[vdr] Re: VDR newbie; problems with /dev/video0 etc

[Onno Kreuzinger <onnok@web.de>]

Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just installed vdr 1.2.6 and kvdr 0.61 from Debian packages. 
> I have a "DPANDA" DVB-T card (tda1004x/budget-ci) and an Avermedia
> DVB-T card (sp887x/dvb-bt8xx).
>
> I set up the channels.conf with scan. The vdr daemon starts OK.
>
> If I have drivers for both cards loaded, when I run kvdr I get the
> window displayed but blank, and the following from the kernel:
>
> Feb 19 00:05:52 tv kernel: bttv0: reset, reinitialize
> Feb 19 00:05:52 tv kernel: bttv0: IRQ lockup, cleared int mask [bits: GPINT*]
> Feb 19 00:05:52 tv kernel: bttv0: timeout: irq=2121/230816, risc=1ee0103c, bits:
>  HSYNC GPINT
> Feb 19 00:06:30 tv kernel: bttv0: reset, reinitialize
> Feb 19 00:06:30 tv kernel: bttv0: IRQ lockup, cleared int mask [bits: GPINT*]
> Feb 19 00:06:31 tv kernel: bttv0: timeout: irq=3668/232363, risc=1ee0103c, bits:
>  FMTCHG VSYNC HSYNC GPINT RISCI
> Feb 19 00:06:31 tv kernel: bttv0: reset, reinitialize
> Feb 19 00:06:31 tv kernel: bttv0: IRQ lockup, cleared int mask [bits: GPINT*]
> Feb 19 00:06:32 tv kernel: bttv0: timeout: irq=3688/232383, risc=1ee0101c, bits:
>  VSYNC HSYNC GPINT RISCI
>
> That card is /dev/dvb/adapter1, so I don't know why it went for that.
> It also prints a message saying that kvdr and v4l-conf disagree on the
> geometry or similar.
>
> If I run without the dvb-bt8xx/sp887x modules loaded, vdr (daemon)
> starts OK and when I run kvdr, I get a popup saying it couldn't open
> /dev/video0 and indeed if I try to cat that device, it says "No such
> device". I don't know why the two cards would be different in that
> respect though.
>
> I'm a bit lost at this point. Any suggestions?
> I might try the vdr plugin for xine instead of kvdr, in case that helps.
>
> Thanks,
> Hamish
you don't have any video0 device kvdr could use, you seem to use budget 
cards, they don't offer a picture (mpeg2 decoding) in any way.
You must use softdevice or xine-plugin or xineliboutput to get a picture on 
your monitor.
[or even read some more to kwon what you have and what you want ;) ]

Regards Onno


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