[ivtv-devel] PVR-150 - which Linux distro?

2005-02-07 Thread Morten Rønseth
Hi all, I've just recently aquired a 150 MCE card which I will be installing shortly. However, before I do so, I'd like to ask this community which Linux distro will most likely be a success with the 150 card in conjunction with ivtv/mythtv? I was originally thinking of Mandrake (or maybe Debian

Re: [ivtv-devel] Re: PATCH: PVR-150 audio patch (should work for NTSC and PAL)

2005-02-07 Thread Winston Chang
I applied the patch to the 0.3.2d (I had to manually do part of the patch since it wouldn't go in cleanly with the d version) and I have no audio on tuner 0 or 1. I get tuner audio on all the S-video and composite inputs, but if I switch the inputs a bit, the tuner audio goes away. Here's a l

Re: [ivtv-devel] A General 'ivtv' Decoder Question

2005-02-07 Thread Paul Curtis
kevin thayer wrote: the cx23415 decodes the audio. I'm not sure if it goes back out the msp or if it's already analog at the pins of the decoder. more likely the MSP you could also trace the wires on your card to see where they lead :) After reading the spec sheets, I think your guess is correct. T

Re: [ivtv-devel] A General 'ivtv' Decoder Question

2005-02-07 Thread kevin thayer
the cx23415 decodes the audio. I'm not sure if it goes back out the msp or if it's already analog at the pins of the decoder. more likely the MSP you could also trace the wires on your card to see where they lead :) -tmk --- Paul Curtis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have read through the SAA71

FIXED Re: [ivtv-devel] PVR-150 0-data test.mpg

2005-02-07 Thread Jonathan Martin
I finally got something to work. I had to remove 4K stacks from my kernel and add in some crypto stuff to get the cx25840 module to work. -- Jonathan Martin www.niblet.us > On 07.02.2005 11:58, Jonathan Martin wrote: > >> I have installed a PVR-150 w/remote (non-mce version) this weekend and >

Re: [ivtv-devel] Problem with a WinTV 250

2005-02-07 Thread Brian Jackson
On Mon, 2005-02-07 at 16:56 -0800, RN wrote: > I've got a WinTV 250, sometimes it is discovered > automatically and sometimes not, but here is what I > get, any help would be apprecaited. > It doesn't matter if it detected it correctly, it > still fails with error -12 you look like you have a se

[ivtv-devel] Problem with a WinTV 250

2005-02-07 Thread RN
I've got a WinTV 250, sometimes it is discovered automatically and sometimes not, but here is what I get, any help would be apprecaited. It doesn't matter if it detected it correctly, it still fails with error -12 Gracias, Feb 7 19:47:57 gideon kernel: ivtv: START INIT IVT

[ivtv-devel] A General 'ivtv' Decoder Question

2005-02-07 Thread Paul Curtis
I have read through the SAA7127 and the MSP3400 data sheets, and I'm confused To decode the MPEG stream into baseband (composite) video, the PVR-350 uses the SAA7127. Where does the audio come from? I mean, the stream has to be demultiplexed into audio and video, and the video stream passe

WFM: PAL Pic and Sound w/ PVR 150, was: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Tobias Hofmann
Ladies, gentlemen, Thanks to Winston, I was able to achieve the following, which currently "works for me" (WFM): On 07.02.2005 18:49, Winston Chang wrote: Now that you've finally got that working, I've finished compiling the rpms for the new (760) kernel release! :) http://stdout.org/~winston/

Re: [ivtv-devel] Odd Audio Question

2005-02-07 Thread Paul Curtis
Nick Rosier wrote: -y, --set-ctrl=[ctrl]= set the control to the value specified [VIDIOC_S_CTRL] ctrl: brightness=<#> Picture brightness, or more precisely, the black level. [0 - 255] hue =<#> Hue or color balance. [-128 - 127] saturati

Re: [ivtv-devel] Odd Audio Question

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Rosier
Is this what you're looking for: ivtvctl: ... -y, --set-ctrl=[ctrl]= set the control to the value specified [VIDIOC_S_CTRL] ctrl: brightness=<#> Picture brightness, or more precisely, the black level. [0 - 255] hue =<#> Hue or color balance.

