Hi,
I had a similar error
How did you load your driver?
did you do something like this after building it: 'make unload' and
'modprobe cx18'
It does appear to be loaded in your lsmod try the above to unload and reload.
If the problem persists double check that you have renamed the correct
windows firmware files.


On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:42 AM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The card I'm trying to get working, is an hauppauge hvr-1600 model 1181
>  with the instructions from here:
>  http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Cx18#Introduction
>
>  The driver compiled with no problems, and I renamed, and copied the
>  firmware files to /lib/firmware on my slackware 12.0 system.
>
>  here is some info from my system:
>
>  $lspci -v
>  02:04.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Unknown device 5b7a
>          Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. Unknown device 7444
>          Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 66, IRQ 5
>          Memory at e4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64M]
>          Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data
>          Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2
>
>  $lsmod
>  Module                  Size  Used by
>  i2c_dev                 6404  0
>  snd_seq_dummy           2692  0
>  snd_seq_oss            28032  0
>  snd_seq_midi_event      5888  1 snd_seq_oss
>  snd_seq                42704  5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
>  snd_seq_device          6412  3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
>  snd_pcm_oss            36000  0
>  snd_mixer_oss          13824  1 snd_pcm_oss
>  usbhid                 38400  0
>  hid                    32128  1 usbhid
>  s5h1409                 8452  0
>  cs5345                  3116  0
>  tuner                  24140  0
>  tea5767                 6404  1 tuner
>  tda8290                12292  1 tuner
>  tda18271               29832  1 tda8290
>  tda827x                 9604  1 tda8290
>  tuner_xc2028           19856  1 tuner
>  xc5000                  9604  1 tuner
>  tda9887                 9348  1 tuner
>  tuner_simple            9352  1 tuner
>  tuner_types            11392  1 tuner_simple
>  mt20xx                 11912  1 tuner
>  tea5761                 4356  1 tuner
>  ohci1394               27824  0
>  cx18                   82240  0
>  ieee1394               76856  1 ohci1394
>  dvb_core               68732  1 cx18
>  cx2341x                11140  1 cx18
>  v4l2_common             9600  4 cs5345,tuner,cx18,cx2341x
>  8139too                20736  0
>  nvidia               4707120  22
>  videodev               30848  2 tuner,cx18
>  e100                   30988  0
>  mii                     4480  2 8139too,e100
>  v4l1_compat            13700  2 cx18,videodev
>  tveeprom               11780  1 cx18
>  snd_intel8x0           27548  0
>  thermal                12572  0
>  button                  6032  0
>  snd_ac97_codec         94500  1 snd_intel8x0
>  ac97_bus                1792  1 snd_ac97_codec
>  snd_pcm                65416  3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
>  snd_timer              17540  2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
>
>  snd 42852 9
>  
> snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
>
>  processor              17056  1 thermal
>  soundcore               5472  1 snd
>  intel_agp              21268  1
>  rtc_cmos                6560  0
>  evdev                   8448  3
>  agpgart                26288  2 nvidia,intel_agp
>  rtc_core               13976  1 rtc_cmos
>  uhci_hcd               21260  0
>  serio_raw               4996  0
>  snd_page_alloc          7560  2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
>  psmouse                36112  0
>  rtc_lib                 2560  1 rtc_core
>
>
>  $cat /var/log/syslog|grep cx18
>  Mar 24 09:37:46 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 09:37:47 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 09:37:47 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 09:39:21 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 24 09:39:21 slack kernel: cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  Mar 24 09:39:21 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 24 09:39:21 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 24 09:40:48 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 09:40:48 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 09:40:48 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 09:41:54 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 24 09:41:54 slack kernel: cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  Mar 24 09:41:54 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 24 09:41:54 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 24 10:04:10 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 10:04:11 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 10:04:11 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 10:47:13 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 10:47:13 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 10:47:13 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 10:52:47 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 10:52:48 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 10:52:48 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 10:58:22 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 10:58:23 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 10:58:23 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 11:35:46 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 24 11:35:46 slack kernel: cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  Mar 24 11:35:46 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 24 11:35:46 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 24 22:19:39 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 22:19:39 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 22:19:39 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 24 23:54:37 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 24 23:54:37 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 24 23:54:37 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 25 00:07:42 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 25 00:07:42 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 25 00:07:42 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 25 01:15:32 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 25 01:15:32 slack kernel: cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  Mar 25 01:15:32 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 25 01:15:32 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 25 01:17:23 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 25 01:17:56 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 25 02:02:16 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 25 02:02:16 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 25 02:02:16 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 25 02:12:12 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 25 02:12:12 slack kernel: cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  Mar 25 02:12:12 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 25 02:12:12 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>  Mar 25 02:50:45 slack kernel: cx18-0: Invalid EEPROM
>  Mar 25 02:50:45 slack kernel: cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  Mar 25 02:50:45 slack kernel: cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  Mar 25 03:04:45 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 25 03:04:45 slack kernel: cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  Mar 25 03:04:45 slack kernel: cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  Mar 25 03:04:45 slack kernel: cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>
>  $dmesg|grep cx18
>  6>cx18-0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG (2 MB)
>  cx18-0: Registered device video16 for TS (1 MB)
>  cx18_reg_dev() Calling DVB Register
>  cx18_dvb_register()
>  DVB: registering new adapter (cx18)
>  cx18: frontend initialization failed
>  cx18_reg_dev() DVB failed to register
>  cx18-0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV (2 MB)
>  cx18-0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI (1 MB)
>  cx18-0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio (1 MB)
>  cx18-0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio
>  cx18-0: Initialized card #0: Hauppauge HVR-1600
>  cx18:  End initialization
>  i2c-dev: adapter [cx18 i2c driver #0-0] registered as minor 0
>  i2c-dev: adapter [cx18 i2c driver #0-1] registered as minor 1
>  cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  cx18-0: Retry loading firmware
>  cx18-0: Mismatch at offset 10
>  cx18-0: Failed to initialize on minor 0
>
>  $ls -l /lib/firmware
>  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 141200 2008-03-24 10:42 v4l-cx23418-apu.fw
>  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 174716 2008-03-24 10:43 v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw
>  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  16382 2008-03-24 10:43 v4l-cx23418-dig.fw
>
>  Does anyone have any idea why the firmware will not load for this card?
>
>  regards
>  Doug Chalmers
>
>
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