dvbtune worked like a dream. I am compiling up all the other parts required to get a picture as we speak. Each piece involves jumping through hoops, but so far none have been too high.
Requirements from DaveP's email http://linuxtv.org/mailinglists/linux-dvb/2001/11-2001/msg00184.html are dumprtp, ts2pes (part of DVB distro), mplayer requires a different gcc than the RedHat distributed one. Cripes I may even get there tonight) Scott On Thu, 2002-01-17 at 12:06, Jonathan Meads wrote: > > Scott > > I too am having problems getting my Nova-t card working under linux, > > What revision of the card are you using ? > Have you tried using the dvbtune app, dvbtune -f 505833 > > > Cheers > Jonathan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 17 January 2002 11:37 am > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [linux-dvb] Newby: Hauppauge Nova-T card: tzap error > > > > > I'm on a bit of a steep learning curve but thanks to Stephen Davies, > Dave Chapman and no doubt many others I am nearly there. > > I am having trouble however with tzap and wonder if you can help, it > returns the error > > ERROR: error while parsing SpectralInversion (syntax error)! > > > > Here is my process so far. > > 1) Test card in Windows2000 box on same aerial, great reception, no > problems. > > 2) Using RedHat 7.2 box, latest kernel rpm and srpm, (has the correct > .config for my Athlon), plus all other rpms freshened. Execute; > > cd /usr/src > ln -s linux-2.4 linux > cd linux > make dep && make && make modules > > just to get everything in line. ( No make install, trying to stay in > line with distribution ) > > 3) - Download the DVB cvs from linuxtv.org > > cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/linuxtv login > cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/cvs/linuxtv co DVB > > 4)Compile and install the driver as per the docs > > cd $LINUXTV_CVS/DVB/driver > make > make insmod > > No errors, all cool. > > Quick check of lsmod > > Module Size Used by > dvb 229424 0 (unused) > dvb_frontend 3392 0 [dvb] > dvb_demux 14000 1 [dvb] > saa7146_v4l 15104 0 (unused) > saa7146_core 14096 0 [dvb saa7146_v4l] > tuner 4544 1 > stv0299 3104 0 (unused) > tda8083 2048 0 (unused) > SP8870 2784 0 (unused) > L64781 3840 1 > VES1820 3664 0 (unused) > VES1893 3808 0 (unused) > dmxdev 7840 1 [dvb] > dvb_filter 7648 0 [dvb] > videodev 5312 1 [dvb] > i2c-core 13440 0 [dvb saa7146_core tuner stv0299 tda8083 > SP8870 > L64781 VES1820 VES1893] > dvb_net 3200 0 [dvb] > dvbdev 1888 1 [dvb] > > And /var/log/messages > > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: i2c core module > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1893 DVB demodulator > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1820 DVB demodulator > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver L64781 DVB demodulator > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: init_SP8870: > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver SP8870 DVB demodulator > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver tda8083 DVB demodulator > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver stv0299 DVB demodulator > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver > registered. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: saa7146_core.o: saa7146(1): bus:0, rev:1, > mem:0xe5a67000. > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: client [L64781] registered to > adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 0). > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: L64781: attaching L64781 at 0xaa > Jan 17 09:11:45 lian kernel: SP8870: no SP8870 found ... > Jan 17 09:11:46 lian kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0x61 > Jan 17 09:11:46 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: client [i2c tv tuner chip] > registered to adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 1). > Jan 17 09:11:46 lian kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter saa7146(1) registered > as adapter 0. > Jan 17 09:11:46 lian kernel: dvb: 1 dvb(s) found! > > cd $LINUXTV_CVS/DVB/libdvb > make > make install > > 5) Build the tzap app > > cd $LINUXTV_CVS/DVB/apps/szap > make all > cp tzap szap /usr/local/bin > > 6) Create a ~/.tzap/channels.conf > > become a non root user > mkdir ~/.tzap > echo "bbc1:505833:0:0:0:600:601:0:2:4164" > ~/.tzap/channels.conf > > 7) Try tuning > > tzap bbc1 > > returns > > ERROR: error while parsing SpectralInversion (syntax error)! > > Bugger) Any pointers? Gives the same error if run as root also. 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