[pvrusb2] Just a black screen at the television.

Thu Sep 25 13:10:05 CDT 2014

Hi there,

First i'll explain the situation: currently I'm at an offshore vessel and we have provided a camera system with recorders, so far so good.
The client would like to have the images from the recorders to the tv system so they could watch the camera's on different channels on the tv.

So now comes the hard part:
Television system: Locatel Eclipse 2.1(Webinterface)
Avstreamer:  Linux avstreamer-xxxxxx 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Sat Nov 20 23:06:30 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux (never been updated since installation?)

The first time I was logging into the debian server and tried to change the hostname i.e. I got the message: No space left on device.
I've checked some log files and saw that the latest date was 29th of may and it stopped in the middle of the sentence: May 29 18:05:57 avstreamer kernel: [9561418.752107] usb 8-3.1: new high spe
After copying the log file to a usb stick and emptying it, I was able to edit some files.

The thing I noticed next was that not all the 9 modules are showing up as config files in /etc/avstreamer/ only a couple of them. It might be because there was no space left before that the system didn't create them.
So I created it manually, with the serialnumbers labelled on the modules and gave them ip addresses in the file: /etc/avstreamer/multicast.conf

The file looks like this:
7275139; 225.1.1.10:11111
7274900; 225.1.1.11:11111
7116476; 225.1.1.12:11111
7116998; 225.1.1.13:11111
7116903; 225.1.1.14:11111
7274989; 225.1.1.15:11111
7274885; 225.1.1.16:11111
7274884; 225.1.1.17:11111
7274887; 225.1.1.18:11111
7116999; 255.1.1.19:11111

And the config file for a module looks like:
# Auto created config file for PVRUSB2 device with serial 7116998
#
# Explore the options and their values by looking in
# /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-<serial> and by using pvrusb2-config.sh.
#
# More info can be found at the driver authors homepage:
# http://www.isely.net/pvrusb2/usage.html#sysfs

#ctl_frequency=C53
ctl_input=composite
ctl_video_bitrate_peak=8000000
ctl_video_bitrate=6000000
ctl_volume=58000
#ctl_video_aspect=16x9

The input is correct it is composite. About the bitrates I'm not to sure.

So far so good.
Whenever I'm trying to give the server the command: /etc/init.d/avstreaming start it will say the following:
sh: no process killed
vlc: no process killed
sh: no process killed
vlc: no process killed
sh: no process killed
vlc: no process killed
sh: no process killed
vlc: no process killed
sh: no process killed
vlc: no process killed
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_input/cur_val = composite
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_input/cur_val = composite
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_input/cur_val = composite
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_input/cur_val = composite
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_input/cur_val = composite
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000
/sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000
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avstreamer-xxxxxxxx:~# [0x87d1f30] inhibit interface error: Failed to connect to the D-Bus session daemon: dbus-launch failed to autolaunch D-Bus session: Autolaunch error: X11 initialization failed.

[0x87d1f30] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x86928a8] main libvlc error: interface "inhibit,none" initialization failed
[0x87d1f30] main interface error: no interface module matched "screensaver,none"
[0x87d1f30] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x86928a8] main libvlc error: interface "screensaver,none" initialization failed
[0x86928a8] main libvlc error: option drawable-xid does not exist
[0x87d18d0] main interface error: no interface module matched "globalhotkeys,none"
[0x87d18d0] main interface error: no suitable interface module
[0x86928a8] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
[0x86928a8] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.

The server is not connected to the internet so every update I need to do is going to be by usb stick.

On the eclipse system I've added 5 IP channels, only 5 modules are in use (First 5).
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When changing the tv to i.e. channel 32 I just get a black screen with nothing else.

I've got the strange feeling the somehow the systems are not chatting with each other or the system is not finished, because it has never been used.
I also have a few pictures in the attachments with what the servers says when I switch a module on.

Is anyone experienced with the system or the setup called above or have a solution/suggestion for it?

Thanks in advance.

Met vriendelijke groet/Kind regards,

Arno Bolt
Service Engineer

Marganza
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   Hi there,

   First i'll explain the situation: currently I'm at an offshore vessel
   and we have provided a camera system with recorders, so far so good.

   The client would like to have the images from the recorders to the tv
   system so they could watch the camera's on different channels on the
   tv.

   So now comes the hard part:

   Television system: Locatel Eclipse 2.1(Webinterface)

   Avstreamer:  Linux avstreamer-xxxxxx 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Sat Nov 20
   23:06:30 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux (never been updated since
   installation?)

   The first time I was logging into the debian server and tried to change
   the hostname i.e. I got the message: No space left on device.

   I've checked some log files and saw that the latest date was 29^th of
   may and it stopped in the middle of the sentence: May 29 18:05:57
   avstreamer kernel: [9561418.752107] usb 8-3.1: new high spe

   After copying the log file to a usb stick and emptying it, I was able
   to edit some files.

   The thing I noticed next was that not all the 9 modules are showing up
   as config files in /etc/avstreamer/ only a couple of them. It might be
   because there was no space left before that the system didn't create
   them.

   So I created it manually, with the serialnumbers labelled on the
   modules and gave them ip addresses in the file:
   /etc/avstreamer/multicast.conf

   The file looks like this:

   7275139; 225.1.1.10:11111

   7274900; 225.1.1.11:11111

   7116476; 225.1.1.12:11111

   7116998; 225.1.1.13:11111

   7116903; 225.1.1.14:11111

   7274989; 225.1.1.15:11111

   7274885; 225.1.1.16:11111

   7274884; 225.1.1.17:11111

   7274887; 225.1.1.18:11111

   7116999; 255.1.1.19:11111

   And the config file for a module looks like:

   # Auto created config file for PVRUSB2 device with serial 7116998

   #

   # Explore the options and their values by looking in

   # /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-<serial> and by using pvrusb2-config.sh.

   #

   # More info can be found at the driver authors homepage:

   # [1]http://www.isely.net/pvrusb2/usage.html#sysfs

   #ctl_frequency=C53

   ctl_input=composite

   ctl_video_bitrate_peak=8000000

   ctl_video_bitrate=6000000

   ctl_volume=58000

   #ctl_video_aspect=16x9

   The input is correct it is composite. About the bitrates I'm not to
   sure.

   So far so good.

   Whenever I'm trying to give the server the command:
   /etc/init.d/avstreaming start it will say the following:

   sh: no process killed

   vlc: no process killed

   sh: no process killed

   vlc: no process killed

   sh: no process killed

   vlc: no process killed

   sh: no process killed

   vlc: no process killed

   sh: no process killed

   vlc: no process killed

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_input/cur_val = composite

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116476/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_input/cur_val = composite

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116903/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_input/cur_val = composite

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7116998/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_input/cur_val = composite

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7274900/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_input/cur_val = composite

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_video_bitrate_peak/cur_val = 8000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_video_bitrate/cur_val = 6000000

   /sys/class/pvrusb2/sn-7275139/ctl_volume/cur_val = 58000

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