2009/6/20 George Adams <g_adams27@xxxxxxxxxxx>: > > Hello. I'm having problems getting my (USB) PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e, > > the "old" style) to work under V4L. Could anyone spot the problem in > > what I'm doing? > > > > I'm running Ubuntu 8.04.2 LTS (the 2.6.24-24-server kernel), and am > > following this procedure (based on > > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers). > > I intend to use this to tune to USA NTSC channel 3 (to capture a > > close-captioned feed inside our building) > > > > 1) Extract and copy the firmware file I need > > (xc3028-v27.fw) to /lib/firmware > > > > 2) cd /usr/local/src > > > > 3) hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb > > > > 4) cd v4l-dvb > > > > 5) make rminstall; make distclean; make; make install > > > > These seems to do what it's supposed to - installs the drivers into > > /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server . My PCTV HD Pro Stick uses the em28xx > > drivers. > > > >> find /lib/modules/ -type f -name "em28*" -mtime -1 > > /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server/kernel/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.ko > > /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server/kernel/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-dvb.ko > > > > 6) Reboot with the USB capture device plugged in > > > > 7) Examine "dmesg" for details related to the capture device > > > > - em28xx: New device Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800e @ 480 Mbps (2304:0227, interface 0, class 0) > > - em28xx #0: Identified as Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (card=17) > > - em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883 > > - - -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 > > - PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 04 23 27 02 d0 12 5c 03 8e 16 a4 1c > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 6a 24 27 57 46 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 02 00 b8 00 00 00 5b 1c 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 80 02 20 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 03 50 00 69 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 6e 00 6e 00 61 00 63 00 6c 00 65 00 20 00 53 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 79 00 73 00 74 00 65 00 6d 00 73 00 00 00 16 03 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 50 00 43 00 54 00 56 00 20 00 38 00 30 00 30 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 65 00 00 00 1c 03 30 00 36 00 31 00 30 00 30 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: 31 00 30 00 33 00 39 00 34 00 34 00 32 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > - em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x2de5abbf > > - em28xx #0: EEPROM info: > > - em28xx #0: AC97 audio (5 sample rates) > > - em28xx #0: 500mA max power > > - em28xx #0: Table at 0x27, strings=0x168e, 0x1ca4, 0x246a > > - hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC882, trying auto-probe from BIOS... > > - input: em28xx IR (em28xx #0) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb4/4-3/input/input6 > > - - -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 23 > > - Vortex: init.... em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0 > > - em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff > > - em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90 > > - em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected > > - em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.2 > > - em28xx #0: V4L2 device registered as /dev/video0 and /dev/vbi0 > > - usbcore: registered new interface driver em28xx > > - em28xx driver loaded > > - xc2028 0-0061: creating new instance > > - xc2028 0-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner > > - em28xx #0/2: xc3028 attached > > - DVB: registering new adapter (em28xx #0) > > - DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3303 VSB/QAM Frontend)... > > - Successfully loaded em28xx-dvb > > - Em28xx: Initialized (Em28xx dvb Extension) extension > > - done. > > > > Everything looks good - the drivers are getting called and the card is > > recognized. However, all my attempts to get something "out of it" > > aren't working. I tried firing up "tvtime", but it just launches a > > blank, black screen and hanges. The menu won't come up, the channel > > won't change, right-clicking isn't responsive, it won't close, and I > > have to kill it. > > > > I also tried mencoder, but I get this: > > > >> mencoder -nosound -tv driver=v4l2:width=640:height=480 tv://3 -o /tmp/tv.avi -ovc raw -endpos 5 > > > > MEncoder 2:1.0~rc2-0ubuntu13.1+medibuntu1 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team > > CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz > > (Family: 6, Model: 23, Stepping: 10) > > CPUflags: