[linux-dvb] Re Pinnacle HD PCTV

[James Middendorff]

I am having trouble getting some buttons on the remote to work. The fast 
forward and rewind buttons. Also the T and 0 buttons. Is anyone else having 
this problem? 

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[linux-dvb] [PATCH] Fix Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i tuner reset callback

[Chaogui Zhang]

Hi, Steve,

The tuner callback function for Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i was not done
correctly, which is *probably* the reason that once the xc5000 is
shutdown, it cannot be reinitiated without a module reload. It is NOT
done via GPIO pin #2, instead, it uses the SYS_RSTO_pin of the cx2388x.
I tested this with analog TV and it behaves correctly, i.e., if I enable
the shutdown in xc5000_shutdown(), I can get the tuner back alive now in
analog mode, and things work as expected.

However, I am not sure if the digital part is working perfectly yet with
the shutdown enabled, last time I tested (with the new tuner callback),
the xc5000 can be brought back to life by the reset (or at least it
appears so), but I could not get a lock any more when that happens. So
please leave the xc5000_shutdown disabled for now. That is more likely
an issue with the xc5000 driver, not the callback function.

Also, the init process (loading fw and so on) for the xc5000 takes quite
a while. I am not sure if we should enable the shutdown function even if
everything works correctly in both analog and digital mode, because that
would introduce unreasonably long delay (at least to me) *every time*
the user start a tv program like tvtime. But that is something to worry
about at a later time, I guess.

Best,

Chaogui Zhang

---

Signed-off-by: Chaogui Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

diff -r b4a1b3409bc8 linux/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-cards.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-cards.c   Mon Jan 14 22:33:37 
2008 -0500
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-cards.c   Wed Jan 16 22:00:06 
2008 -0500
@@ -1939,12 +1939,10 @@ int cx88_tuner_callback(void *priv, int 
switch(core->boardnr) {
case CX88_BOARD_PINNACLE_PCTV_HD_800i:
if(command == 0) { /* This is the reset command from xc5000 */
-   /* Reset XC5000 tuner via GPIO pin #2 */
-   cx_set(MO_GP0_IO, 0x0400);
-   cx_clear(MO_GP0_IO, 0x0004);
-   mdelay(200);
-   cx_set(MO_GP0_IO, 0x0004);
-   mdelay(200);
+   /* Reset XC5000 tuner via SYS_RSTO_pin */
+   cx_write(MO_SRST_IO, 0);
+   msleep(10);
+   cx_write(MO_SRST_IO, 1);
return 0;
}
else {

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[linux-dvb] [PATCH] Fix Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i IR table

[Chaogui Zhang]

Hi, all,

This patch fixes the IR key table for the newly supported Pinnacle PCTV
HD 800i.

Cheers,

Chaogui Zhang



Signed-off-by: Chaogui Zhang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

diff -r b4a1b3409bc8 linux/drivers/media/common/ir-keymaps.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/common/ir-keymaps.c   Mon Jan 14 22:33:37 2008 -0500
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/common/ir-keymaps.c   Wed Jan 16 23:05:50 2008 -0500
@@ -1898,3 +1898,39 @@ IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_fusionhdtv_mce[I
 };
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_codes_fusionhdtv_mce);
+
+/* Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i mini remote */
+IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_pinnacle_pctv_hd[IR_KEYTAB_SIZE] = {
+
+   [ 0x0f ] = KEY_1,
+   [ 0x15 ] = KEY_2,
+   [ 0x10 ] = KEY_3,
+   [ 0x18 ] = KEY_4,
+   [ 0x1b ] = KEY_5,
+   [ 0x1e ] = KEY_6,
+   [ 0x11 ] = KEY_7,
+   [ 0x21 ] = KEY_8,
+   [ 0x12 ] = KEY_9,
+   [ 0x27 ] = KEY_0,
+
+   [ 0x24 ] = KEY_ZOOM,
+   [ 0x2a ] = KEY_SUBTITLE,
+
+   [ 0x00 ] = KEY_MUTE,
+   [ 0x01 ] = KEY_ENTER,   /* Pinnacle Logo */
+   [ 0x39 ] = KEY_POWER,
+
+   [ 0x03 ] = KEY_VOLUMEUP,
+   [ 0x09 ] = KEY_VOLUMEDOWN,
+   [ 0x06 ] = KEY_CHANNELUP,
+   [ 0x0c ] = KEY_CHANNELDOWN,
+
+   [ 0x2d ] = KEY_REWIND,
+   [ 0x30 ] = KEY_PLAYPAUSE,
+   [ 0x33 ] = KEY_FASTFORWARD,
+   [ 0x3c ] = KEY_STOP,
+   [ 0x36 ] = KEY_RECORD,
+   [ 0x3f ] = KEY_EPG, /* Labeled "?" */
+};
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ir_codes_pinnacle_pctv_hd);
diff -r b4a1b3409bc8 linux/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c
--- a/linux/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c   Mon Jan 14 22:33:37 
2008 -0500
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/video/cx88/cx88-input.c   Wed Jan 16 23:21:02 
2008 -0500
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ int cx88_ir_init(struct cx88_core *core,
case CX88_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_NOVASPLUS_S1:
case CX88_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_HVR1100:
case CX88_BOARD_HAUPPAUGE_HVR3000:
-   case CX88_BOARD_PINNACLE_PCTV_HD_800i:
ir_codes = ir_codes_hauppauge_new;
ir_type = IR_TYPE_RC5;
ir->sampling = 1;
@@ -318,6 +317,11 @@ int cx88_ir_init(struct cx88_core *core,
ir->gpio_addr = MO_GP0_IO;
ir->mask_keycode = 0xfa;
ir->polling = 50; /* ms */
+   break;
+   case CX88_BOARD_PINNACLE_PCTV_HD_800i:
+   ir_codes = ir_codes_pinnacle_pctv_hd;
+   ir_type = IR_TYPE_RC5;
+   ir->sampling = 1;
break;
}
 
