[pvrusb2] HVR-1950 stopped working.

[Nicholas Robbins]

So, in an attempt to get my remote working with my HVR-1950, I upgraded my kernel from 2.6.26 ro 2.6.30. This broke another capture device, so I decided to go back. (I have another remote what works mostly fine.)

However, on going back, my HVR-1950 doesn't work anymore. As far as I can tell, I've reverted everything, rebuilt the kernel (using in-kernel driver for the HVR) with the same .config I was using before, rebuilt all external modules, etc. Here is the current behavior:

1) The HVR only captures solid black. But does so at a fairly high bitrate of black.

2) I looked through my dmesg and /var/log/messages and I noticed this:

Sep 14 20:18:12 babel usbcore: registered new interface driver pvrusb2
Sep 14 20:18:12 babel pvrusb2: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-USB2 MPEG2 Encoder/Tuner : V4L in-tree version
Sep 14 20:18:12 babel pvrusb2: Debug mask is 31 (0x1f)
Sep 14 20:18:13 babel firmware: requesting v4l-pvrusb2-73xxx-01.fw
Sep 14 20:18:13 babel pvrusb2: Device microcontroller firmware (re)loaded; it should now reset and reconnect.
Sep 14 20:18:13 babel usb 2-3: USB disconnect, address 3
Sep 14 20:18:13 babel pvrusb2: Device being rendered inoperable
Sep 14 20:18:15 babel usb 2-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Sep 14 20:18:15 babel usb 2-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Sep 14 20:18:15 babel usb 2-3: reset high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tuner' 3-0042: chip found @ 0x84 (pvrusb2_a)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel cx25840' 3-0044: cx25843-24 found @ 0x88 (pvrusb2_a)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: Hauppauge model 75111, rev C3E9, serial# 5371452
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: MAC address is 00-0D-FE-51-F6-3C
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: tuner model is Philips 18271_8295 (idx 149, type 54)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: TV standards NTSC(M) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0x88)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: audio processor is CX25843 (idx 37)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: decoder processor is CX25843 (idx 30)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel tveeprom 3-00a2: has radio, has IR receiver, has IR transmitter
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Supported video standard(s) reported available in hardware: PAL-M/N/Nc;NTSC-M/Mj/Mk;ATSC-8VSB/16VSB
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Mapping standards mask=0x300b700 (PAL-M/N/Nc;NTSC-M/Mj/Mk;ATSC-8VSB/16VSB)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Setting up 6 unique standard(s)
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Set up standard idx=0 name=PAL-M
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Set up standard idx=1 name=PAL-N
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Set up standard idx=2 name=PAL-Nc
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Set up standard idx=3 name=NTSC-M
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Set up standard idx=4 name=NTSC-Mj
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Set up standard idx=5 name=NTSC-Mk
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Initial video standard (determined by device type): NTSC-M
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: Device initialization completed successfully.
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel pvrusb2: registered device video2 [mpeg]
Sep 14 20:18:16 babel firmware: requesting v4l-cx25840.fw
Sep 14 20:18:17 babel cx25840' 3-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (12559 bytes)
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel tda829x 3-0042: setting tuner address to 60
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel tda18271_attach: driver disabled by Kconfig
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel tda829x 3-0042: type set to tda8295+18271
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Video signal:              not present
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Detected format:           NTSC-M
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Specified standard:        NTSC-M
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Specified video input:     Composite 7
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Specified audioclock freq: 48000 Hz
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Detected audio mode:       forced mode
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Detected audio standard:   no detected audio standard
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Audio muted:               no
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Audio microcontroller:     detecting
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Configured audio standard: automatic detection
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Configured audio system:   BTSC
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Specified audio input:     Tuner (In8)
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel cx25840' 3-0044: Preferred audio mode:      stereo
Sep 14 20:18:18 babel firmware: requesting v4l-cx25840.fw
Sep 14 20:18:20 babel cx25840' 3-0044: loaded v4l-cx25840.fw firmware (12559 bytes)
Sep 14 20:18:20 babel firmware: requesting v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw
Sep 14 20:18:23 babel go7007: unsupported ioctl -1069263306
Sep 14 20:18:23 babel wis-sony-tuner: tuning to frequency 61.2500 (VHF_L)
Sep 14 20:18:35 babel go7007: unsupported ioctl -1069263306
Sep 14 20:18:35 babel wis-sony-tuner: tuning to frequency 61.2500 (VHF_L)
Sep 14 20:18:35 babel firmware: requesting go7007tv.bin
Sep 14 20:19:15 babel pvrusb2: ***WARNING*** device's encoder appears to be stuck (status=0x00000003)
Sep 14 20:19:15 babel pvrusb2: Encoder command: 0x81
Sep 14 20:19:15 babel pvrusb2: Giving up on command.  This is normally recovered by the driver.
Sep 14 20:19:15 babel firmware: requesting v4l-cx2341x-enc.fw

There is never a response to that firmware request, at least not one matching the cs25840 response.

Also, I don't know if this is normal because usual my HVR is hidden away, but the red light on the IR reciever comes on when its recording its blackness.

I unplugged the device and I'm giving it a vacation for the day. Any thoughts about what might be going wrong? 

-Nick