Nxt2004 (nxt200x) dvb woes

I'm going to send this to [email protected], but I wanted to check here if anyone knows what's going on.
I have a pair of K-World ATSC 115 cards for my mythtv setup.  Here's a wiki link to the card: http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Kworld_ATSC_110  They've worked without any problems for the last 2 years.  Roughly a month ago, an upgrade to kernel 2.6.32.10 caused problems in which nxt200x doesn't initialize properly some of the time (no firmware getting downloaded), and thus there's no /dev/dvb directory getting created.  I believe each card succeeds randomly about 1/3 of the time, so that came out to about 9 reboots to get both cards initialized properly.  After that it worked fine.
However, when I upgraded to 2.6.33.2 a couple of days ago, I got the same error messages, but the probability of getting a successful firmware download is like 1 in 10.  I haven't succeeded in getting both cards initialized at the same time.  Furthermore, even though I can get one of the cards to initialize (seeing /dev/dvb/adapter0), it doesn't function.  Tuner says locked but never returns a picture in mythtv.
Here's the information when I do a lspci:
03:06.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
03:07.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7131/SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
This is the error from dmesg when init fails on a card:
nxt200x: nxt200x_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Unknown/Unsupported NXT chip: 00 00 00 00 00
saa7133[0]/dvb: frontend initialization failed
Here's the message from a "successful" init (from error log since dmesg gets spammed with errors after it):
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: NXT2004 Detected
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt2004: Waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-nxt2004.fw)...
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: saa7134 0000:03:06.0: firmware: requesting dvb-fe-nxt2004.fw
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt2004: Waiting for firmware upload(2)...
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt2004: Firmware upload complete
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: nxt200x_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: nxt200x_writebytes: i2c write error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: nxt200x_writebytes: i2c write error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: nxt200x_writebytes: i2c write error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: nxt200x_writebytes: i2c write error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: nxt200x_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
Apr 10 13:00:19 ruyi kernel: nxt200x: Error writing multireg register 0x80
Then when I tried to tune to a channel it just spams the following error in dmesg forever while no picture gets shown:
nxt200x: i2c_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0x61, err == -5)
nxt200x: Timeout waiting for nxt2004 to init.
nxt200x: i2c_writebytes: i2c write error (addr 0x61, err == -5)
nxt200x: error writing to tuner
Please let me know if you want any additional logs.  thanks
Ben

I'm getting a similar error for my Kworld ATSC 110 after upgrading to linux 3.0.4-1.  When loading the saa7134 module, the kernel fails to initialize the dvb frontend:
[  948.772122] dvb_init() allocating 1 frontend
[  948.772282] nxt200x: nxt200x_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0x0a, err == -5)
[  948.772285] Unknown/Unsupported NXT chip: 00 00 00 00 00
[  948.772289] saa7133[0]/dvb: frontend initialization failed
Does anyone have a fix for this?

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    cx88[1]: irq mpeg [0x80000] pci_abort*
    cx88[1]/2-mpeg: general errors: 0x00080000
    cx88[1]: irq mpeg [0x80000] pci_abort*
    cx88[1]/2-mpeg: general errors: 0x00080000
    cx88[1]: irq mpeg [0x80000] pci_abort*
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    cx88[1]/2-mpeg: general errors: 0x00080000
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    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
    dvblb_fake_ioctl interrupted: 28482
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    PBJ

    This is not Archlinux or Mythtv related problem.
    You should try dvbn forums.
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  • Airport express "G" - My woes and some thoughts. . .

    I got the airport about this time last year. it worked great and i loved it. In December 2007 I moved to an apartment. I got the local cable co's internet, ran it to my ax and all was well. 6 weeks ago, due to our wonderful economy, i had the cable shut off as I talked to one of my neighbors who has wireless internet running unprotected (no password)..i asked him if i could leech for a bit till i got things sorted. he said cool and all was.....hmmm. SO in my airport menu i select his network and my internet works, sometimes drops then comes right back but no biggie. I reset my ax to just do airtunes and join his network, it restarted and voila, airtunes. problem is that in the last month i get a lot more drop outs and if i go more than 2 days with out streaming by ax disappears and i have to do a hard reset to get it to show up in the utility. The light is green but nothing...sometimes the amber light blinks and it never come on line at all....grrrrrr.
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    anyone?
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    edits as i am brainstorming

