Hello I've already seen in the mailing-lists some mails about this card, but I still can't get it working. Is there anybody from the Europe who got this card working? I get some really Strange Errors. First i got an dmesg-output like this:
Linux video capture interface: v1.00 ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ==================== ivtv: version 0.3.6 (o) loading ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 SMP preempt PENTIUM4 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3 ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist. ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04:08.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32) ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2570 vendor: 0x8086 tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23559, rev = D591, serial# = 8202051 tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1216AME MK4 (idx = 91, type = 56) tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L) PAL(D/K) (eeprom = 0x74, v4l2 = 0x00400e17) tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5) ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[50],ok] ivtv: Tuner Type 56, Tuner formats 0x00400e17, Radio: yes, Model 0x00915651, Rev ision 0x00000000 ivtv: PAL tuner detected ivtv: Radio detected tuner: Ignoring new-style parameters in presence of obsolete ones tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0 ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok] cx25840: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005) cx25840: detecting cx25840 client on address 0x88 cx25840: cx25843-23 found. Initializing... cx25840: requesting /lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM cx25840: firmware loaded ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840[50],ok] ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775[50],ok] ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040011 ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0 ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 128 32768 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 32 ivtv: Create DMA stream 1 using 161 12960 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 224 ivtv: Create DMA stream 2 using 165 12635 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 24 ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 64 ivtv: Create stream 4 ivtv: Setting Tuner 56 tuner: type set to 56 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FQ1216AME MK4)) by ivtv i2c driv er #0 cx25840: decoder set norm PAL ivtv: ivtv_enc_vbi_thread: pid = 4137, itv = 0xf9404820 ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 4136, itv = 0xf9404820 cx25840: decoder set input (6) cx25840: now setting Tuner input cx25840: set audio input (0) ivtv: Switching standard to PAL. cx25840: decoder set norm PAL ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #0 ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip PCI: Enabling device 0000:04:09.0 (0000 -> 0002) ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04:09.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 ivtv: Bus Mastering is not enabled ivtv: Error -6 on initialization ivtv-iTVC15_16_mpg2_encoder_card: probe of 0000:04:09.0 failed with error -6 ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ==================== So this told me, bus mastering was not enabled. I looked in my Bios and saw, that its enabled. I found a solution to enable it by hand, so i did: setpci -s 04:08 4.w=116 setpci -s 04:09 4.w=116 The message about Bus Mastering is gone, but i still get errors, or strange messages, I played around with some settings and my dmesg output after loading the ivtv module looks now like this: ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ==================== ivtv: version 0.3.6 (o) loading ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 SMP preempt PENTIUM4 4KSTACKS gcc-3.3 ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist. ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04:08.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2570 vendor: 0x8086 tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23559, rev = D591, serial# = 8202051 tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1216AME MK4 (idx = 91, type = 56) tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L) PAL(D/K) (eeprom = 0x74, v4l2 = 0x00400e17) tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5) ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[50],ok] ivtv: Tuner Type 56, Tuner formats 0x00400e17, Radio: yes, Model 0x00915651, Revision 0x00000000 ivtv: Radio detected tuner: Ignoring new-style parameters in presence of obsolete ones tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0 ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok] cx25840: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005) cx25840: detecting cx25840 client on address 0x88 cx25840: cx25843-23 found. Initializing... cx25840: requesting /lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM cx25840: firmware loaded ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840[50],ok] ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775[50],ok] ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02050032 ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version 0x02040011 ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 0 ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 128 32768 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 32 ivtv: Create DMA stream 1 using 161 12960 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 224 ivtv: Create DMA stream 2 using 165 12635 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 24 ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 64 ivtv: Create stream 4 ivtv: Setting Tuner 56 tuner: type set to 56 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FQ1216AME MK4)) by ivtv i2c driver #0 cx25840: decoder set norm PAL cx25840: decoder set input (6) cx25840: now setting Tuner input ivtv: ivtv_enc_vbi_thread: pid = 15792, itv = 0xf9461820 ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 15791, itv = 0xf9461820 cx25840: set audio input (0) ivtv: Switching standard to PAL. cx25840: decoder set norm PAL ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #0 ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 150 card ivtv: Found an iTVC16 based chip ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04:09.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 ivtv: XXX PCI device: 0x2570 vendor: 0x8086 tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23559, rev = D591, serial# = 8202051 tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1216AME MK4 (idx = 91, type = 56) tveeprom: tuner fmt = PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L) PAL(D/K) (eeprom = 0x74, v4l2 = 0x00400e17) tveeprom: audio_processor = MSP3410D (type = 5) ivtv: i2c attach [client=tveeprom[50],ok] tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #1 ivtv: i2c attach [client=(tuner unset),ok] cx25840: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #1 (0x10005) cx25840: detecting cx25840 client on address 0x88 cx25840: cx25843-23 found. Initializing... cx25840: requesting /lib/modules/HcwMakoA.ROM cx25840: firmware loaded ivtv: i2c attach [client=cx25840[50],ok] ivtv: i2c attach [client=wm8775[50],ok] ivtv: Tuner Type 56, Tuner formats 0x00400e17, Radio: yes, Model 0x00915651, Revision 0x00000000 ivtv: Radio detected ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02050032 ivtv: Encoder Firmware may be buggy, use version 0x02040011 ivtv: Configuring WinTV PVR 150 card with 5 streams ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 0 minor 1 ivtv: Create DMA stream 0 using 128 32768 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 1 minor 33 ivtv: Create DMA stream 1 using 161 12960 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 2 minor 225 ivtv: Create DMA stream 2 using 165 12635 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 3 minor 25 ivtv: Create DMA stream 3 using 455 4608 byte buffers 0 kbytes total ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, streamtype 4 minor 65 ivtv: Create stream 4 ivtv: Setting Tuner 56 tuner: type set to 56 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FQ1216AME MK4)) by ivtv i2c driver #1 cx25840: decoder set norm PAL cx25840: decoder set input (6) cx25840: now setting Tuner input ivtv: ivtv_enc_thread: pid = 15834, itv = 0xf9484bc0 ivtv: ivtv_enc_vbi_thread: pid = 15835, itv = 0xf9484bc0 cx25840: set audio input (0) ivtv: Switching standard to PAL. cx25840: decoder set norm PAL ivtv: Initialized WinTV PVR 150, card #1 ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ==================== so it seems to be ok. i put the following in the /etc/modprobe.conf alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 ivtv alias char-major-81-1 ivtv options ivtv ivtv_debug=1 ivtv_std=2 tuner=56,56 i'm not shure about the tuner, but i don't get any errors. but i still don't get a picture, all I see is a black sometimes red picture in mythtv. is there anybody with more luck with this tv-card? _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [email protected] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
