[mythtv-users] HD-PVR not recognized in kernels later than 3.8.0-17?

Phil Linttell phil.linttell at rogers.com
Sat Oct 5 14:42:20 UTC 2013


I have a problem where my hdpvr devices don't appear in any stock Ubuntu
release kernel since 3.8.0-17.  While the USB devices are recognized, as
follows:

[    2.613272] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=4903
[    2.613277] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
SerialNumber=3
[    2.613281] usb 1-1: Product: Hauppauge HD PVR
[    2.613283] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: AMBA
[    2.613285] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 00A7E978

[    3.385652] usb 3-4: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=4901
[    3.385658] usb 3-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,
SerialNumber=3
[    3.385662] usb 3-4: Product: Hauppauge HD PVR
[    3.385664] usb 3-4: Manufacturer: AMBA
[    3.385666] usb 3-4: SerialNumber: 00A316B7


The following dmesg output does not appear in any kernel I've tried
later than 3.8.0-17:

[   20.621896] hdpvr 1-1:1.0: firmware version 0x1e dated Mar  7 2012
08:25:15
[   20.621899] hdpvr 1-1:1.0: untested firmware, the driver might not work.
[   21.008772] hdpvr 1-1:1.0: device now attached to video0
[   21.009618] hdpvr 3-4:1.0: firmware version 0x15 dated Jun 17 2010
09:26:53
[   21.196507] hdpvr 3-4:1.0: device now attached to video1

Everything else seems to work normally.


As long as I boot with 3.8.0-17, /dev/video0 and /dev/video1 appear and
myth records normally.  Boot with any later kernel (including upstream
release kernels), and the device nodes don't appear.

I realize that this isn't strictly a mythtv issue, but the largest
number of linux HD-PVR users are probably on this list, and I'm hoping
someone can suggest where to look for the problem or how to proceed.

Thanks,
Phil


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