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DISCUSSION LiM 4 participants 5 messages Jan 21, 2010 – Jan 23, 2010 Media (V4L/DVB)

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Hello,

i have the same problem as http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/11441 also with Hercules Smart TV Stereo .. works OK audio+video on ..2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
but NO AUDIO on linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18

cat /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf
options tvaudio tda9874a=1 tda9874a_STD=0
options bttv radio=0 card=100 tuner=29 gbuffers=14 i2c_udelay=128 pll=1 autoload=1

2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
bttv: driver version 0.9.17 loaded
bttv: using 14 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv 0000:04:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:04:01.0, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
0xf8ffe000
bttv0: using: Hercules Smart TV Stereo [card=100,insmod option] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init] tvaudio' 6-0058: found tda9874a.
tvaudio' 6-0058: tda9874h/a found @ 0xb0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tvaudio' 6-004b: pic16c54 (PV951) found @ 0x96 (bt878 #0 [sw])
bttv0: tuner type=29
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner' 6-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tuner-simple 6-0060: creating new instance
tuner-simple 6-0060: type set to 29 (LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D))
bttv0: registered device video1
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok

linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18
bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded
bttv: using 14 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:04:01.0, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
0xf8ffe000
bttv0: using: Hercules Smart TV Stereo [card=100,insmod option] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: tuner type=29
tvaudio 0-0058: found tda9874a.
tvaudio 0-0058: tda9874h/a found @ 0xb0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner 0-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tuner-simple 0-0060: creating new instance
tuner-simple 0-0060: type set to 29 (LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D))
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok

I think problem is in new bttv driver, in modules is new options audiodev and tvaudio is loading with bttv? and this line:
"tvaudio' 6-004b: pic16c54 (PV951) found @ 0x96 (bt878 #0 [sw])" is only with older bttv.

modinfo -k 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 bttv
---cut--

parm:           autoload:obsolete option, please do not use anymore (int)
parm:           audiodev:specify audio device:

-1 = no audio
0 = autodetect (default)
1 = msp3400
2 = tda7432
3 = tvaudio (array of int)
---cut--

How can i load module with new bttv to get sound working?

rdgs

Michal Vesely

#1 lore raw
Quoted 76 lines · LiM

Hello,

i have the same problem as http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/11441 also with Hercules Smart TV Stereo .. works OK audio+video on ..2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
but NO AUDIO on linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18

cat /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf
options tvaudio tda9874a=1 tda9874a_STD=0
options bttv radio=0 card=100 tuner=29 gbuffers=14 i2c_udelay=128 pll=1 autoload=1

2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
bttv: driver version 0.9.17 loaded
bttv: using 14 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv 0000:04:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:04:01.0, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
0xf8ffe000
bttv0: using: Hercules Smart TV Stereo [card=100,insmod option] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init] tvaudio' 6-0058: found tda9874a.
tvaudio' 6-0058: tda9874h/a found @ 0xb0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tvaudio' 6-004b: pic16c54 (PV951) found @ 0x96 (bt878 #0 [sw])
bttv0: tuner type=29
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner' 6-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tuner-simple 6-0060: creating new instance
tuner-simple 6-0060: type set to 29 (LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D))
bttv0: registered device video1
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok

linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18
bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded
bttv: using 14 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:04:01.0, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
0xf8ffe000
bttv0: using: Hercules Smart TV Stereo [card=100,insmod option] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: tuner type=29
tvaudio 0-0058: found tda9874a.
tvaudio 0-0058: tda9874h/a found @ 0xb0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner 0-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tuner-simple 0-0060: creating new instance
tuner-simple 0-0060: type set to 29 (LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D))
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok

I think problem is in new bttv driver, in modules is new options audiodev and tvaudio is loading with bttv? and this line:
"tvaudio' 6-004b: pic16c54 (PV951) found @ 0x96 (bt878 #0 [sw])" is only with older bttv.

modinfo -k 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 bttv
---cut--

parm:           autoload:obsolete option, please do not use anymore (int)
parm:           audiodev:specify audio device:

-1 = no audio
0 = autodetect (default)
1 = msp3400
2 = tda7432
3 = tvaudio (array of int)
---cut--

How can i load module with new bttv to get sound working?

Quoted 8 lines

rdgs

Michal Vesely

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For my Hercules Smart TV card sound also disappeared after 2.6.29 with the message:"bttv0: audio absent, no audio device found!"
I have bisected the problem to commit 859f0277a6c3ba59b0a5a1eb183f8f6ce661a95d:
"bttv: convert to v4l2_subdev since i2c autoprobing will disappear"
If I revert this everything works again

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Leopold Gouverneur napsal(a):

Quoted 87 lines · LiM
Quoted 77 lines

Hello,

i have the same problem as http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/11441 also with Hercules Smart TV Stereo .. works OK audio+video on ..2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
but NO AUDIO on linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18

cat /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf
options tvaudio tda9874a=1 tda9874a_STD=0
options bttv radio=0 card=100 tuner=29 gbuffers=14 i2c_udelay=128 pll=1 autoload=1

