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Thomson,
Are you still planning to update your palmod_config file. I have been holding back on trying out your version of palmod.o in the hope you were issuing a matching config file.
Thanks
Moby
EDIT - I TAKE IT BACK, I THINK YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE SO IN THE ZIPPED BIN FILE ?
If you are using the svideo input and are using a pre-3.05 version, all I can say is upgrade today, now, run...
The picture quality is great.
And you get to fiddle with a values live (in my case in the lounge with a laptop, staying within palmod_config and seeing the changes on the TV screen)
A great thanks to Thomson for his great work.
PS: My current values for Sky on svideo are as follows
(I'm still tweaking, it might still be a bit bright)
avbrightness=109
avcontrast=73
avsaturation=51
luminanceDelay=0
The configuration file all depends on your setup. There is an example of a /etc/palmod.conf file in the post that contains the zip files, however you should run the provided "palmod_config" in order to create/make changes to your existing setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by mobelby
The steps involved in updating your palmod can be found in this wiki.
Note: The palmod_config file is an executable application and not a configuration file.
Thanks Thomson
All installed and configured. It really helps fine tuning the colour saturation in real time. All looks good now
Moby
Just installed palmod V3.0.5 from http://minnie.tuhs.org/twiki/bin/vie...tPalModSeries1 and now when the TiVo boots up, it doesn't seem to want to "lock on" to the signal.
Instead, I get a sort of negative blocky image, in purples and greens. Sort of a rave party TiVo, or maybe a retro flower power "tune in, turn on, trip out" TiVo (except it won't tune in!).
Anyway, once I do a channel change everything is OK.
rc.arch is OK (according to the PDF document) and my Tivo has been working fine for ages. Any ideas?
Problem is not too serious, just a little bit annoying.
My TiVo is setup up to use a Thomson digital STB as the tuner. I had the same results feeding the Tivo from my Sony DVD player. If I disconnect the video in signal and reconnect it, the Tivo also fixes itself up (am using composite video in).
Cheers,
Indulis
I have just updated the unofficial palmod code. It now provides a completely new interactive method of tuning the picture settings. It can be found in the following post.
Indulis, I am not sure if there is much that can be done for your problem (although you may like to try the above version to see if it helps). The issue is that the functions in the palmod module are not actually called until you change a channel. Technically it would be possible to adjust some of the settings on module initialisation (startup) but that would require it knowing which input you are using - which is not provided until you switch channels. You should not need to reboot the TiVo much, but if this is a problem for you then I could look into adding code into the initialisation in the hope that that runs after whatever is messing up your inputs.
thomson,
Thanks for pointing me here with the issues of the 3.05 version on minnie and also thanks for fixing the 210.25 Channel 10 frequency back to the 95% common ly used 209.25 so quickly!!
I just wanted to thankyou and let you know the new version is working just perfectly!
Can any one give me a step by step approach to get my US Philips series 1 tuning properly. I have been away for a while, so I notice that GRANT seems to have had some success. Currently the TiVo I have has got a Philip's compatible tuner fitted and checked. I once got it to tune into PRIME here in the Waikato, but now it doesn't. Every time I set the Fine tune parameter in the PAL_MOD.conf file or add_whole_channel, the TiVo no longer talks to the tuner module (have checked it with a oscilloscope), why? What have I forgotten or got wrong? The bloody thing getting frustrating.........
I have now downloaded the latest PALMOD file, so I will copy that across and see what happens. Any clue from anyone, I would prefer to get this thing to run stand alone. At the moment the wife would rather I use it for a anchor as it would be more useful.......
Help me please!
Waikato channels are Tv1= Ch1, Tv2= Ch3, Tv3= Ch10, C4= Ch7, Maori= Ch44, Prime= Ch60.
PS. I am not worried about the TV guide part, if it runs as a normal PVR is fine with me.
Okay... if you wish to load the palmod version located in this post and then place the following in your /etc/palmod.conf file, then you should be up and running.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Dew
brightness=125 contrast=67 saturation=85 avbrightness=125 avcontrast=67
avsaturation=85 screenwidth=544 dualaudioinput=0 tunertype=0 freqtable=1
horizontalshift=195 rfoutput=24 luminanceDelay=0
finetune="1:45250,2:62250,3:217250,4:196250,5:7832 50,6:655250"
Remove the space in the 655250 number, it's just odd formating?!?
If you wish to load a headend then I have also attached one that should work in Waikato. My process for setting up a new standalone (one without Internet access) system is as follows:
- Perform a full reset of the TiVo
- Don't bother with the GS, just get a bash prompt
- dbload30.tcl waikato-headend.slice
- setheadend 6001
- dbload30.tcl NoNag.slice
- fixup30.tcl
- reboot
You may also wish to edit the postcodezones file to include "06001 Pacific/Auckland"
Hey thanks heaps Thomson. It works a treat now, but....
