--- "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can you post the following?: > > 1. dmesg, when you have only one card (and when > everything works.)
Linux video capture interface: v1.00 bttv: driver version 0.9.14 loaded bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:01:08.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xda000000 bttv0: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** [card=0,autodetected] bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=003fffff [init] bttv: readee error bttv0: using tuner=2 bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found tuner: chip found at addr 0xc0 i2c-bus bt878 #0 [sw] tuner: type set to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)) by bt878 #0 [sw] bttv0: registered device video0 bttv0: registered device vbi0 bttv0: registered device radio0 > > 2. Brand name and model of the tuners (not just > the chipset name.) Brand Name is Random Tuner #1 http://www.censuspc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TTOM878A-EU&Category_Code= > > The "readee error" message in dmesg is suspicious. > It turns up some > results on google, some with the green screen error > like yours. Well I did something, I dont know why but it now works fine... on all three, *wonders if turning the bios to non pnp supporting did the trick* > The memory mapping and IRQ look good, but the two > i2c devices having two > identical addresses is a little concerning. It's > been a while since I've > poked into i2c, but I don't think you're allowed to > have two devices with > the same addresses on the same bus. But many tuners > seem to use the same > address yet are able to work together on other > systems so maybe it's not a > problem. We'll see. > > -Mark > > > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004, Hans W. Uhlig wrote: > > > --- "Mark K. Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004, Hans W. Uhlig wrote: > > > > > > > I purchased not long ago a new machine to > function > > > as > > > > a mythtivo and finished assembling it this > > > weekend, > > > > sadly when I dropped in the three bt878a > capture > > > cards > > > > the unit just decides to spit out a > > > greenscreen/static > > > > across the bus. If I rip out any 2 of the > cards > > > > leaving just one it works fine. > > > > > > What about leaving two cards in? Does that do > > > anything? Try to place the > > > two cards in adjacent PCI slots, rather than two > PCI > > > slots that are apart > > > -- that minimizes the IRQ conflicts. IRQ > conflicts > > > are generally not a > > > problem for PCI devices, but it *could* be a > problem > > > if you're using two > > > identical devices. > > > > > > The other issue is the IO ports. All devices > have a > > > limited IO ports that > > > they can use, and if all the available IO port > > > ranges are used up, then > > > you'll end up with a conflict. It's entirely > > > possible the device was > > > designed to use only one range of IO ports (in > which > > > case you can't > > > install multiples of that card in one computer.) > To > > > check for this, > > > install two of the cards, then try probing the > PCI > > > devices using `lspci > > > -vv`: > > > > > > # lspci -vv > > > 0000:02:08.0 Multimedia video controller: > > > Brooktree Corporation Bt8... > > > ... > > > Region 0: Memory at f46fe000 (32-bit, > > > prefetchable) [size=4K] > > > ... > > > > > > The above is the listing for my BT878 capture > card. > > > Make sure none of the > > > "Region N" listed are same as other devices. If > > > some of them are same, > > > then you got a conflict, or the card wasn't > designed > > > to be installed in > > > multiples in a single computer. > > > > > > > Logs from dmesg and lspci at bottom of email > > > > > > > If installing two cards works, and if the IRQ > and > > > the IO ranges conflict, > > > then try installing the third card. Then work > out > > > the IRQ and the IO at > > > that time, for three card scenario. Take it one > > > step at a time -- two > > > cards first, then the third. > > > > > > [snip] > > > > Also one other thing to note is while running > on > > > one > > > > card only it spits out these messages > periodically > > > > > > > > bttv0: timeout: drop=64 irq=97874/97876, > > > > risc=1490e07c, bits: HSYNC OFLOW FDSR > > > > bttv0: reset, reinitialize > > > > > > I've never seen that on my BT878... > > > > > > BTW, what program are you using to view the TV > > > signals? What commands? > > > Make sure you're using /dev/video0 for the first > > > video device, /dev/video1 > > > for the second, and /dev/video2 for the third. > (I > > > use `xawtv`, and I type > > > `xawtv -c /dev/video1` for the second video.) > > > > > mplayer -tv driver=v4l2:device=/dev/video0 tv:// > > > > Ive also added height/width specifiers, > > normid=1(NTSC), input=0(TV) and a few other > defined > > specs > > > > > Also, make sure you're not using the Xv > extension on > > > the second and third > > > instances of the TV signal viewing program, > because > > > only one application > > > is allowed to use Xv at any given time. Most > likely > > > you'll have to > > > explicitely tell the program not to use Xv > extension > > > (I use `xawtv`, and I > > > type `xawtv -noxv` to turn off the Xv extension. > To > > > combine with the > > > above command, you'd type `xawtv -noxv -c > > > /dev/video1` to view the second > > > TV signal, `xawtv -noxv -c /dev/video2` for the > > > third TV signal.) > > > > > > > Ive never gotten them to run simultainiously at > all > > If I plug both in I get green on both if I kill > one > > prog and run the second. > > > > > -Mark > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Mark K. Kim > > > AIM: markus kimius > > > Homepage: http://www.cbreak.org/ > > > Xanga: http://www.xanga.com/vindaci > > > Friendster: > > > http://www.friendster.com/user.php?uid=13046 > > > PGP key fingerprint: 7324 BACA 