[mythtvnz] HVR 2200 replacement?

[Robin Gilks]

> 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?
>>
>
>
> 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!
>

Good thought but I haven't updated the kernel on this Gentoo system for
over 2 years !!

It failed originally just over 2 weeks ago. I turned the box off, removed
the card, put it back and fired up again and it has run until mid
afternoon today. I've tried a power cycle and it did resurrect it for
about 10 minutes but I think it may now be terminal.

I'll take it out and check for bulging caps in the morning and see what
bits I can get at SI Components (I'm heading that way tomorrow anyway!!).


-- 
Robin Gilks