Also tried latest openSUSE 11.4 > uname -a Linux linux-tecd.site 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2011-02-21 10:34:10 +0100 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux alsa 1.0.24.1-3.1 Still the same issue, "Error reading audio: Input/output error" On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 10:36, tosiara <tosiara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello > > I've made tests with my *KWorld* usb tuner: > > Â*Model*: USB KWorld PVR-TV 305U > Â*Vendor/Product id*: [eb1a:e305]. > > Â*Tests made*: > >   - Analog video [Worked] >   - Analog audio [not working, details attached below] > > > Hardware and system details: > > # lsusb -s 002:003 > > Bus 002 Device 003: ID eb1a:e305 eMPIA Technology, Inc. > > # uname -a > Linux vista.linuks.lan 2.6.34.7-0.7-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT 2010-12-13 11:13:53 +0100 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux > > # cat /etc/issue > Welcome to openSUSE 11.3 "Teal" - Kernel \r (\l). > > ALSA version: 1.0.24.1-72.1 > > > Build latest dvb drivers from linuxtv.org: > > # lsmod > Module         ÂSize ÂUsed by > aes_i586        Â7396 Â1 > aes_generic      Â27151 Â1 aes_i586 > fuse          65789 Â3 > ip6t_LOG        Â5150 Â11 > xt_tcpudp        2107 Â25 > xt_pkttype        912 Â4 > xt_physdev       Â1539 Â2 > ipt_LOG         5119 Â11 > xt_limit        Â1705 Â22 > rfcomm         69557 Â4 > vboxnetadp       Â7018 Â0 > vboxnetflt       16967 Â0 > sco          Â16711 Â2 > af_packet       Â19512 Â4 > bridge         71700 Â1 > stp           1719 Â1 bridge > llc           5093 Â2 bridge,stp > bnep          14764 Â2 > vboxdrv        204362 Â2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt > l2cap         Â53658 Â16 rfcomm,bnep > snd_pcm_oss      Â47613 Â0 > snd_mixer_oss     Â16751 Â1 snd_pcm_oss > snd_seq        Â57343 Â0 > snd_seq_device     Â6598 Â1 snd_seq > edd           8720 Â0 > vmnet         Â46129 Â13 > ppdev          8444 Â0 > parport_pc       33475 Â0 > parport        Â34052 Â2 ppdev,parport_pc > vmblock        Â11886 Â1 > vsock         Â41336 Â0 > vmci          59117 Â1 vsock > vmmon         Â76038 Â0 > ip6t_REJECT       4311 Â3 > nf_conntrack_ipv6   Â18225 Â4 > ip6table_raw      Â1187 Â1 > xt_NOTRACK        816 Â4 > ipt_REJECT       Â2152 Â3 > xt_state        Â1162 Â8 > iptable_raw       1246 Â1 > iptable_filter     Â1418 Â1 > ip6table_mangle     1588 Â0 > nf_conntrack_netbios_ns   1382 Â0 > nf_conntrack_ipv4    8691 Â4 > nf_conntrack      75628 Â5 nf_conntrack_ipv6,xt_NOTRACK,xt_state,nf_conntrack_netbios_ns,nf_conntrack_ipv4 > nf_defrag_ipv4     Â1201 Â1 nf_conntrack_ipv4 > ip_tables       Â12172 Â2 iptable_raw,iptable_filter > ip6table_filter     1359 Â1 > cpufreq_conservative  Â10064 Â0 > cpufreq_userspace    2583 Â0 > cpufreq_powersave    Â914 Â0 > ip6_tables       13508 Â4 ip6t_LOG,ip6table_raw,ip6table_mangle,ip6table_filter > x_tables        17098 Â17 ip6t_LOG,xt_tcpudp,xt_pkttype,xt_physdev,ipt_LOG,xt_limit,ip6t_REJECT,ip6table_raw,xt_NOTRACK,ipt_REJECT,xt_state,iptable_raw,iptable_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip_tables,ip6table_filter,ip6_tables > powernow_k8      Â18707 Â0 > mperf          1255 Â1 powernow_k8 > loop          14694 Â0 > dm_mod         73457 Â0 > em28xx_alsa       6316 Â0 > arc4          Â1281 Â2 > tuner_xc2028      20652 Â1 > ecb           1967 Â2 > tuner         Â18636 Â1 > snd_hda_codec_atihdmi   2591 Â1 > ir_lirc_codec      4075 Â0 > lirc_dev        15476 Â1 ir_lirc_codec > tvp5150        Â15288 Â1 > ir_sony_decoder     2005 Â0 > snd_hda_codec_idt   Â58593 Â1 > ir_jvc_decoder     Â2098 Â0 > ir_rc6_decoder     Â2450 Â0 > firewire_ohci     Â23817 Â0 > firewire_core     Â52354 Â1 firewire_ohci > crc_itu_t        1435 Â1 firewire_core > snd_hda_intel     Â24950 Â3 > rc_rc6_mce       Â1230 Â0 > snd_hda_codec     Â98635 Â3 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel > snd_hwdep        6164 Â1 snd_hda_codec > em28xx         89777 Â1 em28xx_alsa > snd_pcm        Â87882 Â4 snd_pcm_oss,em28xx_alsa,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec > ir_rc5_decoder     