Andy Walls <[email protected]> writes:

> On Sat, 2009-05-02 at 16:52 -0400, faginbagin wrote:
>
>> Andy Walls wrote:
>
>> >>> The cx18 driver is currently setting the AGC for the SIF audio input
>> >>> amplifier to set the SIF input amplifier gain based on video signal
>> >>> level.  This register change (which is tailored for an HVR-1600 set to
>> >>> the analog tuner) sets the AGC for the SIF audio input amplifier to be
>> >>> controlled by the audio signal level.
>> >>>
>> >>> Hopefully that will make things better.
>> >> Yes, it seems to do the trick! 
>> > 
>> > Good!
>> > 
>> > Now I have lots of confusing code borrowed from the cx25840 module to
>> > straighten up. Ugh!  Don't look for a patch worth testing until next
>> > weekend.
>> 
>> No problem. I've put that set register command in my /etc/rc.local so
>> I've got a workaround that should survive a reboot.
>
> Helen,
>
> I have a patch for testing at:
>
> http://linuxtv.org/hg/~awalls/cx18-av-core/
> http://linuxtv.org/hg/~awalls/cx18-av-core/rev/9beb99150ab1
>

this patch fixed my NTSC audio issues.

thanks andy,

>
> Helen and ivtv-devel list readers,
>
> This patch needs some tests run:
>
> 1. Check that sound is better with the NTSC tuner
> 2. Check that S-Video and/or Composite in with NTSC didn't break
> 3. Check that switching back to the tuner, sound is still OK.
> 4. Check that PAL & SECAM still work on SVideo and/or Composite
> 5. Check that PAL and/or SECAM tuner sound is OK.
>
> I'll try and test what I can during the course of this week.  I have
> high confidence that nothing is working worse than before :), but I
> can't check OTA PAL or SECAM (Maybe someone with a Compro H900 can
> check?).
>
>
> Since this bug was inhereted from the cx25840 module, I'm wondering if
> this is the cause of the PVR-150 tinny audio.  If I can reproduce the
> tinny audio with my PVR-150MCE, I'll try to experiment with having the
> SIF gain controlled by the audio decoder (the correct thing todo) versus
> the video decoder (the wrong thing todo) of the CX2584x.  This change
> can, with some difficulty, be ported to the cx25840 module, if that
> fixes the tinny audio.
>
> Regards,
> Andy
>
>
>
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