Help with pchdtv hd-5500

[jacoody]

I'm running Mythbuntu 8.04 (kernel 2.6.24-19 i think). When I have a clean image with clean modules, I get the following for cat /proc/asound/cards (from memory)

0 M1010LT
1 Conextant cx88
2 Conextant cx88_1

Under this configuration, the analog tuner of the card shows nothing but static on every channel but the sound works and is captured in the backend under /dev/dsp1 and /dev/dsp2.

When I upgrade the v4l-dvb drivers using the following method

sudo apt-get install gcc linux-headers-2.6.24-19-generic mercurial
hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
cd v4l-dvb
make && sudo make install && sudo reboot

the analog portion of the card works but cat /proc/asound/cards shows only

0 M1010LT

and the sound is not captured because /dev/dsp1 and /dev/dsp2 does not exist. This is because module cx88_alsa is not loading. When I try and sudo modprobe cx88_alsa I get a FATAL error complaining about version not agreeing. Apparently the update to v4l-dvd does not also update the cx88_alsa module.

I am not a linux guru and really need some help with this. Does anyone have an idea of how to fix this?

Thank you,
JA

[jacoody]

I went back to the clean distribution modules and now my dmesg looks like this

[ 208.122698] cx88/2: unregistering cx8802 driver, type: dvb access: shared
[ 208.122709] cx88[0]/2: subsystem: 7063:5500, board: pcHDTV HD5500 HDTV [card=47]
[ 208.126593] cx88[1]/2: subsystem: 7063:5500, board: pcHDTV HD5500 HDTV [card=47]
[ 208.153775] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:06.2 disabled
[ 208.154310] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:05.2 disabled
[ 214.924689] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:06.0 disabled
[ 215.604474] ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:05.0 disabled
[ 231.939444] cx88/2: cx2388x MPEG-TS Driver Manager version 0.0.6 loaded
[ 231.940035] cx88[0]/2: cx2388x 8802 Driver Manager
[ 231.940056] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 231.940069] cx88[0]/2: found at 0000:02:05.2, rev: 5, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xf7000000
[ 231.963593] cx88[1]/2: cx2388x 8802 Driver Manager
[ 231.963616] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:06.2[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 231.963629] cx88[1]/2: found at 0000:02:06.2, rev: 5, irq: 22, latency: 32, mmio: 0xfb000000
[ 231.971720] cx88/2: cx2388x dvb driver version 0.0.6 loaded
[ 231.971728] cx88/2: registering cx8802 driver, type: dvb access: shared
[ 231.971734] cx88[0]/2: subsystem: 7063:5500, board: pcHDTV HD5500 HDTV [card=47]
[ 231.971739] cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based DVB/ATSC card
[ 232.377639] DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[0])
[ 232.378061] DVB: registering frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3303 VSB/QAM Frontend)...
[ 232.381185] cx88[1]/2: subsystem: 7063:5500, board: pcHDTV HD5500 HDTV [card=47]
[ 232.381195] cx88[1]/2: cx2388x based DVB/ATSC card
[ 233.213781] DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[1])
[ 233.214227] DVB: registering frontend 1 (LG Electronics LGDT3303 VSB/QAM Frontend)...
[ 238.245779] cx88/0: cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.6 loaded
[ 238.246308] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:05.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 238.248303] cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:02:05.0, rev: 5, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xf9000000
[ 238.268239] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol tea5767_attach
[ 238.268249] tuner: Unknown symbol tea5767_attach
[ 238.268435] tuner: Unknown symbol tda8290_probe
[ 238.268516] tuner: Unknown symbol tda8290_attach
[ 238.268874] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol simple_tuner_attach
[ 238.268878] tuner: Unknown symbol simple_tuner_attach
[ 238.268935] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol microtune_attach
[ 238.268939] tuner: Unknown symbol microtune_attach
[ 238.269162] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol tea5761_attach
[ 238.269165] tuner: Unknown symbol tea5761_attach
[ 238.279474] cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2]
[ 238.279939] cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0
[ 238.287622] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:06.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[ 238.288174] cx88[1]/0: found at 0000:02:06.0, rev: 5, irq: 22, latency: 32, mmio: 0xf5000000
[ 238.338832] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol tea5767_attach
[ 238.338842] tuner: Unknown symbol tea5767_attach
[ 238.339029] tuner: Unknown symbol tda8290_probe
[ 238.339110] tuner: Unknown symbol tda8290_attach
[ 238.339488] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol simple_tuner_attach
[ 238.339492] tuner: Unknown symbol simple_tuner_attach
[ 238.339550] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol microtune_attach
[ 238.339553] tuner: Unknown symbol microtune_attach
[ 238.339777] tuner: disagrees about version of symbol tea5761_attach
[ 238.339780] tuner: Unknown symbol tea5761_attach
[ 238.346166] cx88[1]/0: registered device video1 [v4l2]
[ 238.346204] cx88[1]/0: registered device vbi1
:confused:

[Afkpuz]

You need to add this to your /etc/modules/ file.


cx88-dvb



Then reboot.
Then, when setting up your card, choose "DVB TV", not the "pchdtv" cards.

Detail here (http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/PcHDTV_HD5500)

the only difference on that page is that you'll need to use a different text editor than kate.

P.S. I used to have this card and I'm not sure how well it works in mythbuntu, but I can verify that it works well in an ubuntu+mythtv install

[jacoody]

Thank you for the response. I have that in my file already. I can't use the dvb option in mythtv-setup because I'm trying to watch analog cable so I'm using the v4l driver.

JA

[Afkpuz]

The way it worked for me was to only add the dvb part. Then, it picks up that it is a hybrid card and adds the appropriate analog inputs. I never had to choose v4l as a card. So, after adding only a dvb card, I had the analog input listed in the input section. Does that make sense? Also, there a place when adding the dvb card to set the sample rate for analog audio. Did you check that link I sent? Also note that I used this procedure in a previous version of mythtv+ubuntu. Long story short is you need to tell it that your card is a dvb card and then it should pick up on the analog tuner automatically. At least, that's what it did for me.

[jacoody]

hmm, I'll try it again this afternoon. Last time I added the dvb driver I looked all over for the analog options and it didn't have any. I'll check the input screen this time. Are you running 8.04?

Thanks!

[jacoody]

I set it up with the DVB driver but there are no anolog options for it in my version of mythtv. I used cable as my input but when it scans for channels the only option is dvb input. The analog side of the tuner doesn't kick in.

JA

[Afkpuz]

When I had the card, I used both 7.10 and 8.04. I think where the diffence came in was in the latest version of mythtv. I remember noticing that once I upgraded mythtv, the analog part was gone. That's right around the time that I sold that card and went for a dual analog tuner. Sorry, I should have mentioned that earlier.

[jacoody]

I got the sound working. I had to reinstall mythbuntu completely. There is an update that ruins the sound drivers so I haven't installed any updates.

The problem now is that the sound is tinny. I've set it to 48000 under the analog driver but not sure what to do next.

JA