pvr250 and MythTV

[usleepless at gmail.com]

Joe,

On 2/27/07, Joe Auty <joe at netmusician.org> wrote:
>
> On Feb 27, 2007, at 11:51 AM, usleepless at gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Joe,
> >
> > On 2/27/07, Joe Auty <joe at netmusician.org> wrote:
> >> Okay, I think I have found my MythTV problem.... It seems to not be a
> >> Myth problem, but a driver one (again, I'm using the modified driver
> >> sent to the list recently):
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> # cat /dev/cxm0 > test.mpg
> >> cat: /dev/cxm0: Device not configured
> >>
> >> # tail /var/log/messages
> >> Feb 27 11:39:03 mymachine kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked
> >> Feb 27 11:39:03 mymachine kernel: Could not detect FPS
> >> Feb 27 11:39:03 mymachine kernel: could not config dec
> >> Feb 27 11:39:03 mymachine kernel: could not start encoder
> >
> > the mythbackendlog suggest that you have not defined ( mythtv-setup,
> > 3. ). after you have done that, connect this source to your card under
> > 4.
> >
>
>
>
> I don't understand... I'm having this same problem with cat /dev/cxm0
>  > test.mpg even without the mythbackend running at all. This is why
> I thought there was a more fundamental problem with the driver.
>
> As it stands, Myth is not seeing any options in the Input Connections
> screen (option 4) even though it is able to see my capture card.

the cat command probably fails because you haven't tuned to a channel yet.

but i give up if you don't read what i write.

regards,

usleep