pvr250 and MythTV

[Joe Auty]

On Feb 27, 2007, at 2:41 PM, usleepless at gmail.com wrote:

> Joe,
>
> On 2/27/07, Joe Auty <joe at netmusician.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Feb 27, 2007, at 11:58 AM, usleepless at gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> > 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.
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> Okay, I apologize for the miscommunication here.
>>
>> I think what is supposed to happen is that, like you said, within
>> video sources I would normally select "retrieve listings" and would
>> get my lineups, and then would be able to select between cable,
>> antenna, and some other stuff... I haven't yet seen this screen, as
>> clicking on retrieve listings just gives me a temporary progress bar
>> and does not change a thing. Looking at the DataDirect forums, there
>> has been an issue with their servers recently, so maybe this is a
>> DataDirect issue.
>>
>> If somebody reading this could kindly confirm this and let me know
>> what you get when you click on the "retrieve listings" button without
>> a brand new video source, this would be extremely helpful. I have
>> created my Zap2It account at the http://labs.zap2it.com page.
>>
>> EDIT: their site is now inaccessible, so perhaps this is the cause of
>> my problems after all!
>>
>>
>> Once I can download my Zap2It data, I'm assuming that I'll then be
>> able to setup my Input Connections...
>>
>>
>> Again, sorry for this miscommunication, clearly I'm simply not seeing
>> what I"m supposed to. Hopefully this is the last you'll hear from  
>> me =)
>
> never mind. i can't help you with Zap2It data, i use xmltv_nl. but you
> are on the right track now. if you have an "input" defined, i am not
> sure if it is important if it retrieves right. you can try to bind it
> in mythtv-setup(4) to your card anyway?.
>
> this is probably a mythtv issue, not a freebsd one.
>




Okay, I'm inches away from getting this!

I think *this* is a driver issue...

I now see several input connections, and I've connected the "tuner"  
connection to my video source (satellite). I don't yet have an IR  
Blaster, but I should be able to see TV from whatever channel my  
satellite is tuned into, right?

Well, after completing the entire setup, running the filldatabase  
command, starting up the backend, no problems until I go to watch TV  
within the front end, and I get this error message several times to  
stdout:


2007-02-27 16:56:48.636 MPEGRec(/dev/cxm0) Error: error reading  
from: /dev/cxm0
                         eno: Device not configured (6)


I'm getting the same here:

# cat /dev/cxm0 > test.mpg
cat: /dev/cxm0: Device not configured


This is after associating the card with its input through mythtv- 
setup within Input Connections...

Is this, in fact, a driver issue? If not, I'll ask this question  
elsewhere =)










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Joe Auty
NetMusician: web publishing software for musicians
http://www.netmusician.org
joe at netmusician.org


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