    EDIT: let me ask this then...when i am streaming music from my mbp to the ax, am i doint it dorectly or am i using his network?
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  • Hp Warranty Woes & Hard Drive Heartache

    HP – Warranties Woes & Hard Drive Headaches.
    Dear Internet Community (I.C)
    I need your help.
    I would like to know if I’m being unreasonable in my expectations or is Hewlett Packard (HP) not living up to its both moral & legal obligations as a good corporate citizen & what it alleges to be – a Customer Focused Global Computer Services company.
    Apologies if this is a little long winded but in the interests of fairness I need to put as many HP comments in as possible – to give you a clear picture.
    So bear with me, you will not be disappointed & there are a couple of questions you might like to answer & feedback to the appropriate parties.
    Keep in mind at all times we are talking about approximately a $200 (NZD) fix – less than the lost profit on one lost sale for an HP PC ( you might think twice about HP products after reading this).
    There are two parts to this problem :
    Part 1 :
    I purchased an HP Touch Smart a few years ago, I registered the product & warranty with them & over the years have received have received numerous emails stating “buy this, upgrade now”.
    But I don’t recall ever receiving an “WARNING – Critical Failure Issue (CFI) apply attached patch immediately” email while under warranty. Why is this relevant?
    Ø Seagate makes Hard Drives – in this case a Barracuda 7200.11
    Ø HP buys said HD’s from Seagate
    Ø Seagate finds a problem with firmware in HD’s & advises HP & supplies a fix
    Ø HP knows which Customers have these HD’s, because you know what goes into your machines – right ? - see below
    Ø HP FAILS to send email to Customers with the fix (a simple email with attachment would solve problem) or issue recall.
    Ø HP even offers previously to fix problem FOC & puts fix on its Website - but only if the Customer knows somehow of the problem.
    Ø Should the Customer intuitively& telepathically know of problems in HP Products in advance before it fails, because of course HP is not telling their Customers.
    Problem or Outcome: My HD has bricked itself & will not operate as I never received notice of the firmware fix at any time either in or out of warranty.
    Paul Boshoff - G M -Personal Systems Group- HP NZ (PB- GMPSG) says
    “It would be very difficult, if not impossible, for any computer vendor to proactively notify it’s customers of component-level updates”
    “Failures of the kind you’ve experienced are usually related to a specific batch of serial numbers and often those component serial numbers aren’t available when the user is registering that particular computer.”
    Now let me know if you think I’m wrong, but it sounds like HP does not know what goes into its machines or at the very minimum does not keep track of this.
    HP, a Global Computer Services company cannot possibly be expected to track what goes into its machines. HP apparently does not record or match the serial number of the HD with the machine it goes into.
    If Ford & Toyota can track & record what tyres go on which make & model of their cars which are in the millions each year & can recall cars dating back 8-10 years just case of a manufacturers component malfunction why can’t HP link & record the HD details.
    I can just hear it now “I’m sorry we don’t know which engine we put in your car”.
    And let’s be real clear here – we are not talking about some small screw at the back of a PC – Along with the CPU & the RAM, the Hard Drive is pretty much up there in the top 3 of important components of any computer.
    I.C – Do you feel
    ü That fills you with confidence in HP products & services ?
    ü Should HP be required to tell its customer of CFI’s with its products – particularly while under warranty?
    ü Has HP tried to limit their liability & cost by directly NOT telling Customers of CFI’s while under warranty?
    Part 2 :
    When your HD bricks itself – apparently all is not lost – some very clever person has found a solution so you can get the HD going long enough to apply the firmware fix & then your HD is a good as new – Here is the link that spells it out with pics http://www.overclock.net/t/457286/seagate-bricked-firmware-drive-fix-with-pics)
    You’ll see the relevance of this shortly.
    After much messing about I received the following email from PB- GMPSG : “I have escalated your issue and have just received the go-ahead to repair your unit at our cost. We will be utilizing our own, authorized service provider to re-install the original hard-drive and to run the software fix on that unit.” (This guy most likely earns a six figure salary & isn’t able to sign off $200 fix).
