When issue the "dmesg" command in an xterm I see alot (50-100) lines containing the below content. Is this an issue??? I want to make sure that I am not hurting my TV that I am outputting to. I remember someone saying something about harming TV it you resolution was not properly set... Thanks.
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
My complete output from the dmeg command
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My dmesg output
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Mount cache hash table entries: 512 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) Buffer-cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 6, 262144 bytes) Page-cache hash table entries: 262144 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
CPU: L1 I cache: 16K, L1 D cache: 16K
CPU: L2 cache: 512K
CPU: After generic, caps: 0183fbff 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU: Common caps: 0183fbff 00000000 00000000 00000000
Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.
Checking 'hlt' instruction... OK.
Checking for popad bug... OK.
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
mtrr: v1.40 (20010327) Richard Gooch (
rgooch@atnf.csiro.au)
mtrr: detected mtrr type: Intel
CPU: L1 I cache: 16K, L1 D cache: 16K
CPU: L2 cache: 512K
CPU: After generic, caps: 0183fbff 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU: Common caps: 0183fbff 00000000 00000000 00000000
CPU0: Intel Pentium II (Deschutes) stepping 02
per-CPU timeslice cutoff: 1461.18 usecs.
SMP motherboard not detected.
enabled ExtINT on CPU#0
ESR value before enabling vector: 00000000
ESR value after enabling vector: 00000000
Using local APIC timer interrupts.
calibrating APIC timer ...
..... CPU clock speed is 448.0577 MHz.
..... host bus clock speed is 99.5681 MHz.
cpu: 0, clocks: 995681, slice: 497840 CPU0<T0:995680,T1:497840,D:0,S:497840,C:995681>
Waiting on wait_init_idle (map = 0x0)
All processors have done init_idle
PCI: PCI BIOS revision 2.10 entry at 0xfd9a3, last bus=1
PCI: Using configuration type 1
PCI: Probing PCI hardware
PCI: Using IRQ router PIIX [8086/7110] at 00:07.0
Limiting direct PCI/PCI transfers.
isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards...
isapnp: No Plug & Play device found
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.4
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039 Initializing RT netlink socket Starting kswapd
VFS: Disk quotas vdquot_6.5.1
pty: 256 Unix98 ptys configured
Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 1.44M
FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size 1024 blocksize Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00beta4-2.4
ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
PIIX4: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:07.1
PIIX4: chipset revision 1
PIIX4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later
ide0: BM-DMA at 0x1440-0x1447, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:pio
ide1: BM-DMA at 0x1448-0x144f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:pio
hda: WDC WD1200JB-00FUA0, ATA DISK drive
hdc: Pioneer DVD-ROM ATAPIModel DVD-120, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
hda: attached ide-disk driver.
hda: host protected area => 1
hda: 234441648 sectors (120034 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, CHS=14593/255/63
ide-cd: passing drive hdc to ide-scsi emulation.
hdc: attached ide-scsi driver.
Partition check:
hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4
Promise Fasttrak(tm) Softwareraid driver 0.03beta: No raid array found Highpoint HPT370 Softwareraid driver for linux version 0.01-ww1 No raid array found No raid array found No raid array found Guestimating sector 234420224 for superblock driver for Silicon Image(tm) Medley(tm) hardware version 0.0.1: No raid array found SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00 scsi0 : SCSI host adapter emulation for IDE ATAPI devices
Vendor: PIONEER Model: DVD-ROM DVD-120 Rev: 1.22
Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 40x/40x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP, IGMP
IP: routing cache hash table of 8192 buckets, 64Kbytes
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0.
RAMDISK: Compressed image found at block 0
Freeing initrd memory: 145k freed
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
Journalled Block Device driver loaded
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.19, 19 August 2002 on ide0(3,1), internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
Freeing unused kernel memory: 132k freed
Adding Swap: 441776k swap-space (priority -1)
EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.19, 19 August 2002 on ide0(3,1), internal journal Real Time Clock Driver v1.10e
apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16)
usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
usb.c: registered new driver hub
usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 17:47:40 Oct 2 2003
usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:07.2
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:10.0
usb-uhci.c: USB UHCI at I/O 0x1400, IRQ 9
usb-uhci.c: Detected 2 ports
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
hub.c: USB hub found
hub.c: 2 ports detected
usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver Serial driver version 5.05c (2001-07-08) with MANY_PORTS SHARE_IRQ SERIAL_PCI ISAPNP enabled ttyS00 at 0x03f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
gameport0: Emu10k1 Gameport at 0x1450 size 8 speed 1169 kHz Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.15-pre12 (Aug 9, 2002)
PCI: Found IRQ 9 for device 00:10.0
PCI: Sharing IRQ 9 with 00:07.2
tulip0: MII transceiver #1 config 3000 status 7829 advertising 01e1.
