Hi, 

On Sun, 2005-09-18 at 17:44 +0200, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> OK, I think I've fixed the problem of missing sound on the PVR150/500. Please 
> update to the latest svn and try again. Besides some bug fixes the main cause 
> seems to be the initialization of the Delay Lock Loops. If I understand the 
> datasheet correctly these DLLs are responsible for the timings in the Luma 
> ADC and the Audio Decoder.
> 
> The initialization sequence should ensure that no false lock is detected but 
> the old sequence in the driver differs substantially from what Hauppauge 
> does, which in turn is much closer to the recommended procedure from the 
> datasheet. I suspect that sometimes, possibly depending on all kinds of 
> environmental factors (e.g. interference), a false lock is detected and the 
> audio decoder effectively no longer works. I also suspect that the old 
> sequence was unable to properly force a new attempt to lock, so if was wrong 
> from the start, it stayed wrong. It also explains why some people could make 
> it work by first running the Hauppauge driver and then soft boot to linux: 
> the Hauppauge driver forces the correct DLL which remained correct in linux.
> 
> But the proof of the pudding is in the eating: so please test!
> 
> I'm keeping my fingers crossed,
> 
>       Hans
> 

Works perfectly here PAL PVR-350 and 500 combo, sound and picture on all
tuners without "ivtvctl -q 1" . 

No module params.

Tor Arne





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