    NOTE : it does not limit or restrict what type of fixes will be used & also at this time HP was aware of both the Seagate fix & above fix.
    I delivered the PC & bricked HD into the HP Authorised Repair Centre (ARC) as requested –their ticket instructions read “do firmware update…HP to incur costs. NO COST to customer”.
    Obviously it’s not rocket science but you need the HD going before you can apply any firmware fix including this one – HP knew that to get the HD going they would need a special fix to enable them to apply the Seagate fix.
    After all this is not an isolated case & I did point out to HP that they would need the fix I supplied (or something similar HP approved or designed if that made them more comfortable) prior to their offer of fixing the HD.
    HP said their ARC’s had all the right software for fixing their machines. In addition I have been told on several occasions, the ARC’s are the bee’s knees, the cat pajamas, the whiz kids of the PC service world “The first port of call for the repair centre agent is to download all the latest service advisory notices and updates. This is a very fundamental part of the repair process and one that we spend a great deal of time emphasizing with our authorised repair centres” Keep this in mind.
    A week later I received a call from Peter Gasporaratos, HP CS Melbourne (poor guy – caught in the middle) & stated “there is nothing else we can do for you”. When I asked if they had applied the fix he said “its not our responsibility.. its not part of our guidelines.. the ARC does not practice unauthorised methods..& this ARC will not go down this path”
    Ironically the day before, Barry from the ARC said “we can attempt it, but we will charge you too”. So HP’s own ARC will do it, but there will be a cost – but hang on a minute, didn’t PB- GMPSG say “to repair your unit at our cost. We will be utilizing our own, authorized service provider to re-install the original hard-drive and to run the software fix on that unit” & HP CS put on the instructions “HP to incur costs. NO COST to customer”.
    I.C – Do you feel
    ü HP have said they will fix it at NO COST to me, regardless of what the fix entails ?
    ü Should HP honour this commitment ?
    ü Would you do business with a company that says one thing & does another & does not honour its commitment ?
    ü That given the bricking fault did not need to happen if HP had been proactive in letting their customers know of the firmware issue & this is not an isolated case– shouldn’t they then be responsible in finding or developing a fix for getting the HD going long enough to apply the firmware fix if they are not going to use other recognised fixes.
    Abstract
    So that’s it – what do you think I.C. ?
    Would you want HP computers & servers controlling the Traffic Lights, Air Traffic Control, Patient records & Medications at Hospitals knowing that HP will not tell these organisations that there is CFI with their products & they could suddenly lose everything. All dead while they try to find a back up computer with all the data – god forbid if President Obama’s “football” is powered by an HP – Nuclear War before we know it.
    But seriously – I would love your feedback – Am I being unreasonable in asking them to honour their commitment for a $200 fix ?
    And of course HP being a Customer Focused Global Computer Services company, would welcome your feedback.
    Here are a couple of the players contact details who would love to hear from you :
    ü Keith Watson – CEO –HP NZ -I initially contacted him & he thanked me for bringing it to his attention, then nothing.
    Email : [email protected]
    ü Paul Boshoff - G M -Personal Systems Group- HP NZ – well of course you now know who he is now – he would love feedback.
    Email : [email protected]
    ü Jessica Rangi – She’s the Spokes person/PR/Marketing for HP NZ & has just help launch HP new PC range in NZ – She would love your feedback as it might impact on her marketing & she is quoted as having helped out in warranty situations before & has worked at HP head office.
    Email : [email protected]
    ü Meg Whitman - President and Chief Executive Officer of HP Global
    Email : [email protected]
    They would all like to hear from you J
    I.C
    J Thanks for being patience & reading through to the end – now it’s up to you
    L buy HP Products & Services or not.
    L Do HP deserve your hard earned money if you now believe they aren’t going tell you about problems with their Product & Services.
    Be kind to one another & take care.
    Regards
    Smithie
    P.S - I sent this blog to HP for fact & quote checking prior to uploading (I gave them over a week to reply) – the silence was deafening from HP.

