lewis shobbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've found some strange anomolies with the current 0.3.2d & e drivers.
> When cardtype=1 is passed dmesg lists ivtv showing the card as
> pvr-150.
> E.g. modprobe ivtv cardtype=1 ivtv_std=2 tuner=38
> When specifying cardtype=2 ivtv lists the device as a pvr-250.

Ah, those directions must not have been updated when the 150 was
added.  You want cardtype=2.

> When using the  0.3.2d the pvr-250mce functions with both cardtype=1 &
> cardtype=2 settings with a variety of tuners, but without audio.
> Audio came alive for a brief period using  cardtype=1 ivtv_std=2
> tuner=52, I cahnged the setting to cardtype=1 ivtv_std=2 tuner=38 and
> the audio persisted.  I then tried mythTV which hung after 2-3 secs of
> TV.  I unloaded and reloaded the drivers to reset the myth "freeze"

That seems to happen if mythTV is unable to tune.

> however, reloading the ivtv module using identical parameters resulted
> in the loss of the audio(which I have been unable to retrieve even
> with a reboot). It appears that an audio function on the card is
> flapping somehow.  I suspect as the card is relatively new,that the
> cards architecture is slightly different than previous pvr-250mce
> releases.
> Clearly the drivers has the capcity to "drive"; the inconsitency of
> the results from the tests I've thrown at it are confusing.

Something I've noticed when switching tuners, or module versions, or
firmware- often you need to shutdown your machine to make sure the old
settings are really cleared from the card.  I sometimes disconnect
power when I want to make sure.
-- 
Tyler Trafford


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