diff -r b4a1b3409bc8 linux/include/media/ir-common.h
--- a/linux/include/media/ir-common.h   Mon Jan 14 22:33:37 2008 -0500
+++ b/linux/include/media/ir-common.h   Wed Jan 16 23:06:36 2008 -0500
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ extern IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_encore_en
 extern IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_encore_enltv[IR_KEYTAB_SIZE];
 extern IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_tt_1500[IR_KEYTAB_SIZE];
 extern IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_fusionhdtv_mce[IR_KEYTAB_SIZE];
+extern IR_KEYTAB_TYPE ir_codes_pinnacle_pctv_hd[IR_KEYTAB_SIZE];
 
 #endif
 

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[linux-dvb] UTF-8 output from scan

[Michael Lamothe]

Hi,

Who do I talk to about updating linuxtv-dvb-apps.  I currently have an
issue with the output file that scan produces because there's no way
to tell what encoding it is in i.e. ISO-8859-? or UTF-8.  I had a look
at the source and it seems that someone agrees with me:

Line 552 (scan.c):  /* FIXME: handle character set correctly (e.g.
via iconv)

I have recently done this for my own application and think that it's a
relatively simple task that I'd like to see done.

Who do I talk to?

Thanks,

Michael

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Re: [linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Andrew Casper]

On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:54 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:

> Andrew Casper wrote:
>> On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:
>>
>>> Andrew Casper wrote:
 On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:

> Andrew Casper wrote:
>> (please excuse the me if this has already been asked and  
>> answer, but
>> I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message
>> archives)
>>
>> I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on
>> reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the
>> latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the
>> kernel
>> modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need).  
>> What am I
>> missing here?
>>
>> I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).
>
> Did you update from an older tree or pull down a fresh clone?
>
> It JustWorks (tm) -- if not, maybe some dependency is screwing you
> up..
>
> from the v4l-dvb tree, what does the following show you:
>
> grep 23885 v4l/.*config (no, this is NOT a typo)
>
>
> If VIDEO_CX23885 isnt selected, then go select it in menuconfig.
>
> You'll find it under the video section, as CX23885 - cx2388x
> successor.
>
> HTH,
>
> Mike

 Thanks for the speedy reply, Mike.

 ergh - VIDEO_CX23885 seems to be selected for build:

 # grep 23885 v4l/.*config
 v4l/.config:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885=m
 v4l/.myconfig:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885 := m

 I'm building from the public cvs that I pulled last night (and  
 check
 for an update today). I had the same problem with a tarball I also
 pulled.
>>>
>>> mercurial.   hg.  no cvs.
>>>

 So how do I determine what dependancy is killing me? This is a  
 pretty
 new build (just installed on Fedora 8 on Saturday) so there isn't  
 too
 much creft.
>>>
>>> is there a v4l/cx23885.ko after you build?  did you forget to do  
>>> 'make
>>> install' (as root) ?
>>>
>>> -Mike
>>
>> My bad - it was mercurial.
>>
>> No cx23885.ko is made - just links to the src files. And I did a  
>> "make
>> install".
>>
>> - Andrew
> Reboot your machine, and enjoy your working driver.
>
> In the future, this stuff is documented at:
>
> http://linuxtv.org/repo
>
> Enjoy.
>
> -Mike

Mike -

You'd think that would work, but no. And it that killed my other two  
tuner card (an hd3000 and an hd5500). And no Fusion Card in sight.

- Andrew


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Re: [linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Michael Krufky]

Andrew Casper wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:
>
>> Andrew Casper wrote:
>>> On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:
>>>
 Andrew Casper wrote:
> (please excuse the me if this has already been asked and answer, but
> I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message
> archives)
>
> I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on
> reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the
> latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the
> kernel
> modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need). What am I
> missing here?
>
> I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).

 Did you update from an older tree or pull down a fresh clone?

 It JustWorks (tm) -- if not, maybe some dependency is screwing you
 up..

 from the v4l-dvb tree, what does the following show you:

 grep 23885 v4l/.*config (no, this is NOT a typo)


 If VIDEO_CX23885 isnt selected, then go select it in menuconfig.

 You'll find it under the video section, as CX23885 - cx2388x
 successor.

