On Sat, 2012-02-11 at 15:44 -0700, Peter Schneider wrote:
> Thanks Andy,
>
> You are THE MAN!!!!  From the v4l2-ctl command I now have the analog
> working on both tuners for the 500 and now on the HVR-1600!!!
>
> I am concerned about the HVR-2250 but that will be a debug to happen
> when I have an antenna built.  At that time I can use the HVR-1600
> digital tuner to test the antenna and then engage the HVR-2250.
>
> Thanks again Andy.

You're welcome. :)

-Andy

> -Peter
>
>
> On 2012-02-11, at 3:02 PM, Andy Walls wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 2012-02-11 at 11:02 -0700, Gmail wrote:
> >> Hi All,

> >>
> >> Note: The Analog tuners are being used to capture video through the
> >> s-video cable from my satellite tuners and the digital ones are for
> >> future OTA HD.  
> >
> > Please install v4l2-ctl (probably in a v4l2-utils package) and mplayer.
> >
> > Kill the mythbackend, if it is running.
> >
> > Then run v4l2-ctl --list-devices, to see what card corresponds to which
> > devices nodes.  For example:
> >
> >        $ v4l2-ctl --list-devices
> >        Hauppauge HVR-1600 (PCI:0000:03:00.0):
> >         /dev/video0
> >         /dev/video24
> >         /dev/video32
> >         /dev/vbi0
> >
> >        Hauppauge WinTV PVR-150 (PCI:0000:03:01.0):
> >         /dev/video2
> >         /dev/video26
> >         /dev/video34
> >         /dev/radio2
> >         /dev/vbi2
> >
> >        Hauppauge HVR-1600 (PCI:0000:03:02.0):
> >         /dev/video1
> >         /dev/video25
> >         /dev/video33
> >         /dev/radio1
> >         /dev/vbi1
> >
> > On a device from which you wish to capture S-Video, set the proper input
> > and analog TV standard using v4l2-ctl:
> >
> >        $ v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 --list-inputs
> >        ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMINPUT
> >         Input       : 0
> >         Name        : Tuner 1
> >         Type        : 0x00000001
> >         Audioset    : 0x00000007
> >         Tuner       : 0x00000000
> >         Standard    : 0x0000000000001000 (NTSC-M)
> >         Status      : 0x00000000 (ok)
> >         Capabilities: 0x00000004 (SD presets)
> >
> >         Input       : 1
> >         Name        : S-Video 1
> >         Type        : 0x00000002
> >         Audioset    : 0x00000007
> >         Tuner       : 0x00000000
> >         Standard    : 0x0000000000FFFFFF (PAL-B/B1/G/H/I/D/D1/K/M/N/Nc/60 NTSC-M/M-JP/443/M-KR SECAM-B/D/G/H/K/K1/L/Lc)
> >         Status      : 0x00000000 (ok)
> >         Capabilities: 0x00000004 (SD presets)
> >
> >         Input       : 2
> >         Name        : Composite 1
> >         Type        : 0x00000002
> >         Audioset    : 0x00000007
> >         Tuner       : 0x00000000
> >         Standard    : 0x0000000000FFFFFF (PAL-B/B1/G/H/I/D/D1/K/M/N/Nc/60 NTSC-M/M-JP/443/M-KR SECAM-B/D/G/H/K/K1/L/Lc)
> >         Status      : 0x00000000 (ok)
> >         Capabilities: 0x00000004 (SD presets)
> >         [...]
> >
> >        $ v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 --set-input=1
> >        Video input set to 1 (S-Video 1: ok)
> >
> >        $ v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 --list-standards
> >        ioctl: VIDIOC_ENUMSTD
> >         Index       : 0
> >         ID          : 0x000000000000B000
> >         Name        : NTSC
> >         Frame period: 1001/30000
> >         Frame lines : 525
> >
> >         Index       : 1
> >         ID          : 0x0000000000001000
> >         Name        : NTSC-M
> >         Frame period: 1001/30000
> >         Frame lines : 525
> >        [...]
> >
> >        $ v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video0 --set-standard=1
> >        Standard set to 00001000
> >
> >
> > Turn on your S-Video source, and then just capture an MPEG live with mplayer:
> >
> >        $ mplayer /dev/video0 -cache 8192
> >
> > or capture a file for later playback
> >
> >        $ cat /dev/video0 > foo.mpg
> >        ^C
> >        $ mplayer foo.mpg
> >
> >
> >
> >> Here is what I see on the two problematic analog tuners.
> >
> > Looks like an untuned tuner input driving the encoder, not S-Video.  An
> > S-Video input that is connected but has no signal is usually a solid
> > grey or black screen.
> >

> > One last step is to verify that you do in fact have a video signal with
> > a known good devices (such as a TV).  If you have RF analog or RF
> > digital reception problems, you may want to review this checklist as
> > well:
> >
> > http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Howto:Improve_signal_quality
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andy
> >
> >>
> >> -Peter



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