New port: pvrxxx for Hauppauge PVR150/500

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:37:31 +0200
usleepless at gmail.com wrote:

> pvr250-setchannel -d 0 -a on -m 4 540.00
> 
> -d 0 : the device num
> -a on : afc on ( redundant i believe )
> -m 4 : PAL
> 
> the frequency needs to be a freq with a dot in it : channel numbers
> are not working right now.

Ok, no problem.

I did 'pvr250-setchannel -d 0 -a on -m 4 196.25' and got this
in /var/log/messages:
Oct 11 21:32:52 kg-quiet kernel: device cxm0 opened
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Video signal:              not present
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected format:           0x0
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected audio mode:       mono
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Detected audio standard:   not defined
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Audio muted:               no
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Audio microcontroller:     stopped
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Configured audio standard: undefined
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Configured audio mode:     MONO1 (LANGUAGE A/Mono L+R channel for BTSC, EIAJ, A2)
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified standard:        automatic detection
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified input:           Tuner
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified audio input:     Tuner
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Specified audioclock freq: 48 kHz
Oct 11 21:32:53 kg-quiet kernel: <2>cxm 0-0000: Preferred audio mode:      mono/language A


> then
> #cat /dev/cxm0 > /tmp/test.mpg

nothing happens, test.mpg doesn't grow (nor does usage in filesystem). When I use CTRL-C to abort the command, I get the following line in /var/log/messages:
Oct 11 21:37:55 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: missing encoder EOS


> the scairy pause is the loading of the firmware.

I know, but it is srill scary. :)


> in case of problems, or panics, please let me know.

No panics yet, just no working mpeg stream either.
-- 
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway