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Author:  simanco [ Mon May 08, 2006 1:45 am ]
Post subject:  R5B7 PVR 350 Firmware issues
This will be my first post so please bear with me.

I am getting the following errors on bootup:

Code:
error getting encoder firmware version
error -19 getting firmware version
error -19 on initialization


And MythTV is reporting that it cannot probe /dev/video0.

What I have done to try and fix it:
Installed R5B7 with the 586 modules (because at least one post suggested this worked better with the 350) (I have tried it with the 686 modules with the same results)
Updated IVTV and the firmware as per the Wiki
Changed my tuner type to 47
Changing slots
Swapping video cards (currently using FX 5200)
With onboard audio / with Audigy
On a separate system with different chipset

I originally tried this card with FC4 and 5. No luck there so I moved to Knoppmyth. I have tried it under Windows and can Not get it to work.

I feel confident that the rest of the hardware in this system is acceptable as I can run R5B7 with a PVR 150 with no problems after only changing the tuner type.

I am beginning to think the card actually has problems since I can not get it to work under any of the OSes I have tried. Can anyone offer any solutions before I work on returning the 350?

I am includeding the IVTV extracts for before and after my fixes:
Code:
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  version 0.4.4 (tagged release) loading
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.15-chw-2 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tveeprom: ivtv version
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 48132, rev = K268, serial# = 8512340
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tveeprom: tuner = LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx = 68, type = 47)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tveeprom: audio processor = MSP4448 (type = 1b)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tveeprom: decoder processor = SAA7115 (type = 13)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tuner (ivtv): chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tuner: type set to 47 (LG NTSC (TAPE series)) by insmod option
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tuner: The type=<n> insmod option will go away soon.
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tuner: Please use the tuner=<n> option provided by
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tuner: tv aard core driver (bttv, saa7134, ...) instead.
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: saa7115 0-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115, addr=21]
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: msp3400 0-0040: chip=MSP4448G-B3 +nicam +simple +simpler +radio mode=simpler
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: msp3400 0-0040: msp34xxg daemon started
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP4448G-B3, addr=40]
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: tda9887 0-0043: (ivtv) chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
May  8 07:24:09 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
May  8 07:24:10 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
May  8 07:24:10 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
May  8 07:24:11 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: Encoder mailbox not found
May  8 07:24:11 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: invalid api mailbox
May  8 07:24:11 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================



May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  version 0.4.3 (tagged release) loading
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.15-chw-2 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom, addr=50]
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: tuner 0-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: saa7115 0-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115, addr=21]
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: msp3400 0-0040: chip=MSP4448G-B3 +nicam +simple +simpler +radio mode=simpler
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: msp3400 0-0040: msp34xxg daemon started
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP4448G-B3, addr=40]
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: tda9887 0-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
May  8 05:36:29 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tda9887, addr=43]
May  8 05:36:30 mythtv kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: Hauppauge model 48132, rev K268, serial# 8512340
May  8 05:36:30 mythtv kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: tuner model is LG TAPE H001F MK3 (idx 68, type 47)
May  8 05:36:30 mythtv kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
May  8 05:36:30 mythtv kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: audio processor is MSP4448 (idx 27)
May  8 05:36:30 mythtv kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
May  8 05:36:30 mythtv kernel: tveeprom 0-0050: has radio, has IR remote
May  8 05:36:31 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
May  8 05:36:31 mythtv kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-dec.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
May  8 05:36:31 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: Encoder mailbox not found
May  8 05:36:31 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: invalid api mailbox
May  8 05:36:31 mythtv kernel: ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================


I haven't been able to track down the mailbox messages.

Any and all help is appreciated.

Thank you,
Jim
Author:  tjc [ Mon May 08, 2006 5:35 pm ]
Post subject: 
Try dropping this string "ivtv0 warning: Encoder mailbox not found" into a google search. This thread in the ivtv users mailing list seems promising - http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/users/29580
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