 HTH,

 Mike
>>>
>>> Thanks for the speedy reply, Mike.
>>>
>>> ergh - VIDEO_CX23885 seems to be selected for build:
>>>
>>> # grep 23885 v4l/.*config
>>> v4l/.config:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885=m
>>> v4l/.myconfig:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885 := m
>>>
>>> I'm building from the public cvs that I pulled last night (and check
>>> for an update today). I had the same problem with a tarball I also
>>> pulled.
>>
>> mercurial.   hg.  no cvs.
>>
>>>
>>> So how do I determine what dependancy is killing me? This is a pretty
>>> new build (just installed on Fedora 8 on Saturday) so there isn't too
>>> much creft.
>>
>> is there a v4l/cx23885.ko after you build?  did you forget to do 'make
>> install' (as root) ?
>>
>> -Mike
>
> My bad - it was mercurial.
>
> No cx23885.ko is made - just links to the src files. And I did a "make
> install".
>
> - Andrew
Reboot your machine, and enjoy your working driver.

In the future, this stuff is documented at:

http://linuxtv.org/repo

Enjoy.

-Mike

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Re: [linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Andrew Casper]

On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:

> Andrew Casper wrote:
>> On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:
>>
>>> Andrew Casper wrote:
 (please excuse the me if this has already been asked and answer,  
 but
 I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message
 archives)

 I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on
 reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the
 latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the  
 kernel
 modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need). What  
 am I
 missing here?

 I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).
>>>
>>> Did you update from an older tree or pull down a fresh clone?
>>>
>>> It JustWorks (tm) -- if not, maybe some dependency is screwing you
>>> up..
>>>
>>> from the v4l-dvb tree, what does the following show you:
>>>
>>> grep 23885 v4l/.*config (no, this is NOT a typo)
>>>
>>>
>>> If VIDEO_CX23885 isnt selected, then go select it in menuconfig.
>>>
>>> You'll find it under the video section, as CX23885 - cx2388x  
>>> successor.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>>
>>> Mike
>>
>> Thanks for the speedy reply, Mike.
>>
>> ergh - VIDEO_CX23885 seems to be selected for build:
>>
>> # grep 23885 v4l/.*config
>> v4l/.config:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885=m
>> v4l/.myconfig:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885 := m
>>
>> I'm building from the public cvs that I pulled last night (and check
>> for an update today). I had the same problem with a tarball I also
>> pulled.
>
> mercurial.   hg.  no cvs.
>
>>
>> So how do I determine what dependancy is killing me? This is a pretty
>> new build (just installed on Fedora 8 on Saturday) so there isn't too
>> much creft.
>
> is there a v4l/cx23885.ko after you build?  did you forget to do 'make
> install' (as root) ?
>
> -Mike

My bad - it was mercurial.

No cx23885.ko is made - just links to the src files. And I did a "make  
install".

- Andrew

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Re: [linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Michael Krufky]

Andrew Casper wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:
>
>> Andrew Casper wrote:
>>> (please excuse the me if this has already been asked and answer, but
>>> I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message
>>> archives)
>>>
>>> I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on
>>> reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the
>>> latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the kernel
>>> modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need). What am I
>>> missing here?
>>>
>>> I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).
>>
>> Did you update from an older tree or pull down a fresh clone?
>>
>> It JustWorks (tm) -- if not, maybe some dependency is screwing you
>> up..
>>
>> from the v4l-dvb tree, what does the following show you:
>>
>> grep 23885 v4l/.*config (no, this is NOT a typo)
>>
>>
>> If VIDEO_CX23885 isnt selected, then go select it in menuconfig.
>>
>> You'll find it under the video section, as CX23885 - cx2388x successor.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Mike
>
> Thanks for the speedy reply, Mike.
>
> ergh - VIDEO_CX23885 seems to be selected for build:
>
> # grep 23885 v4l/.*config
> v4l/.config:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885=m
> v4l/.myconfig:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885 := m
>
> I'm building from the public cvs that I pulled last night (and check
> for an update today). I had the same problem with a tarball I also
> pulled.

mercurial.   hg.  no cvs.

>
> So how do I determine what dependancy is killing me? This is a pretty
> new build (just installed on Fedora 8 on Saturday) so there isn't too
> much creft.

is there a v4l/cx23885.ko after you build?  did you forget to do 'make
install' (as root) ?

-Mike

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Re: [linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Andrew Casper]

On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:05 PM, Michael Krufky wrote:

> Andrew Casper wrote:
>> (please excuse the me if this has already been asked and answer, but
>> I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message
>> archives)
>>
>> I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on
>> reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the
>> latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the  
>> kernel
>> modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need). What am I
>> missing here?
>>
>> I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).
>
> Did you update from an older tree or pull down a fresh clone?
>
> It JustWorks (tm) -- if not, maybe some dependency is screwing you  
> up..
>
> from the v4l-dvb tree, what does the following show you:
>
> grep 23885 v4l/.*config (no, this is NOT a typo)
>
>
> If VIDEO_CX23885 isnt selected, then go select it in menuconfig.
>
> You'll find it under the video section, as CX23885 - cx2388x  
> successor.
>
> HTH,
>
> Mike

Thanks for the speedy reply, Mike.

ergh - VIDEO_CX23885 seems to be selected for build:

# grep 23885 v4l/.*config
v4l/.config:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885=m
v4l/.myconfig:CONFIG_VIDEO_CX23885 := m

I'm building from the public cvs that I pulled last night (and check  
for an update today). I had the same problem with a tarball I also  
pulled.

