Changed myth recordings to TS

Plugged monitor in BE, started kde (startx). Ran 'mythtv-setup'. Reconfigured tuner cards: Advanced settings, "Use TS instead of PS" option.

Now PBS KQED Channel9 records :) But must select audio track with "+" key.

We'll see if this solves the lost audio problem. May need to expand disk space with these TS recordings.

DVD Playback Swtiched to xine

Switched dvd playback in Settings from mplayer to xine. First made simple run script:

[root@be watched_videos]# cat /bin/dvd
#!/bin/sh

alsactl -f asound.state.riviera restore
xine -pfhq --no-splash --verbose dvd:///dev/hdb > /tmp/tmp_xine.txt

Then set the cmd in myth to be:
/bin/dvd

Kernel upgrade to 2.6.12 (built-in DVB drivers)

Kernel upgrade to 2.6.12

Before upgrade:
[root@myth ~]# uname -a
Linux myth.donnlee.com 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 #1 Thu Apr 7 19:23:49 EDT 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Look for latest version:
# yum search kernel | egrep "^kernel"

kernel.i586 2.6.12-1.1376_FC3 updates-released
kernel.i586 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 updates-released

[root@myth ~]# yum upgrade kernel

Prev dmesg:
Linux video capture interface: v1.00
cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.4 loaded <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> GSI 12 (level, low) -> IRQ 12
cx88[0]: subsystem: 7063:3000, board: pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV [card=22,autodetected]
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (cx88[0])
tuner 1-0061: type set to 52 (Thomson DDT 7610 (ATSC/NTSC))
cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:00:09.0, rev: 5, irq: 12, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe2000000
cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2]
cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0
cx88[0]/0: registered device radio0
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0c.0[A] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
cx88[1]: subsystem: 7063:3000, board: pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV [card=22,autodetected]
tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (cx88[1])
tuner 2-0061: type set to 52 (Thomson DDT 7610 (ATSC/NTSC))
cx88[1]/0: found at 0000:00:0c.0, rev: 5, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe4000000
cx88[1]/0: registered device video1 [v4l2]
cx88[1]/0: registered device vbi1
cx88[1]/0: registered device radio1
cx2388x dvb driver version 0.0.4 loaded <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:09.2[A] -> GSI 12 (level, low) -> IRQ 12
cx88[0]/2: found at 0000:00:09.2, rev: 5, irq: 12, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe3000000
cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based dvb card
DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[0]).
DVB: registering frontend 0 (pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV)...
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0c.2[A] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
cx88[1]/2: found at 0000:00:0c.2, rev: 5, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe5000000
cx88[1]/2: cx2388x based dvb card
DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[1]).
DVB: registering frontend 1 (pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV)...
or51132: Waiting for firmware upload(dvb-fe-or51132-vsb.fw)...
or51132: Version: 10001134-19430000 (113-4-194-3) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
or51132: Firmware upload complete.
or51132: Waiting for firmware upload(dvb-fe-or51132-vsb.fw)...
or51132: Version: 10001134-19430000 (113-4-194-3) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
or51132: Firmware upload complete.

Comment out old drivers in rc.local:
# Removed on 10/1/05 during kernel 2.6.12 upgrade (drivers now included in kernel).
#modprobe cx88-dvb

Yum install:
Installed: kernel.i686 0:2.6.12-1.1378_FC3
Dependency Updated: mkinitrd.i386 0:4.1.18.1-1 selinux-policy-targeted.noarch 0:1.17.30-3.16
Complete!
[root@myth ~]#

Reboot.

Now:

[root@myth ~]# uname -a
Linux myth.donnlee.com 2.6.12-1.1378_FC3 #1 Wed Sep 14 04:24:31 EDT 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

New dmesg shows same driver version, but no mention of 'firmware':

