pvr-350 not working - how to debug?

[Sean West]

On 4/10/07, usleepless at gmail.com <usleepless at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sean,
>
> On 4/11/07, Sean West <sean.west at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > if that works, fetch a new version ( fixes support for ntsc ):
> > >   http://usleepless.110mb.com/pvrxxx_port-10042007.tgz
> >
> > Complies, installs and loads fine here (outputs 'cxm0: Eeprom PAL', is
> > this an issue?). Still static for me, though.
>
> thank you for testing. it is indeed an issue. can you post the
> relevant parts of /var/log/messages?

Certainly!...

Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm0: <Conexant iTVC16 MPEG Coder> mem
0xe0000000-0xe3ffffff irq 17 at device 8.0 on pci2
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm_iic0: <Conexant iTVC15 / iTVC16 I2C
controller> on cxm0
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: iicbb0: <I2C bit-banging driver> on cxm_iic0
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: iicbus0: <Philips I2C bus> on iicbb0 master-only
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: Second (radio) tuner idx 101
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: ivtv version
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev
= D492, serial# = 8024262
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4
(idx = 92, type = 57)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom =
0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: audio processor = CX25843 (type = 25)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25843 (type = 1e)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner type: 57
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm0: Eeprom PAL
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) by cxm
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: switching to v4l2
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: tv freq set to 55.25
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: tv 0x06 0x50 0x8e 0x01
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Video signal:
not present
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected format:           NTSC-M
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected audio mode:
forced mode
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected audio standard:
forced audio standard
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Audio muted:               no
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Audio microcontroller:     running
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Configured audio standard: A2-BG
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Configured audio mode:     undefined
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified standard:        PAL-BDGHI
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified input:           Tuner
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified audio input:     Tuner
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified audioclock freq: 48 kHz
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Preferred audio mode:      stereo
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Selected 65 MHz format:    autodetect
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Selected 45 MHz format:    chroma
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm0: [FAST]
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm0: encoder firmware version 0x2060039
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm1: <Conexant iTVC16 MPEG Coder> mem
0xe4000000-0xe7ffffff irq 18 at device 9.0 on pci2
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm_iic1: <Conexant iTVC15 / iTVC16 I2C
controller> on cxm1
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: iicbb1: <I2C bit-banging driver> on cxm_iic1
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: iicbus1: <Philips I2C bus> on iicbb1 master-only
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: Second (radio) tuner idx 101
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: ivtv version
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: Hauppauge: model = 23552, rev
= D492, serial# = 8024262
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: tuner = Philips FQ1236A MK4
(idx = 92, type = 57)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: tuner fmt = NTSC(M) (eeprom =
0x08, v4l2 = 0x00001000)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: audio processor = CX25843 (type = 25)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>tveeprom: decoder processor = CX25843 (type = 1e)
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner type: 57
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm1: Eeprom PAL
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: type set to 57 (Philips FQ1236A MK4) by cxm
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: switching to v4l2
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: tv freq set to 55.25
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: tuner: tv 0x06 0x50 0x8e 0x01
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Video signal:
not present
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected format:           NTSC-4.43
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected audio mode:
forced mode
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected audio standard:
forced audio standard
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Audio muted:               no
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Audio microcontroller:     running
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Configured audio standard: A2-BG
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Configured audio mode:     undefined
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified standard:        PAL-BDGHI
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified input:           Tuner
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified audio input:     Tuner
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified audioclock freq: 48 kHz
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Preferred audio mode:      stereo
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Selected 65 MHz format:    autodetect
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Selected 45 MHz format:    chroma
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm1: [FAST]
Apr 10 16:18:14 unf kernel: cxm1: encoder firmware version 0x2060039

pvr250-setchannel 331.25
Apr 10 16:18:53 unf kernel: before tuner_command!
Apr 10 16:18:53 unf kernel: tuner: tv freq set to 331.25
Apr 10 16:18:53 unf kernel: tuner: tv 0x17 0x90 0x8e 0x02
Apr 10 16:18:53 unf kernel: done waiting for cx25840 = 21
Apr 10 16:18:53 unf kernel: mmmmmmsmmmmmsssssssss

I used:

cat /dev/cxm0 > test
mplayer test

to test output.

I have been using 01042007 for a couple days now without a hitch. I
think my reboots before were related to a SATA harddrive (well,
controller) that's been giving me troubles. Since I unmounted it and
removed it from the fstab, the cxm driver (01042007) has been working
great.

Sean