So how do I determine what dependancy is killing me? This is a pretty  
new build (just installed on Fedora 8 on Saturday) so there isn't too  
much creft.

Thanks again.

- Andrew



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Re: [linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Michael Krufky]

Andrew Casper wrote:
> (please excuse the me if this has already been asked and answer, but  
> I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message  
> archives)
> 
> I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on  
> reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the  
> latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the kernel  
> modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need). What am I  
> missing here?
> 
> I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).

Did you update from an older tree or pull down a fresh clone?

It JustWorks (tm) -- if not, maybe some dependency is screwing you up..

from the v4l-dvb tree, what does the following show you:

grep 23885 v4l/.*config (no, this is NOT a typo)


If VIDEO_CX23885 isnt selected, then go select it in menuconfig.

You'll find it under the video section, as CX23885 - cx2388x successor.

HTH,

Mike

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Re: [linux-dvb] AVermedia M791 Combo OEM TV Card

[ewomer]

- CityK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
> CityK wrote: 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
> >   
> >>  
> >> 
> >> One problem I have right now are two things one i dont know the tuner chip 
used 
> >> 
> > 
> > Yeah, I noticed that it wasn't mentioned in you're original message...I 
> > take it that it is hidden under a shield? 
> >   
> 
> Have a look inside the driver CD inf files --- have a look around for 
> mention of xceive or other potential candidates (philips) 
> 
> 
> >> and i dont know how to write a wiki. 
> >>   
> >> 
> 
> 
> Well done: 
> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_M791_PCIe_Combo_%28OEM%29 
> 
> 
 
[UPDATE] 
 
XCeive XC3028 (tuner) analog 
MicroTune MT2131 (tuner) digital 
LG LGDT3303 (8VSB/QAM demodulator) 
Conexant CX23887-14z (A/V Decoder & PCIe bridge) 
Conexant CX23417-11z (MPEG-2 A/V Encoder) 
ESMT M12L04322A-AZG1P633X (SDRAM used by encoder) 
 
also have inf if any one is intrested 


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[linux-dvb] DST (vp-1020a) driver broken w/explanation

[VDR User]

Greetings..  I have tried a DST VisionPlus 1020a dvb-s card today for
the first time with a fresh copy of v4l (from today Jan. 16th).  Upon
loading the drivers I got the following message in dmesg:

Linux video capture interface: v2.00
bttv: driver version 0.9.17 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at :01:09.0, irq: 10, latency: 64, mmio: 0xdcfff000
bttv0: using: Twinhan DST + clones [card=113,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=, out= in=00fefffe [init]
bttv0: tuner absent
bttv0: add subdevice "dvb0"
bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:09.1[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 10 (level,
low) -> IRQ 10
bt878_probe: card id=[0x0], Unknown card.
Exiting..
ACPI: PCI interrupt for device :01:09.1 disabled
bt878: probe of :01:09.1 failed with error -22
dvb_bt8xx: unable to determine DMA core of card 0,
dvb_bt8xx: if you have the ALSA bt87x audio driver installed, try removing it.
dvb-bt8xx: probe of dvb0 failed with error -14

The card was known to be working the last time it was in a box so I
suspected something other then it meeting death by sitting in an
anti-static bag.  After some searching I found a others experiencing
the same problem and one of them posted the following:

"The root cause of the problem seems to be that the DST card does not
have PCI subsystem information configured: the bytes are just set to
zero in the PCI configuration space. The driver
linux/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c checks for a set of subsystem
IDs and only proceeds with the configuration if it finds one from the
list."

I then found the following patch that had been applied to the driver:
==
http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb/rev/97edfa0f7c94

changeset 5513: 97edfa0f7c94
parent 5061: d5f262a7b702
child 6079: 358a897c1c19
manifest: 97edfa0f7c94

--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c Sun Jan 07 20:12:22 2007 -0500
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.c Sat Apr 14 10:24:15 2007 -0300
@@ -397,9 +397,7 @@ static struct cards card_list[] __devini
{ 0xdb1118ac, BTTV_BOARD_DVICO_DVBT_LITE,   "Ultraview 
DVB-T Lite" },
{ 0xd50018ac, BTTV_BOARD_DVICO_FUSIONHDTV_5_LITE,   "DViCO 
FusionHDTV 5 Lite" },
{ 0x20007063, BTTV_BOARD_PC_HDTV,   "pcHDTV HD-2000 
TV" },
-   { 0x00261822, BTTV_BOARD_TWINHAN_DST,   "DNTV Live! 
Mini" },
-
-   { 0, -1, NULL }
+   { 0x00261822, BTTV_BOARD_TWINHAN_DST,   "DNTV Live! 
Mini" }
 };


==

After re-adding the { 0, -1, NULL }, re-compiling/installing/loading
the drivers, I now have a confirmed working card and get the following
in dmesg:

