[ATrpms-users] ivtv kernel module firmware timeout

[Axel Thimm]

On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 06:08:05PM +0000, Julian Edwards wrote:
> Hi folks
> 
> Before I ask on the ivtv list, I thought I'd check here in case it's a 
> packaging issue.
> 
> Using smart, I just upgraded my FC5 box from 2.6.17 and ivtv 0.7.1 to 
> 2.6.18-1.2257.fc5 with ivtv-kmdl-2.6.18-1.2257.fc5-0.8.2-123.fc5.at
> 
> On boot, ivtv bails out with these errors:
> Feb  9 16:59:56 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: loaded v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw 
> firmware (262144 bytes)
> [snip.....]
> Feb  9 16:59:56 mythbox kernel: ivtv0 warning: 1000 ms time out waiting 
> for firmware
> Feb  9 16:59:56 mythbox kernel: ivtv0 warning: Failed api call 
> 0x00000080 with result 0xfffffff0
> Feb  9 16:59:56 mythbox kernel: ivtv0 warning: Encoder firmware dead!
> Feb  9 16:59:56 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Error initializing firmware
> Feb  9 16:59:56 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Error -19 on initialization
> 
> If I modprobe -r ivtv then modprobe ivtv again it has a different error:
> Feb  9 17:02:18 mythbox kernel: firmware_loading_store: unexpected value (0)
> Feb  9 17:02:18 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: unable to open firmware 
> v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw (must be 262144 bytes)
> Feb  9 17:02:18 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: did you put the firmware in the 
> hotplug firmware directory?
> Feb  9 17:02:18 mythbox kernel: ivtv0 warning: failed loading encoder 
> firmware
> Feb  9 17:02:18 mythbox kernel: ivtv0 warning: Error loading firmware -3!
> Feb  9 17:02:18 mythbox kernel: ivtv0: Error -3 initializing firmware.
> 
> If I remove it and modprobe again, it works!  This sequence is 100% 
> repeatable.
> 
> Going back to 0.7.1 on 2.6.17 eliminates the errors. 
> 
> Any ideas anyone?

do you have any alias settings in /etc/modprobe.conf? If that doesn't
help, please ask on the ivtv list.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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