Re: [gentoo-user] Re: audio with TV crd

[Uwe Thiem <uwix@iway.na>]

On 24 July 2006 12:30, Nick Rout wrote:

> The guy on the mythtv list thought his was OK too until someone else
> spotted the error - I'm not saying you cannot read a log file, but y'know
> it happens to the best of us :-(

Alright, here is my log:

ivtv:  ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv:  version 0.7.0 (tagged release) loading
ivtv:  Linux version: 2.6.17-gentoo-r3 SMP preempt mod_unload PENTIUM4 
4KSTACKS gcc-3.4
ivtv:  In case of problems please include the debug info between
ivtv:  the START INIT IVTV and END INIT IVTV lines, along with
ivtv:  any module options, when mailing the ivtv-users mailinglist.
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 50865 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 48000
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 card (cx23416 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 209
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
tveeprom 1-0050: The eeprom says no radio is present, but the tuner type
tveeprom 1-0050: indicates otherwise. I will assume that radio is present.
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 26039, rev C1A5, serial# 8499471
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is TCL MPE05-2 (idx 105, type 38)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) (eeprom 
0x74)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX25842 (idx 36)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX25842 (idx 29)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR remote
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: cx25842-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder MPEG stream: 128 x 32768 buffers (4096KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder YUV stream: 161 x 12960 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder VBI stream: 80 x 26208 buffers (2048KB total)
ivtv0: Allocate DMA encoder PCM audio stream: 455 x 4608 buffers (2048KB 
total)
ivtv0: Create encoder radio stream
tuner 1-0061: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3))
ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0
ivtv:  ====================  END INIT IVTV  ====================

>
> As far as i recall you have been trying so far with composite/line in. Is
> it worth trying the tuner?

Well, I am not interested in watching TV. Even if the tuner works that doesn't 
necessarily mean that the hardware dealing with composite and Line IN is 
working properly.

I may give it a try later but I don't even have an arial because I never watch 
TV. ;-)

>
> What sort of input does your line-in have? Mine is two RCA plugs, but I
> have heard of them having the 2.5mm stereo plugs too (like a headphone
> socket on a walkman). If so, make sure the plug is the right one.

The latter one - and yes, I think the plug is right.

>
> Not sure where else to go from here, except back to the vendor.

My feeling meanwhile. :-(

>
> > --
> > Mark Twain: I rather decline two drinks than a German adjective.
>
> I love that quote!

When I read it, I almost instantaneously fell in love with it. ;-)

Uwe

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