Rick Macdonald wrote: > Pantelis wrote: > >> What you can try: >> Have the two computers close enough, so that whether you connect to one >> or the other, the antenna stays on the same place. >> >> Tune to *exactly* the same station. If you still hear mono+hiss to one while >> it is stereo in the other, then play with stereo_threshold to see if that >> changes anything. >> >> > The laptop and desktop are side-by-side, so I don't have to touch > anything except the USB cable (and my headphones) when I switch > back-and-forth. Same station. The PVR-USB2 plays stereo when the USB > cable goes to the laptop, so the signal strength would seem to be OK. > > On the desktop, the pvrusb2 gets mono+hiss when I echo Stereo to the > ctl_audio_mode, and mono+nohiss when I echo Mono to ctl_audio_mode. > > On the laptop, the pvrusb2 gets stereo+hiss when I echo Stereo to the > ctl_audio_mode, and mono+nohiss when I echo Mono to ctl_audio_mode. > OK, finally something interesting.
I installed the same kernel on the laptop as on the desktop, Debian pre-built linux-image-2.6.18-3-686, and now the laptop now longer plays stereo. It behaves the same as the desktop. I can boot back and forth between the two kernels, and the old one comes back stereo; the new one mono. In both cases (and on the desktop) I haven't updated anything to with video/sound except for the pvrusb2 snapshot. Mike - what kernel version do you run when you test your 29xxx device? In light of this, what is the next step? Here are two sets of log info, both from the laptop. The first is the 2.6.18 kernel with mono sound; the second from 2.6.15 with stereo. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 2.6.18 Mono Jan 25 20:53:22 rickmvnote kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Jan 25 20:53:22 rickmvnote kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00 Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: usbcore: registered new driver pvrusb2 Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: /usr/local/src/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-mci-20070121/driver/pvrusb2-main.c: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 MPEG2 Encoder/Tuner : 20070121 (from www.isely.net) Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: /usr/local/src/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-mci-20070121/driver/pvrusb2-main.c: Debug mask is 15 (0xf) Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: usb 1-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Jan 25 20:53:24 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 found @ 0x80 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:24 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect Jan 25 20:53:24 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 29032, rev D158, serial# 7570160 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FM1236 MK3 (idx 58, type 43) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3445 (idx 12) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR remote Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: type set to 43 (Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F)) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: volume 62000 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Standard: autodetect start (mono) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audmode: 0x0001 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Routing: 0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: ACB: 0x0c00 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Input: Composite 4 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Video signal: bad Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Frequency: 60 Hz Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x14 c=0x30 e=0x44 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode: analog TV Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Frequency: 175.25 MHz Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Standard: 0x00001000 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully. Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: registered device video0 [mpeg] Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: registered device radio0 [mpeg] rickmvnote:~# cat /sys/class/pvrusb2/*/debuginfo big lock free; ctl lock free driver flags: initialized ok connected Subsystems enabled / configured: +ENC_FIRMWARE +ENC_CFG +DIG_RUN +USB_RUN +ENC_RUN Subsystems disabled / unconfigured: Attached I2C modules: tveeprom @ 0x50 [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] MSP3445G-B8 @ 0x40 (handler: pvrusb2-audio v4l2) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] saa7115 @ 0x21 (handler: pvrusb2-video-v4l) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] tda9887 @ 0x43 (handler: pvrusb2-tuner) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F) @ 0x61 (handler: pvrusb2-tuner) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] rickmvnote:~# Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: ================= START STATUS CARD #0 ================= Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: volume 62000 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Mode: External input Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audmode: 0x0001 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Routing: 0x00222221 (input) 0x00000044 (output) Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: ACB: 0x0e00 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Input: Composite 4 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Video signal: bad Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Frequency: 60 Hz Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x4c c=0x90 e=0x3d Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode: radio Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Frequency: 107.30 MHz Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Standard: 0x00001000 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Signal strength: 32768 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Stereo: yes Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: cx2341x config: Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Stream: MPEG-2 Program Stream Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Video: 720x480, 30 fps Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Video: MPEG-2, 4x3, Variable Bitrate, 6000000, Peak 8000000 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Video: GOP Size 12, 2 B-Frames, GOP Closure, No 3:2 