Â1970 Â0 > ath5k         135497 Â0 > mac80211       Â248390 Â1 ath5k > ath           8743 Â1 ath5k > ohci1394        30324 Â0 > snd_timer       Â21669 Â2 snd_seq,snd_pcm > ene_ir         14962 Â0 > snd          Â65788 Â17 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,em28xx_alsa,snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_timer > ir_nec_decoder     Â2386 Â0 > hp_wmi         Â5882 Â0 > cfg80211       Â156087 Â3 ath5k,mac80211,ath > v4l2_common      Â10269 Â3 tuner,tvp5150,em28xx > videobuf_vmalloc    Â4868 Â1 em28xx > videobuf_core     Â18232 Â2 em28xx,videobuf_vmalloc > jmb38x_ms       Â12491 Â0 > sdhci_pci        7110 Â0 > sdhci         Â20020 Â1 sdhci_pci > hp_accel        12712 Â0 > lis3lv02d        7908 Â1 hp_accel > uvcvideo        60566 Â0 > soundcore        7379 Â1 snd > snd_page_alloc     Â8041 Â2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm > video         Â21205 Â0 > btusb         Â15667 Â2 > bluetooth       Â96350 Â9 rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb > rfkill         17298 Â4 hp_wmi,cfg80211,bluetooth > sg           27872 Â0 > wmi           7467 Â1 hp_wmi > rc_core        Â18319 Â10 ir_lirc_codec,ir_sony_decoder,ir_jvc_decoder,ir_rc6_decoder,rc_rc6_mce,em28xx,ir_rc5_decoder,ene_ir,ir_nec_decoder > r8169         Â38911 Â0 > mmc_core        72345 Â1 sdhci > sr_mod         14671 Â0 > tveeprom        11421 Â1 em28xx > memstick        Â9710 Â1 jmb38x_ms > ieee1394        88668 Â1 ohci1394 > battery         9730 Â0 > input_polldev      3799 Â1 lis3lv02d > pcspkr         Â1614 Â0 > joydev         Â9354 Â0 > ac           Â3083 Â0 > videodev        75386 Â5 tuner,tvp5150,em28xx,v4l2_common,uvcvideo > cdrom         Â38085 Â1 sr_mod > button         Â5449 Â0 > i2c_piix4       Â11574 Â0 > k10temp         2723 Â0 > ext4         Â365656 Â1 > jbd2          83102 Â1 ext4 > crc16          1403 Â2 l2cap,ext4 > fglrx        Â2410654 Â325 > fan           3539 Â0 > processor       Â40761 Â1 powernow_k8 > ata_generic       2743 Â0 > pata_atiixp       3564 Â0 > thermal        Â17357 Â0 > thermal_sys      Â14678 Â4 video,fan,processor,thermal > > > Plugging tuner in, dmesg: > > [ 1875.180265] usb 2-4: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4 > [ 1875.298100] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=eb1a, idProduct=e305 > [ 1875.298117] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=1, SerialNumber=0 > > [ 1875.298152] usb 2-4: Product: USB 2861 Device > [ 1875.300292] em28xx: New device USB 2861 Device @ 480 Mbps (eb1a:e305, interface 0, class 0) > [ 1875.300580] em28xx #0: chip ID is em2860 > [ 1875.487692] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 1a eb 05 e3 d0 00 5c 00 6a 22 00 00 > > [ 1875.487730] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 04 57 4e 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.487764] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 06 00 01 00 f0 10 01 00 00 00 00 00 5b 00 00 00 > [ 1875.487796] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 80 02 20 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > [ 1875.487828] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.487858] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.487888] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 22 03 55 00 53 00 > > [ 1875.487919] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 42 00 20 00 32 00 38 00 36 00 31 00 20 00 44 00 > [ 1875.487950] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 65 00 76 00 69 00 63 00 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.487981] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > [ 1875.488011] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.488042] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.488072] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > [ 1875.488103] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.488201] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > [ 1875.488304] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > [ 1875.488424] em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x28a51142 > [ 1875.488436] em28xx #0: EEPROM info: > [ 1875.488447] em28xx #0:    AC97 audio (5 sample rates) > [ 1875.488458] em28xx #0:    500mA max power > > [ 1875.488472] em28xx #0:    Table at 0x04, strings=0x226a, 0x0000, 0x0000 > [ 1875.490941] em28xx #0: Identified as KWorld DVB-T 305U (card=47) > [ 1875.490954] em28xx #0: > [ 1875.490959] > [ 1875.490965] em28xx #0: The support for this board weren't valid yet. > > [ 1875.490974] em28xx #0: Please send a report of having this working > [ 1875.490982] em28xx #0: not to V4L mailing list (and/or to other addresses) > [ 1875.490987] > [ 1875.498585] tvp5150 0-005c: chip found @ 0xb8 (em28xx #0) > > [ 1875.570814] tvp5150 0-005c: tvp5150am1 detected. > [ 1875.612698] tuner 0-0061: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. > [ 1875.612837] xc2028 0-0061: creating new instance > [ 1875.612840] xc2028 0-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner > > [ 1875.612848] usb 2-4: firmware: requesting xc3028-v27.fw > [ 1875.619760] xc2028 0-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from xc3028-v27.fw, type: xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7 > [ 1875.672106] xc2028 0-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE (1), id 0000000000000000. > > [ 1883.005108] xc2028 0-0061: Loading firmware for type=(0), id 000000000000b700. > [ 1883.154107] SCODE (20000000), id 000000000000b700: > [ 1883.154156] xc2028 0-0061: Loading SCODE for type=MONO SCODE HAS_IF_4320 (60008000), id 0000000000008000. > > [ 1883.319239] em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0 > [ 1883.332960] em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff > [ 1883.339834] em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90 > [ 1883.339843] em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected > > [ 1884.746060] em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.2 > [ 1885.414516] em28xx #0: V4L2 video device registered as video1 > [ 1885.414530] em28xx #0: V4L2 VBI device registered as vbi0 > [ 1885.414541] em28xx-audio.c: probing for em28x1 non standard usbaudio > > [ 1885.414550] em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2006 Markus Rechberger > [ 1885.423686] em28xx video device (eb1a:e305): interface 1, class 255 found. > [ 1885.423696] em28xx This is an anciliary interface not used by the driver > > > Appears new ALSA capture device: > > # arecord -l > **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** > card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] > ÂSubdevices: 2/2 > ÂSubdevice #0: subdevice #0 > ÂSubdevice #1: subdevice #1 > > card 2: Em28xxAudio [Em28xx Audio], device 0: Em28xx Audio [Empia 28xx Capture] > ÂSubdevices: 1/1 > ÂSubdevice #0: subdevice #0 > > > > I can see video only using MPlayer: > > mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:norm=PAL-DK:device=/dev/video1:freq=59.25 > > Picture is of acceptable quality > > > If I try to capture video and audio I get audio input/output error: > > > mencoder tv:// -tv device=/dev/video1:driver=v4l2:width=320:height=240:norm=PAL-DK:freq=59.25:alsa:immediatemode=0:adevice=hw.2,0 -oac mp3lame -lameopts cbr:br=128 -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg4:vbitrate=2000 -o test.avi > MPlayer dev-SVN-r31930-4.5-openSUSE Linux 11.3 (i686)-Packman (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Teamsuccess: format: 9 Âdata: 0x0 - 0x0 > TV file format detected. > Selected driver: v4l2 > Âname: Video 4 Linux 2 input > Âauthor: Martin Olschewski <olschewski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Âcomment: first try, more to come ;-) > Selected device: KWorld DVB-T 305U > ÂTuner cap: > ÂTuner rxs: > ÂCapabilities: Âvideo capture ÂVBI capture device Âtuner Âaudio Âread/write Âstreaming > Âsupported 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; > Âinputs: 0 = Television; 1 = Composite1; 2 = S-Video; > ÂCurrent input: 0 > ÂCurrent format: YUYV > v4l2: current audio mode is : MONO > v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument > v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument > v4l2: ioctl set format failed: Invalid argument > Channel count not available - reverting to default: 2 > Channel count not available - reverting to default: 2 > [V] filefmt:9 Âfourcc:0x32595559 Âsize:320x240 Âfps:25.000 Âftime:=0.0400 > ========================================================================== > Opening audio decoder: [pcm] Uncompressed PCM audio decoder > AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 1536.