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[tempestuous]

Puppy already contains most, but not all, DVB modules. This package provides the extra DVB modules, compatible with the kernel in Puppy vers 2.12 - 2.16.

They're at MU's site -
http://puppyfiles.org/dotpupsde/dotpups/Multimedia/Mplayer-1.0rc1/IVTV+DVB-modules-k2.6.18.1.pet
Modules included -

ivtv
ivtv-fb
saa717x
video-buf-dvb
cx88-alsa
cx88-blackbird
cx88-dvb
cx88-vp3054-i2c
pvrusb2
saa7134-alsa
saa7134-dvb
isl6421

The package also provides the necessary firmware files for several different drivers, originally from http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ivtv/firmware/
And the package also includes the MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script, to create the necessary device nodes for DVB devices.

Basic instructions are contained in the README file, which will automatically launch after the dotpet has installed.

EDIT: IVTV drivers for the Hauppauge "PVR" TV tuner cards, compatible with Puppy 2.17 are attached later in this thread.

[shenen]

Hi Just wondering, if there is an updated package(TV tuner drivers) for puppy 2.17.

Thanks.
shenen

[tempestuous]

The standard DVB kernel modules are now all included in Puppy 2.17 and 3.00.
So the only missing modules are the (third party) IVTV modules.
I now attach these.

Update October 7 2007
IVTV modules recompiled from patched source code from
http://linuxtv.org/hg/~hverkuil/v4l-dvb-xc/rev/7361b30f3e35
to support 3 additional cards:
Yuan PG600V2/GotView PCI DVD Lite
Club3D ZAP-TV1x01
AverTV MCE 116 Plus

Run "modinfo ivtv" to see supported cardtypes.

These packages include the necessary firmware for the IVTV modules, plus the IVTV utilities:
cx25840ctl
ivtv-mpegindex
ivtv-radio
ivtv-tune
ivtvctl
ivtvfbctl
ivtvplay
ps-analyzer
v4l2-ctl

[shenen]

Hi:
Thanks for the reply. After installing it, and modprobe ivtv, then
dmesg|grep ivtv, I get following messge.

ivtv: Unknown symbol i2c_bit_add_bus
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_ext_ctrls
ivtv: Unknown symbol v4l_compat_translate_ioctl
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_ctrl_query
ivtv: Unknown symbol v4l2_ctrl_next
ivtv: Unknown symbol tveeprom_read
ivtv: Unknown symbol v4l2_ctrl_query_menu
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_unregister_device
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_update
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_device_alloc
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_register_device
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_ctrl_get_menu
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_log_status
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_fill_defaults
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_usercopy
ivtv: Unknown symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_device_release
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_mpeg_ctrls
ivtv: Unknown symbol i2c_bit_add_bus
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_ext_ctrls
ivtv: Unknown symbol v4l_compat_translate_ioctl
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_ctrl_query
ivtv: Unknown symbol v4l2_ctrl_next
ivtv: Unknown symbol tveeprom_read
ivtv: Unknown symbol v4l2_ctrl_query_menu
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_unregister_device
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_update
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_device_alloc
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_register_device
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_ctrl_get_menu
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_log_status
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_fill_defaults
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_usercopy
ivtv: Unknown symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
ivtv: Unknown symbol video_device_release
ivtv: Unknown symbol cx2341x_mpeg_ctrls

However, before I ask for more help, perhaps allow me to ask how to identify the card.

The card I have is in my HP computer model m260n. The only information on the card is:

Hauppauge
Wintv 48512 Rev I126

The message from Windows is:
Wintv PCI II, that's it.

HP web site does not provide further information.


I googled seached and found out some people said it's PVR 250, which use ivtv. So I can only assume this is what my card is.

Any help is appreciated.

Shenen

[tempestuous]

Yes it appears to be a PVR250, but it may be an OEM version with the hardware ID disabled.
Try to specify the type (PVR250) when loading the module, like this -

[shenen]

[tempestuous]

Just checking that you ran the "MAKEDEV-IVTV.sh" script. If not, your system will not have the necessary device nodes.

Otherwise, the initialisation looks good up to a certain point. But a Google search doesn't reveal an obvious solution. I suggest you submit your START INIT - END INIT information to the ivtv-users mailinglist -
http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-users

[shenen]

Hi:

All the instructions you've mentioned have been followed, I still get the same error message. I will check that mailing list.

