[pvrusb2] PVR USB2 - how to check if it's dead?

[Helmut Jarausch]

Hi,

I have an (old) Hauppage  WinTV PVR2 USB
serial  29039 Rev D160

This has been working (under Linux) 2 years, ago.
Now, I can't even check if the device is dead (I have never
managed to get some Windows7 software running which handles it).

I do have the device  /dev/video0
but even
cat /dev/video0
doesn't copy anything. Video players just hang waiting for the
input buffer to fill. It looks like dead.


I have connected a VCR to the PVR2 via S-Video and Audio cables.
Therefore I set input to 2 :

v4l2-ctl --set-input=2 --set-ctrl=volume=62000,mute=0
and
v4l2-ctl -c stream_type=3 --set-fmt-video=width=720,height=480

As far as I remember (I've lost a hard disk with lots videos and my  
personal
notes) this sufficed to get vlc or mplayer working.


What can I do to check if the device is broken or better to get it  
working?

Many thanks for a hint,
Helmut.



I have kernel 3.7_rc8 with
CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_V4L2=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_FIXED_MINOR_RANGES=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_TUNER=m
CONFIG_MEDIA_USB_SUPPORT=y
CONFIG_VIDEO_PVRUSB2=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_PVRUSB2_SYSFS=y

v4l2-compliance -d /dev/video0
shows
Driver Info:
         Driver name   : pvrusb2
         Card type     : WinTV PVR USB2 Model 29xxx
         Bus info      : usb-0000:00:13.2-3
         Driver version: 3.7.0
         Capabilities  : 0x01070001
                 Video Capture
                 Tuner
                 Audio
                 Radio
                 Read/Write

Compliance test for device /dev/video0 (not using libv4l2):

Required ioctls:
                 fail: v4l2-compliance.cpp(293): !(caps &  
V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS)
         test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: FAIL

Allow for multiple opens:
         test second video open: OK
                 fail: v4l2-compliance.cpp(293): !(caps &  
V4L2_CAP_DEVICE_CAPS)
         test VIDIOC_QUERYCAP: FAIL
                 fail: v4l2-compliance.cpp(363): !doioctl(node2,  
VIDIOC_S_PRIORITY, &prio)
         test VIDIOC_G/S_PRIORITY: FAIL

Debug ioctls:
         test VIDIOC_DBG_G_CHIP_IDENT: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_DBG_G/S_REGISTER: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_LOG_STATUS: OK

Input ioctls:
                 fail: v4l2-compliance.cpp(224): string empty
                 fail: v4l2-test-input-output.cpp(81): invalid name
                 fail: v4l2-test-input-output.cpp(179): invalid tuner 0
         test VIDIOC_G/S_TUNER: FAIL
                 fail: v4l2-test-input-output.cpp(275): could get  
frequency for invalid tuner 0
         test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: FAIL
         test VIDIOC_S_HW_FREQ_SEEK: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDIO: OK
         test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMINPUT: OK
                 fail: v4l2-test-input-output.cpp(477): No audio  
inputs, but G_AUDIO did not return ENOTTY or EINVAL
                 fail: v4l2-test-input-output.cpp(521): invalid  
audioset for input 0
         test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDIO: FAIL
         Inputs: 4 Audio Inputs: 1 Tuners: 0

Output ioctls:
         test VIDIOC_G/S_MODULATOR: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_G/S_FREQUENCY: OK
         test VIDIOC_ENUMAUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_G/S/ENUMOUTPUT: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_G/S_AUDOUT: OK (Not Supported)
         Outputs: 0 Audio Outputs: 0 Modulators: 0

Control ioctls:
                 fail: v4l2-compliance.cpp(224): string empty
                 fail: v4l2-test-controls.cpp(165): invalid menu name
                 fail: v4l2-test-controls.cpp(201): invalid control  
00990900
         test VIDIOC_QUERYCTRL/MENU: FAIL
                 fail: v4l2-test-controls.cpp(295): returned control  
value out of range
                 fail: v4l2-test-controls.cpp(383): invalid control  
00980909
         test VIDIOC_G/S_CTRL: FAIL
                 fail: v4l2-test-controls.cpp(571): g_ext_ctrls  
returned an error (22)
         test VIDIOC_G/S/TRY_EXT_CTRLS: FAIL
                 fail: v4l2-test-controls.cpp(713): subscribe event for  
control 'Brightness' failed
         test VIDIOC_(UN)SUBSCRIBE_EVENT/DQEVENT: FAIL
         test VIDIOC_G/S_JPEGCOMP: OK (Not Supported)
         Standard Controls: 9 Private Controls: 0

Input/Output configuration ioctls:
                 fail: v4l2-test-io-config.cpp(46): STD cap not set,  
but could still get a standard
                 fail: v4l2-test-io-config.cpp(132): STD failed for  
input 0.
         test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_STD: FAIL
         test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_DV_PRESETS: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_ENUM/G/S/QUERY_DV_TIMINGS: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_DV_TIMINGS_CAP: OK (Not Supported)

Format ioctls:
                 fail: v4l2-test-formats.cpp(236): fmtdesc.pixelformat  
not set
         test VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT/FRAMESIZES/FRAMEINTERVALS: FAIL
         test VIDIOC_G/S_PARM: OK
         test VIDIOC_G_FBUF: OK (Not Supported)
                 fail: v4l2-test-formats.cpp(379): unknown pixelformat  
00000000 for buftype 1
         test VIDIOC_G_FMT: FAIL
         test VIDIOC_TRY_FMT: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_S_FMT: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_G_SLICED_VBI_CAP: OK (Not Supported)

Codec ioctls:
         test VIDIOC_(TRY_)ENCODER_CMD: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_G_ENC_INDEX: OK (Not Supported)
         test VIDIOC_(TRY_)DECODER_CMD: OK (Not Supported)

Buffer ioctls:
         test VIDIOC_REQBUFS/CREATE_BUFS/QUERYBUF: OK (Not Supported)

Total: 38, Succeeded: 25, Failed: 13, Warnings: 0