When I select channel 1 the unit seems to be looking at the AV input? the screen goes blank then to the blue screen of no input signal. Any ideas? would be nice to get the channels in order. At the moment they are 1 step out, it will recieve channel 1 but not on screen channel 1 get the idea?. Also is there anyway to increase the output audio level a little, just being picky here but it would be nice to get the levels the same on my TV so I don't have to keep adjusting the volume.
PS My first problem seems to have been that the Tuner module I had, had lost its internal +32vDc rail for the tuning sections, this took a bit of finding! But it goes like a dream now, yeah... :)
There is a TivoWeb module called ChannelMap which should do the job... it will allow you to map the channels to whatever you wish. If you do not already have it you can use this link and save it as ChannelMap.itcl in your TivoWeb modules directory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Dew
I am guessing there is a way... not sure if anyone has done it... I think the Tivoapp process would likely reset the parameter often.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Dew
Thomson, could I use the add_whole_channel.tcl commands? or are they unlikely to work? As for the audio output issue, it doesn't seem to be that bad once I use the TiVo more and more.
You could use add_whole_channel.tcl but that would just do the same as loading a headend.slice file. You may also need to delete the existing sources in order to add new ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Dew
By loading the headend.slice (you can use ChannelMap to re-map the channels if required), and then setting the correct frequencies with the FineTune parameter should be all you need to get things working nicely (eg 1=TV2, 2=TV2, 3=TV3, etc). If you are pressing '1' on the remote and not getting TV1 then the chances are the FineTune parameters are incorrect. You can browse the MFS database using TivoWeb to check that the slice has loaded correctly - I think this is under Setup->Sources (otherwise you will need to delete all sources and start again).
I have a US tivo running the oztivo 3.0 image. I have fitted the hardware PAL tuner mod. Now I just need to get the correct channels tuned in. So I am looking for an Auckland headend with the following channel frequencies which I got from my TV. They were in MHz, and I assume the tivo is set up in KHz:
TV1:55.25MHZor 55250Khz,
TV2:175250Khz
TV3: 196250Khz
TV4: 210250Khz
Triangle: 631250Khz
Prime: 775250Khz
Sky:591120Khz
C4:591310Khz
Juice: 759250Khz
Maori: 647250Khz
I have not been able to find one on this forum. Any assistance in this would be greatfully received
Thanks
Okay... headends associate the Tivo channel number (the first number in the table) with a Station Identifier. I can create a headend that contains most of the following channels, but am missing information for TV4, Triangle and Sky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gordon
The attachment contains both the source code (.txt file) and the compiled slice (.slice file) for the headend. You should be able to dbload the slice file to get things up and running. Once this is done you should be able to load guide data and have it appear in the on screen EPG.Code:02 - TV1, 55250Khz, channelid=1031, stationid=7998001
04 - TV2, 175250Khz, channelid=1032, stationid=7998002
07 - TV3, 196250Khz, channelid=1033, stationid=7998003
09 - TV4, 210250Khz, ?What is this channel?
41 - Triangle, 631250Khz, ?Can't find a stationid for this?
36 - Sky, 591120Khz, ?Frequency is wrong, and which Sky channel?
59 - Prime, 775250Khz, channelid=1018, stationid=7998006
36 - C4, 591310Khz, channelid=1034, stationid=7998032
57 - Juice, 759250Khz, channelid=1007, stationid=7998030
43 - Maori, 647250Khz, channelid=1025, stationid=7998033
Well I have tried what you suggested Thomson, but still no luck.
I do the dbload sucessfully, but when I do "setheadend 6001" I get the following error message:
[TiVo [p0] /var/hack/bin]# setheadend 6001
can't open object (errDbNotFound)
while executing
"db $db open $objspec"
(procedure "OpenObject" line 3)
invoked from within
"OpenObject $db /PostalCode/$zip"
("uplevel" body line 2)
invoked from within
"uplevel $body"
invoked from within
"transaction {uplevel $body}"
(procedure "RetryTransaction" line 5)
invoked from within
"RetryTransaction {
set obj [OpenObject $db /PostalCode/$zip]
set he [dbobj $obj get Headend]
set headendId [dbobj $he fsid]
}"
(procedure "SetupHeadend" line 2)
invoked from within
"SetupHeadend $db $zip "
(file "/hack/bin/setheadend" line 144)
[TiVo [p0] /var/hack/bin]#
I dont understand what this means, but my channels don't come up. I have tried a system reset, and done the same procedure, but still no luck. Can you tell me what I am doing wrong?
