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Although I have had my iPod Video for about 9 months I seldom watch video on it. I just can't bring myself to pay $2 for an episode of futurama when it is on TV every night. This month I will be installing a Hauppage WinTV-PVRUSB2 capture device on my Kuro and configuring it to automatically record shows and save them in my media directory so I can watch them at a later time with my Buffalo LinkTheater. It should also convert them to the format my iPod uses for viewing on my iPod Video.
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Although I have had my iPod Video for about 9 months I seldom watch video on it. I just can't bring myself to pay $2 for an episode of futurama when it is on TV every night. This month I will be installing a Hauppage WinTV-PVRUSB2 capture device on my Kuro and configuring it to automatically record shows and save them in my media directory so I can watch them at a later time with my Buffalo LinkTheater. Since I also have an iPod, as an aded bonus, we'll make the Kuro convert the video captures to the format my iPod uses for viewing on my iPod Video.
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The WinTV-PVRUSB2 comes with a remote control so I will be configuring the remote to work with my [[John%27s_Suggested_MP3_Player|MP3 player]], adding the standard set of controls to the [[John%27s_Suggested_MP3_Player|MP3 player]] that are normally seen on a stereo system. I'll also be adding any other functionality that comes to mind as I work through this project.
 
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The first step was to build a 2.6.18-rc3 kernel with V4L and PVRUSB2 support. Once that was complete the firmware needed to be extracted from the original windows driver disk. There were t files tha tneeded to be extracted. They need to be copied into /lib/firmware. In order to get the firmware to load you will need to emerge hotplug, coldplug, and add coldplug to the default runlevel. It goes without saying (although I'm saying it anyway) that udev is also required, of course, your 2.6 kernel will not boot without udev.
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The WinTV-PVRUSB2 comes with a remote control, so I'll be configuring the remote to work with my [[John's_Suggested_MP3_Player|MP3 player]], adding the standard set of controls to the [[John's_Suggested_MP3_Player|MP3 player]] that are normally seen on a stereo system. I'll also be adding any other functionality that comes to mind as I work through this project.
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== Build a custom kernel ==
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The first step is to build a 2.6.18-rc3 kernel with V4L and PVRUSB2 support. Also required is the standard kernel support for the USB system. Once that is complete the firmware for the WinTV-PVRUSB2 needs to be extracted from the original windows driver. There were two (or three depending on the particular version) firmware files that needed to be extracted. Luckiny there is a script here that will automatically extract the firmware. The firmware needs to be copied into /lib/firmware. From there it will be loaded into the hardware on boot. In order to get the firmware to load you will need to emerge hotplug, coldplug, and add coldplug to the default runlevel. It goes without saying (although I'm saying it anyway) that udev is also required, of course, your 2.6 kernel will not boot without udev. Once that is done you should see something like the following in your dmesg:
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usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
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usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
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usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
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rs5c372_get_datetime(), i2c_transfer() returned -5
 +
rs5c372_get_rtc_time:Command returned -5
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msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 found @ 0x80 (pvrusb2_a)
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msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect
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tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (pvrusb2_a)
 +
tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
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tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (pvrusb2_a)
 +
saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (pvrusb2_a)
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tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 29032, rev D158, serial# 7429455
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tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FM1236 MK3 (idx 58, type 43)
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tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
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tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3445 (idx 12)
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tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR remote
 +
tuner 1-0061: type set to 43 (Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F))
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msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48
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msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    volume 65535
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off
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msp3400 1-0040: Standard: autodetect start (mono)
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Audmode:  0x0001
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msp3400 1-0040: Routing:  0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output)
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msp3400 1-0040: ACB:      0x0c00
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tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x14 c=0x30 e=0x44
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tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode:      analog TV
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tuner 1-0061: Frequency:      175.25 MHz
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tuner 1-0061: Standard:        0x00000100
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saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 44100 Hz
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Input:          Composite 4
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saa7115 1-0021: Video signal:    bad
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saa7115 1-0021: Frequency:      50 Hz
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saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color
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pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully.
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pvrusb2: registered device video0 [mpeg]
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Apparently I have no signal in my office. A quick trip to the side of the house to connect the cable wire in my office to the splitter and the device is ready to go:
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Linux video capture interface: v2.00
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usbcore: registered new interface driver pvrusb2
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drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-main.c: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 MPEG2 Encoder/Tuner : V4L in-tree version
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drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-main.c: Debug mask is 15 (0xf)
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usb 1-2.3: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
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scsi 2:0:0:0: CD-ROM            TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182M SB02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
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scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
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usb-storage: device scan complete
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msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 found @ 0x80 (pvrusb2_a)
 +
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect
 +
saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found (1f7115d0e100000) @ 0x42 (pvrusb2_a)
 +
tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (pvrusb2_a)
 +
tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
 +
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (pvrusb2_a)
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 29032, rev D158, serial# 7429455
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FM1236 MK3 (idx 58, type 43)
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3445 (idx 12)
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
 +
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
 +
tuner 1-0061: type set to 43 (Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F))
 +
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    volume 65535
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Standard: autodetect start (mono)
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Audmode:  0x0001
 +
msp3400 1-0040: Routing:  0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output)
 +
msp3400 1-0040: ACB:      0x0c00
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Input:          Composite 4
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Video signal:    VCR
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Frequency:      60 Hz
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: NTSC
 +
saa7115 1-0021: Width, Height:  720, 480
 +
tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x14 c=0x30 e=0x44
 +
tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode:      analog TV
 +
tuner 1-0061: Frequency:      175.25 MHz
 +
tuner 1-0061: Standard:        0x00000100
 +
pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully.
 +
pvrusb2: registered device video0 [mpeg]
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== Installing software ==
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Now that the kernel and hardware portion is working it is time to work on the software part of this project. We'll be installing the MythTV backend on the Kuro and with a bit of luck configuring it via some custom scripts to run the iPod conversion.
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The first application to install is qt. It contains qmake which is required to configure MythTV so lets emerge it.
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emerge qt
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We also want to use the remote control that came with the WinTV-PVRUSB2 so we'll need lirc.
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emerge lirc
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Now lets get started building MythTV. First we'll download the mythTV tarball, untar it and change directories into it, run configure and build it:
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cd ~
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wget http://www.mythtv.org/modules.php?name=Downloads