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 192000->192000) > Selected audio codec: [pcm] afm: pcm (Uncompressed PCM) > ========================================================================== > 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 > Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale... > Opening video filter: [scale] > Movie-Aspect is undefined - no prescaling applied. > [swscaler @ 0x8f20170] using unscaled yuyv422 -> yuv420p special converter > videocodec: libavcodec (320x240 fourcc=34504d46 [FMP4]) > Selected video codec: [rawyuy2] vfm: raw (RAW YUY2) > ========================================================================== > MP3 audio selected. > Forcing audio preload to 0, max pts correction to 0. > > 3 duplicate frame(s)! > Pos:  0.2s   Â1f ( 0%) Â0.00fps Trem:  0min  0mb ÂA-V:0.000 [0:0] > > Error reading audio: Input/output error > > Error reading audio: Input/output error > > Error reading audio: Input/output error > > Error reading audio: Input/output error > > Error reading audio: Input/output error > > > video buffer full - dropping frame > > video buffer full - dropping frame > > video buffer full - dropping frame > > video buffer full - dropping frame > > video buffer full - dropping frame > > video buffer full - dropping frame > > > > If I try to capture sound only using audacity - it does not record anything: audio recording progress bar stays at 00:00:00 and nothing is recorded. > > > And sometimes this message appears in dmesg: > > [ 5663.100194] ALSA pcm_lib.c:1752: capture write error (DMA or IRQ trouble?) > > > When using tvtime there is no sound too. > I followed instructions on tvtime WIKI: > > > > sox -r 32000 -t ossdsp /dev/dsp2 -t ossdsp /dev/dsp > > /dev/dsp2: (ossdsp) > > ÂEncoding: Signed PCM > ÂChannels: 2 @ 16-bit > Samplerate: 32000Hz > Replaygain: off > ÂDuration: unknown > > In:0.00% > Â00:00:00.00 [00:00:00.00] Out:0   [   Â|   Â]    ÂClip:0 > > sox FAIL sox: `/dev/dsp2' lsx_readbuf: Input/output error > In:0.00% 00:00:00.00 [00:00:00.00] Out:0   [   Â|   Â]    ÂClip:0 > Done. > > > The above command fails in apprx. 4 seconds > > Windows driver contains these files: > > # ls x86/ -l > total 780 > -rw------- 1 tos users   48 2011-03-06 18:01 .directory > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users  5062 2007-01-19 14:15 EMAUDIO.INF > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â22912 2007-01-12 10:55 emAudio.sys > > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â34335 2007-01-19 14:15 EMBDA.INF > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users 380416 2007-01-12 10:55 emBDA.sys > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â61440 2006-12-15 09:54 emmon.exe > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â30208 2006-12-21 06:12 emOEM.sys > > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users 106496 2007-01-12 10:53 emPRP.ax > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â49152 2007-03-21 06:00 emunist.exe > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â15548 2007-01-24 03:27 emwhql.cat <http://emwhql.cat> > drwxr-xr-x 2 tos users  4096 1970-01-01 03:00 Language > > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â16382 2006-11-09 06:50 merlinC.rom > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users Â53248 2007-03-21 05:58 SetupDrv.exe > -r-xr-xr-x 1 tos users  2068 2006-12-11 15:20 TVEpaDrv.ini > > > > I would like to ask, if this is driver, firmware or ALSA issue? Maybe I need to extract firmware from OEM drivers but how can I do that? Maybe try other kernel/ALSA? > Or maybe this device is not supported yet? > > Can anybody provide feedback on this issue? > > Thank you > -- 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