Thanks
Gordon
Sorry about that... kind of my fault :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Gordon
Might want to try "setheadend 06001" as I changed the code in the slice to be the standard five digits rather than just four which is what I was originally using... there may be an issue with the leading 0, as the TCL code will drop it if converting the string to an integer.
I have attached a headend that uses 6001, so the steps for this headend would be:
1. Perform a full reset of the TiVo
2. Don't bother with the GS, just get a bash prompt
3. dbload30.tcl auckland-headend.slice
4. setheadend 6001
5. dbload30.tcl NoNag.slice
6. fixup30.tcl
7. reboot
I've been having a few troubles getting this going in the Waikato. Currently I get this:Quote:
Originally Posted by thomson
I've added the 06001 line to postcodezones, and been tinkering around and reset+trying things for a while now. setheadend 06001 just gives a longer error without the initial promise of the above capture. I'm using the HDR-X12-20050524 image, which didn't have setheadend included, so I've used the one from here. Any help on how to get this headend set good'n'proper would be appreciated.Code:[TiVo [p0] ~]# dbload30.tcl waikato-headend.slice
[TiVo [p0] ~]# ./setheadend 6001
stationId=2378 FccChannelNum=1
stationId=2379 FccChannelNum=2
stationId=2380 FccChannelNum=3
stationId=2381 FccChannelNum=4
stationId=2382 FccChannelNum=5
invalid attribute: PostalCode
while executing
"dbobj $setup set PostalCode $zip"
invoked from within
"transaction {
set setup [FindOrCreateObject $db Setup /Setup]
dbobj $setup set PostalCode $zip
dbobj $setup set TimeZone 0
..."
(procedure "SetupHeadend" line 34)
invoked from within
"SetupHeadend $zip "
(file "./setheadend" line 129)
Cheers.
Seems that you do not have an existing /Setup/PostalCode entry. I guess the easiest way to set one up would be to find the line in the script that reads:Quote:
Originally Posted by gb20
and change it to read:Code:dbobj $setup set PostalCode $zip
However, you will need to change it back to "set" after you have run the script otherwise if you need to use it again it will error because there is already a field by that name.Code:dbobj $setup add PostalCode $zip
Cheers Thomson, though I'm still having the same trouble with said modification of the script:
What other ways are there to hack this PostalCode thing? If it helps, /hack/zoneinfo/Pacific/Auckland exists.Code:invalid attribute: PostalCode
while executing
"dbobj $setup add PostalCode $zip"
[edit] I tried commenting out the first line, then the first & second, and it fails on the later things also, eg TimeZone and DaylightSavingsPolicy. How do I initialise the database it's trying to access?
You could browse the MFS using TivoWeb and have a look to see if there is a /Setup/PostalCode entry (using the MFS module). You might also want to include "6001 Pacific/Auckland" in your postcodezones file just in case it needs it (I am pretty sure this file is only used by the fixtivotime script).Quote:
Originally Posted by gb20
Would pay to check that the script does not have ^M (CTRL-M's) in it, as this could mess up things. Otherwise I am not too sure on what the issue could be.
I went through setheadend with a hex editor, and all linefeeds are done with the 0x0A character, and tabs encoded with spaces. Coudn't see any other non-printable characters, and it shows up alright in cat + joe through telnet.
I hope I'm not a pain having to post so much stuff. MFS gives the following, the system state is after a full reset, and having just dload'ed the waikato headend slice, and had the setheadend fail.
Setup:
PostalCode:Code:Setup 2274/10 {
Version = 2
Source = 2274/11
IndexPath = /Setup
}
PostalCode -> 6001:Code:6001 tyDb 2316 06/29/05 13:08 116
Should there be an entry under Setup of PostalCode, and is that -1 in the 6001 thing a bad thing?Code:PostalCode 2316/11 {
ServerVersion = 304
Headend = 2312/-1
PostalCode = 6001
ServerId = 9000000
Version = 1
IndexPath = /PostalCode/6001 /Server/9000000
}
The "-1" is nothing to worry about. It seems that the "set setup [FindOrCreateObject $db Setup /Setup]" must not be working... I have no idea why it is unable to create/set the fields within this entry.Quote:
Originally Posted by gb20
Another question, in playing around with add-whole-channel, it never worked previously, but I recently found that it works with 8 digit codes, just not the 7 digit ones. Is adding a leading zero (e.g. 07998001 instead of 7998001 for TV1) correct? The channels work on the TiVo, but my manual loadguide didn't load guide data.
