On 12/12/06, Mitch Hulscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hans Verkuil wrote: > > On Sunday 10 December 2006 23:40, Hans Verkuil wrote: > >> On Sunday 10 December 2006 21:12, Mitch Hulscher wrote: > >>> I'm using the following: Debian sid with kernel 2.6.18, ivtv0.8.2, > >>> mythtv (version ?), a WinTV PVR-150 MCE and a nintendo gamecube on > >>> PAL-60 mode. > >>> > >>> I'm trying to record a gamecube game using my capture card's > >>> composite input. On 50hz mode this work fine, on 60hz this doesn't > >>> work so well. I've tried using "v4l2-ctl PAL-60" and "v4l2-ctl pal" > >>> as well as all pal-x modes. pal-m comes closest to a good image. > >>> The problem is basically always the colours being wrong. They're > >>> mostly greyish. There's also some disturbances around moving > >>> objects and there's an overall blur. > >>> > >>> I've also tried using mythtv and set the mode to PAL-60, to which > >>> "v4l2-ctl -S" yields "Video standard = 0x00000800 PAL-60". However, > >>> "v4l2-ctl -s PAL-60" sets it to 0x0000000f. The image however, is > >>> still the same. All capturing was done with "cat /dev/video0 > > >>> vid.mpg". > >>> > >>> At first I used the debian packages and module-assistant to install > >>> ivtv, but due to this problem I downloaded the source for 0.8.2 and > >>> installed it manually. Nothing's changed, though. > >>> > >>> Is there anyway I can resolve this issue? I will gladly provide > >>> more information if required. > >> Ah nice, someone with the elusive PAL-60 standard :-) > >> > >> I'm not surprised this isn't supported, it's quite rare. Can you > >> start by giving me the IVTV INIT messsages from the kernel log? > >> > >> You also will have to setup your environment so you are able to apply > >> patches to the kernel and to compile it. Personally I would > >> appreciate it if you could upgrade to 2.6.19 first, but if it is too > >> much work then 2.6.18 is also fine. > > > > A follow-up: I've added the command line option to v4l2-ctl to actually > > set pal-60. If you get the latest ivtv-0.8 or ivtv-0.9 branch of ivtv > > then you can set pal-60 with 'v4l2-ctl -s pal-60'. Tomorrow I hope to > > have a gamecube on loan for the evening from a colleague, so I should > > be able to test it myself. > > Thanks, that would be great! I'm preparing to install the 2.6.19 kernel > on the capture computer, it's a bit slow so it takes quite a while. > After doing so I'll eagerly test it out and, should it fail, post the > ivtv init message and apply patches. >
I installed both the 2.6.19 kernel and ivtv svn r3678. It's nice to see "v4l2-ctl -s pal-60" works, except that the colours are still far from acceptable. Below is the ivtv init message. ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ==================== ivtv: version 0.10.0 (development revision 3678) loading ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.19 SMP mod_unload K7 REGPARM ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info between ivtv: the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with ivtv: any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist. ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge card (cx23416 based) ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes) ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032 tveeprom 1-0050: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type tveeprom 1-0050: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is present. tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 26559, rev C260, serial# 2993071 tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is LG S001D MK3 (idx 60, type 38) tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) (eeprom 0x74) tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX25843 (idx 37) tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX25843 (idx 30) tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has no IR remote ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0) tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner) tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0) cx25840 1-0044: cx25843-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0) cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes) wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0) ivtv0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG (4 MB) ivtv0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV (2 MB) ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI (1 MB) ivtv0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio (1 MB) ivtv0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio tuner 1-0061: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3)) ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0 ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ==================== _______________________________________________ ivtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users
