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Author:  zafdor [ Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:59 pm ]
Post subject:  R5F27 and PVR350 problems with x
Did an auto upgrade and have a problem with my PVR 350, it sounds a lot like this one:

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic. ... t&start=90

PVR TV out does not work after first reboot. Am I alone here?

I'm not really the L/unix type, so I'm afraid even applying the fix is not practical, since I can't get to x windows, I cant cut and paste the code.

I take it the present name of the XF86Config.in is the new name of the file that needs to have the PVR 350 stuff in it?

More then anything I want to get the back end up and running before I start missing many more shows, how would one get the 350 TV out turned off if you can't get to X windows, or asked another way around, how do I get to xwindows on an attached display rather then the 350 out?
Author:  deilands [ Mon Sep 10, 2007 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Not Alone
I am having the exact same problem. Wishing for some answers though. Its weird because the TV out works fine on the first run, but when I reboot I get the problem.

-Daniel
Author:  kevino [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:49 am ]
Post subject: 
Same problems. Upgraded R5D1 to R5F27. Worked fine on first reboot (including the SD fixes!!!) but PVR-350 TV-out stopped working on subsequent reboots.

I've looked through the error logs and the forum posts. Lots of similar situations, but no joy.

PCI 1:9.0 is PVR-350
PCI 3:0.0 is ATI Radeon

Probably shouldn't have selected bootsplash, but I did and it's the only thing the Radeon is supposed to be doing, but I do notice that PCI 3:0.0
lists as being Primary and fb0 is VESA.

I've set xorg.conf to point at /dev/fb1, but there is no indication of fb1 going live. ivtv0 shows up as the Hauppage and gets set up for lots of
things but never seems to associate with an fb.

lsmod shows ivtv but no ivtv-fb.
modprobe ivtv-fb as root says Module ivtv_fb not found.
Don't know if it's meaningful that I typed ivtv-fb but the error says ivtv_fb.

Any ideas are appreciated. For one brief moment everything was working!

Then I rebooted.

:cry:
Author:  kevino [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:21 am ]
Post subject: 
OK, mucked around some more.

ivtv-fb now seems to be called ivtvfb.

So hitting enter on the console and logging in and running:
#modprobe ivtvfb

seems to get the driver loaded and the PVR-350 is fb1, so with the
xorg.conf modified to point to fb1 instead of fb0, X starts up successfully.

So why doesn't ivtvfb load properly after the first boot?

- Kevin
Author:  cecil [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:22 am ]
Post subject: 
The module name got changed with 1.1.0 version of ivtv. It should be ivtvfb. Check /etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv and ensure that it is ivtvfb and not ivtv-fb.
Author:  babblefish [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:44 am ]
Post subject: 
It is possible you are suffering from this issue

http://www.mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=97739
Author:  deilands [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:21 am ]
Post subject:  Quick Fix
Ok,

So considering the problem is that the module ivtvfb doesnt seem to load, I took the following steps. . borrowing from the long fix:

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic. ... t&start=90

First, Create the Following File

Code:
root@mythtv:~# nano /etc/init.d/local


In the file, place the following information:

Code:
#! /bin/sh

modprobe ivtvfb



Notice that I changed ivtv-fb to ivtvfb

Then, chmod the file, set it to start on boot

Code:
root@mythtv:~# chmod +x /etc/init.d/local
root@mythtv:~# update-rc.d local start 95 2 3 4 5 .


And finally. .breathing with your fingers crossed. . .

REBOOT.


It worked for me. Hopefully it shall also work for you.

-Daniel.[/code]
Author:  grante [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: R5F27 and PVR350 problems with x
zafdor wrote:
I'm not really the L/unix type, so I'm afraid even applying the
fix is not practical, since I can't get to x windows, I cant
cut and paste the code.


Can't you ssh into the myth box? That's how I do all of my
maintenance/tweaking (I don't generally even have a keyboard
connected to my myth box).
Author:  mythTim [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Similar problem
I'm running into a similar problem. Thus far I've gone in to check /etc/mythtv/modules/ivtv and ensure that it is ivtvfb and not ivtv-fb -

It was ivtv-fb, so corrected that.

I've also applied deilands changes to /etc/init.d/local

At this point, TV out is working (yay!) on the PVR-350, but X will not start (getting the "respawning too fast" message).

This was an upgrade from R5C7 to R5F27 - had an issue with xorg.conf earlier in the upgrade but that was corrected. I'm not sure if the PVR-350 driver should be listed as "ivtv" or something else.
Author:  zafdor [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:28 pm ]
Post subject: 
I did the proposed fix as per deilands and now I am the sam spot as mythTim, so we're almost there I think!

To grante:
I will use webadmin for most things, I have used putty to ssh from a windows box, but have not been able to figure out how to paste into the putty window.
Author:  mythTim [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:46 pm ]
Post subject: 
zafdor wrote:
I will use webadmin for most things, I have used putty to ssh from a windows box, but have not been able to figure out how to paste into the putty window.


IIRC, you just need to right-click on the window, and the text will paste in automatically.
Author:  cecil [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:47 pm ]
Post subject: 
If the module isn't loading automatically:
Code:
echo ivtvfb >> /etc/modules
No need for a "local" file.
Author:  mythTim [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Excellent!
cecil wrote:
If the module isn't loading automatically:
Code:
echo ivtvfb >> /etc/modules
No need for a "local" file.


This little piece of information, and a double-check of xorg.conf -
previously:
Code:
$>cat /proc/fb
0 VESA VGA
1 cx23415 TV out


after reboot (the first time):
Code:
$>cat /proc/fb

(no output)

then after rebooting after running the line cecil mentioned above:
Code:
$>cat /proc/fb
0 cx23415 TV out


- so I was able to change the option in xorg.conf for the PVR-350 option to
Code:
Option      "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"

the issue is resolved.

Thanks all for your input - I'm off to setup my wireless!
Author:  psicard [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: R5F27 and PVR350 problems with x
zafdor wrote:
I'm not really the L/unix type, so I'm afraid even applying the fix is not practical, since I can't get to x windows, I cant cut and paste the code.

You should read this:
http://www.knoppmythwiki.org/index.php?page=LinuxTips
Author:  sjwanta [ Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:09 pm ]
Post subject:  deilands' fix
deilands-

That fix worked for me. All seems to be running well. Thanks for the great help! :o
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