[myth-ie] my PVR-350 is in a bad way

[Justin Mason]

Brendan Kehoe writes:
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: Badness in get_phy_reg at
>     drivers/ieee1394/ohci1394.c:238 (Tainted: GF    )
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<e0cd81e1>]
>     get_phy_reg+0x1e1/0x27a [ohci1394]
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<e0cd96a0>]
>     ohci_devctl+0x536/0xa1d [ohci1394]
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<c0103b0a>]
>     common_interrupt+0x1a/0x20
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<e0cdb6d4>]
>     ohci_irq_handler+0x5a7/0xbff [ohci1394]
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<c01088dc>]
>     timer_interrupt+0x7a/0x1a1
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<c014eae0>]
>     handle_IRQ_event+0x31/0x62
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<c014ebcf>] __do_IRQ+0xbe/0x2ff
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  [<c010592b>] do_IRQ+0x4c/0x85
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel:  =======================

a: are you using Firewire?  If not, you might as well not load
that module, anyway ;)

b: I suspect bad RAM or cooling; take the machine apart and ensure
there's no dust buildup, reseat the RAM, maybe run it with the top
off for a while and do a memtest+ run.

I'd definitely try to figure out what's up there *before* reformatting,
or starting the software side from scratch, otherwise you'll be trying
to figure out if it's hardware or software that's causing setup
issues.

--j.

> followed by
> 
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: ohci1394: fw-host0: SelfID
>     received outside of bus reset sequence
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: NET: Registered protocol family 10
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: Disabled Privacy Extensions on
>     device c03d6120(lo)
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0-osd warning: ivtvfb_check_var
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0-osd warning: ivtvfb_check_var
>     Mar 26 19:59:34 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0-osd warning: ivtvfb_set_par
> 
>     ...
>     Mar 26 20:00:00 shuttlecraft kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control
>     driver registered, at major 61
>     Mar 26 20:00:00 shuttlecraft modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting bttv
>     (/lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1381_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.ko):
>     Unknown
>      symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>     Mar 26 20:00:00 shuttlecraft kernel: bttv: disagrees about version
>     of symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
>     Mar 26 20:00:00 shuttlecraft kernel: bttv: Unknown symbol
>     tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft modprobe: WARNING: Error inserting
>     cx88xx
>     (/lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1381_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88xx.k
>     o): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft kernel: cx88xx: disagrees about version
>     of symbol tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft kernel: cx88xx: Unknown symbol
>     tveeprom_hauppauge_analog
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft fstab-sync[3899]: removed all generated
>     mount points
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting cx8800
>     (/lib/modules/2.6.12-1.1381_FC3/kernel/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx8800.ko)
>     : Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft kernel: cx8800: Unknown symbol cx88_reset
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft kernel: cx8800: Unknown symbol
>     cx88_call_i2c_clients
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft kernel: cx8800: Unknown symbol cx88_wakeup
>     Mar 26 20:00:01 shuttlecraft kernel: cx8800: Unknown symbol
>     cx88_risc_stopper
> 
> 
> and has been happening ever since.  The machine is still able to record 
> just fine, but it can't bring up X because the ivtv driver fails to 
> actually bring up the frame buffer and create /dev/fb1.  There have been 
> an amazing number of occurrances of
> 
>     Mar 27 21:01:26 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0-osd warning: Error: prep
>     osd dma to device rc=-5
>     Mar 27 21:01:26 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0-osd warning: DMA xfer
>     from b7d3f7b8 of 786432 bytes failed with (-5) offset = 0xbe7b0,
>     total 1566640
>     Mar 27 21:01:26 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0 warning: prep_user_dma:
>     SG_length 400 page_count 400 still full?
>     Mar 27 21:01:26 shuttlecraft kernel: ivtv0-osd warning:
>     ivtvfb_prep_dec_dma_to_device, Error with get_user_pages: 786432
>     bytes, 400 pages returned
> 
> They worry me that my PVR-350 card is barfing all over itself.
> 
> I'm curious about the Firewire bits playing any sort of a role; I've 
> plugged no devices in, so in theory this is just happening because 
> there's an IEEE-1394 port on the motherboard.
> 
> I'm up in Dublin today and may get a new card, though I'm having trouble 
> finding anyone with a 350 card.  If I use the PVR-150 (available at 
> Peats and probably Maplins), I'd have to muck around with making the old 
> nVidia  GeForce2 GTS card in the other slot work properly.  I'm not in 
> the mood to screw with xorg.conf Modes entries...though one positive 
> result would be we could do the 1366x768 of our new TV instead of the 
> 720x576 limit of the 350 card. ?? Hmm...
> 
> I've also loaded up with the Fedora Core 4, 5, and 6 DVD iso images, 
> with two possible approaches: 1) upgrade 3->4, 4->5, and 5->6 and along 
> the way see if any improve the state of things on the theory the kernel 
> and/or ivtv stuff has had further fixes go in.  Or, 2) just start over 
> with FC6 and the 500Gb disk that's on the shelf at home and do a clean 
> new install since it's been two full years.  I've got another motivation 
> for doing this: taking Jarod Wilson's instructions and add a step to 
> load the box up with everything Ireland, then make the SQL and icons and 
> whatever else available so others can use it and so I've got an easy way 
> to repeat the process next time.
> 
> I'm leaning towards this last approach but there's the ever-present 
> issue of making time---a commodity with a 5 year-old and a 3-1/2 
> month-old.  heh.  Maybe I'll do it as soon as everyone's asleep on 
> Thursday night, thus giving me windows of time for Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon 
> thanks to so many holiday-induced hours away from work?
> 
> Babble, babble, more coffee.
> 
> B
> 
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