Linux video capture interface: v2.00
bttv: driver version 0.9.17 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 10
ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:09.0[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 10 (level,
low) -> IRQ 10
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at :01:09.0, irq: 10, latency: 64, mmio: 0xdcfff000
bttv0: using: Twinhan DST + clones [card=113,insmod option]
bttv0: gpio: en=, out= in=00fefffe [init]
bttv0: tuner absent
bttv0: add subdevice "dvb0"
bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt :01:09.1[A] -> Link [LNKB] -> GSI 10 (level,
low) -> IRQ 10
bt878_probe: card id=[0x0],[  ] has DVB functions.
bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 17) at 01:09.1, irq: 10, latency: 64, memory: 0xdcffe000
DVB: registering new adapter (bttv0)
dst(0) dst_get_device_id: Recognise [DST-MOT]
DST type flags : 0x4 symdiv 0x8 firmware version = 1
dst(0) dst_get_mac: MAC Address=[00:00:00:00:00:00]
DVB: registering frontend 0 (DST DVB-S)...

I have double-checked just to be sure and have confirmed the card only
works with { 0, -1, NULL } included.  Was the patch actually tested
before it was accepted?  I almost threw the card out because of this
so I'm sure glad to discover the problem is in the driver!  Hopefully
it can be fixed before other think they have a dead card when they
don't.

Thanks.

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[linux-dvb] WinFast DTV 1000T scan freezes whole system

[Lindsay Mathieson]

My WinFast DTV 1000T, which has been working fine up to now.

But with the latest V4L2 DVB modules compiled and installed the whole 
system locks up when scanning for channels. Anyone else seeing this?

Kubuntu 2.6.22-14-generic

Thanks,

Lindsay


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[linux-dvb] DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express and cx23885 support

[Andrew Casper]

(please excuse the me if this has already been asked and answer, but  
I'm new to the list and I did not find an answer in the message  
archives)

I just got a new DViCO FusionHDTV5 Express - primarily based on  
reading that it was supported on the wiki. I have downloaded the  
latest tree. But when I compile the source, it doesn't make the kernel  
modules for cx23885 (which is the module I believe I need). What am I  
missing here?

I'm using Fedora 8 (kernel 2.6.23.9-85).

Thanks for any help you can offer.

- Andrew

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Re: [linux-dvb] AVermedia M791 Combo OEM TV Card

[CityK]

CityK wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>   
>>  
>> 
>> One problem I have right now are two things one i dont know the tuner chip 
>> used 
>> 
>
> Yeah, I noticed that it wasn't mentioned in you're original message...I 
> take it that it is hidden under a shield? 
>   

Have a look inside the driver CD inf files --- have a look around for 
mention of xceive or other potential candidates (philips)


>> and i dont know how to write a wiki.
>>   
>> 


Well done: 
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_M791_PCIe_Combo_%28OEM%29



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Re: [linux-dvb] dvb for DIB7700 + CX25843 + XC3028 based cards

[Albert Comerma]

2008/1/16, Patrick Boettcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hi Albert,
>
> On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Albert Comerma wrote:
> > Hi, I would like to build a driver for Pinacle 320CX card based on this
> > chips combination, I already managed to get the card detected and
> firmware
> > downloaded to dibcom chip.
> > For dvb CX25843 is useless, so it can be skiped, but the problem is how
> to
> > add XC3028 to the dibcom chip. I've got some basic cuestions;
> >
> > - Firmware... dvb usual dibcom firmware should work for this part? which
>
> > XC3028 firmware should I use?
>
> USB firmware for dib0700 is the normal one. For Xceive, the base-firmware
> is the same as on other cards, for the standard-firmware I'm not sure, do
> you have a list of firmware available?



Ok, dib0700 firmware seems ok. What you mean  with base-firmware and
standard-fimware? is that you need two firmwares for xceive xip? I
downloaded a firmware_v4 pack with arround 30 xc3028 firmwares...

> - Gpio's, what gpio's are suposed to be used between dibcom and XC3028?
>
> It is GPIO 8 of the demod:
>
> so
> dib7000m_set_gpio(.., 8, 0, 0);
> msleep(1);
> dib7000m_set_gpio(.., 8, 0, 1);
>
> in case of dib7000m - for dib7000p it is dib7000p_set_gpio
>
> > - I2C; should be used as on other tunners, wich address uses XC3028?
>
> 0xc2 = 0x61.
>
> > I'm having a look to the latest
> > /v4l-dvb-7d364b375fb7/linux/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028*  I hope
> those
> > are the correct files for it...
>
> I don't know this part. Mauro was working on it, don't know if it is
> committed.


Let's hope Mauro comment something, :P

You will also need the stuff from the attachment.


Thanks a lot!!

Patrick.
>
> --
>   Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>   WWW:  
> http://www.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/
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Re: [linux-dvb] dvb for DIB7700 + CX25843 + XC3028 based cards

[Patrick Boettcher]

Hi Albert,

On Wed, 16 Jan 2008, Albert Comerma wrote:
> Hi, I would like to build a driver for Pinacle 320CX card based on this
> chips combination, I already managed to get the card detected and firmware
> downloaded to dibcom chip.
> For dvb CX25843 is useless, so it can be skiped, but the problem is how to
> add XC3028 to the dibcom chip. I've got some basic cuestions;
> 
> - Firmware... dvb usual dibcom firmware should work for this part? which
> XC3028 firmware should I use?