Type: 6 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1 > > Compiled with runtime CPU detection. > > success: format: 9 data: 0x0 - 0x0 > > TV file format detected. > > Selected driver: v4l2 > > name: Video 4 Linux 2 input > > author: Martin Olschewski > > comment: first try, more to come ;-) > > Selected device: Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick > > Tuner cap: > > Tuner rxs: > > Capabilites: video capture tuner audio read/write streaming > > supported norms: 0 = NTSC; 1 = NTSC-M; 2 = NTSC-M-JP; 3 = NTSC-M-KR; 4 > > = NTSC-443; 5 = PAL; 6 = PAL-BG; 7 = PAL-H; 8 = PAL-I; 9 = PAL-DK; > > 10 = PAL-M; 11 = PAL-N; 12 = PAL-Nc; 13 = PAL-60; 14 = SECAM; 15 = > > SECAM-B; 16 = SECAM-G; 17 = SECAM-H; 18 = SECAM-DK; 19 = SECAM-L; 20 > > = SECAM-Lc; > > inputs: 0 = Television; 1 = Composite1; 2 = S-Video; > > Current input: 0 > > Current format: YUYV > > v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument > > v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument > > v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument > > v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument > > v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument > > v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument > > v4l2: ioctl query control failed: Invalid argument > > [V] filefmt:9 fourcc:0x32595559 size:640x480 fps:25.00 ftime:=0.0400 > > Opening video filter: [expand osd=1] > > Expand: -1 x -1, -1 ; -1, osd: 1, aspect: 0.000000, round: 1 > > ========================================================================== > > Opening video decoder: [raw] RAW Uncompressed Video > > VDec: vo config request - 640 x 480 (preferred colorspace: Packed YUY2) > > VDec: using Packed YUY2 as output csp (no 0) > > Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. > > Selected video codec: [rawyuy2] vfm: raw (RAW YUY2) > > ========================================================================== > > Forcing audio preload to 0, max pts correction to 0. > > v4l2: select timeout > > > > Skipping frame! > > Pos: 0.0s 1f ( 0%) 0.96fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > Skipping frame! > > v4l2: select timeout( 0%) 1.28fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > > > Skipping frame! > > Pos: 0.0s 3f ( 0%) 1.44fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > Skipping frame! > > v4l2: select timeout( 0%) 1.54fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > > > Skipping frame! > > Pos: 0.0s 5f ( 0%) 1.60fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > Skipping frame! > > v4l2: select timeout( 0%) 1.65fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > > > Skipping frame! > > Pos: 0.0s 7f ( 0%) 1.68fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > Skipping frame! > > Pos: 0.0s 8f ( 0%) 1.71fps Trem: 0min 0mb A-V:0.000 [0:0] > > > > > > The resulting file (/tmp/tv.avi) is only 4K and not a valid AVI file. > > > > > > > > One thing I noticed that differs from what I was expecting is that > > nowhere in the "dmesg" output does it say anything about the firmware > > file. I was expecting to see this in "dmesg": > > > > - firmware: requesting xc3028-v27.fw > > - xc2028 1-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from xc3028-v27.fw, > > - type: xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7 > > > > but nothing approximating those lines appears at all. I tried deleting > > /lib/firmware/xc3028-v27.fw entirely to see if it would complain, but > > it loaded up exactly the same way after I rebooted... and still didn't > > work. > > > > So my questions are: > > > > 1) Why is the firmware file not being read? Has something happened to > > the em28xx drivers recently that causes this file not to be needed > > anymore? Or is something else going wrong? > > > > 2) Is that the reason for the problem, or have you spotted something > > else I've done wrong? > > > > Thanks greatly to anyone who can help! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_QuickAdd_062009 > > _______________________________________________ > linux-dvb users mailing list > For V4L/DVB development, please use instead linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb Hello George, I did the original support for the PCTV 800e. I just checked out the v4l-dvb latest code and tried it out, and everything looks ok from here (confirming there was no regression). >From the dmesg output you sent, it looks like the tvp5150 video decoder was not detected. Could you please unplug/replug the device again send the dmesg again. Also, have you tried it under Windows to confirm the hardware is not defective? Please send future email to the linux-media mailing list, since linux-dvb is deprecated. Devin -- Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs http://www.kernellabs.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html