I have extracted the ivtv-fw-dec.bin ivtv-fw-enc.bin files from the pvr48wdm_1.8.22037.exe file using ivtvfwextract, and copied the files to /lib/modules/ as outlined in some of the docs I have found. On loading ivtv I am getting these errors regarding firmware:

root@mythtv:~# dmesg | grep ivtv
ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.3.7 (k) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.11.9-chw-2 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card (iTVC16 based)
ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom[50], addr=50]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=Hauppauge IR, addr=18]
tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
msp34xx: ivtv version
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP3445G-B8, addr=40]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115[50], addr=21]
ivtv: requesting ivtv-fw-enc.bin from hotplug
ivtv: firmware load failed
ivtv warning: failed loading encoder firmware
ivtv warning: Error loading firmware -3!
ivtv: Error -3 initializing firmware.
ivtv: Error -12 on initialization
ivtv-iTVC15_16_mpg2_encoder_card: probe of 0000:01:0a.0 failed with error -12
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================


Here are the contents of /etc/modprobe.d/ivtv:

root@mythtv:~# cat /etc/modprobe.d/ivtv
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 ivtv

Any help would be appreciated. As of right now, when I choose "watch TV" in Mythtv, the screen just goes black and I see nothing. Probably expected with ivtv not loading the firmware for the tuner correctly though . Thanks!

This thread may help...
http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=33362

Thx for the reply! Im not sure it applies really. Attaching the full output of dmesg:

ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.3.7 (k) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.11.9-chw-2 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
ivtv: User specified WinTV PVR 250 card (detected iTVC16 based chip)
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:01:0a.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 32062, rev = C199, serial# = 8115463
tveeprom: tuner = TCL 2002N 5H (idx = 99, type = 50)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio processor = MSP3445 (type = c)
tveeprom: decoder processor = SAA7115 (type = 13)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom[50], addr=50]
lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=Hauppauge IR, addr=18]
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
tuner: type set to 39 (LG NTSC (newer TAPC series)) by insmod option
tuner: The type=<n> insmod option will go away soon.
tuner: Please use the tuner=<n> option provided by
tuner: tv aard core driver (bttv, saa7134, ...) instead.
msp34xx: ivtv version
msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3445G-B8, has NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler (G)
no-thread mode
msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Sep 8 2005 17:56:00
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP3445G-B8, addr=40]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115[50], addr=21]
ivtv: requesting ivtv-fw-enc.bin from hotplug
ivtv: firmware load failed
ivtv warning: failed loading encoder firmware
ivtv warning: Error loading firmware -3!
ivtv: Error -3 initializing firmware.
ivtv: Error -12 on initialization
ivtv-iTVC15_16_mpg2_encoder_card: probe of 0000:01:0a.0 failed with error -12
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================

Properly detected...

Improperly overridden?


BTW - much of the PVR-150 stuff is applicable to the newer PVR-250s and vice-versa...

SOrry the last dmesg output I had put in a few extra things in /etc/modprobe.d/ivtv trying to get things to work. When I remove the options as I had originally, this is the output:

ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.3.7 (k) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.11.9-chw-2 SMP preempt 586 gcc-3.3
ivtv: In case of problems please include the debug info
ivtv: between the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines when
ivtv: mailing the ivtv-devel mailinglist.
ivtv: Autodetected WinTV PVR 250 card (iTVC16 based)
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:01:0a.0[A] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
ivtv: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 32062, rev = C199, serial# = 8115463
tveeprom: tuner = TCL 2002N 5H (idx = 99, type = 50)
tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom = 0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
tveeprom: audio processor = MSP3445 (type = c)
tveeprom: decoder processor = SAA7115 (type = 13)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=tveeprom[50], addr=50]
lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=Hauppauge IR, addr=18]
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
tuner: chip found at addr 0xc2 i2c-bus ivtv i2c driver #0
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=(tuner unset), addr=61]
msp34xx: ivtv version
msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3445G-B8, has NICAM support, simple (D) mode, simpler (G) no-thread mode
msp34xx: $Id$ compiled on: Sep 8 2005 17:56:00
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=MSP3445G-B8, addr=40]
ivtv: i2c attach to card #0 ok [client=saa7115[50], addr=21]
ivtv: requesting ivtv-fw-enc.bin from hotplug
ivtv: firmware load failed
ivtv warning: failed loading encoder firmware
ivtv warning: Error loading firmware -3!
ivtv: Error -3 initializing firmware.
ivtv: Error -12 on initialization
ivtv-iTVC15_16_mpg2_encoder_card: probe of 0000:01:0a.0 failed with error -12
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================