USB firmware for dib0700 is the normal one. For Xceive, the base-firmware 
is the same as on other cards, for the standard-firmware I'm not sure, do 
you have a list of firmware available?

> - Gpio's, what gpio's are suposed to be used between dibcom and XC3028?

It is GPIO 8 of the demod:

so
dib7000m_set_gpio(.., 8, 0, 0);
msleep(1);
dib7000m_set_gpio(.., 8, 0, 1);

in case of dib7000m - for dib7000p it is dib7000p_set_gpio

> - I2C; should be used as on other tunners, wich address uses XC3028?

0xc2 = 0x61.

> I'm having a look to the latest
> /v4l-dvb-7d364b375fb7/linux/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028*  I hope those
> are the correct files for it...

I don't know this part. Mauro was working on it, don't know if it is 
committed.


You will also need the stuff from the attachment.

Patrick.

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  WWW:  http://www.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/struct dibx000_agc_config xc3028_agc_config = {
BAND_VHF | BAND_UHF,   // band_caps

/* P_agc_use_sd_mod1=0, P_agc_use_sd_mod2=0, P_agc_freq_pwm_div=0, 
P_agc_inv_pwm1=0, P_agc_inv_pwm2=0,
 * P_agc_inh_dc_rv_est=0, P_agc_time_est=3, P_agc_freeze=0, 
P_agc_nb_est=2, P_agc_write=0 */
(0 << 15) | (0 << 14) | (0 << 11) | (0 << 10) | (0 << 9) | (0 << 8) | 
(3 << 5) | (0 << 4) | (2 << 1) | (0 << 0), // setup

712,  // inv_gain
21,  // time_stabiliz

0,  // alpha_level
118,  // thlock

0, // wbd_inv
2867,  // wbd_ref
0,  // wbd_sel
2,  // wbd_alpha

0,  // agc1_max
0,  // agc1_min
39718,  // agc2_max
9930,  // agc2_min
0,  // agc1_pt1
0,  // agc1_pt2
0,  // agc1_pt3
0,  // agc1_slope1
0,  // agc1_slope2
0,  // agc2_pt1
128,  // agc2_pt2
29,  // agc2_slope1
29,  // agc2_slope2

17,  // alpha_mant
27,  // alpha_exp
23,  // beta_mant
51,  // beta_exp

1,  // perform_agc_softsplit
};

/* PLL Configuration for COFDM BW_MHz = 8.00 With external clock = 
30.00 */
struct dibx000_bandwidth_config xc3028_bw_config = {
6, 3, // internal, sampling
1, 8, 3, 1, 0, // pll_cfg: prediv, ratio, range, reset, bypass
0, 0, 1, 1, 0, // misc: refdiv, bypclk_div, IO_CLK_en_core, ADClkSrc, 
modulo
(3 << 14) | (1 << 12) | (524 << 0), // sad_cfg: refsel, sel, freq_15k
(1 << 25) | 5816102, // ifreq = 5.20 MHz
20452225, // timf
3000, // xtal_hz
};

struct dibx000_bandwidth_config xc3028_bw_config_12mhz = {
6, 3, // internal, sampling
1, 20, 3, 1, 0, // pll_cfg: prediv, ratio, range, reset, bypass
0, 0, 1, 1, 0, // misc: refdiv, bypclk_div, IO_CLK_en_core, ADClkSrc, 
modulo
(3 << 14) | (1 << 12) | (524 << 0), // sad_cfg: refsel, sel, freq_15k
(1 << 25) | 5816102, // ifreq = 5.20 MHz
20452225, // timf
};
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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Gregoire Favre]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 10:32:32PM +0300, Igor wrote:

Hello,

> > If you have an Hauppauge HVR-4000 you will need one more patch, which
> > you can find at :
> > 
> > http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2008-January/022762.html
> > I needed to modify the one posted earlyer because I have multiple cards
> > and VDR has to know the HVR-4000 can do DVB-S2 tunings.
> 
> today's changeset in multiproto is for you :)
> http://jusst.de/hg/multiproto/rev/0659916f08b4
> Fix broken DVB-T backward compatibility
> From: Reinhard Nissl

No that's absolutely unrelated... just read the VDR's ml about DVB-S2
implementation to find out what was missing with previous HVR-4000
patch.
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[linux-dvb] dvb for DIB7700 + CX25843 + XC3028 based cards

[Albert Comerma]

Hi, I would like to build a driver for Pinacle 320CX card based on this
chips combination, I already managed to get the card detected and firmware
downloaded to dibcom chip.
For dvb CX25843 is useless, so it can be skiped, but the problem is how to
add XC3028 to the dibcom chip. I've got some basic cuestions;

- Firmware... dvb usual dibcom firmware should work for this part? which
XC3028 firmware should I use?
- Gpio's, what gpio's are suposed to be used between dibcom and XC3028?
- I2C; should be used as on other tunners, wich address uses XC3028?

I'm having a look to the latest
/v4l-dvb-7d364b375fb7/linux/drivers/media/video/tuner-xc2028*  I hope those
are the correct files for it...

