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jessebs
 Post subject: PVR-150 stopped working
PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:12 pm 
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Hi. I have been running knoppmyth for several months, and today all of the sudden, my pvr150 stopped working.

On boot I see an error about /dev/video0 failing.

dmesg shows nothing.

What can I do? I already tried moving the card to another slot.

Anyone heard of this happening? What are the chances the card failed and how can I find out.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:28 pm 
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Stick the 150 in another Windows or Linux computer to see if it is fried.
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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:46 pm 
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It works in another computer, so it is a software issue.

I was afraid I was going to have trouble testing it b/c my other computer is running XP x64 which sometimes makes finding drivers difficult.

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tjc
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:54 pm 
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See the "CheckingLogFiles" page on the wiki: http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=CheckingLogFiles

Also check that the firmware hasn't been lost or damaged:
Code:
md5sum /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-*


The md5sum output should be:

Code:
    305dba74bbe5905447add8883f3ecb68  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
    9b39b3d3bba1ce2da40f82ef0c50ef48  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
    0661f8b2693fe3123e6234557353eacc  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
    99836e41ccb28c7b373e87686f93712a  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx25840.fw
    ffed594f0edea15de8c19cfd13bc4adf  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
    3b7288416144467369ed2b5b10cf931d  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw

or:
Code:
    305dba74bbe5905447add8883f3ecb68 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
    d85cb08382395390dc95ac6ebc2205f9 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
    0661f8b2693fe3123e6234557353eacc /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
    99836e41ccb28c7b373e87686f93712a /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx25840.fw
    34d213394328adf78e2fc9f1411691b0 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
    3b7288416144467369ed2b5b10cf931d /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw
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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:03 pm 
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checksums are right, and as i said before, log files dont show anything useful

dmsg doesnt say anthing useful, messages doesnt say much beyond "mythtv -- MARK --"

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tjc
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 5:39 pm 
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Shutdown cold (either switch it off at the power supply after it's down or pull the plug), leave it sit for 5 minutes, then switch it back on and reboot.

Sometimes the firmware on the card gets roached and it won't reload until it really gets cleared wihich takes a few minutes with no power to the box.
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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:28 pm 
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was off all night. I am picking up a replacement and will see what happens w/ a different card

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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:56 pm 
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Same problem. I did see an error on boot though that i hadnt noticed before


'Unable to open firmware v41cx25049.fw i believe it said

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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:40 pm 
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Actually, I probably misread it. It most likely said v4l-cx25840.fw

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tjc
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:15 pm 
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What does this show on your box?
Code:
root@black2:~# ls -al /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 262144 Mar  5 22:20 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 376836 Mar  5 22:20 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 155648 Mar  5 22:20 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  16382 Mar  5 22:20 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx25840.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   8192 Mar  5 22:20 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   8192 Mar  5 22:20 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw
root@black2:~# ls -ald /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Mar  6 00:36 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware

OBTW - "Off" means more than one state with modern electronics. Unless you really removed all power from the box, rather than just turning it off with the front "power" button, it probably wasn't enough to clear the firmware. This is why I emphasized turning ot off _at the power supply_ or by _unplugging the cord_. If you didn't do this, it might not have been enough.


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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:17 pm 
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Code:
root@mythtv:/etc/rc2.d# ls -al /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-*
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 262144 May 26  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 262144 Jul  1  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 155648 May 26  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
-rw-r--r--  1 root root  16382 May 26  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx25840.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   8192 Jul  1  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   8192 Jul  1  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw


Code:
root@mythtv:/etc/rc2.d# ls -ald /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
drwxr-xr-x  8 root root 4096 Jul 29  2006 /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware


Edit: off for the night involved being unplugged from the wall

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tjc
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:24 pm 
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Reboot it, run the following command and post the output:
Code:
dmesg | sed -n '/= START INIT IVTV/,/= *END INIT IVTV/p'
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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:30 pm 
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good call. when i looked through dmesg on my own, nothing much was there

Code:
root@mythtv:~# dmesg | sed -n '/= START INIT IVTV/,/= *END INIT IVTV/p'
ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv:  version 0.7.4 (tagged release) loading
ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.17-chw-8 SMP preempt mod_unload 586 gcc-3.4
ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 card (cx23416 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 3
PCI: setting IRQ 3 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:0b.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 3 (level, low) -> IRQ 3
tveeprom 0-0050: Hauppauge model 26032, rev C599, serial# 8003628
tveeprom 0-0050: tuner model is TCL 2002N 5H (idx 99, type 50)
tveeprom 0-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
tveeprom 0-0050: audio processor is CX25841 (idx 35)
tveeprom 0-0050: decoder processor is CX25841 (idx 28)
tveeprom 0-0050: has no radio, has IR remote
tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 0-0044: cx25841-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 0-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
wm8775 0-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
ivtv0: retry: file loaded was not v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw (expected size 376836, got 262144)
ivtv0: retry: file loaded was not v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw (expected size 376836, got 262144)
ivtv0: retry: file loaded was not v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw (expected size 376836, got 262144)
ivtv0: unable to open firmware v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw (must be 376836 bytes)
ivtv0: did you put the firmware in the hotplug firmware directory?
ivtv0 warning: failed loading encoder firmware
ivtv0 warning: Error loading firmware -3!
ivtv0: Error -3 initializing firmware.
ivtv0: Error -12 on initialization
ivtv: probe of 0000:02:0b.0 failed with error -12
ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================

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tjc
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:51 pm 
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Surprised you didn't notice the differences in the ls output... Or the differences in the md5sums...

Grab the firmware from the ivtv wiki and install it. The CompileIvtv page on the KM wiki has full instructions, you only need to do steps 5, 6, and 10.
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jessebs
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:58 pm 
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md5 is the same, which is why i didnt notice

(before the update)
Code:
root@mythtv:~# md5sum /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-*
305dba74bbe5905447add8883f3ecb68  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw
d85cb08382395390dc95ac6ebc2205f9  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
0661f8b2693fe3123e6234557353eacc  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg
99836e41ccb28c7b373e87686f93712a  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-cx25840.fw
34d213394328adf78e2fc9f1411691b0  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-24xxx-01.fw
3b7288416144467369ed2b5b10cf931d  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/v4l-pvrusb2-29xxx-01.fw


the md5 for the new v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw is 9b39b3d3bba1ce2da40f82ef0c50ef48, which doesnt match the wiki or your post.

No issue anymore. thank you!

Thanks for all the help tjc. sorry if i've sounded like a jerk. Do you think it is safe for me to add the new checksum to the wiki?

Also, any idea how this could have happened?

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