I have looked through a lot of the 150 and 250 posts on multiple sites, but there isnt much info on problems loading firmware. Thanks for the help!

Post the results of this...

Oh, and this too...

Yours may not match these, but it should match one of the ones from the ivtv wiki here: http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-index.php?page=FirmwareVersions

root@mythtv:~# ls -la /lib/modules/
total 560
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Sep 8 19:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 8192 Sep 8 17:46 ..
drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 4096 Sep 8 22:00 2.6.11.9-chw-2
-r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 14264 Sep 8 19:35 HcwMakoA.ROM
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Nov 20 2004 extra
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 262144 Sep 8 19:39 ivtv-fw-dec.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 262144 Sep 8 19:39 ivtv-fw-enc.bin
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 22 21:52 misc

root@mythtv:~# md5sum /lib/modules/*.bin
305dba74bbe5905447add8883f3ecb68 /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-dec.bin
ab75947ef1b086e26f9b08e628baa02e /lib/modules/ivtv-fw-enc.bin

Googling for: "ivtv: firmware load failed" may be productive... Maybe a different rev of the IVTV kernel driver would work better, or the hotplug stuff may expect the files in a different location or with different names...

Hi guys:

I hope you don't mind this minor thread hijack, but I'm also unable to get my firmware
loaded on my PVR-150.

From dmesg:


I googled as tjc suggested, but only found about 7 hits, and they were all to no avail.
Just in case it had to do with hotplug, I copied all the relevant firwmare files (I think?)
to the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware folder. I take it that's the right place for R5A12?
Anyways, that didn't help.



I'm really open to suggestions at this point. I'm losing hope.

Thanks.



shplad

_________________
KnoppMyth R5C7
Abit NF7-S
Athlon XP Mobile 2500+
Hauppauge PVR-150 + PVR-150MCE
nVidia Geforce 6600GT
Samsung Spinpoint SATA 120GB
NEC ND-3520A DVD
Seasonic Super Tornado 350
BTC 9019URF Wireless Kbd. w. Joystick

These look like the applicable firmware directories for hotplug:



I personally moved mine to /lib/firmware



After the move, the firmware loaded successfully. I haven't been home yet to try it out, but it looks promising (I will post after testing). dmesg looks clean now:

Mythuser:

Thanks. You're sure about those locations? I only have one of the three folders you mentioned-
/usr/local/lib/hotplug/firmware

What version KnoppMyth?

shplad


[quote="Mythuser"]These look like the applicable firmware directories for hotplug:

_________________
KnoppMyth R5C7
Abit NF7-S
Athlon XP Mobile 2500+
Hauppauge PVR-150 + PVR-150MCE
nVidia Geforce 6600GT
Samsung Spinpoint SATA 120GB
NEC ND-3520A DVD
Seasonic Super Tornado 350
BTC 9019URF Wireless Kbd. w. Joystick

Positive (at least for my install). If you look at the /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent file at the FIRMWARE_DIRS variable:



May be different on your install, but looking at where the variable is pointing in the script will tell you where to put them.

Mythuser:

Thanks. Okay, you answered one of my questions, how about the other one?
What version of KnoppMyth are you using?

shplad

_________________
KnoppMyth R5C7
Abit NF7-S
Athlon XP Mobile 2500+
Hauppauge PVR-150 + PVR-150MCE
nVidia Geforce 6600GT
Samsung Spinpoint SATA 120GB
NEC ND-3520A DVD
Seasonic Super Tornado 350
BTC 9019URF Wireless Kbd. w. Joystick