2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
bttv: driver version 0.9.17 loaded
bttv: using 14 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv 0000:04:01.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:04:01.0, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
0xf8ffe000
bttv0: using: Hercules Smart TV Stereo [card=100,insmod option] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init] tvaudio' 6-0058: found tda9874a.
tvaudio' 6-0058: tda9874h/a found @ 0xb0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tvaudio' 6-004b: pic16c54 (PV951) found @ 0x96 (bt878 #0 [sw])
bttv0: tuner type=29
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner' 6-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tuner-simple 6-0060: creating new instance
tuner-simple 6-0060: type set to 29 (LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D))
bttv0: registered device video1
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok

linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18
bttv: driver version 0.9.18 loaded
bttv: using 14 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:04:01.0, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
0xf8ffe000
bttv0: using: Hercules Smart TV Stereo [card=100,insmod option] IRQ 16/bttv0: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bttv0: tuner type=29
tvaudio 0-0058: found tda9874a.
tvaudio 0-0058: tda9874h/a found @ 0xb0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner 0-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw]) tuner-simple 0-0060: creating new instance
tuner-simple 0-0060: type set to 29 (LG PAL_BG (TPI8PSB11D))
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 . ok

I think problem is in new bttv driver, in modules is new options audiodev and tvaudio is loading with bttv? and this line:
"tvaudio' 6-004b: pic16c54 (PV951) found @ 0x96 (bt878 #0 [sw])" is only with older bttv.

modinfo -k 2.6.31-gentoo-r6 bttv
---cut--

parm:           autoload:obsolete option, please do not use anymore (int)
parm:           audiodev:specify audio device:

-1 = no audio
0 = autodetect (default)
1 = msp3400
2 = tda7432
3 = tvaudio (array of int)
---cut--

How can i load module with new bttv to get sound working?

Quoted 9 lines

rdgs

Michal Vesely

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Quoted 7 lines

For my Hercules Smart TV card sound also disappeared after 2.6.29 with the message:"bttv0: audio absent, no audio device found!"
I have bisected the problem to commit 859f0277a6c3ba59b0a5a1eb183f8f6ce661a95d:
"bttv: convert to v4l2_subdev since i2c autoprobing will disappear"
If I revert this everything works again

Hi,

and is any chance it will be working with new version?

Michal

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Quoted 13 lines · LiM

Leopold Gouverneur napsal(a):

Quoted 10 lines · LiM
Quoted 9 lines

Hello,

i have the same problem as http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/11441 also with Hercules Smart TV Stereo .. works OK audio+video on ..2.6.29-gentoo-r5 + bttv 0.9.17
but NO AUDIO on linux-2.6.31-gentoo-r6 + bttv 0.9.18

Quoted 6 lines

Hi,

and is any chance it will be working with new version?

Michal

A temporary solution (if you can use a solder iron) is to get audio out of the (tuner) metal box and inject it at the CD connector on the motherboard.

    See : http://www.genicus.be/?p=592

(It works for me. There is an audio out pin (AF) on the TDA9801T in the metal box. lip-sync is not perfect, but, at least, I hear something...)

But, of course, it would be better to make the driver work.

I had the same problem in 2008 when somebody changed tvaudio and I did not realize I had to specify new options in my /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf file. I wonder why 'bttv card=100' is not enough to specify the hardware and what to do with it. There is an entry 'Hercules Smart TV Stereo' in bttv-cards.c. I am not sure what can be done with autodetecting chips on an unknown board. I agree, this is probably complex matter but this mix of specification and autodetection is suspect.

My card is 1540:952b - Hercules Smart TV 2 Stereo.
there is a TDA9801T in the metal box labelled TVF-8533-B/DF a Conexant Fusion 878A (~compatible Bt878)
a TDA9874AH on the (audio) piggy back
and two other chips (?pic16c54 (a dip-18 labeled 'B05')? and ? a dip-8 with Label 'GI0')

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.31.y.git;a=commitdiff;h=859f0277a6c3ba59b0a5a1eb183f8f6ce661a95d
is difficult to follow as there are changes in i2c handling, autodetection, v4l and v4l2 architectures,... I don't know if there is some documentation about the (reverse engineered) wiring of the board themselves or is the code 'is/was' the documentation.

The 'Hercules Smart TV' is probably not the only card with a sound problem after those reorganisations. I also hope that it is not a 'big bug' and that it will be back one of these days but (I feel) it is nearly impossible to help from outside.

xof

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Quoted 7 lines · Xof

I had the same problem in 2008 when somebody changed tvaudio and I did not realize I had to specify new options in my /etc/modprobe.d/bttv.conf file. I wonder why 'bttv card=100' is not enough to specify the hardware and what to do with it. There is an entry 'Hercules Smart TV Stereo' in bttv-cards.c. I am not sure what can be done with autodetecting chips on an unknown board. I agree, this is probably complex matter but this mix of specification and autodetection is suspect.

I agree, auto detection for sound seems not to work too well for BT878 cards.

To get sound I have to set modprobe options:

options tda9887 qss=0
options tuner pal=i

although the card is auto detected:

bttv0: detected: Pinnacle PCTV [card=39], PCI subsystem ID is 11bd:0012
bttv0: using: Pinnacle PCTV Studio/Rave [card=39,autodetected]

Would be great if there was a method to fix this.

Al