[mythtvnz] HVR 2200 replacement?

[Curtis Walker]

On 5 January 2015 at 21:54, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:

> Greetings all
>
> My HVR2200 has started to go flakey. The log fills up with
> Jan  5 21:39:41 jupiter kernel: [ 8338.648333] saa7164_cmd_send() No free
> sequences
> Jan  5 21:39:41 jupiter kernel: [ 8338.648343] saa7164_api_i2c_read()
> error, ret(1) = 0xc
> Jan  5 21:39:41 jupiter kernel: [ 8338.648349] tda10048_readreg: readreg
> error (ret == -5)
> Jan  5 21:39:43 jupiter kernel: [ 8340.648332] saa7164_cmd_send() No free
> sequences
> Jan  5 21:39:43 jupiter kernel: [ 8340.648343] saa7164_api_i2c_read()
> error, ret(1) = 0xc
> Jan  5 21:39:43 jupiter kernel: [ 8340.648348] tda10048_readreg: readreg
> error (ret == -5)
> every 2 seconds all the time the backend is running.
>
> So I'm looking at ways I can continue getting Sky into my system, either
> an analog input as the HVR2200 provides, an HD PVR (can I use the gaming
> edition?) or a DVB-S2 capture card with an extra card to take my fully
> paid up sky subscription card.
>
> If I use anything other than a replacement for the 2200 then I'll also
> need a DVB-T card as well, but it looks the the 2200 is a bit like rocking
> horse manure :(
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --
> Robin Gilks
>
>
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You sure it wasn't some recent kernel/firmware update problem? Might be
worth popping an older, known good configuration in to test it, or a
slightly older mythbuntu install onto a spare drive. Of course it *could*
be flaky hardware, but flaky software is far more common!
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