[mythtv-users] Finally (re-)took the plunge on trunk

[Richard Woelk]

Ian Forde wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-12-02 at 07:27 -0800, Brad DerManouelian wrote:
>   
>> On Dec 2, 2008, at 12:56 AM, Ian Forde wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I get the following in dmesg:
>>>
>>> hdpvr: INFO device_authorization: Status request returned, len 46:  
>>> 01 0f
>>> 4e 6f 76 20 31 38 20 32 30 30 38 20 31 31 3a 35 31 3a 31 30 00 00 00  
>>> 00
>>> 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a1 db d7 10 4f ea d7 8b 29 a6 dc
>>> hdpvr: ERROR device_authorization: unknown firmware version 0xf
>>> /usr/local/src/myth/hdpvr/v4l/hdpvr-core.c: device init failed
>>> hdpvr: probe of 1-4:1.0 failed with error -12
>>> usbcore: registered new driver hdpvr
>>>
>>> 	-I
>>>       
>> I couldn't get the driver to load with a Windows VM no matter how hard  
>> I tried. It said it worked, but I couldn't use it at all. I finally  
>> connected it to a real Windows XP machine, reloaded the drivers and it  
>> worked after that. Make sure your VM can actually use the device  
>> before trying to get it working on your linux machine.
>>     
>
> Tried it with a real Vista box at the office.  I saw the same things
> from the Windows side.  Then I connected it to my Ubuntu desktop after
> building the driver there.  This is what I got:
>
>
>   
>> [ 7284.063934] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
>> [ 7284.071928] hdpvr: INFO device_authorization: Status request
>> returned, len 46: 01 0f 4e 6f 76 20 31 38 20 32 30 30 38 20 31 31 3a
>> 35 31 3a 31 30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a1 db d7 84 f0
>> 8d e1 b9 e6 f9 e6
>> [ 7284.071936] hdpvr: ERROR device_authorization: unknown firmware version 0xf
>> [ 7284.071939] hdpvr: device init failed
>> [ 7284.071946] hdpvr: probe of 8-6:1.0 failed with error -12
>> [ 7284.071962] usbcore: registered new interface driver hdpvr
>>     
> d
> Same thing, but with a slightly different status code.  Note - all I did
> from the Windows side was download the 1053 firmware from Hauppauge's
> site and install it in the Windows box (with the unit connected, of
> course).  I was under the impression that that was all there was to do,
> correct?
>
> 	-I
Since I first started testing my HD-PVR on windows, I have never had a 
blank firmware, so I don't know if this is needed, but the two times I 
had to reload the firmware, I actually ran the total media extreme 
program to make sure it was working.
You do need a video source to even preview. The HD-PVR device does 
resolution detection and won't record blank.
It doesn't have to be high def, A tv-out from the videocard or an ipod 
video would be enough

- Richard