[ivtv-devel] Odd Audio Question

2005-02-07 Thread Paul Curtis
We're using PVR-350s as MPEG stream players ... and we're using the audio line output provided with the card. I have searched the docs and API information, but I can't seem to find an answer. Is there a way to control the audio level output from the card? Reagrds, Paul --

Re: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Tobias Hofmann
On 07.02.2005 18:49, Winston Chang wrote: Now that you've finally got that working, I've finished compiling the rpms for the new (760) kernel release! :) :) http://stdout.org/~winston/ivtv-rpms/ d/loaded them, installed the kernel-rpm first - no prob there - and then boldly did (still without re

Re: [ivtv-devel] PVR-150 0-data test.mpg

2005-02-07 Thread Tobias Hofmann
On 07.02.2005 11:58, Jonathan Martin wrote: I have installed a PVR-150 w/remote (non-mce version) this weekend and started trying to get some tuner input. Me too. :) Anyway, I think I got a bit lost in all the patches and updates. I can't seem to create a test.mpg with data. Yepp, know how you f

Re: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Winston Chang
Now that you've finally got that working, I've finished compiling the rpms for the new (760) kernel release! :) http://stdout.org/~winston/ivtv-rpms/ --Winston On Feb 7, 2005, at 12:12 PM, Tobias Hofmann wrote: On 07.02.2005 17:06, Winston Chang wrote: [kernel install with --oldpackage] I'm wor

[ivtv-devel] Re: PVR-150MCE no longer working in MythTV

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Rosier
Ok, what I've done so far: - running latest CVS of MythTV (compiled couple of hours ago) - dropped mysql database and re-created it from scratch Watching TV on the 150 (via 350 output) worked fine. I changed the recording profiles from 480x480 to 720x576 and that seems to cause the 150 to hang. A

Re: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Tobias Hofmann
On 07.02.2005 17:06, Winston Chang wrote: [kernel install with --oldpackage] I'm working on the 760 revision right now now. It takes a long time to compile all this stuff, probably a few more hours. btw, just in case I haven,t mentioned that: THANKS! :) You can do this: rpm -ivh --force kerne

[ivtv-devel] [UNKNOWN CARD] PVR-150

2005-02-07 Thread Timothy Folks
I have a brand new PVR-150 (retail, non-mce) with the latest drivers and am getting an unknown card error. vendor/device: /0016 subsystem vendor/device: 0070/0003 I am using the following options: alias char-major-81 videodev alias char-major-81-0 ivtv options tuner type=39 I can only get my

[ivtv-devel] PVR-150 0-data test.mpg

2005-02-07 Thread Jonathan Martin
I have installed a PVR-150 w/remote (non-mce version) this weekend and started trying to get some tuner input. Anyway, I think I got a bit lost in all the patches and updates. I can't seem to create a test.mpg with data. I am running Gentoo with the 2.6.10 kernel. I am using the 3.2d drivers.

Re: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Winston Chang
On Feb 7, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Tobias Hofmann wrote: Hi Winston, thanks for your work: On 07.02.2005 15:46, Winston Chang wrote: I'm pretty sure all the patches get applied normally. Give it a go -- it won't overwrite your existing kernel and modules. no, here it won,t - it won,t even install... ;

Re: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Tobias Hofmann
Hi Winston, thanks for your work: On 07.02.2005 15:46, Winston Chang wrote: I'm pretty sure all the patches get applied normally. Give it a go -- it won't overwrite your existing kernel and modules. no, here it won,t - it won,t even install... ;) [EMAIL PROTECTED] winston]# rpm -ivh kernel-2.6.10

Re: [ivtv-devel] tuner type nog found

2005-02-07 Thread Rudy Zijlstra
Several things spring to mind: RJM Bardoel wrote: First a wanna say that I appreciate the work you guy's are doing!!! I've a small problem. I upgraded to the newest ivtv version (atprms.net fc2) and ivtv doesn't see my tuner type any more. I'n from Holland/Netherlands so my tuner type should be

[ivtv-devel] Re: PATCH: PVR-150 audio patch (should work for NTSC and PAL)

2005-02-07 Thread Ram Yalamanchili
This patch doesnt seem to work for me either. Here is some info which might help the devs determine the card info: i have a PVR150 ... the non-mce boxed version with a remote. Feb 6 13:03:31 my kernel: ivtv: START INIT IVTV Feb 6 13:03:31 my kernel: ivt

