Re: Installing firmware not available in the kernel
There has to be some instructions in the docs... let me check it. http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB *** I should have looked harder, thanks for directing my attention to the documentation. should I just copy dvb-usb-af9015.fw to /lib/firmware Yep, so it seems and afterwards, re-connect the card. This worked without any fuss. I'm still very reluctant to update/install a new kernel :-P\ I agree, I am relatively new to linux world and there is a steep learning curve. I would rather not install software from backports. Thanks Camaleon. -- Kind regards, Yudi
Re: Installing firmware not available in the kernel
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 14:25:51 +1000, yudi v wrote: The card seems detected so why not installing the suggested firmware (review the mentioned doc for instructions on how to do this) and check if that works? :-? I am not sure how to do this. There has to be some instructions in the docs... let me check it. (...) /Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb *** 1. How to use? 1.1. Firmware Most of the USB drivers need to download a firmware to the device before start working. Have a look at the Wikipage for the DVB-USB-drivers to find out, which firmware you need for your device: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB *** And we follow that link we can see it explained (Firmware section) which seems to be just a copy/paste of the blob into /lib/firmware folder. should I just copy dvb-usb-af9015.fw to /lib/firmware Yep, so it seems and afterwards, re-connect the card. Or should I install kernel 2.6.34? I would try first with the firmware... who knows, maybe it works without much headache :-) To install Kernel 2.6.34 or higher, I believe I need to enable backports. Yep, and is not a task I would recommend to people with no experience in linux. And don't take me wrong, I'm using linux since 8 years and I'm still very reluctant to update/install a new kernel :-P I plan to install nvidia's driver and I had a problem before where every time after a kernel update (this was under Ubuntu), nvidia driver would break. I don't want to be in the same situation again. That's the sort of things I meant... things can break and you have to know what to do and how to restore them. So before messing up your system, you can check if the card works from a LiveCD that has an updated kernel (≥2.6.34). Once I setup the system I don't want to spend too much time fixing it. Whats the best option under this situation? In order of (my) preference: 1. First, try with the firmware 2. If it does not work, test with a LiveCD And based on the results you get, you can take whatever action you prefer. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.14.09.52...@gmail.com
Re: Installing firmware not available in the kernel
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 14:25 +1000, yudi v wrote: I plan to install nvidia's driver and I had a problem before where every time after a kernel update (this was under Ubuntu), nvidia driver would break. I don't want to be in the same situation again. Once I setup the system I don't want to spend too much time fixing it. Whats the best option under this situation? Camaleón told you what you need to get your device running, but I just want to mention that the problem you describe above is due to the fact that the nvidia kernel module needs to be compiled for every kernel. That means that you either have to compile it yourself when you install a new kernel or have this triggered automatically whenever you tinker with the installed kernels. Luckily the DKMS infrastructure does this for you, which means that you can just install: nvidia-kernel-dkms and the module will be recompiled whenever needed. Note that this may not work with backported kernels. -- Wolodja babi...@gmail.com 4096R/CAF14EFC 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Installing firmware not available in the kernel
Hi, I am trying to get my USB DVB-T tuner working, dmesg says it needs dvb-usb-af9015.fw firmware, and also http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DigitalNow_TinyTwin_DVB-T_Receiver says it's supported since 2.6.34 (version2), I am on 2.6.32, should I move to 2.6.34 or higher or is there another way to get this working? here's dmesg output: [10102.576484] usb 1-7.3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 12 [10102.672982] usb 1-7.3: New USB device found, idVendor=13d3, idProduct=3226 [10102.672989] usb 1-7.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [10102.672994] usb 1-7.3: Product: DVB-T 2 [10102.672999] usb 1-7.3: Manufacturer: Afatech [10102.673003] usb 1-7.3: SerialNumber: 01010101061 [10102.673202] usb 1-7.3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice [10102.694719] dvb-usb: found a 'DigitalNow TinyTwin DVB-T Receiver' in cold state, will try to load a firmware [10102.694732] usb 1-7.3: firmware: requesting dvb-usb-af9015.fw [10102.698712] dvb-usb: did not find the firmware file. (dvb-usb-af9015.fw) Please see linux/Documentation/dvb/ for more details on firmware-problems. (-2) [10102.698731] dvb_usb_af9015: probe of 1-7.3:1.0 failed with error -2 [10102.702804] input: Afatech DVB-T 2 as /devices/pci:00/:00:1d.7/usb1/1-7/1-7.3/1-7.3:1.1/input/input16 [10102.702985] generic-usb 0003:13D3:3226.0005: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.01 Keyboard [Afatech DVB-T 2] on usb-:00:1d.7-7.3/input1 http://paste.debian.net/126078/ -- Kind regards, Yudi
Re: Installing firmware not available in the kernel
On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:50:10 +1000, yudi v wrote: I am trying to get my USB DVB-T tuner working, dmesg says it needs dvb-usb-af9015.fw firmware, and also http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DigitalNow_TinyTwin_DVB-T_Receiver says it's supported since 2.6.34 (version2), I am on 2.6.32, should I move to 2.6.34 or higher or is there another way to get this working? (...) The card seems detected so why not installing the suggested firmware (review the mentioned doc for instructions on how to do this) and check if that works? :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.13.11.23...@gmail.com
Re: Installing firmware not available in the kernel
The card seems detected so why not installing the suggested firmware (review the mentioned doc for instructions on how to do this) and check if that works? :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón I am not sure how to do this. should I just copy dvb-usb-af9015.fw to /lib/firmware Or should I install kernel 2.6.34? To install Kernel 2.6.34 or higher, I believe I need to enable backports. I plan to install nvidia's driver and I had a problem before where every time after a kernel update (this was under Ubuntu), nvidia driver would break. I don't want to be in the same situation again. Once I setup the system I don't want to spend too much time fixing it. Whats the best option under this situation? -- Kind regards, Yudi
