pvr-350 not working - how to debug?

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

Hello,

I have a pvr-350 in a desktop machine, and today i decided to upgrade
the machine to the latest stable:
tingo at kg-quiet$ uname -a
FreeBSD kg-quiet.kg4.no 6.2-STABLE FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE #17: Sat Apr  7
18:45:15 CEST 2007     root at kg-quiet.kg4.no:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/QUIET
amd64

and try out the new driver from usleep: 
http://usleepless.110mb.com/pvrxxx_port-01042007.tgz

After getting the patch file for iicbb off this list, I made a new
kernel, rebooted and installed the driver.
The card is detected fine:
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: <Conexant iTVC15 MPEG Coder> mem 0xf8000000-0xfbffffff irq 20 at d
evice 0.0 on pci2
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm_iic0: <Conexant iTVC15 / iTVC16 I2C controller> on cxm0
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: iicbb0: <I2C bit-banging driver> on cxm_iic0
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: iicbus0: <Philips I2C bus> on iicbb0 master-only
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: Philips FM1216ME MK3 tuner
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: SAA7115 rev 1 video decoder
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: MSP4418G-B3 audio decoder
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: IR Remote
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: [FAST]
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: encoder firmware version 0x2060039
Apr  7 18:58:18 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: decoder firmware version 0x2020023

However, when I try to use setchannel to set a frequency, like this:
 pvr250-setchannel -m 4 196.25
I get these errors in /var/log/messages:
Apr  7 19:01:28 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder failed to lock
Apr  7 19:01:29 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: audio decoder failed to lock
Apr  7 19:03:22 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked
Apr  7 19:03:22 kg-quiet kernel: Could not detect FPS
Apr  7 19:03:22 kg-quiet kernel: could not config dec
Apr  7 19:03:22 kg-quiet kernel: could not start encoder
Apr  7 19:04:36 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked
Apr  7 19:04:36 kg-quiet kernel: Could not detect FPS
Apr  7 19:04:36 kg-quiet kernel: could not config dec
Apr  7 19:04:36 kg-quiet kernel: could not start encoder
Apr  7 19:10:07 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked

For every frequency I try.
I changed the cable, just to be on the safe side. No luck.
I then decided to try the pvr250 port. It installs, the card is detected:
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: <Conexant iTVC15 MPEG Coder> mem 0xf8000000-0xfbffffff irq 20 at d
evice 0.0 on pci2
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm_iic0: <Conexant iTVC15 / iTVC16 I2C controller> on cxm0
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: iicbb0: <I2C bit-banging driver> on cxm_iic0
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: iicbus0: <Philips I2C bus> on iicbb0 master-only
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: Philips FM1216ME MK3 tuner
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: SAA7115 rev 1 video decoder
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: MSP4418G-B3 audio decoder
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: IR Remote
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: encoder firmware version 0x2050032
Apr  7 19:31:21 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: decoder firmware version 0x2020023

But I still get the same problem when I try to set a channel using pvr250-setchannel:
Apr  7 19:31:48 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder failed to lock
Apr  7 19:32:07 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked
Apr  7 19:32:16 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder failed to lock
Apr  7 19:32:32 kg-quiet last message repeated 2 times
Apr  7 19:32:37 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked
Apr  7 19:33:07 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder failed to lock
Apr  7 19:33:10 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder isn't locked
Apr  7 19:34:02 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: video decoder failed to lock
Apr  7 19:34:02 kg-quiet kernel: cxm0: audio decoder failed to lock


Luckily, my main mythbackend (which have the pvr-500) is still working.
Any hints on what I can do more to find the problem?
-- 
Regards,
Torfinn Ingolfsen,
Norway