PVR 250, Picture,
No Sound..IVTV problem? Read archives....tried most
everything, but, am stuck...
Kelly Grigg
cayenne at cayennecomputing.com
Sat Mar 19 16:04:25 UTC 2005
Please excuse if this did make the list before...just reposting after
changing my settings to make sure I get my posts back to myself...to
confirm my mails are making it to the list properly.
Same problems right now tho...any help appreciated.
TIA,
K
Begin forwarded message:
>
>
> Hello all!!
>
> First, I pretty much had myth 0.15 working on a slower box....but,
> sound was
> choppy no matter what I did...so, I built another box, ASUS
> motherboard,
> Athlon processor
>
> servername 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 # uname -a
> Linux servername 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 #3 SMP Sat Oct 16 06:00:33 CDT 2004
> i686 AMD
> Athlon(tm) AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> 500 MB ram
>
> Audigy2 soundcard
> Alsa
>
> Other than that...I used the same working prv250 card, and harddrives.
> I'm
> running Gentoo with a 2.6 kernel
>
> I'm trying to get myth 0.16 running. I've to pretty much everything
> going on
> it with the exception of sound with the video. On music...sounds plays
> great.
>
> I can get myth to record video, just no sound. I can watch tv live,
> but, no
> sound.
>
> I tried mplayer /dev/video0....picture, but, no sound. So, I'm
> guessing it is
> ivtv error. When I start the mplayer...I get no errors...it appears to
> be
> trying to play sound.
>
> I have ivtv 0.2.0_rc3-r3 (I emerged with gentoo's package mgmt
> system...it
> says it is already set up to run with pvr 250/350....and it worked
> last time
> before rebuilding box )
>
>
> I've been reading through the archives, and the links to the
> wiki...and have
> tried the following:
>
> n /etc/modules.conf add or edit this line:
> options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 standard=XX
>
> or on the command line, type:
> insmod msp3400 once=1 simple=1 standard=XX
>
> where XX is one of:
>
> 0x20 USA, Argentina
> 0x21 USA, Argentina
>
> However, doing the insmod msp3400 gave the following:
> 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 # insmod msp3400 once=1 simple=1 standard=0x20
> insmod: can't read 'msp3400': No such file or directory
>
> However lsmod shows I have tht module:
> 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 # lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> snd_pcm_oss 50088 0
> snd_mixer_oss 18176 1 snd_pcm_oss
> orinoco_pci 5440 0
> orinoco 40268 1 orinoco_pci
> hermes 7808 2 orinoco_pci,orinoco
> lirc_dev 13708 0
> ivtv 514452 0
> tuner 18576 0
> saa7115 11908 0
> msp3400 21908 0
> i2c_algo_bit 8840 1 ivtv
> videodev 7872 1 ivtv
> i2c_core 19648 5 ivtv,tuner,saa7115,msp3400,i2c_algo_bit
> nvidia 4819092 18
> snd_emu10k1 93000 1
> snd_rawmidi 21028 1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_pcm 83844 2 snd_pcm_oss,snd_emu10k1
> snd_timer 22084 1 snd_pcm
> snd_seq_device 7240 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
> snd_ac97_codec 64964 1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_page_alloc 9480 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
> snd_util_mem 3904 1 snd_emu10k1
> snd_hwdep 7812 1 snd_emu10k1
> snd 47140 12
> snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd
> _seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_util_mem,snd_hwdep
>
> (I have not tried to get lirc working yet...and am just playing to my
> monitor
> right now.)
>
> I tried the suggestions on this thread that seemed to be the most
> relavent:
> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/80563?
> search_string=mplayer%20pvr%20250%20no%20sound;#80563
>
> But these failed...
>
> I checked and my msp3400 seems to be in the correct place
> From the /lib/modules/2.6.8-gentoo-r8 directory I do:
>
> find . -name "msp3400*"
> ./extra/msp3400.ko
> ./extra/msp3400.ko_old
> ./kernel/drivers/media/video/msp3400.ko
> ./kernel/drivers/media/video/msp3400.ko_old
>
> (the _old files are just where I backed up the original files...in
> case I was
> to try to move them...but, I've not done anythig here as of yet)
>
> When I do:
> 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 # modinfo msp3400
> parm: probe:List of adapter,address pairs to scan
> additionally
> parm: probe_range:List of adapter,start-addr,end-addr
> triples to
> scan additionally
> parm: ignore:List of adapter,address pairs not to scan
> parm: ignore_range:List of adapter,start-addr,end-addr
> triples not
> to scan
> parm: force:List of adapter,address pairs to boldly assume
> to be
> present
> description: device driver for msp34xx TV sound processor
> author: Gerd Knorr
> license: GPL
> vermagic: 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 SMP K7 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3
> depends: i2c-core
>
> Now according to the manual I got from Mythtv...it seems to indicate
> that
> since I don't have parm: standard int, that I may be using the wrong
> module....but, I'm at a loss on this issue...
>
> I've seen where myth does seem to try to mute things and have toggled
> the
> ivtvctl -y mute=0....with no avail.
>
>
> lspci give this:
>
> 2.6.8-gentoo-r8 # lspci
> 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (different
> version?)
