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Author:  Anders [ Sun Mar 06, 2005 9:20 am ]
Post subject:  Can't tune with PVR350

I've just installed R5A12 and can't get any picture from my PVR350. I installed XP and Win2kTV first and scanned so I have the frequencies. I then installed R5A12, ran "mplayer /dev/video0" and "ptune.pl -F 174500", but I only get a blank mplayer window. I switched to the first terminal and noticed this:

ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
saa7115: decoder disable output
ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
saa7115: decoder enable output
ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!
ivtv: i2c client addr: 0x40 not found!

What does this mean and how do I fix it?

// Anders

Author:  Xsecrets [ Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:19 am ]
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have you read all the documentation about the new alphas?

Author:  Anders [ Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:53 pm ]
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What documentation do you mean? I've searched around and read what I've found, but I've probably missed tons of info also.

Author:  Anders [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:42 pm ]
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After spending hour after hour testing different settings in /etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv I got annoyed of switching cable between my tv and the computer, so I got another short cable and plugged that in, and suddenly I could tune. I don't _think_ I passed any options to the modules that I didn't pass before.

The strange thing is the 'old' cable (a 10m/30ft one) worked find with my TV, and it works okay with windows and WinTV2000. But, not with ivtv. VERY strange IMO.

Author:  Anders [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 1:50 pm ]
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Nope, it wasn't the cable. After warm boot I could still tune. After cold boot I could not. *sigh* MCE is starting to look mighty tempting, but I'll struggle on a bit more...

Author:  cesman [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:13 pm ]
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Remove
Code:
options tuner type=2
from /etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv and reboot. The "errors" you listed look normal to me... What happens when you try and watch TV from Myth? Anything in the backend log?

Author:  SnapperDragon [ Tue Mar 22, 2005 3:11 pm ]
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Well, this may be related, someone let me know, but I can't get mplayer to work wtih PVR-350 out. This may be an old issue, but I don't know where it stands with the new release. I know that if I install R4V5 and play a DVD, it works. If I setup pvr-350 out, then the dvd playback using mplayer does not work. Maybe this is what you are running into also? Do you get any TV output via the pvr?

Author:  Anders [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:30 pm ]
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I'm not trying to get TV-out, I'm just trying to capture. I'll get an MX with DVI once I have something to output.

Author:  cesman [ Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:16 pm ]
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Wow. Didn't even respond to my suggestions/questions. Guess I don't have to bother in the future...

Author:  Anders [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 3:27 pm ]
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Sorry, cesman! I didn't notice your post. You and SnapperDragon replied close and I only saw the last post. :oops:

I'll try your suggestion this weekend, and report back.

Author:  Anders [ Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:51 am ]
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I've gotten it to work. I changed by /etc/myth/modules/ivtv to this:

Code:
alias char-major-81 videodev

options tda9887 pal=B
options ivtv ivtv_std=2 tda9887=0

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