53AD E504 A76E > 5167 > > > 6822 94F0 F298 5DCE > > > PGP key available on the homepage > > > _______________________________________________ > > > vox-tech mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > > > > ----------------- Dmesg ------------------- > > Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > > bttv: driver version 0.9.14 loaded > > bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each > for > > capture > > bttv: Bt8xx card found (0). > > bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:01:07.0, irq: 16, > > latency: 32, mmio: 0xde000000 > > bttv0: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** > > [card=0,autodetected] > > bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=003fffff > > [init] > > bttv: readee error > > bttv0: using tuner=2 > > bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not > found > > bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not > found > > bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not > found > > tuner: chip found at addr 0xc0 i2c-bus bt878 #0 > [sw] > > tuner: type set to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 > and > > compatibles)) by bt878 #0 [sw] > > bttv0: registered device video0 > > bttv0: registered device vbi0 > > bttv0: registered device radio0 > > bttv: Bt8xx card found (1). > > bttv1: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:01:08.0, irq: 17, > > latency: 32, mmio: 0xde002000 > > bttv1: using: *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC *** > > [card=0,autodetected] > > bttv1: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=003fffff > > [init] > > tuner: chip found at addr 0xc0 i2c-bus bt878 #1 > [sw] > > bttv: readee error > > bttv1: using tuner=2 > > tuner: type set to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 > and > > compatibles)) by bt878 #1 [sw] > > bttv1: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not > found > > bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not > found > > bttv1: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not > found > > bttv1: registered device video1 > > bttv1: registered device vbi1 > > bttv1: registered device radio1 > > --------------------- End Dmesg > -------------------- > > ===================== lspci -v > ===================== > > 0000:01:07.0 Multimedia video controller: > Brooktree > > Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- > > MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- > FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- > > DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- > <PERR- > > Latency: 32 (4000ns min, 10000ns max) > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 > > Region 0: Memory at de000000 (32-bit, > > prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data > > Capabilities: [4c] Power Management > version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- > > AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 > DScale=0 > > PME- > > > > 0000:01:07.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree > > Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11) > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- > > MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- > FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- > > DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- > <PERR- > > Latency: 32 (1000ns min, 63750ns max) > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 > > Region 0: Memory at de001000 (32-bit, > > prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data > > Capabilities: [4c] Power Management > version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- > > AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 > DScale=0 > > PME- > > > > 0000:01:08.0 Multimedia video controller: > Brooktree > > Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11) > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- > > MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- > FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- > > DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- > <PERR- > > Latency: 32 (4000ns min, 10000ns max) > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 > > Region 0: Memory at de002000 (32-bit, > > prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data > > Capabilities: [4c] Power Management > version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- > > AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 > DScale=0 > > PME- > > > > 0000:01:08.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree > > Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11) > > Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- > > MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- > FastB2B- > > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- > > DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- > <PERR- > > Latency: 32 (1000ns min, 63750ns max) > > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 > > Region 0: Memory at de003000 (32-bit, > > prefetchable) [size=4K] > > Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data > > Capabilities: [4c] Power Management > version 2 > > Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- > > AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > > Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 > DScale=0 > > PME- > > =================== end lspci -v > =================== > > > > ===== > > Hans W. Uhlig > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://purple.worldforge.org/~huhlig > > "Life is a Long and lonely road, Bring a friend" > > > > GPG Fingerprint : 2470 6619 6156 9A0E 577E E7B1 > D2BB C9BA 07C0 C7BF > > GPG Public key : > http://purple.worldforge.org/~huhlig/deathguard.asc > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > > vox-tech mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > > > > -- > Mark K. 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