How does Sage control the ivtv driver ?

[Box8489]

Hi, back again.

And now up running with Nielms webserver & XMLTV plugin.

A new challenge:
When I search my channels I do not find very much.

It seems like I can control the tuner from my linux terminal with the command:
ivtv-tune --frequency=189.250 - Then I lock on to the correct channel, but this channel shows up all the time no matter which channel I choose in the channel setup menu (or in the EPG).

So my question: How does Sage read the frequency information to map a channel number to a frequency? In windows he looks into the registry database, but here in Linux ?

/Michael

[_Demo_]

The channel tables are currently internal to the capture interface.

_Demo_

[Box8489]

Hmm.. Any ideas of why I only can tune static via SageTV?

If I run a channel search it do not find any channels at all.
If I go to "Watch live tv" or the Program guide - choose a random channel the (moving) static is all I see.
The only way I can "change" channel is by entering e.g. "ivtv-tune --frequency=189.250" at the linux terminal?

It seems like Sage do not have control over the tuner?
What can I do ?

Regards:
Michael

[_Demo_]

Could you post your debug log when you try a few channels. This should give more information.

_Demo_

[Box8489]

Is it this file you need ?

Here have I done an complete channel search and finally "changed" channel in the "Watch live Tv" a few times...

Cheers:
Michael

[_Demo_]

Are you using the latest beta version and which version of ivtv are you using?

_Demo_

[Box8489]

Yep, latest Linux SageTV Beta and version 0.8.2 of IVTV

/Michael

ivtv: no version for "struct_module" found: kernel tainted.
ivtv: ==================== START INIT IVTV ====================
ivtv: version 0.8.2 (tagged release) loading
ivtv: Linux version: 2.6.18-1.2849_1.fc6.cubbi_suspend2 SMP mod_unload 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-4.1
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: Autodetected Hauppauge card (cx23416 based)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 10
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
ivtv0: Unreasonably low latency timer, setting to 64 (was 32)
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw firmware (262144 bytes)
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 26559, rev C260, serial# 7863015
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is LG S001D MK3 (idx 60, type 38)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards PAL(B/G) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) (eeprom 0x74)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is CX25843 (idx 37)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is CX25843 (idx 30)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has no IR remote
ivtv0: Autodetected Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150
tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: cx25843-23 found @ 0x88 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
cx25840 1-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (16382 bytes)
wm8775 1-001b: chip found @ 0x36 (ivtv i2c driver #0)
ivtv0: Encoder revision: 0x02050032
ivtv0: Registered device video0 for encoder MPEG
ivtv0: Registered device video32 for encoder YUV
ivtv0: Registered device vbi0 for encoder VBI
ivtv0: Registered device video24 for encoder PCM audio
ivtv0: Registered device radio0 for encoder radio
tuner 1-0061: type set to 38 (Philips PAL/SECAM multi (FM1216ME MK3))
ivtv0: Initialized Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150, card #0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:07.5[C] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
PCI: VIA IRQ fixup for 0000:00:07.5, from 9 to 10
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:07.5 to 64
ivtv: ==================== END INIT IVTV ====================

[m4tth3wv]

I'm having the same exact problem.

Box8489, any luck yet?

[Box8489]

No - I am still struggling.
Right now am I in the middle of re installing my Fedora Core 6 completely.

I´ll keep you posted if I find the solution.

/Michael

[m4tth3wv]

Cool, thanks.

My install was a fresh Debian Etch.

Lame/mad were from the lastest source.
Faad2 was from apt-get.
Java JRE 1.5 (first release, update 10 caused errors upon sagestartup.)

If someone can tell us exactly how SageTV changes channels that would be great.

For example, does sage use ivtv-tune or some other method. If ivtv-tune then how does it invoke it?

Ivtv is in my PATH and since changing channels from CLI changes them in Sage, this appears to be a specific issue between sage and ivtv. I may try older versions of the drivers.

[Box8489]

Originally Posted by m4tth3wv

.....and since changing channels from CLI changes them in Sage, this appears to be a specific issue between sage and ivtv.

Exactly - That's why I am feeling a bit lost..

/Michael

[oddjob]

I have 2 computers running fedora core 5 and at one time they worked with sagetv. But I made the mistake of upgrading with 'yum update'.
Now they both experience same problem, I can't change channels (using keyboard or remote).

I'm using the ivtv rpm's from ATRPM.net

I've never been able to figure out why. I can't point a finger at Sagetv.
I recently tried a fresh install with same results.
Next I tried a fresh install with Mythtv and get the same problem.

[m4tth3wv]

What version of the ivtv drivers are you using?

I'm using ivtv-0.8.2 for 2.6.18 kernels.

If someone has this working with these drivers and kernel, please post.

[oddjob]

I certain that my ivtv and kernel versions match.

[m4tth3wv]

What's your output for lsmod?

[oddjob]

I will check tonight.

Here is my basic fresh install instructions.
About 30 days ago, instructions nolonger work.

http://pages.prodigy.net/bob_smith/sagetv.htm

[Box8489]

Hmm is:
http://download.sage.tv/linuxbeta/miniclient.tar.gz

gone ? (and also the server)

/Michael

[oddjob]

looks like server is down

Maybe they are releasing 6.0

[_Demo_]

6.0 is now available in http://download.sage.tv/linuxweb/

The tuning problem will be addressed soon for ivtv versions greater than 0.7

_Demo_

[Box8489]

Thanks Demo..

So I have just have to be patient? No tricks I can try out before ?

Regards:
Michael