[mythtv-users] PVR-150

[Chris Ribe]

I'm having a difficult time getting a new PVR-150 to work in my system.
Presently, I am not getting any output out of /dev/video0.

There is a lot going on here, so I'll try to lay it out as clearly as
possible.

My system:

-1002 Mhz PIII w/ 284 MB of RAM
-Running FC4, kernel 2.6.13_1.1532_FC4
-PVR-150
-Old Pinnacle bttv card
-Moto DCT-6200 attached via Firewire

Background:
-Last year I had this system running as a backend on FC3 using the Bttv card
as my only capture card. Then Comcast cut off my free cable so I went back
to my trusty DirecTiVo. I bought 2 of these in March 2002 for $100. Best
$100 I ever spent. God, I love those things. I'm still using my DirecTivo,
but I'm considering moving to Myth when I make the transition to HDTV, and
I'm trying to get a Myth box back up and running before shelling out for an
HD capable frontend.

Timeline:

Sat. 10/22: Following Jarrod Wilson's uberguide, I do a fresh install of FC4
and Myth. I skip the capture card setup steps for now.

Tues-Wed: After some difficulty involving kernel release versions and ivtv
build versions, I get matching kernel and ivtv versions installed. At this
point, I am able to get static from "cat dev/video1 > test.mpg" After
searching for solutions to this problem and finding nothing definitive, I
try capturing via the composite out from the DCT-6200. Game 4 of the World
Series is under way and time is of the essance.

Wed, ca. 9:00 PM: Success! I am now watching the game. The PVR-150 is much
better at capturing video that the Houston bats, and hits just as well, too!

Wed, ca. 10:00 PM: As long as I'm at my computer and watching the game, I'll
see if I can continue the install process while watching the game. I still
have to get LIRC and Firewire capture working.

My Other Computer:
-PII 450Mhz w/ 458MB of RAM (it has to run iTunes and Rhapsody)
-Win2K (previously KnoppMyth, used as a frontend)

While I am watching the game, I SSH into the Myth box and begin to install
the necesary packages for Firewire capture. Mythfrontend chokes hard during
the install process, but the install finishes fine. System is rebooted after
install.

Wed, ca. 11:30: White Sox win World Series. Good times. I leave frontend
running in LiveTV mode, turn off monitor, and go to bed.

Thurs.: Frontend is frozen. After reboot, not only is capture no longer
working, but /dev/video1 doesn't even exist anymore. Regardless, I am able
to get LIRC up and running using the Hauppage remote.

Sat. 10/29: After much frustrastion, I have firewire capture working. I now
have a remote and something to control. LIttle progress made with the
PVR-150, though. I have removed the bttv card and was able to capture static
from /dev/video0 one time. Have not been able to repeat that meagre success.



Here is the relevant section from dmesg:

ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.4.0 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.0
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
ivtv0: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card (iTVC16 based)
PCI: Enabling device 0000:02:0a.0 (0014 -> 0016)
PCI: IRQ 0 for device 0000:02:0a.0 doesn't match PIRQ mask - try
pci=usepirqmask
PCI: setting IRQ 5 as level-triggered
PCI: Assigned IRQ 5 for device 0000:02:0a.0
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 0)
ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 26032, rev = C199, serial# = 8182601
tveeprom: tuner = <unknown> (idx = 99, type = 0)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio_processor = TDA9850 (type = 3)
: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
msp3400: error while reading chip version
ivtv0: loading /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02040024
ivtv0 warning: Encoder Firmware can be buggy, use version 0x02040011 or
0x02050032.
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 194 x 10800 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 120 x 17472 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB
total)
ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream
tuner 0-0061: type set to 0 (Temic PAL (4002 FH5))
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046403!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046404!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40086d11!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x80287610!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40287611!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40307603!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046403!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x80287610!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40287611!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046406!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x4004760f!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x21 not found for command 0x40046406!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x80287610!
ivtv0 warning: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found for command 0x40287611!
ivtv0: Initialized WinTV PVR 250, card #0

<end>

>From modprobe.conf:

alias eth0 8139too
alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
alias char-major-61 lirc_i2c
options snd-card-0 index=0
options snd-intel8x0 index=0
remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ; };
/sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
alias usb-controller uhci-hcd
alias ieee1394-controller ohci1394
# ivtv (PVR-150MCE)
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv
alias tveeprom tveeprom-ivtv
alias tuner tuner-ivtv
alias msp3400 msp3400-ivtv
install lirc_i2c /sbin/modprobe ivtv; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
lirc_i2c
install ohci1394 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ohci1394; /sbin/modprobe
raw1394


Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Chris
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