Latest revision as of 20:34, 15 July 2007

Although I have had my iPod Video for about 9 months I seldom watch video on it. I just can't bring myself to pay $2 for an episode of futurama when it is on TV every night. This month I will be installing a Hauppage WinTV-PVRUSB2 capture device on my Kuro and configuring it to automatically record shows and save them in my media directory so I can watch them at a later time with my Buffalo LinkTheater. Since I also have an iPod, as an aded bonus, we'll make the Kuro convert the video captures to the format my iPod uses for viewing on my iPod Video.


The WinTV-PVRUSB2 comes with a remote control, so I'll be configuring the remote to work with my MP3 player, adding the standard set of controls to the MP3 player that are normally seen on a stereo system. I'll also be adding any other functionality that comes to mind as I work through this project.


Build a custom kernel

The first step is to build a 2.6.18-rc3 kernel with V4L and PVRUSB2 support. Also required is the standard kernel support for the USB system. Once that is complete the firmware for the WinTV-PVRUSB2 needs to be extracted from the original windows driver. There were two (or three depending on the particular version) firmware files that needed to be extracted. Luckiny there is a script here that will automatically extract the firmware. The firmware needs to be copied into /lib/firmware. From there it will be loaded into the hardware on boot. In order to get the firmware to load you will need to emerge hotplug, coldplug, and add coldplug to the default runlevel. It goes without saying (although I'm saying it anyway) that udev is also required, of course, your 2.6 kernel will not boot without udev. Once that is done you should see something like the following in your dmesg: 

usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usb 1-1: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
rs5c372_get_datetime(), i2c_transfer() returned -5
rs5c372_get_rtc_time:Command returned -5
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 found @ 0x80 (pvrusb2_a)
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect
tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (pvrusb2_a)
tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (pvrusb2_a)
saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found @ 0x42 (pvrusb2_a)
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 29032, rev D158, serial# 7429455
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FM1236 MK3 (idx 58, type 43)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3445 (idx 12)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR remote
tuner 1-0061: type set to 43 (Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F))
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    volume 65535
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off
msp3400 1-0040: Standard: autodetect start (mono)
msp3400 1-0040: Audmode:  0x0001
msp3400 1-0040: Routing:  0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output)
msp3400 1-0040: ACB:      0x0c00
tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x14 c=0x30 e=0x44
tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode:      analog TV
tuner 1-0061: Frequency:       175.25 MHz
tuner 1-0061: Standard:        0x00000100
saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 44100 Hz
saa7115 1-0021: Input:           Composite 4
saa7115 1-0021: Video signal:    bad
saa7115 1-0021: Frequency:       50 Hz
saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: BW/No color
pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully.
pvrusb2: registered device video0 [mpeg]

Apparently I have no signal in my office. A quick trip to the side of the house to connect the cable wire in my office to the splitter and the device is ready to go: 

Linux video capture interface: v2.00
usbcore: registered new interface driver pvrusb2
drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-main.c: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 MPEG2 Encoder/Tuner : V4L in-tree version
drivers/media/video/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-main.c: Debug mask is 15 (0xf)
usb 1-2.3: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
scsi 2:0:0:0: CD-ROM            TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S182M SB02 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0
scsi 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
usb-storage: device scan complete
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 found @ 0x80 (pvrusb2_a)
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 supports radio, mode is autodetect and autoselect
saa7115 1-0021: saa7115 found (1f7115d0e100000) @ 0x42 (pvrusb2_a)
tuner 1-0043: chip found @ 0x86 (pvrusb2_a)
tda9887 1-0043: tda988[5/6/7] found @ 0x43 (tuner)
tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (pvrusb2_a)
tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 29032, rev D158, serial# 7429455
tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Philips FM1236 MK3 (idx 58, type 43)
tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) (eeprom 0x08)
tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is MSP3445 (idx 12)
tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is SAA7115 (idx 19)
tveeprom 1-0050: has radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
tuner 1-0061: type set to 43 (Philips NTSC MK3 (FM1236MK3 or FM1236/F))
msp3400 1-0040: MSP3445G-B8 rev1 = 0x0207 rev2 = 0x2d48
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    volume 65535
msp3400 1-0040: Audio:    balance 0 bass 0 treble 0 loudness off
msp3400 1-0040: Standard: autodetect start (mono)
msp3400 1-0040: Audmode:  0x0001
msp3400 1-0040: Routing:  0x00000000 (input) 0x00000044 (output)
msp3400 1-0040: ACB:      0x0c00
saa7115 1-0021: Audio frequency: 48000 Hz
saa7115 1-0021: Input:           Composite 4
saa7115 1-0021: Video signal:    VCR
saa7115 1-0021: Frequency:       60 Hz
saa7115 1-0021: Detected format: NTSC
saa7115 1-0021: Width, Height:   720, 480
tda9887 1-0043: Data bytes: b=0x14 c=0x30 e=0x44
tuner 1-0061: Tuner mode:      analog TV
tuner 1-0061: Frequency:       175.25 MHz
tuner 1-0061: Standard:        0x00000100
pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully.
pvrusb2: registered device video0 [mpeg]

Installing software

Now that the kernel and hardware portion is working it is time to work on the software part of this project. We'll be installing the MythTV backend on the Kuro and with a bit of luck configuring it via some custom scripts to run the iPod conversion.


The first application to install is qt. It contains qmake which is required to configure MythTV so lets emerge it. 

emerge qt

We also want to use the remote control that came with the WinTV-PVRUSB2 so we'll need lirc. 

emerge lirc

Now lets get started building MythTV. First we'll download the mythTV tarball, untar it and change directories into it, run configure and build it: 

cd ~
wget http://www.mythtv.org/modules.php?name=Downloads
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