    When requesting assistance, please provide the complete model name and product number of the HP computer in question. HP/Compaq makes thousands of models of computers. Without this information it may be difficult or impossible to assist you in resolving your issue.
    The above requested information can be found on the bottom of your computer or inside the battery compartment. Please do not include your serial number. Please enter the model/product information into HP's Online Consumer Support page and post it here for our review.
    I doubt the hard drive would be covered by buying an extended warranty after the fact. There is also no reason to buy a new hard drive from HP. Almost any 2.5" hard drive on the market will work in your computer. You will need your personal HP Recovery Disc set to return the computer to a factory like state. If you didn't create these discs, you will need to order a set.
    If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
    Please click the white KUDOS star to show your appreciation
    Frank
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    This is a user supported forum. I am a volunteer and I don't work for HP.
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    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 10 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
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    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 11 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
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    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 12 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 13 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 13 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 14 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 14 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
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    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 3 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 4 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 5 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing SPS 6 referenced in buffering period
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]non-existing PPS 0 referenced
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]no frame!
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]mmco: unref short failure
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]mmco: unref short failure
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 1
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 2
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 3
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 4
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]mmco: unref short failure
    [mpegts @ 0xed4800]Estimating duration from bitrate, this may be inaccurate
    [lavf] stream 0: video (h264), -vid 0
    [lavf] stream 1: audio (mp2), -aid 0
    LAVF: Program 11100
    LAVF: Program 11110
    LAVF: Program 11120
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    Load subtitles in /dev/dvb/adapter0/
    Cache not responding! [performance issue]
    Cache not responding! [performance issue]
    ==========================================================================
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    Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
    ==========================================================================
    ==========================================================================
    Opening audio decoder: [mpg123] MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 layers I, II, III
    AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 256.0 kbit/16.67% (ratio: 32000->192000)
    Selected audio codec: [mpg123] afm: mpg123 (MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 layers I, II, III)
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    Unsupported PixelFormat 61
    Unsupported PixelFormat 53
    Unsupported PixelFormat 81
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Missing reference picture
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]concealing 3600 DC, 3600 AC, 3600 MV errors
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Missing reference picture
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]concealing 3600 DC, 3600 AC, 3600 MV errors
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Missing reference picture
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]decode_slice_header error
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]concealing 3600 DC, 3600 AC, 3600 MV errors
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 1
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    A:61580.2 V:61580.9 A-V: -0.639 ct: 0.000 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 0 0 50%
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    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Missing reference picture
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]mmco: unref short failure
    A:61580.3 V:61581.1 A-V: -0.742 ct: -0.004 0/ 0 ??% ??% ??,?% 2 0 50%
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 2
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 3
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]Increasing reorder buffer to 4
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]mmco: unref short failure
    A:61585.5 V:61586.0 A-V: -0.430 ct: -0.490 0/ 0 86% 7% 0.7% 125 0 50%
    [mpegts @ 0xed4800]PES packet size mismatch
    A:61585.9 V:61586.3 A-V: -0.400 ct: -0.520 0/ 0 85% 7% 0.7% 125 0 50%
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    Possible reasons, problems, workarounds:
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    - Try -nocache.
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    If none of this helps you, read DOCS/HTML/en/bugreports.html.
    A:61589.5 V:61587.1 A-V: 2.333 ct: -0.432 0/ 0 83% 7% 0.8% 125 0 50%
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]number of reference frames (0+6) exceeds max (5; probably corrupt input), discarding one
    A:61589.5 V:61587.2 A-V: 2.334 ct: -0.430 0/ 0 83% 7% 0.8% 125 0 50%
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]number of reference frames (0+6) exceeds max (5; probably corrupt input), discarding one
    A:61589.5 V:61587.2 A-V: 2.332 ct: -0.428 0/ 0 83% 7% 0.8% 125 0 50%
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]number of reference frames (0+6) exceeds max (5; probably corrupt input), discarding one
    A:61592.2 V:61589.9 A-V: 2.242 ct: -0.422 0/ 0 58% 5% 0.9% 125 0 50%
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]mmco: unref short failure
    A:61592.6 V:61590.2 A-V: 2.438 ct: -0.396 0/ 0 61% 5% 0.9% 131 0 50%
    [h264 @ 0xf50700]number of reference frames (0+6) exceeds max (5; probably corrupt input), discarding one
    A:61646.7 V:61646.7 A-V: 0.000 ct: 1.818 0/ 0 62% 6% 0.8% 724 0 50%
    MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: decode video
    MPlayer interrupted by signal 2 in module: enable_cache
    A:61646.7 V:61646.7 A-V: 0.000 ct: 1.818 0/ 0 62% 6% 0.8% 724 0 50%
    Exiting... (Quit)
    Starting the same channel in SD I get these feedback:
    MPlayer SVN-r34799-4.6.3 (C) 2000-2012 MPlayer Team
    183 audio & 398 video codecs
    mplayer: could not connect to socket
    mplayer: No such file or directory
    Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.
    Playing dvb://ARD.
    dvb_tune Freq: 11836000
    Cache fill: 17.58% (368640 bytes)
    TS file format detected.
    VIDEO MPEG2(pid=101) AUDIO MPA(pid=102) NO SUBS (yet)! PROGRAM N. 0
    VIDEO: MPEG2 720x576 (aspect 3) 25.000 fps 15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s)
    ==========================================================================
    Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
    libavcodec version 54.8.100 (internal)
    Selected video codec: [ffmpeg2] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg MPEG-2)
    ==========================================================================
    ==========================================================================
    Opening audio decoder: [mpg123] MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 layers I, II, III
    AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 256.0 kbit/16.67% (ratio: 32000->192000)
    Selected audio codec: [mpg123] afm: mpg123 (MPEG 1.0/2.0/2.5 layers I, II, III)
    ==========================================================================
    [AO OSS] audio_setup: Can't open audio device /dev/dsp: No such file or directory
    AO: [alsa] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
    Starting playback...
    [VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=0.
    Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
    Opening video filter: [scale]
    The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
    Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
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    [VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=1.
    Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
    Opening video filter: [scale]
    The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
    Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
    e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
    [VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=2.
    Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
    Opening video filter: [scale]
    The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
    Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
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    Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
    VO: [vdpau] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12
    A:36766.2 V:36766.2 A-V: -0.001 ct: -0.332 19241/19241 14% 2% 0.7% 9 0 49%
    I will not get rid of the feeling that it might actually be due to faulty input signals. May something's wrong with the satellite system (LNB, multi switch, something else)?

