[ATrpms-users] IVTV driver still troublesome

[Axel Thimm]

On Thu, Jun 01, 2006 at 12:19:57AM +0200, Marcel Janssen wrote:
> On Wednesday 31 May 2006 23:11, Marcel Janssen wrote:
> > On Tuesday 30 May 2006 20:31, Marcel Janssen wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 30 May 2006 04:09, Axel Thimm wrote:
> > > > A new firmware will be uploaded later (tomorrow), maybe that fixes
> > > > your issue.
> > >
> > > I'll try that and report back if it solves anything.
> >
> > I tried to upgrade today but somehow it can't find this new firmware :
> >
> > firmware_loading_store: unexpected value (0)
> > ivtv0: unable to open firmware v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
> > ivtv0: did you put the firmware in the hotplug firmware directory?
> > ivtv0 warning: failed loading encoder firmware
> > ivtv0 warning: Error loading firmware -3!
> >
> > I can find this firmware file in /lib/firmware/
> > and a link in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware : v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
> > -> /lib/firmware/v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
> >
> > no idea why it can't find it yet.
> 
> Hmmm, some crazy stuff here :
> 
> At first run (the above), the encoder firmware didn't load.
> Than I reloaded the ivtv module and the encoder firmware loaded, but the 
> decoder didn't load.
> Than I reloaded the ivtv driver again and both the enc&dec firmware where 
> loaded but v4l-cx2341x-init.mpg didn't load.
> One more reload of the driver and all firmware did load.
> 
> I rebooted, just to see if this is normal behaviour.
> On reboot again the enc firmware wasn't load. I tried to reload the ivtv 
> driver and got a complete system lockup and needed a hard reboot (no remote 
> login possible).
> 
> Well, I hope the old firmware is still available.

It is, but most people are happier with the new one.

> I still hope that one day it will get stable like the old 0.3 IVTV driver, but 
> almost given up on that thought.

Maybe your hardware has some issues? This should better be discussedon
the ivtv lists, copying ivtv-users. Maybe it would help to post the
ivtv logs to identify the model. Eitehr it's someone no one has, and
maybe ivtv needs some support for your tuner model, or someone can
confirm that this hardware works/works not.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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