Pulldown Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Audio: 48 kHz, Layer II, 224 kbps, Stereo, No Emphasis, No CRC Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Spatial Filter: Manual, Luma 1D Horizontal, Chroma 1D Horizontal, 0 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Temporal Filter: Manual, 0 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Median Filter: Off, Luma [0, 255], Chroma [0, 255] Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: ================== END STATUS CARD #0 ================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 2.6.15 Stereo Jan 25 20:53:22 rickmvnote kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Jan 25 20:53:22 rickmvnote kernel: usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00 Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: usbcore: registered new driver pvrusb2 Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: /usr/local/src/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-mci-20070121/driver/pvrusb2-main.c: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 MPEG2 Encoder/Tuner : 20070121 (from www.isely.net) Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: /usr/local/src/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-mci-20070121/driver/pvrusb2-main.c: Debug mask is 15 (0xf) Jan 25 20:53:23 rickmvnote kernel: usb 1-1: reset full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Jan 25 20:53:24 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 found @ 0x80 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:24 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect Jan 25 20:53:24 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (pvrusb2_a) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 29032, rev D158, serial# 7570160 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FM1236 MK3 (idx 58, type 43) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3445 (idx 12) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR remote Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: type set to 43 (Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F)) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: volume 62000 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Standard: autodetect start (mono) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audmode: 0x0001 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Routing: 0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output) Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: ACB: 0x0c00 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Input: Composite 4 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Video signal: bad Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Frequency: 60 Hz Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x14 c=0x30 e=0x44 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode: analog TV Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Frequency: 175.25 MHz Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Standard: 0x00001000 Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully. Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: registered device video0 [mpeg] Jan 25 20:53:25 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: registered device radio0 [mpeg] rickmvnote:~# cat /sys/class/pvrusb2/*/debuginfo big lock free; ctl lock free driver flags: initialized ok connected Subsystems enabled / configured: +ENC_FIRMWARE +ENC_CFG +DIG_RUN +USB_RUN +ENC_RUN Subsystems disabled / unconfigured: Attached I2C modules: tveeprom @ 0x50 [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] MSP3445G-B8 @ 0x40 (handler: pvrusb2-audio v4l2) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] saa7115 @ 0x21 (handler: pvrusb2-video-v4l) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] tda9887 @ 0x43 (handler: pvrusb2-tuner) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F) @ 0x61 (handler: pvrusb2-tuner) [v4l2_standard v4l2_audiomode v4l2_bcsh v4l2_volume v4l2_freq v4l2_size v4l2_log] rickmvnote:~# Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: ================= START STATUS CARD #0 ================= Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: volume 62000 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audio: balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Mode: External input Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Audmode: 0x0001 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: Routing: 0x00222221 (input) 0x00000044 (output) Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: msp3400 1-0040: ACB: 0x0e00 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Input: Composite 4 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Video signal: bad Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Frequency: 60 Hz Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x4c c=0x90 e=0x3d Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode: radio Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Frequency: 107.30 MHz Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Standard: 0x00001000 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Signal strength: 32768 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: tuner 1-0061: Stereo: yes Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: cx2341x config: Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Stream: MPEG-2 Program Stream Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Video: 720x480, 30 fps Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Video: MPEG-2, 4x3, Variable Bitrate, 6000000, Peak 8000000 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Video: GOP Size 12, 2 B-Frames, GOP Closure, No 3:2 Pulldown Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Audio: 48 kHz, Layer II, 224 kbps, Stereo, No Emphasis, No CRC Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Spatial Filter: Manual, Luma 1D Horizontal, Chroma 1D Horizontal, 0 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Temporal Filter: Manual, 0 Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: Median Filter: Off, Luma [0, 255], Chroma [0, 255] Jan 25 21:07:28 rickmvnote kernel: pvrusb2: ================== END STATUS CARD #0 ================== [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/src/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-mci-20070121/driver$ ...RickM... _______________________________________________ pvrusb2 mailing list [email protected] http://www.isely.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pvrusb2
