Well since lspci -v still doesn't recognize my HVR-1600 after switching around card positions and even removing my other tuner card should I assume I have a bum card? >> >> I can't seem >> >> to get the card to initialize. dmesg | grep cx18 returns nothing. >> > >> > OK. Let me ask some basic questions that you may have already verified: >> > >> > >> > 1. Does the following command show a cx18.ko module installed? >> > >> > $ find /lib/modules -name cx18.ko -print >> >> Yep, sure does. > > OK. > > >> > 2. Does this command: >> > >> > $ /sbin/lspci -v >> > >> > show a >> > >> > "Multimedia video controller: Conexant CX23418 Single-Chip MPEG-2 Encoder with Integrated Analog Video/Broadcast Audio Decoder >> > Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. Unknown device 7444" >> > >> > ? >> >> Nope, this concerns me. I do see stuff about my PVR-500, but nothing >> that says Conexant CX23418. > > Well, if lspci can't see the card, no amount of mucking with the cx18 > driver is going to help. > > See if > > $ /sbin/lspci -n > > returns something with "14f1:5b7a" which is the PCI vendor and device id > for a Conexant CX23418, like this: > > 03:03.0 0400: 14f1:5b7a > > or a number that is very close (maybe wrong in one or two bit > positions). > > If it doesn't show at all, invoke lspci as root to in mapping mode > (dangerous, according to the man page) to see if it finds the device: > > # lspci -n -H1 -M > > Otherwise, you'll have to take other measures (pulling cards, moving > into a different slot, etc.) to see if you can get the board recognized > by the PCI subsystem. > > If a PCI ID that is close, but wrong in a bit position or two, shows up, > then pull the card, blow the dust out of the slot, put the card back in > the machine, and try again. > > >> > does modporbe emit any errors and what does 'dmesg' or /var/log/messages >> > show? (Please don't grep on cx18, as not all relevant messages will >> > have cx18 in them.) >> >> No error messages on the modprobe, and here is the portion of dmesg >> that talks about my cards and things like ivtv and such. >> >> 27.820719] Linux video capture interface: v2.00 >> [ 27.831881] ivtv: Start initialization, version 1.4.0 >> [ 27.832020] ivtv0: Initializing card #0 >> [ 27.832024] ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge card (cx23416 based) > [snip] >> [ 52.632670] ivtv1: Loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (376836 bytes) >> [ 52.831513] ivtv1: Encoder revision: 0x02060039 >> [ 56.375834] cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes) >> [ 62.593527] ath0: no IPv6 routers present >> [ 953.888579] cx18: Start initialization, version 1.0.0 >> [ 953.888979] cx18: End initialization > > The cx18 driver loaded up, the PCI bus was scanned for matching devices, > and none were found apparently. No errors, but also no card with the > proper PCI ID visible on your PCI bus. > > >> [ 1677.647652] i2c /dev entries driver >> [ 2149.083630] ivtv1: ================= START STATUS CARD #1 ================= >> [ 2149.083639] ivtv1: Version: 1.4.0 Card: WinTV PVR 500 (unit #2) > [snip] >> [74682.713469] ivtv1: ================== END STATUS CARD #1 ================== >> [164887.647546] cx18: Start initialization, version 1.0.0 >> [164887.650039] cx18: End initialization > > More of the same. > > >> > 5. When the module is loaded, it should always blurt out at least >> > "cx18: Start initialization, version 1.0.0" in dmesg and messages, >> > unless the kernel couldn't load the module. If the kernel couldn't load >> > the module, it should log an error message: what is that message? >> > >> An error message from somewhere besides dmesg? Let me know where this >> log resides and I can include that too. > > No. There shouldn't be an error from the kernel in this case (but it > would be in dmesg), as the module loaded properly and blurted out "Start > initialization, version 1.0.0". The PCI subsystem doesn't appear to be > recognizing your hardware. That is not an error condition from the > perspective of the kernel nor the cx18 driver per se, but it certainly > is a problem. > > > Regards, > Andy > >> - David C. (loudestnoise) > > > -- d http://loudestnoise.com http://davidcintron.com 281.797.3296 _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