Linux video capture interface: v1.00
cx2388x blackbird driver version 0.0.4 loaded <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
cx88[0]: subsystem: 7063:3000, board: pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV [card=22,autodetected]
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (cx88[0])
tuner 1-0061: type set to 52 (Thomson DDT 7610 (ATSC/NTSC))
cx88[0]: subsystem: 7063:3000, board: pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV [card=22,autodetected]
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (cx88[0])
tuner 1-0061: type set to 52 (Thomson DDT 7610 (ATSC/NTSC))
cx2388x v4l2 driver version 0.0.4 loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 12
PCI: setting IRQ 12 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 12 (level, low) -> IRQ 12
cx88[0]: subsystem: 7063:3000, board: pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV [card=22,autodetected]
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (cx88[0])
tuner 1-0061: type set to 52 (Thomson DDT 7610 (ATSC/NTSC))
cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:00:09.0, rev: 5, irq: 12, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe2000000
cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2]
cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0
cx88[0]/0: registered device radio0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0c.0[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
cx88[1]: subsystem: 7063:3000, board: pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV [card=22,autodetected]
tuner 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (cx88[1])
tuner 2-0061: type set to 52 (Thomson DDT 7610 (ATSC/NTSC))
cx88[1]/0: found at 0000:00:0c.0, rev: 5, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe4000000
cx88[1]/0: registered device video1 [v4l2]
cx88[1]/0: registered device vbi1
cx88[1]/0: registered device radio1

No mention of 'firmware' or 'frontend':
[root@myth ~]# less dm_after_kernel_2.6.12_upgrade.txt|egrep -i frontend
[root@myth ~]# less dm_after_kernel_2.6.12_upgrade.txt|egrep -i firmware
[root@myth ~]#

Getting firmware errors after starting BE:

2005-10-01 18:26:53.517 New DB connection, total: 1
Starting up as the master server.
2005-10-01 18:26:53.639 New DB connection, total: 2
2005-10-01 18:26:53.699 DVB#0 DVB SI Table Parser Started
2005-10-01 18:26:53.700 DVB#0 ERROR - Opening DVB frontend device failed.
(2) No such file or directory
2005-10-01 18:26:53.727 DVB#1 DVB SI Table Parser Started
2005-10-01 18:26:53.727 DVB#1 ERROR - Opening DVB frontend device failed.
(2) No such file or directory
2005-10-01 18:26:53.731 New DB scheduler connection
2005-10-01 18:26:53.767 mythbackend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1 www.mythtv.org
2005-10-01 18:26:53.767 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2005-10-01 18:26:53.768 New DB connection, total: 3
2005-10-01 18:26:55.749 Reschedule requested for id -1.
2005-10-01 18:26:56.901 Scheduled 138 items in 1.2 = 0.49 match + 0.67 place
2005-10-01 18:26:56.904 Recording starts soon, AUTO-Startup assumed
2005-10-01 18:26:56.906 Started recording "CBS Evening News" on channel: 1034 on cardid: 1, sourceid 1
2005-10-01 18:26:56.909 DVB#0 ERROR - Opening DVB frontend device failed.
(2) No such file or directory
2005-10-01 18:26:57.301 Changing from None to RecordingOnly
2005-10-01 18:26:57.374 DVB#0 ERROR - Opening DVB frontend device failed.
(2) No such file or directory
2005-10-01 18:26:57.374 Tuning Error -- aborting recording
2005-10-01 18:26:57.374 TVRec: Recording Prematurely Stopped

lsmod doesn't have dvb loaded:

[root@myth ~]# lsmod|grep cx88_dvb
[root@myth ~]#

'cx88' stuff that IS loaded:

[root@myth ~]# lsmod|grep cx88
cx8800 33613 0
v4l1_compat 13637 1 cx8800
v4l2_common 5825 1 cx8800
cx88_blackbird 14917 0
cx8802 11973 1 cx88_blackbird
cx88xx 53217 3 cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx8802
i2c_algo_bit 9033 1 cx88xx
video_buf 23621 4 cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx8802,cx88xx
ir_common 7365 1 cx88xx
btcx_risc 4937 3 cx8800,cx8802,cx88xx
tveeprom 13017 1 cx88xx
videodev 9537 3 cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx88xx
i2c_core 21313 5 cx88xx,i2c_algo_bit,tuner,tveeprom,i2c_viapro
[root@myth ~]#

From pchdtv forums:

"""
Here's a graph of what module options to select:

Device-drivers ->

Multimedia devices ->

[-] Video for Linux ->
Video for Linux ->
Video Adapters
[-] Conexant 2388x (bt878 successor) support (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88=m)
[-] DVB support for cx2388x based TV Cards (CONFIG_VIDEO_CX88_DVB=m)

Digital Video Broadcasting Devices ->
[-] DVB for Linux (DVB=m)
[-] DVB Core Support (DVB_CORE=m)
Customize DVB Frontends ->
[-] Conexant cx22702 demodulator (OFDM) (DVB_CX22702=m)
[-] OR51132 based (pcHDTV HD3000 card) (DVB_OR51132=m)
"""

[I think this is the config params for when building a kernel. See

http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=807&highlight=or51132+frontends ]