Thanks for your help.
Shenen

[shenen]

Hi:
Thank you for the tips, I went to the mailing list and found out a clue, it's due to not enough memory. The test machine has only 128M RAM, I move it to another one which has 512MB RAM, then the error message goes away.

Would you mind tell me what is next step, I believe it's application layer. I try to get this video capture(from VCR) feature work in Linux.

Thanks.
Shenen

[tempestuous]

My IVTV package includes the "v4l2-ctl" utility. First you need to obtain information about your PVR250's inputs, using then "-I" parameter (that's uppercase i, not lowercase L) -

[shenen]

Thanks for the info, I tried it, and it works great. When Puppy 2.20 stable release is out, I will be waiting for your updated ivtv .pet file. I think 2.20 also upgraded the kernel.

Thanks.
Shenen

[modesto]

Edited 9/19

I was having a major problem with a PVR150, but switched boxes and now I have it 90% working. My problem: I have no sound on my playback or files!

This seems a common complaint yet I have not seen a good FAQ to answer it. Any ideas anyone?

I am running pupply linux 2.14 and a Aver PVR150. I am using cardtype=16 and have no errors shown in dmesg. I am not sure if cardtype=16 is optimum, there seems to be no specific card type for the avermedia PVR150

I wonder if I need to load or initialize the sound drivers in the PVR150 or something like that. Surely there must be a setting for input volume etc.

I do have sound when using the TV tuner, just not for composite or S-video input. I have checked the sound inputs settings and they seem correct and they switch automtically when the input is switched.

I have used a video captrure card in the past without mpeg encoding so I am not completely new to all this.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks

Phil

[tempestuous]

Try these commands

[modesto]

Good idea, but I have tried that. I am spending a lot of compulsive time on this, still, so sorry for not telling you what I have done.

I have tried
setting inputs to all valid and invalid vlaues as you described
tried changing volume
tried muting and unmuting
changing to PAL etc
tried many options within ivtv-ctrl/v4l2-ctl etc
tried different card types in options, and different orders for modprobe

my dmesg shows:
ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.10.1 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.18.1 mod_unload 486 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.
ivtv0: User specified GotView PCI DVD2 Deluxe card (detected cx23416 based chip)
PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 0000:00:0c.0
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (376836 bytes)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02060039
tuner 5-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 5-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
tuner 5-0060: All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner 5-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
wm8739 5-001a: chip found @ 0x34 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 5-0044: cx25841-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 5-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
ivtv0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG (4 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV (2 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI (1 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio (1 MB)
ivtv0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio
tuner 5-0060: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3))
ivtv0: Initialized GotView PCI DVD2 Deluxe, card #0
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================

I think the key is that this is a odd ball board and uses a wm8739.

I found this page which shows the same problem on the same card,
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/36205

the answer-er suggested a patched ivtv driver
http://linuxtv.org/hg/~hverkuil/v4l-dvb-xc/rev/7361b30f3e35

but I have never compiled on Puppy, and do not have that module installed, so I have been avoiding that.

I do have sound in tuner mode, so it could be worse, I just lose stereo and a bit of quality runing video through a modulator and then the tuner.

I think I read somewhere that v4l-dvb supports the wm8739 and that someone got the card to work video in (only), using ivtv-dvb (makes sense as the stream is very similar to dvb) any ideas how to do that though? I tried using dvb//:2@ch number, that does not work ( I have a DVB-S card intalled hence 2@)

Any ideas? Thanks for the reply.

Phil

[modesto]

PS

The release noted for the updates to ivtv (ithink he calls it a tree)I mentioned in the last post say :

- Split Club3D card from Yuan PG600-2, GotView PCI DVD Lite (different composite input)
- Add AVerTV MCE 116 Plus (M116) card
- Allow Xceive cards to be used without Xceive support
- Update Xceive support to latest userspace tuner (still not on by default,
pending inclusion of userspace tuner in the kernel).
- Use CONFIG_XC3028 rather than HAVE_XC3028: gentree.pl will remove them
automatically.

I think maybe the problem is that the cardtype=16 is very close to the card that I do have but does not quite behave exactly the same , and this could be the result. Goes to show trying ALL values of inoputs and outputs might get it towork. When I used cardtype=1 for example, Svideo and composite were swapped, so a wrong card might work with the wrong input values. I will try once more maybe.

Is there a simple way to change registers via I2C from the console? Although I would need to know what to change in the wm8739.

How simple is it to install the develoment/compile module and compile stuff like this?

Thanks again for the reply. It showed me I am not totally dumb.

Phil