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Author:  mikemcc11 [ Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:01 am ]
Post subject:  PVR250 - Suddenly just Snow on all Channels

I have a Knoppmyth 5.5 system that has been plugging away great for several months. I have 3 tuners (HDHomerun and 1 PVR-250). I have captured video on the PVR-250 for months. Suddenly I noticed that I am getting snow for all the recordings of the PVR250 Tuner.

When I run:root@mythtv:/home/mikemcc11# v4l2-ctl --log-status

I get :

Status Log:

ivtv0: ================= START STATUS CARD #0 =================
ivtv0: Version: 1.2.0 Card: Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 32031, rev B110, serial# 6789499
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FI1236 MK2 (idx 10, type 2)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3435 (idx 10)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
tveeprom 1-0050: has no radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz
saa7115 1-0021: Input: Composite 4
saa7115 1-0021: Video signal: bad
saa7115 1-0021: Frequency: 50 Hz
saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color
saa7115 1-0021: Width, Height: 384, 288
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3435G-B6 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2346
msp3400 1-0040: Audio: volume 58880 (muted)
msp3400 1-0040: Audio: balance 32768 bass 32768 treble 32768 loudness off
msp3400 1-0040: Standard: 4.5 M BTSC-Stereo (mono)
msp3400 1-0040: Audmode: 0x0001
msp3400 1-0040: Routing: 0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output)
msp3400 1-0040: ACB: 0x0c00
tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode: analog TV
tuner 1-0061: Frequency: 55.25 MHz
tuner 1-0061: Standard: 0x00001000
ivtv0: Video Input: Tuner 1
ivtv0: Audio Input: Tuner 1
ivtv0: Tuner: TV
ivtv0: Stream: MPEG-2 Program Stream
ivtv0: VBI Format: No VBI
ivtv0: Video: 384x288, 30 fps
ivtv0: Video: MPEG-2, 4x3, Variable Bitrate, 6000000, Peak 8000000
ivtv0: Video: GOP Size 15, 2 B-Frames, GOP Closure
ivtv0: Audio: 48 kHz, Layer II, 224 kbps, Stereo, No Emphasis, No CRC
ivtv0: Spatial Filter: Manual, Luma 1D Horizontal, Chroma 1D Horizontal, 0
ivtv0: Temporal Filter: Manual, 0
ivtv0: Median Filter: Off, Luma [0, 255], Chroma [0, 255]
ivtv0: Status flags: 0x00200000
ivtv0: Stream encoder MPG: status 0x0000, 0% of 4096 KiB (128 buffers) in use
ivtv0: Stream encoder YUV: status 0x0000, 0% of 2048 KiB (64 buffers) in use
ivtv0: Stream encoder VBI: status 0x0000, 0% of 1040 KiB (61 buffers) in use
ivtv0: Stream encoder PCM: status 0x0000, 0% of 324 KiB (72 buffers) in use
ivtv0: Read MPG/VBI: 12900288/0 bytes
ivtv0: ================== END STATUS CARD #0 ==================

What does:
saa7115 1-0021: Input: Composite 4
saa7115 1-0021: Video signal: bad
mean?

I tried : v4l2-ctl --set-input=0

and I get the same thing.

What does the video signal - bad mean?

Author:  mkaz [ Fri Jan 30, 2009 7:38 pm ]
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This happens to me every now and then. Try this.
1) reboot
2) drop all your capture cards (mythtv-setup)
3) add and assign them again.
So far (knock knock) this has worked for me.

Author:  tjc [ Fri Jan 30, 2009 9:45 pm ]
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Before doing that try turning the machine off stone cold for a couple minutes (switched off at the power supply or unplugged).

Every several months one of my PVR cards loses it marbles and it takes forcing the firmware to reload like this to bring it back to sanity.

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