Albert
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[linux-dvb] Yuan EC372S (STK7700D based device)

[Albert Comerma]

Hi!, with Michel ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) who is a owner of this Yuan card we
added the device to dib0700_devices, and we got it recognized without
problems. The only problem is that no channel is detected on scan on
kaffeine or other software... I post some dmesg. We don't know where it may
be the problem... or how to detect it...

usb 4-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
usb 4-2: new device found, idVendor=1164, idProduct=1edc
usb 4-2: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 4-2: Product: STK7700D
usb 4-2: Manufacturer: YUANRD
usb 4-2: SerialNumber: 01
usb 4-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
dvb-usb: found a 'Yuan EC372S' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-dib0700-1.10.fw'
dib0700: firmware started successfully.
dvb-usb: found a 'Yuan EC372S' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software
demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Yuan EC372S)
dvb-usb: no frontend was attached by 'Yuan EC372S'
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software
demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Yuan EC372S)
DVB: registering frontend 1 (DiBcom 7000PC)...
MT2266: successfully identified
input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /class/input/input10
dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 150 msecs.
dvb-usb: Yuan EC372S successfully initialized and connected.
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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Mario Smit]

To all,

I am using multiproto with my TT3200 for a time now with VDR and MythTV
with great success. 

>From my standpoint the driver has successfully been used by end-user
applications and is stable.

So, to include it in the main-tree looks fair to me.

Rgrds,

Mario




On Wed, 2008-01-16 at 13:53 +0100, Gregoire Favre wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> once upon a time, in a far far far away... OK sorry ;-)
> 
> A long time ago multiproto was said to be integrated in *near* future...
> to my great disapointment it still isn't, which is certainly not a good
> thing for the user at least...
> 
> Could we hope to be *near* inclusion now ?
> 
> In the meantime I am really thankfull to all who made multiproto
> available, and I hope the problems of the past could be forgiven.
> 
> Thanks.


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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Igor]

> Even with non DVB-S2 cards, the tuning is faster (at least for me).

is there any explanation for it ?


> If you have an Hauppauge HVR-4000 you will need one more patch, which
> you can find at :
> 
> http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2008-January/022762.html
> I needed to modify the one posted earlyer because I have multiple cards
> and VDR has to know the HVR-4000 can do DVB-S2 tunings.

today's changeset in multiproto is for you :)
http://jusst.de/hg/multiproto/rev/0659916f08b4
Fix broken DVB-T backward compatibility
From: Reinhard Nissl


> And the firmware for it :
> http://dev.kewl.org/hauppauge/utils/wget-fw.sh

there's other address for firmware
http://steventoth.net/linux/cx24116/

> > It would be nice if ther was a central repository (at linuxtv.org?)
> > where *the* driver could be downloaded, just as it was in the good old
> > days...
> 
> I totally agree, for example the support for Hauppauge HVR-4000 is
> almost finished, but will maybe never be included :-(
> 
> I really hope the situation could become better ;-)

+1

Igor
 

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Re: [linux-dvb] AVermedia M791 Combo OEM TV Card

[CityK]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>  CityK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 
>   
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Hi, can you add the relevant info to the wiki please 
>> (http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_M791_PCIe_Combo_%28OEM%29) 
>> ... and upload to that any images you may be able to provide.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> 
>
> One problem I have right now are two things one i dont know the tuner chip 
> used 

Yeah, I noticed that it wasn't mentioned in you're original message...I 
take it that it is hidden under a shield? 


> and i dont know how to write a wiki.
>   

Its very very easy --- just create an account and sign in (takes like a 
2 minutes max) ... then when you have that page loaded up, click the 
edit tab at the top and then add the text to the editing window -- just 
follow prompts in the different sections as to what to place here and 
there.  Don't worry about formatting or anything, I or someone else can 
fix that later.  To add images you have to upload them to the wiki first 
(please do use descriptive filenames i.e. 
AVer_M791_frontside.jpg)...then while editing the device article page, 
just replace the generic "filename" used in the spots for  images with 
the actual filename  you gave to the image when you uploaded it.  Each 
time you click preview, you will be able to see the results of your 
edits...when happy, click the submit button.

I cc'ed the list back into the discussion (use "reply to all" so they 
aren't dropped ... don't worry, I make the same mistake often too).  In 
addition, further discussion should probably be held on the dvb mailing 
list, as it would tend to be the more appropriate spot for discussions 
(unless there was something v4l specific being discussed) -- as such, I 
have cc'ed the dvb m/l with this message too

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Stephen Rowles]

> Does anyone know if the "freesat" from BBC / ITV will be FTA, like the
> BBC / ITV channels on Astra are now - i.e. we aren't going to need a cam
> and subscription card to access them like you do on Skys "freesat"
> offering?? (*)
>
> Robert.

I believe the intention is that all the channels of the new Freesat
service will be FTA, no CAM or subscription required. (including the HD
ones)


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Re: [linux-dvb] SkyStar2 rev2.7

[CityK]

Turmann, Bernhard (GE Indust, GE Fanuc) wrote:
> Hi,
> unfortunately, I am not a programmer. 
> But I would like to support the community and therefore I offer to
> donate a SkyStar 2.7v.
>   

That's very generous of you Berni!