[ivtv-devel] [PATCH] utils/encoder mpeg to stdout

2005-02-07 Thread Rob Shortt
Hi, Here's a patch for the encoder utility to send the resulting mpeg to stdout instead of a file. This applies to ivtv-0.2.0-rc3f and ivtv-0.3.2d. To use this just replace the filename argument with a -. I am using this to pipe the mpeg to other programs of course, right now I'm experimentin

[ivtv-devel] Fedora core 4kstacks patch

2005-02-07 Thread David Gesswein
Here is a patch that gets ivtv to load on my stock 2.6.10-1.741_FC3. I have a pvr-150 and load with modprobe ivtv tuner=50 (using stock kernel tuner.ko, not the ivtv tuner.ko). The board mostly works but have various problems others has described. Since not every thing works to start with all

[ivtv-devel] tuner type nog found

2005-02-07 Thread RJM Bardoel
First a wanna say that I appreciate the work you guy's are doing!!! I've a small problem. I upgraded to the newest ivtv version (atprms.net fc2) and ivtv doesn't see my tuner type any more. I'n from Holland/Netherlands so my tuner type should be 20 (= Pal G/B). I've included my modules.conf an

Re: [ivtv-devel] Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Winston Chang
On Feb 7, 2005, at 12:22 AM, Kendrick Vargas wrote: Winston Chang wrote: For those who want to play with PVR-150s (and 500s) and have the 4kstacks freeze problem, but who don't want to bother recompiling the kernel and various modules, I've built RPMs of some of the kernel and modules that disab

[ivtv-devel] Re: PVR-150MCE no longer working in MythTV

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Rosier
Some more info. This is what the backend is showing when I try to watch live-tv. When I stop MythTV (backend and frontend) and try capturing video with dd, it just fails. I unload the drivers, reload them and dd works again. 2005-02-07 15:17:07.374 13 ACCEPT[]:[]14 2005-02-07 15:17:07.379 Mai

[ivtv-devel] Re: PATCH: PVR-150 audio patch (should work for NTSC and PAL)

2005-02-07 Thread David Gesswein
I applied that patch to the d version and I get audio when using tuner 1 (-p 7). When changing channels though the audio will sometimes go away. If I change the channel again it sometimes comes back. --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Intel

[ivtv-devel] PVR-150MCE no longer working in MythTV

2005-02-07 Thread Nick Rosier
Up until a couple of days ago, my 150MCE (PAL) was working fine in MyhtTV. To see if the "bad" quality of the image was caused by the card, I borrowed a card from a friend but I got the same results. I put back my own card but now it seems to have stopped working in MythTV. Using ptune and dd to c

Re: [ivtv-devel] Xine PVR-350 HW decode plugin

2005-02-07 Thread Martin Qvistgård
Ok, sounds like you got most of it done! Sorry about the impatience, but I think this is something that will be really nice to have for all pvr-350 owners, and that I could contribute with if nobody else had gotten around to a working implementation. Seems you gotten very far though. Maby I sho

[ivtv-devel] PVR-150 PAL: working from "clean"?

2005-02-07 Thread Jack Bertram
Hi all I recently bought a PVR-150 (PAL version) and have finally managed to get it working. Unfortunately, I've played around with so many patches and mods to source files that it'll take me a while to isolate exactly what did the trick! But I too had the common problem that I got tuner audio o

[ivtv-devel] Re: Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Axel Thimm
On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 09:23:28AM +0100, Jelte van der Hoek wrote: > > I think I've got the c25840 driver working with the stock kernel > (4KSTACKS). (It's not crashing but I have yet to find out which tuner I > have on this PVR500, so no picture). Is there anything else that does > not work with

Re: [ivtv-devel] Re: Kernel and module RPMs without 4kstacks

2005-02-07 Thread Jelte van der Hoek
I think I've got the c25840 driver working with the stock kernel (4KSTACKS). (It's not crashing but I have yet to find out which tuner I have on this PVR500, so no picture). Is there anything else that does not work with 4KSTACKS? Where do I send the patch? (Sorry, I'm new to this) - Jelte On

Re: [ivtv-devel] Quality of PVR-350 output saa7129

2005-02-07 Thread Ryszard
I concur. I have the same card, and the playback is something around VHS quality, not the nice crisp images when played via a different video out source (in my case the tv out on my pundir-r). having said that, its not a major bother to me, altho' if there was a fix i would apply it.. :-) On Sa