I think you need the patch I posted at the end of last week. Or else opening and closing /dev/video16 should work
cat small.mpg > /dev/video16 Before starting X where small.mpg is a small mpg file. John > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:ivtv-devel- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Morrison > Sent: 12 January 2005 21:07 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ivtv-devel] help getting X started on PVR-350 w/ Fedora Core 3 > > -Hi all, > Sorry for posting one of these (super long) messages > but I am stuck and am at my wits end. I have been > following all of the posts as of late but have been > unsuccessful at getting X running off of my PVR-350. > I have the following setup: > > -Fedora core 3 with all of the "testing" updates by > using apt-get > -Kernel version 2.6.9-1.724 > -IVTV (compiled locally) version ivtv-0.2.0-rc3d > patched with the udev fix posted on the ivtv mailing > list > -the ivtvdev_drv compiled with the ivtv-0.2.0-rc3d > software > > Here is the situation. I can capture and display > video back to a TV successfully using the dd commands > and the steps provided in Jarod Wilson's guide but > when I attempt to run X through the card it does not > work. > > First, I followed the guide and attempted to load the > model by hand using "#/sbin/depmod ivtv" command and > then attempt to restart the X server (ctrl-alt-bkspc) > over the PVR-350. on the TV, I get a black screen with > a X in the center (cursor) and half of the screen is > filled with lines. At that point the system is frozen > solid (can't exit the x server) and end up having to > reboot the machine. > > I then edited the rc.local (adding the depmod ivtv) > and attempted to reboot the workstation. During boot > up, when the workstation "I think" attempts to load > the ivtv & ivtv-fb modules I see a bunch of ivtv > messages across the monitor (not the tv) and the > workstation then freezes. If I boot off of the fedora > CD and attempt to look at the logs there are no IVTV > entries in the /var/log/dmesg. > > Just to throw this in, if I leave the depmod ivtv line > in the rc.local but boot up with an xorg.conf that > does n't attempt to use the pvr-350 I am successfully > able to start X (on the monitor) and can see that the > frame buffer is loaded (via lsmod) and see the ivtv > messages in the /var/dmesg log. > > any ideas? > dave > > ps. below are the relative entries from some of the > config files: > > modprobe.conf: > ... > # ivtv modules setup > alias char-major-81 videodev > alias char-major-81-0 ivtv > install ivtv /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ivtv; > /sbin/modprobe ivtv-fb > > rc.local: > /sbin/modprobe ivtv > /usr/bin/ivtvfbctl /dev/fb1 -alpha -on -globalalpha > -nolocalalpha > > xorg.conf: > Section "Device" > Identifier "Hauppauge PVR 350 iTVC15 > Framebuffer" > Driver "ivtvdev" > #Driver "fbdev" > > ### change fb0 to whatever your card grabbed > #Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0" > Option "ivtvdev" "/dev/fb0" > ### change the BusID to whatever is reported > by lspci, specify it as hex. > BusID "1:0x06:0" > EndSection > > dmesg |grep ivtv (using X over a video card): > ivtv: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel > tainted. > ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV > ==================== > ivtv: version 0.2.0 (rc3b) loading > ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.9-1.724_FC3 686 REGPARM > 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4 > 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. > ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 350 card > ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip > ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 > (was 32) > ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x01e0 vendor: 0x10de > ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[0],ok] > ivtv: Tuner Type 47, Tuner formats 0x00001000, Radio: > yes, Model 0x00ad2598, Revision 0x00000001 > ivtv: NTSC tuner detected > ivtv: Radio detected > tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver > #0 > ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok] > saa7115: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 > (0x10005) > ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7115[0],ok] > ivtv: i2c attach [client=saa7127[0],ok] > ivtv: i2c attach [client=MSP3448W-A2,ok] > ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040024 > ivtv: Encoder Firmware is buggy, use version > 0x02040011 > ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023 > ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 350 card with 9 streams > ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 256 16384 byte buffers > 4194304 kbytes total > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0 > ivtv: Create DMA stream 1 > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 32 > ivtv: Create stream 2 using 40 52224 byte buffers > 2097152 kbytes total > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 224 > ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers > 2097152 kbytes total > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 24 > ivtv: Create stream 4 > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 64 > ivtv: Create DMA stream 5 using 16 65536 byte buffers > 1048576 kbytes total > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 5 minor 16 > ivtv: Create stream 6 using 1024 2048 byte buffers > 262144 kbytes total > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 6 minor 228 > ivtv: Create stream 7 > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 7 minor 232 > ivtv: Create DMA stream 8 > ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 8 minor 48 > ivtv: Setting Tuner 47 > tuner: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series)) by ivtv > i2c driver #0 > ivtv: Setting audio matrix to input 3, output 1 > ivtv: Switching standard to NTSC. > ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 3104, itv = 0xd04122a0 > ivtv: ivtv_dec_thread: pid = 3105, itv = 0xd04122a0 > ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 350, card #0 > ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV > ==================== > ivtv-osd: Framebuffer module loaded (attached to ivtv > card id 0) > ivtv-osd: Framebuffer is at decoder-relative address > 0x00510000 and has 1704960 bytes. > ivtv-osd: screen coords: [0 0] -> [720 480] > ivtv-osd: original global alpha = 208 > ivtv-osd: current OSD state = 39 > ivtv-osd: new global alpha = 208 (1 255 0) > ivtv-osd: framebuffer at 0xd5510000, mapped to > 0xd1290000, size 1350k > ivtv-osd: mode is 720x480x32, linelength=2880 > ivtv-osd: fb0: iTVC15 TV out frame buffer device > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > _______________________________________________ > ivtv-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. 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