On Tue, 2008-08-26 at 22:55 -0700, David Schollmeyer wrote: > Hi, > > I have the Hauppauge HVR-1800 that I am trying to get setup. I can get > the tuner to work on NTSC analog with my local cable provider (Cox > Communications - Phoenix, AZ). I am trying to get the ATSC/QAM tuner > to work with Cox as well. From what I've read, I should be able to get > all of the unencrypted DTV local channels from Cox but I cannot figure > out how to do so. > > Following the steps at > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Testing_your_DVB_device, I > created the following channels.conf file: > KASW-DT:537000000:QAM_256:33:36 > KSAZ-DT:537000000:QAM_256:49:52 > KNXV-DT:555000000:QAM_256:33:36 > KPHO-DT:555000000:QAM_256:49:52 > KAET-DT-1:567000000:QAM_256:33:34 > KPNX-DT:567000000:QAM_256:49:52 > KAET-DT-2:567000000:QAM_256:67:70 > > I've tried running azap 'KAET-DT-2' gives: > > using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' > tuning to 567000000 Hz > video pid 0x0043, audio pid 0x0046 > status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | > status 1f | signal 015e | snr 015e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 015e | snr 015e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 015e | snr 015e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 015e | snr 015e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK > status 1f | signal 015e | snr 015e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK > ... > > I then try to run mplayer: > # mplayer /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 > MPlayer dev-SVN-r26936-4.3.0 (C) 2000-2008 MPlayer Team > CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz (Family: 6, > Model: 23, Stepping: 6) > CPUflags: MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 > Compiled with runtime CPU detection. > mplayer: could not connect to socket > mplayer: No such file or directory > > Playing /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0. > > No window opens - it just sits there and nothing appears to be happening. > > I've also tried cat /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 > file.mpg but the > resulting file is always zero bytes. > > I'm running Fedora Core 9 with kernel 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.x86_64. I > built the latest drivers this evening from mercurial. > > Here's lsmod's output: > Module Size Used by > udf 80024 1 > fuse 51008 3 > sunrpc 185000 3 > ipt_REJECT 11776 2 > xt_tcpudp 11648 1 > nf_conntrack_ipv4 17416 2 > xt_state 10752 2 > nf_conntrack 64528 2 nf_conntrack_ipv4,xt_state > iptable_filter 11392 1 > ip_tables 25232 1 iptable_filter > x_tables 26248 4 ipt_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,xt_state,ip_tables > cpufreq_ondemand 15760 4 > acpi_cpufreq 16656 0 > freq_table 13440 2 cpufreq_ondemand,acpi_cpufreq > dm_mirror 32004 0 > dm_multipath 24976 0 > dm_mod 62104 2 dm_mirror,dm_multipath > ipv6 276232 24 > mt2131 13956 1 > s5h1409 17412 1 > sr_mod 23732 1 > cdrom 40616 1 sr_mod > cx23885 99836 1 > compat_ioctl32 16512 1 cx23885 > snd_hda_intel 457780 3 > videodev 42496 3 cx23885,compat_ioctl32 > v4l1_compat 21508 1 videodev > cx2341x 19588 1 cx23885 > videobuf_dma_sg 20100 1 cx23885 > v4l2_common 19712 2 cx23885,cx2341x > i915 103812 2 > snd_seq_dummy 11524 0 > btcx_risc 12552 1 cx23885 > snd_seq_oss 39232 0 > tveeprom 21636 1 cx23885 > snd_seq_midi_event 15104 1 snd_seq_oss > snd_seq 61840 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event > videobuf_dvb 13444 1 cx23885 > snd_seq_device 15508 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq > dvb_core 84644 1 videobuf_dvb > firewire_ohci 29316 0 > snd_pcm_oss 52096 0 > firewire_core 44480 1 firewire_ohci > snd_mixer_oss 23296 1 snd_pcm_oss > iTCO_wdt 19920 0 > iTCO_vendor_support 11780 1 iTCO_wdt > sg 40528 0 > i2c_i801 17692 0 > crc_itu_t 10368 1 firewire_core > serio_raw 14084 0 > pcspkr 11136 0 > drm 187280 3 i915 > snd_pcm 86024 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss > pata_marvell 13696 1 > videobuf_core 25092 3 cx23885,videobuf_dma_sg,videobuf_dvb > snd_timer 29584 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm > e1000e 100516 0 > i2c_algo_bit 14212 1 i915 > ata_generic 14852 0 > snd_page_alloc 16912 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm > snd_hwdep 16520 1 snd_hda_intel > pata_acpi 13952 0 > lirc_imon 23300 0 > button 15776 0 > snd 66808 16 > snd_hda_intel,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_hwdep > i2c_core 28448 9 > mt2131,s5h1409,cx23885,v4l2_common,i915,tveeprom,i2c_i801,drm,i2c_algo_bit > lirc_dev 21208 1 lirc_imon > soundcore 14864 1 snd > ahci 35976 3 > libata 149664 4 pata_marvell,ata_generic,pata_acpi,ahci > sd_mod 33200 4 > scsi_mod 150360 4 sr_mod,sg,libata,sd_mod > ext3 129808 2 > jbd 53032 1 ext3 > mbcache 15876 1 ext3 > uhci_hcd 29984 0 > ohci_hcd 29060 0 > ehci_hcd 40460 0 > > Here's the kernel messages during boot for the HVR-1800: > CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 0070:7801, board: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1800 > [card=2,autodetected] > cx23885[0]: i2c bus 0 registered > cx23885[0]: i2c bus 1 registered > cx23885[0]: i2c bus 2 registered > tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 78521, rev C1E9, serial# 4864366 > tveeprom 1-0050: MAC address is 00-0D-FE-4A-39-6E > tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips 18271_8295 (idx 149, type 54) > tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0x88) > tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX23887 (idx 42) > tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX23887 (idx 37) > tveeprom 1-0050: has radio > cx23885[0]: hauppauge eeprom: model=78521 > cx25840' 3-0044: cx25 0-21 found @ 0x88 (cx23885[0]) > cx23885[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2] > Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods > sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 125x/94x writer cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray > Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 > sr 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 > firewire_core: created device fw0: GUID 0090270002053bda, S400 > cx25840' 3-0044: loaded v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw firmware (16382 bytes) > cx23885[0]: registered device video1 [mpeg] > cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card > MT2131: successfully identified at address 0x61 > DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0]) > DVB: registering frontend 0 (Samsung S5H1409 QAM/8VSB Frontend)... > cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb1 > cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 15, irq: 17, latency: 0, > mmio: 0xe0000000 > > Any help on what may be wrong would be appreciated. $ mkdir -p ~/.mplayer $ cp channels.conf ~/.mplayer/ $ ls -al /dev/dvb/adapter0/* (check permissions) $ mplayer dvb://KAET-DT-2 -cache 8192 -vo x11 You can drop the "-vo x11", if your graphics controller is supported for Xv. You can drop the "-cache 8192", if you get smooth playback without it. If you need to scale 1080i content down to a screen that isn't 1920 pixels wide, then add "-vf scale=960:540" for a software scaled version that will fit on your screen. Regards, Andy > Thanks, > David Schollmeyer _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