  • [SOLVED] DVB-T Not working with 2.6.30

    Hey, I just upgraded to 2.6.30 and my DVB-T card (TerraTec Piranha) which uses the siano driver doesn't work anymore.
    It worked fine before the upgrade but doesn't register any DVB-T device since the reboot after the upgrade (Atleast kaffeine doesn't show the DVB-T button and dmesg doesn't list that a new device was registered).
    After starting my computer:
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    smsusb_probe: line: 416: rom interface 0 is not used
    usb 4-2: firmware: requesting sms1xxx-stellar-dvbt-01.fw
    smsusb1_load_firmware: failed to open "sms1xxx-stellar-dvbt-01.fw" mode 4, trying again with default firmware
    usbcore: registered new interface driver smsusb
    dmesg after reconnecting the stick:
    eth0: no IPv6 routers present
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    smsusb_onresponse: line: 69: error, urb status -84, 0 bytes
    usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address 3
    usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 4
    usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
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    usb 4-2: firmware: requesting sms1xxx-stellar-dvbt-01.fw
    smsusb1_load_firmware: failed to open "sms1xxx-stellar-dvbt-01.fw" mode 4, trying again with default firmware
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    usb 4-2: USB disconnect, address 4
    usb 4-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 5
    usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
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    Whats wrong? How do I get DVB-T working again?
    //Edit:
    [fox@PC103 ~]$ sudo modprobe smsdvb
    did the trick!
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    Last edited by JayFoxRox (2009-06-24 16:12:31)

    Hiya, I was having the identical problem with an Acer AspireOne D250 netbook using the atl1c kernel mod.  The Arch Wiki entry for my netbook specifically has a workaround posted, though I believe it's applicable here:
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    This question was solved.
    View Solution.