Or just:

# modprobe -v cx88-dvb

[root@myth ~]# modprobe -v cx88-dvb
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/dvb-pll.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/cx22702.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-core/dvb-core.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/video/video-buf-dvb.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/or51132.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/mt352.ko
install /sbin/modprobe cx8800;/sbin/modprobe --ignore-install cx88-dvb
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1378_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-dvb.ko
[root@myth ~]#

New dmesg messages:

cx2388x dvb driver version 0.0.4 loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.2[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 12 (level, low) -> IRQ 12
cx88[0]/2: found at 0000:00:09.2, rev: 5, irq: 12, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe3000000
cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based dvb card
DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[0]).
DVB: registering frontend 0 (pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV)...
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0c.2[A] -> Link [LNKA] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
cx88[1]/2: found at 0000:00:0c.2, rev: 5, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe5000000
cx88[1]/2: cx2388x based dvb card
DVB: registering new adapter (cx88[1]).
DVB: registering frontend 1 (pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV)...

Now I get dvb LOCK after starting BE:

tail -f mythbackend.log
2005-10-01 18:37:36.289 New DB connection, total: 1
Starting up as the master server.
2005-10-01 18:37:36.301 New DB connection, total: 2
2005-10-01 18:37:36.308 DVB#0 DVB SI Table Parser Started
2005-10-01 18:37:36.309 DVB#0 Using DVB card 0, with frontend pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV.
2005-10-01 18:37:36.311 New DB connection, total: 3
2005-10-01 18:37:44.822 DVB#0 DVB signal 44dc | snr e9b9 | ber 0 | unc 0
2005-10-01 18:37:44.822 DVB#0 Status: LOCK.
2005-10-01 18:37:44.822 DVB#0 Multiplex Locked
2005-10-01 18:37:45.596 DVB#0 Successfully tuned to channel 11_1.
2005-10-01 18:37:45.603 DVB#1 DVB SI Table Parser Started
2005-10-01 18:37:45.604 DVB#1 Using DVB card 1, with frontend pcHDTV HD3000 HDTV.
2005-10-01 18:37:54.042 DVB#1 DVB signal f477 | snr cd37 | ber 0 | unc 0
2005-10-01 18:37:54.408 DVB#1 Status: LOCK.
2005-10-01 18:37:54.408 DVB#1 Multiplex Locked
2005-10-01 18:37:54.888 DVB#1 Successfully tuned to channel 11_1.
2005-10-01 18:37:54.893 New DB scheduler connection
2005-10-01 18:37:54.898 mythbackend version: 0.18.1.20050523-1 www.mythtv.org
2005-10-01 18:37:54.899 Enabled verbose msgs : important general
2005-10-01 18:37:56.899 Reschedule requested for id -1.
2005-10-01 18:37:57.294 Scheduled 137 items in 0.4 = 0.06 match + 0.34 place
2005-10-01 18:37:57.297 Recording starts soon, AUTO-Startup assumed
2005-10-01 18:37:57.299 Started recording "CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 6:30PM" on channel: 1034 on cardid: 1, sourceid 1
2005-10-01 18:37:57.944 DVB#0 DVB signal a49b | snr f6df | ber 0 | unc 0
2005-10-01 18:37:57.944 DVB#0 Status: LOCK.
2005-10-01 18:37:57.944 DVB#0 Multiplex Locked
2005-10-01 18:37:59.006 DVB#0 Successfully tuned to channel 5_1.
2005-10-01 18:37:59.036 Changing from None to RecordingOnly
2005-10-01 18:37:59.057 DVB#0 Recorder: Card opened successfully (using PS mode).
2005-10-01 18:37:59.076 DVB#0 Data read from DMX - This is for debugging with transform.c
2005-10-01 18:38:04.905 New DB connection, total: 4

lsmod now:
[root@myth ~]# lsmod|grep cx88_dvb
cx88_dvb 7621 43
mt352 6341 1 cx88_dvb
or51132 9669 1 cx88_dvb
video_buf_dvb 7109 1 cx88_dvb
cx22702 6085 1 cx88_dvb
dvb_pll 4677 3 cx88_dvb,or51132,cx22702
cx8802 11973 2 cx88_dvb,cx88_blackbird
cx88xx 53217 4 cx88_dvb,cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx8802
video_buf 23621 6 cx88_dvb,video_buf_dvb,cx8800,cx88_blackbird,cx8802,cx88xx
[root@myth ~]#

Time will tell if this fixes the lost audio problem.