eth0: Lite-On 82c168 PNIC rev 32 at 0x1000, 00:A0:CC:51:74:A2, IRQ 9. Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff Hartmann
agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 691M
agpgart: Detected Intel 440BX chipset
agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xe4000000
PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:0f.0
ttyS1: LSR safety check engaged!
ttyS1: LSR safety check engaged!
kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS 2.4-0.9.19, 19 August 2002 on ide0(3,4), internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
blk: queue c03319e0, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
eth0: Setting half-duplex based on MII#1 link partner capability of 40a1. Linux video capture interface: v1.00
i2c-core.o: i2c core module
i2c-algo-bit.o: i2c bit algorithm module
i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver registered.
[saa7127.c: INFO]: SAA7127 video encoder driver loaded
i2c-core.o: driver saa7127 registered.
i2c-core.o: driver saa7115 registered.
i2c-core.o: driver i2c msp3400 driver registered.
ivtv: version 0.1.9 (release) loading
ivtv: SGarray_size = 340, DSGarray_size = 16
ivtv: Found an iTVC15 based chip
PCI: Found IRQ 10 for device 00:0e.0
tuner: probing ivtv i2c driver #0 i2c adapter [id=0x10005]
tuner: chip found @ 0xc2
tuner(bttv): type forced to 2 (Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and compatibles)) [insmod]
i2c-core.o: client [Philips NTSC (FI1236,FM1236 and ] registered to adapter [ivtv i2c driver #0](pos. 0).
saa7127: Configuring encoder...i2c-core.o: client [saa7127[0]] registered to adapter [ivtv i2c driver #0](pos. 1).
saa7114.c: starting probe for adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 (0x10005)
saa7114.c: detecting saa7114 client on address 0x42
saa7115.c: writing init values
status: (1E) 0x91, (1F) 0xb1
i2c-core.o: client [saa7115[0]] registered to adapter [ivtv i2c driver #0](pos. 2).
msp34xx: init: chip=MSP3448W-A2, has NICAM support
msp3410: daemon started
i2c-core.o: client [MSP3448W-A2] registered to adapter [ivtv i2c driver #0](pos. 3).
i2c-core.o: adapter ivtv i2c driver #0 registered as adapter 0.
ivtv: Encoder revision: 0x02040011
ivtv: Decoder revision: 0x02020023
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 0
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 32
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 224
ivtv: Registered v4l2 device, minor 16
ivtv: loaded
saa7115[0]: decoder set norm NTSC
saa7115[0] set audio: 0x02
ivtv-fb: Framebuffer module loaded (attached to ivtv card id 0)
ivtv-fb: screen coords: [0 0] -> [720 480]
ivtv-fb: original global alpha = 208
ivtv-fb: new global alpha = 208
ivtv-fb: current OSD state = 35
ivtv-fb: warning: cannot reserve video memory at 0xe9510000
ivtv-fb: framebuffer at 0xe9510000, mapped to 0xf29e4000, size 2818k
ivtv-fb: mode is 720x480x32, linelength=2880
Console: switching to colour frame buffer device 90x30
fb0: iTVC15 TV out frame buffer device
lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61
bttv: driver version 0.7.104 loaded
bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k (8320k total) for capture
bttv: Host bridge is Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge
bttv: Host bridge needs ETBF enabled.
i2c-core.o: driver i2c ir driver registered.
lirc_i2c: chip found @ 0x18 (Hauppauge IR)
i2c-core.o: client [Hauppauge IR] registered to adapter [ivtv i2c driver #0](pos. 4).
lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 10
saa7115[0]: decoder set norm NTSC
saa7115[0] set audio: 0x02
saa7115[0]: decoder set input (0)
saa7115[0]: now setting Composite input
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Setting full NTSC width
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder set input (4)
saa7115[0]: now setting Composite input
saa7115[0]: decoder set norm NTSC
saa7115[0] set audio: 0x02
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=128 contrast=63 saturation=64 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=128 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
0: nvidia: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 nvidia.o Kernel Module 1.0-4363 Sat Apr 19 17:46:46 PDT 2003
ivtv: ivtv-api.c: unknown ioctl 0x803c7601
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder set picture bright=127 contrast=63 saturation=63 hue=0
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output
saa7115[0]: decoder set size
Hpsc: 0x00001, Hfsc: 0x00600
Setting full NTSC height
saa7115[0]: decoder disable output
saa7115[0]: decoder enable output