    Hi,
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    BH
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    I'm trying to use vlc 2.2.0 to display UK dvb-t2 HD channels. I can get sound, but no video is displayed. Normal mpeg-1/2 video channels are fine.
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    When I tune to an HD channels I see this
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    [00007fb8d802e5c8] ts demux: MPEG-4 descriptor not found for pid 0x19ce type 0x11
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    Situation update:
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    As a TV journalist I am recording my works with my DVB-C Receiver and a DVD-Harddisc-Recorder from LG. The movies are stored on the harddisc and I burn them to DVDs in order to work with the files on my computer. What progrograms do I have to use in order to get file out of the DVD-vobs, that Final Cut Pro can read an work with. DVB-C is MPEG-encoded, right? But I don’t want to loose quality and don’t want to encode the material several times? In Final Cut I want to get rid of commerials and cut severel movies together that were broadcasted on several days. After that I want to get two differt files: 1. A flash movie form my website and 2. A file form my archive. With those files I want to complile DVDs with DVD Studio Pro for my customers later. Can anyone please give me a good and professional workflow to solve this common problem? Thanks a lot.

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  • How do you convert channels.dvb to channels.conf

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    em28xx #0: Alternate setting 5, max size= 2580
    em28xx #0: Alternate setting 6, max size= 2892
    em28xx #0: Alternate setting 7, max size= 3072
    em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883
    tuner' 2-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (em28xx #0)
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 cd 0c 5e 00 d0 12 5c 03 9e 40 de 1c
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 6a 34 27 57 46 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 31 00 b8 00 14 00 5b 1e 00 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 6e 02 20 10 01 00 00 00 00 00 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 34 03 54 00 65 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 72 00 72 00 61 00 54 00 65 00 63 00 20 00 45 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 6c 00 65 00 63 00 74 00 72 00 6f 00 6e 00 69 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 63 00 20 00 47 00 6d 00 62 00 48 00 00 00 40 03
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 43 00 69 00 6e 00 65 00 72 00 67 00 79 00 20 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: 48 00 79 00 62 00 72 00 69 00 64 00 20 00 54 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 20 00 55 00 53 00 42 00 20 00 58 00 53 00 20 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 28 00 32 00 38 00 38 00 32 00 29 00 00 00 1c 03
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: 30 00 37 00 30 00 32 00 30 00 31 00 30 00 30 00
    em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 38 00 30 00 38 00 33 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
    EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, hash = 0x4c13bfbe
    Vendor/Product ID= 0ccd:005e
    AC97 audio (5 sample rates)
    500mA max power
    Table at 0x27, strings=0x409e, 0x1cde, 0x346a
    em28xx #0:
    em28xx #0: The support for this board weren't valid yet.
    em28xx #0: Please send a report of having this working
    em28xx #0: not to V4L mailing list (and/or to other addresses)
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    xc2028 2-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner
    firmware: requesting xc3028-v27.fw
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from xc3028-v27.fw, type: xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE (1), id 0000000000000000.
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading firmware for type=(0), id 000000000000b700.
    SCODE (20000000), id 000000000000b700:
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading SCODE for type=MONO SCODE HAS_IF_4320 (60008000), id 0000000000008000.
    xc2028 2-0061: i2c input error: rc = -19 (should be 2)
    xc2028 2-0061: Unable to read tuner registers.
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE (1), id 0000000000000000.
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading firmware for type=(0), id 000000000000b700.
    SCODE (20000000), id 000000000000b700:
    xc2028 2-0061: Loading SCODE for type=MONO SCODE HAS_IF_4320 (60008000), id 0000000000008000.
    xc2028 2-0061: i2c input error: rc = -19 (should be 2)
    xc2028 2-0061: Unable to read tuner registers.
    tvp5150 debug 2-005c: i2c i/o error: rc == -19 (should be 1)
    tvp5150 debug 2-005c: i2c i/o error: rc == -19 (should be 1)
    tvp5150 debug 2-005c: i2c i/o error: rc == -19 (should be 1)
    tvp5150 debug 2-005c: i2c i/o error: rc == -19 (should be 1)
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    tvp5150 2-005c: *** Rom ver is 130.131
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    tvp5150 debug 2-005c: i2c i/o error: rc == -19 (should be 1)
    tvp5150 debug 2-005c: i2c i/o error: rc == -19 (should be 1)
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    em28xx-audio.c: probing for em28x1 non standard usbaudio
    em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2006 Markus Rechberger
    em28xx #0: Found Terratec Hybrid XS (em2882)
    tvp5150 2-005c: tvp5150am1 detected.
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    Cosma

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