Bug 223930

If you haven't already, I'd suggest filing a bug upstream. We pretty much just
track upstream's v4l/dvb code. See:
http://linuxtv.org/news.php?entry=2006-11-24-0.mchehab

(This is a mass-update to all current FC6 kernel bugs in NEW state)

Hello,

I'm reviewing this bug list as part of the kernel bug triage project, an attempt
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I am CC'ing myself to this bug, however this version of Fedora is no longer
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The issue still exists and I'm running Fedora 8. I think the issue is better
defined here in the mythtv users group. Could possibly be a fix up stream.

[mythtv-users] pcHDTV HD3000 stops receiving
Patrick Ouellette pat at flying-gecko.net
Wed Nov 14 15:03:56 UTC 2007

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On Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 06:23:14PM -0500, H P Ladds wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2007 2:25 AM, Robert Tsai <mythtv at tsaiberspace.net> wrote:
> tom of a tire, worn out eeprom?
> 
> > My machine has always been on 24x7. I unload/reload the modules
> > because the card "stops working".
> >
> > So it was already broken before I started doing this whole
> > twice-a-week unload/reload hack thing.
> 
> By "it" do you suspect the card or your system in general?
> 
> I'm wondering if  the need to constantly reload the module, is a
> symptom of an ailing or aging card, and should those who need to
> persistently reload the modules begin looking for a replacement card?
> 
> I've noticed that my card fails in the following scenario: When I'm
> tuned in to a station receiving 70% + signal everything is grand and
> swell. However if I ever, if only for a moment or two, tune in a
> station receiving only 17% +/-  signal, then the card stops working
> well. When I try tuning into the original station that brought in a
> 70% + signal, I can manage only about 26% max. If I reload the module,
> the channel is back to 70% +.
> 
> This implies to me that the card is "sticky" or has lost its agility
> -- a symptom of aging in I'm all too familiar with!
> 
> I guess it would be helpful to know if anyone solved this problem by
> replacing the card?

When I experienced this problem, I changed my cx88 modules to the ones
from the linuxtv.org mercurial repository.  Changing to the newer
modules fixed my "card stops working" issues along with a number of
annoying syslog messages from the cx88 modules.

-- 

Patrick Ouellette                 pat at flying-gecko.net
kb8pym at arrl.net                   Amateur Radio: KB8PYM 
Living life to a Jimmy Buffett soundtrack
"Crank the amp to 11, this needs more cowbell - and a llama wouldn't hurt either"

I found it was easiest to just pull the v4l-dvb repository.
To start:

hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb

To update later:

cd v4l-dvb
hg pull -u http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb

Doesn't take too long to build, but you have to have the running kernel
sources available (IIRC).  Complete instructions are available at:

http://www.linuxtv.org/repo/

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Seems to be fixed now running Fedora 8 kernel 2.6.24.4-64 x86_64. Must be a
fairly recent fix as I have been doing periodic checks.

After using the HD-3000 tuner card for an extended period of time I find that
the bug still exists. It just takes a lot longer for it to appear. Linux douglas
2.6.25.6-27.fc8 #1 SMP Fri Jun 13 16:17:54 EDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

As before it only seems to effect the analog side of the card and it appears in
conjunction with an attempt to reload the firmware.

Do not know if this is worth persuing as the card is no longer sold. But on the
other hand two of the three tuner cards I have no longer work right after about
mid Fedora period of updates.

Changing product version to Fedora 8, where bug apparently exists.

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