> (rev c1)
> 0000:00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller
> 0 (rev
> c1)
> 0000:00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller
> 4 (rev
> c1)
> 0000:00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller
> 3 (rev
> c1)
> 0000:00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller
> 2 (rev
> c1)
> 0000:00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller
> 5 (rev
> c1)
> 0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge (rev a4)
> 0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) (rev a2)
> 0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller
> (rev
> a4)
> 0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller
> (rev
> a4)
> 0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller
> (rev
> a4)
> 0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet
> Controller (rev a1)
> 0000:00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI
> Bridge (rev
> a3)
> 0000:00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2)
> 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev c1)
> 0000:01:06.0 Network controller: Intersil Corporation Prism 2.5 Wavelan
> chipset (rev 01)
> 0000:01:08.0 Multimedia video controller: Internext Compression Inc
> iTVC16
> (CX23416) MPEG-2 Encoder (rev 01)
> 0000:01:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev
> 04)
> 0000:01:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy
> MIDI/Game port
> (rev 04)
> 0000:01:0a.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire
> Port (rev
> 04)
> 0000:02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV18
> [GeForce4 MX
> 4000 AGP 8x] (rev c1)
>
>
> And my modules.conf file looks like this:
>
> ### This file is automatically generated by modules-update
> #
> # Please do not edit this file directly. If you want to change or add
> # anything please take a look at the files in /etc/modules.d and read
> # the manpage for modules-update.
> #
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/aliases
> # Aliases to tell insmod/modprobe which modules to use
>
> # Uncomment the network protocols you don't want loaded:
> # alias net-pf-1 off # Unix
> # alias net-pf-2 off # IPv4
> # alias net-pf-3 off # Amateur Radio AX.25
> # alias net-pf-4 off # IPX
> # alias net-pf-5 off # DDP / appletalk
> # alias net-pf-6 off # Amateur Radio NET/ROM
> # alias net-pf-9 off # X.25
> # alias net-pf-10 off # IPv6
> # alias net-pf-11 off # ROSE / Amateur Radio X.25 PLP
> # alias net-pf-19 off # Acorn Econet
>
> alias char-major-10-175 agpgart
> alias char-major-10-200 tun
> alias char-major-81 bttv
> alias char-major-108 ppp_generic
> alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic
> alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
> alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty
> alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
> alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
> alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
>
> # Crypto modules (see http://www.kerneli.org/)
> alias loop-xfer-gen-0 loop_gen
> alias loop-xfer-3 loop_fish2
> alias loop-xfer-gen-10 loop_gen
> alias cipher-2 des
> alias cipher-3 fish2
> alias cipher-4 blowfish
> alias cipher-6 idea
> alias cipher-7 serp6f
> alias cipher-8 mars6
> alias cipher-11 rc62
> alias cipher-15 dfc2
> alias cipher-16 rijndael
> alias cipher-17 rc5
>
> # Support for i2c and lm_sensors
> alias char-major-89 i2c-dev
>
> # Old nvidia support ...
> alias char-major-195 NVdriver
> alias /dev/nvidiactl char-major-195
>
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/aliases
>
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/alsa
> # Alsa 0.9.X kernel modules' configuration file.
> #
> $Header:
> /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/media-sound/alsa-utils/files/alsa-
> modules.conf-rc,v
> 1.2 2004/07/18 03:40:55 dragonheart Exp $
>
> # ALSA portion
> #alias char-major-116 snd
> alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
> # OSS/Free portion
> #alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
>
> ##
> ## IMPORTANT:
> ## You need to customise this section for your specific sound card(s)
> ## and then run `update-modules' command.
> ## Read alsa-driver's INSTALL file in /usr/share/doc for more info.
> ##
> ## ALSA portion
> ## alias snd-card-0 snd-interwave
> ## alias snd-card-1 snd-ens1371
> ## OSS/Free portion
> ## alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> ## alias sound-slot-1 snd-card-1
> ##
>
> # OSS/Free portion - card #1
> alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> ## OSS/Free portion - card #2
> ## alias sound-service-1-0 snd-mixer-oss
> ## alias sound-service-1-3 snd-pcm-oss
> ## alias sound-service-1-12 snd-pcm-oss
>
> alias /dev/mixer snd-mixer-oss
> alias /dev/dsp snd-pcm-oss
> alias /dev/midi snd-seq-oss
>
> # Set this to the correct number of cards.
> options snd cards_limit=1
>
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/alsa
>
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/i386
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> alias char-major-10-144 nvram
> alias binfmt-0064 binfmt_aout
> alias char-major-10-135 rtc
>
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/i386
>
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/ivtv
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> options ivtv ivtv-debug=0 mpg_buffers=90
> options tuner type=2
> options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 debug=0
> add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/ivtv
>
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/nvidia
> # Nvidia drivers support
> alias char-major-195 nvidia
> alias /dev/nvidiactl char-major-195
>
> # To tweak the driver the following options can be used, note that
> # you should be careful, as it could cause instability!!
> #
> # To enable Side Band Adressing: NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1
> #
> # To enable Fast Writes: NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1
> #
> # To enable both for instance, uncomment following line:
> #
> #options nvidia NVreg_EnableAGPSBA=1 NVreg_EnableAGPFW=1
>
>
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/nvidia
>
> ### modules-update: start processing /etc/modules.d/svgalib
> probeall /dev/svga svgalib_helper
>
> ### modules-update: end processing /etc/modules.d/svgalib
>
>
> I've gone through with kmix, and alsamixer...and tried making sure
> everything
> is un-muted...and tried with volumne up on all sliders.
>
> And finally, my /etc/modules.d/ivtv files looks like this:
>
> alias char-major-81 videodev
> alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
> alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
> options ivtv ivtv-debug=0 mpg_buffers=90
> options tuner type=2
> options msp3400 once=1 simple=1 debug=0
> add below ivtv msp3400 saa7115 tuner
> add above ivtv lirc_dev lirc_i2c
>
>
> Well, this is pretty long, but, wanted to try to show all my settings
> I've
> been looking at...and what all I've tried. If someone can help me or
> point to
> some links, I'd greatly appreciate it. I'm SOOOOO close to having this
> work...but, I'm stuck.
>
> I've followed about 3 guides...the most popular ones...and I just
> cannot seem
> to get past this.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help you can give...
>
> Kelly
>
>
>
>
>
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