On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 6:07 AM, Andy Walls <[email protected]> wrote:

> Robert Rust <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>
> >
> >> >I've now disabled the motherboard audio and blacklisted the driver.
> >> >Still
> >> >no luck dumping to a file and no updates to the /proc/interrupts
> >line
> >> >when
> >> >doing so:
> >> > 17:          0          0          0          0  IR-IO-APIC-fasteoi
> >> >cx18-0
> >> >
> >> >:(
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> >> Ok.  That confirms the CX23418 interrupts either aren't happening at
> >all
> >> or the kernel is getting them.
> >>
> >> Easiest things to check are:
> >>
> >> A. that you have the cx23418 apu and cpu firmware files under
> >> /lib/firmware (or wherever) and that they are correct (or at least
> >bigger
> >> than 0 bytes)
> >>
> >> B. Move the hvr1600 to a different pci slot.  While you have the case
> >> open, remove all your legacy pci cards and blow the dust out of all
> >the
> >> slots.  Reinstall all the cards and then retest.
> >>
> >> C. Move the hvr1600 back to the system in which it was working, and
> >verify
> >> that it still works.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Andy
> >>
> >
> >A. As far as I know, they are correct. Their md5sum matches that of the
> >firmware files on my old system (which works ... see C below).
> >
> >B. Still no dice there.  It was the only legacy PCI card in the box and
> >the
> >system is brand new (no dust yet).
> >
> >C. Yup ... still works in the old system.  Dropped it into the old box
> >and
> >set up a recording specifying that tuner and it's as happy as a clam.
> >
> >For what it's worth, I put a PVR-250 card in and am also getting the
> >same
> >results - 0 bytes in dump file (though obviously it doesn't use the
> >cx18
> >driver).  If it is helpful at all, motherboard is an Intel DH77KC
> >desktop
> >board with an i5 2400 (no K) CPU and 8GB of RAM.
> >
> >-Robert
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>
> Robert,
>
> This is likely a problem with the BIOS' or linux kernel configuration of
> the PCI bridge chip or interrupt controller in your system.
>
> If you can test the mobo with a Window install to eliminate bad mobo
> hardware, you should.
>
> You can also muck with BIOS PCI settings and hope to get lucky.
>
> At that point you should probably post your problem to the linux kernel
> mailing list (or some other linux PCI mailing list), with a subject of
> "Legacy PCI interrupts not working on Intel DH77KC mobo".  Explain that you
> have two different tuner cards, supported by two different drivers and the
> kernel is not receiving interrupts for either of them.  Provide your kernel
> version and the output lspci -nnnvvv as root and provide a link to this
> thread.  List members may request the complete output of dmesg or
> /var/log/messages
>
> Regards,
> Andy
>

Thanks for the input!  Based your subject suggestion, I found the link
below which may be relevant.  I'm not versed enough in ACPI to know what
disabling it does, but I'll give it a shot tonight or this weekend just to
see if it allows the card to work.

http://communities.intel.com/message/156435

-Robert
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