Re: [mythtv-users] Internal player stability issues with PVR-350

[Michael T. Dean]

Jason Surprise wrote:
> I'm new to mythtv.  I re-used an older system with the addition of a 
> PVR-350.  It has worked pretty flawlessly, and I'm very impressed with 
> the quality of the software.
>
> Since I have a PVR-350 with mpeg2 hardware decoding, I've been trying to 
> convert my VHS tapes to mpeg2 files to use the Internal player to make 
> use of the hardware decoder.  On another system, I use my DV camera to 
> capture VHS, then I use transcode to transcode to 352x480 mpeg2.  When I 
> play it in mythvideo using the Internal player, it more or less plays 
> fine, but occasionally will lock up the system, particularly when doing 
> rew/ff.  I see the following msgs in syslog:
>
> ...
>   
Why not record from the VHS tapes with your PVR-350?  It produces MPEG-2 
that it happily plays back...
> Since I haven't had one issue with playback of myth recorded mpeg2, I am 
> wondering if there is a special resolution/bitrate/etc that I need to 
> follow in order for the internal player to work on misc mpeg2 video?  Or 
> is this something I need to ask the ivtv developers as well?
>   
That would be a more appropriate place than the Myth list.  ;)

Mike
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[mythtv-users] Internal player stability issues with PVR-350

[Jason Surprise]

Hello,
I'm new to mythtv.  I re-used an older system with the addition of a 
PVR-350.  It has worked pretty flawlessly, and I'm very impressed with 
the quality of the software.

Since I have a PVR-350 with mpeg2 hardware decoding, I've been trying to 
convert my VHS tapes to mpeg2 files to use the Internal player to make 
use of the hardware decoder.  On another system, I use my DV camera to 
capture VHS, then I use transcode to transcode to 352x480 mpeg2.  When I 
play it in mythvideo using the Internal player, it more or less plays 
fine, but occasionally will lock up the system, particularly when doing 
rew/ff.  I see the following msgs in syslog:

Jan 14 23:58:07 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting 
for firmware
Jan 14 23:58:07 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: Failed api call 0x0003 
with result 0xfff0
Jan 14 23:58:07 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: DEC: error changing speed
Jan 14 23:58:07 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: DEC: error in slow/fast mode
Jan 14 23:58:15 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting 
for firmware
Jan 14 23:58:15 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: Failed api call 0x0044 
with result 0xfff0
Jan 14 23:58:23 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting 
for firmware
Jan 14 23:58:23 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: Failed api call 0x004a 
with result 0xfff0
Jan 14 23:58:31 mythtv kernel: ivtv0 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting 
for firmware
...

Since I haven't had one issue with playback of myth recorded mpeg2, I am 
wondering if there is a special resolution/bitrate/etc that I need to 
follow in order for the internal player to work on misc mpeg2 video?  Or 
is this something I need to ask the ivtv developers as well?

Thanks
Jason
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