Update: I commented out the following stuff in setheadend that seemed to be causing the trouble:
And it worked. I got guide data working though a manual slice load from here, but haven't got the 'forced call' to work yet - I've changed the IP address to 127::64.151.65.200:80::: (and later tried the original Australian IP) but the force call through tivoweb sits on "Preparing to call" for ages - Is there anything else that needs setting for this to work?Code:transaction {
set setup [FindOrCreateObject $db Setup /Setup]
#dbobj $setup set PostalCode $zip
#dbobj $setup set TimeZone 0
#dbobj $setup set DaylightSavingsPolicy 1
#dbobj $setup set Complete 1
#dbobj $setup set ServiceState 3
#dbobj $setup set ServiceStateExpiration 0
I actually think you probably need to reimage the TiVo from the CD and start again. Seems that there are some conflicts in the database.Quote:
Originally Posted by gb20
I do not think the emulator is currently setup correctly for Free To Air (FTA) tuner setups. It essentially needs headends loaded on it and some PostalCodes uploaded. Currently the emulator only supports Sky and Saturn lineups.Quote:
Originally Posted by gb20
If you wish to use a FTA tuner in your TiVo then you will need to manually load a headend and manually load (or use a LoadGuide script) the nztivo.slice files. If you have a Sky/Saturn Set Top Box (STB) then you should reimage attach to an emulator and follow the Guided Setup (GS) process.
No offense, but the opposite ended up working for me - Reimaging gave the same database errors, but I was able to use guided setup + NZ emulator to get the FTA channels working with the PAL tuner. If it helps anyone setting up a TiVo in future:Quote:
Originally Posted by thomson
It may be the case that in the current image (20050524), not everything is initialised properly without GS - I got those errors with PostalCode & stuff not being able to be setup with setheadend, and when I did have the channels working and manually loaded the nztivo.slice, it had the guide data when browsing the channels, but the Select Programs to Record thing was forever stuck on 'wait 4-8 hours' screen, and the TiVoWeb did have the channel with with program listings, but clicking on any program would give some error about noting having a 'cache_sp_key' or 'nowshowing_dir', and no option to record. In googling for these errors, most people said thing like "yeah, I re-ran guided steup and it worked after that".
So I ran guided setup (hoping stuff would get initialised, and I could run thomson's steps later). Selected Antenna source, 02113 zip code (normally Sky) and it did everything fine - added the channels, got guide data etc. After that I just had to use palmod_config to set channels 1-5 to the correct frequencies that are given earlier in this thread, and load up NoNag.slice.
Woo! TiVo works now! Thanks all.
OK I am stumped again
tried to GS again and it says service unavailable.
I have pointed at
NZ Emulator
127::210.48.107.133:80:::
and it says service unavailable and will not proceed through GS any further
any ideas
My aerial is poked and I get only TV2 on channel 6 and TV3 on channel 9 - yes I have looked at all the transmitter information and it shows they should not be on those channel in my area (west Auckland) and doing setheadend 6001 says command not found (but setheadend is in my var/hack)
gah! *bang head against wall* :eek:
do not want to reimage as I will lose all the programs I have recorded to date
I have used the palmod_config to set it to samsung/New Zealand, and then I went thru all 99 channels using the remote, and I only found 3 channels that would lock in. TV3, Shine, and Prime. I remapped those using the web channel thingy, but I realy want more channels. Is that table of possible frequencies not right/complete maybe, or do I have to use the fine tuning frequencies to find them.. and how to do I find out what frequencies the main broadcasters use here in Christchurch.
Peter.
I just saw in my log this when I boot.. maybe I need a nz version of ukchan30.o ???
- - -
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: UK box, no need for PALmod
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: We are using the Philips 7128 video encoder.
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: pxmpegdecode configured in PAL mode.
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: PX DECODE HYBRID: IBM CS22 initialization completed!
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: MPEG: MPEG subsystem initialization completed
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: MAJOR number = 78
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: Warning: kernel-module version mismatch
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: ^I/lib/modules/ukchan30.o was compiled for kernel version 2.1.24-TiVo.1
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: ^Iwhile this kernel is version 2.1.24-TiVo-2.5
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: palmod: patched at 0x81023504 with 0x48032b75 (was 0x4bfffd1d)
Jan 1 00:01:45 (none) kernel: ukchan installed
I am looking for NZ based FTA headend emulator testers for the new emulator configuraion.
I am running sucessfully with a dual source FTA headend and Sky TV; but would like to test other configurations and locations.
It requires a clear and delete everything and a GS against the new system.
PM me if interested in helping.
/DJC