Just a further note for anyone else affected by this bug - whilst there is definitely a driver issue (in my opinion) with the af9015 which relates to an inability to recover from tuning errors and is therefore more of an issue for people exposed to low signal strength, I have managed to work around this in my particular situation as follows:
1) Under the MythTV backend settings, under Capture Cards, for each tuner card, I have set the Tuning Timeout (ms) to the maximum allowed (15000), and under the Tuning Options screen set the DVB tuning delay (ms) to 2000. 2) In addition, under the Input Connections, I have the "Use Quick Tuning" set to "Always". 3) Lastly, this set up seems to work *much* more reliably with the 4.65 firmware than the 4.95 firmware. I hope this helps others. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu Bug Team, which is subscribed to Mythbuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683118 Title: i2c errors with af9015 / tda18271 (V4L DVB) Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: New Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [67192.619144] dvb-usb: error -1 while querying for an remote control event. [67344.625825] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [67344.628207] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [67344.628214] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [67344.628218] tda18271_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [67344.628221] tda18271_tune: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [67344.628224] tda18271_set_params: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [67808.766960] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [67808.769138] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [67808.769145] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [67808.769148] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [67808.769152] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [67808.769155] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [67915.647853] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [67915.650215] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [67915.650222] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [67915.650226] tda18271_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [67915.650229] tda18271_tune: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [67915.650232] tda18271_set_params: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [68229.757124] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [68229.759358] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [68229.759367] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [68229.759370] tda18271_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [68229.759374] tda18271_tune: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [68229.759377] tda18271_set_params: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [68592.432905] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [68592.435400] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [68592.435409] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [68592.435413] tda18271_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [68592.435416] tda18271_tune: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [68592.435420] tda18271_set_params: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [68958.121675] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [68958.123910] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69195.715584] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [69195.717821] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69195.717829] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [69195.717832] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [69195.717835] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [69195.717839] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [69269.512951] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [69269.515414] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69278.492850] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [69278.495208] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69636.913676] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [69636.916050] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69664.747454] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [69664.749801] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69664.749809] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [69664.749813] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [69664.749816] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [69664.749819] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [69788.957358] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [69788.959730] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [69788.959740] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [69788.959744] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [69788.959747] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [69788.959751] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [70244.077358] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [70244.079729] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [70244.079737] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [70244.079741] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [70244.079744] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [70244.079747] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [70595.736274] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [70595.738631] tda18271_read_regs: [6-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [70595.738638] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [70595.738641] tda18271_init: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [70595.738644] tda18271_tune: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [70595.738648] tda18271_set_params: [6-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [70916.836463] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [70916.838857] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [70916.838865] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [70916.838869] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [70916.838872] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [70916.838875] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [71094.558923] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [71094.558935] af9015: af9015_rc_query: failed:-1 [71094.558938] dvb-usb: error -1 while querying for an remote control event. [72213.786929] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [72213.789283] tda18271_read_regs: [3-00c0|M] ERROR: i2c_transfer returned: -1 [72213.789290] tda18271_ir_cal_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 811 [72213.789294] tda18271_init: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 835 [72213.789297] tda18271_tune: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 908 [72213.789300] tda18271_set_params: [3-00c0|M] error -1 on line 989 [72522.158741] af9015: recv bulk message failed:-71 [72522.158755] af9015: af9015_rc_query: failed:-1 [72522.158758] dvb-usb: error -1 while querying for an remote control event. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.37-7-generic 2.6.37-7.18 Regression: Yes ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-7.18-generic 2.6.37-rc3 Uname: Linux 2.6.37-7-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 30 15:45:36 2010 InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: linux _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