By the sounds of it, Patrick's hands are tied for a while, but hopefully 
someone else might be able to pick up where he has left off. I would 
suggest that you continue to bump this offer periodically if you don't 
get a more immediate acceptance -- the same thing occurred somewhat 
recently in regards to the previously unsupported AnySee E30C --> Timo 
offered loan of the device several times over a number of months, and 
his call was eventually taken up by Antti P., who has proceed to develop 
support for the device.



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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Robert]

P. van Gaans wrote:
> On 01/16/2008 05:17 PM, Stephen Rowles wrote:
>>> The current BBC HD transmissions, prior to the official launch of Freesat
>>> are DVB-S, and broadcast From Astra 28.2E. There was some talk of a
>>> possible
>>> move to DVB-S2 at some time in the future, but I don't have a reference
>>> for
>>> this and haven't seen anything more about it in the last few months.
>>>
>>> AFAIK, all the current BBC HD transmissions are 1080i.
>> Ouchy,
>>
>> I'll revise my hardware estimate then if they are 1080i I will need a
>> seriously quick processor, or the VAAPI project to get off the ground
>> quickly then :D
>>
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> 
> With an mplayer compiled half a year ago or so I can watch BBC HD 
> recordings on my Athlon 64 X2 4200+ when using mplayer -lavdopts 
> fast:skiploopfilter=all. It runs smooth and picture quality is only hurt 
> a little bit (especially in very fast action scenes).
> 
> Current BBC HD broadcast is DVB-S, probably because 1 transponder for 1 
> channel would be ridiculous. On the same transponder you also find BBC 1 
> CI and BBC 1 Cambridge. Video is h.264 1440*1080i.
> 

Does anyone know if the "freesat" from BBC / ITV will be FTA, like the 
BBC / ITV channels on Astra are now - i.e. we aren't going to need a cam 
and subscription card to access them like you do on Skys "freesat" 
offering?? (*)

Robert.

(*) yes, I know you only actually need the card for channel 4, e4, and a 
  few others but it still makes it enough of a pain that I can't 
current;y get them into my MythTv box.


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Re: [linux-dvb] Pinnacle dual Hybrid pro PCI-express - linuxTV!

[CityK]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello
> I red this on the wiki of Linuxtv.org:
>
> "If you own one or more devices from the following list and you want to help
> with support development, please contact the linux-dvb Mailing list."
>
> Actually I own a Pinnacle dual hybrid pro PCIe (3010i) that is not supported 
> by
> linux. I must watch TV under windows, and I hope one day I could watch it 
> under
> Linux (my os = ubuntu x64) !
>
> Therefore, I propose my help to develop the linuxTV project, even if I don't
> really know what I can do...

Hi Romain,

Thank you for contacting the list. The initial steps you can take to 
help are:

a) provide the relevant output of:

"lspci -vvn" -- which will provide the subsystem ID info, as well as 
confirm the PCIe bridge

and from "dmesg" -- which may provide some other info about detected 
components upon the card

b) visually identify and report what components are being used on the card

c) start off an article for the card in the wiki 
(http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_Dual_Hybrid_Pro_PCI_Express)

and hopefully also be able to upload some images of the device to that 
article.

After which, everyone will be in a much better position to advise from 
there. Hopefully the components are similar to other supported devices, 
and it may be a question of some minor tinkering to get it supported. 
However, as support for PCIe based devices is relatively immature, it is 
more likely not to be such a case. But still, your device may be 
decently similar or related to someone's work (or interests) that they 
may be able to help you out in regards to support development -- but 
there is no guarantee. First things first though; lets see what info you 
can provide.

Cheers




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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[P. van Gaans]

On 01/16/2008 05:17 PM, Stephen Rowles wrote:
>> The current BBC HD transmissions, prior to the official launch of Freesat
>> are DVB-S, and broadcast From Astra 28.2E. There was some talk of a
>> possible
>> move to DVB-S2 at some time in the future, but I don't have a reference
>> for
>> this and haven't seen anything more about it in the last few months.
>>
>> AFAIK, all the current BBC HD transmissions are 1080i.
> 
> Ouchy,
> 
> I'll revise my hardware estimate then if they are 1080i I will need a
> seriously quick processor, or the VAAPI project to get off the ground
> quickly then :D
> 
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> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
> 

With an mplayer compiled half a year ago or so I can watch BBC HD 
recordings on my Athlon 64 X2 4200+ when using mplayer -lavdopts 
fast:skiploopfilter=all. It runs smooth and picture quality is only hurt 
a little bit (especially in very fast action scenes).

Current BBC HD broadcast is DVB-S, probably because 1 transponder for 1 
channel would be ridiculous. On the same transponder you also find BBC 1 
CI and BBC 1 Cambridge. Video is h.264 1440*1080i.

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Gregoire Favre]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 03:16:22PM +0100, Klaus Schmidinger wrote:

Hello,

> I also find the current situation rather confusing.
> What exactly is *the* multiproto driver I should use when
> (soon) starting to adopt the various patches to VDR regarding
> DVB-S2 etc.?

If you want to use the patches sent on the VDR ml then you have to use
hg clone http://jusst.de/hg/multiproto

as described at :
http://www.vdr-wiki.de/wiki/index.php/OpenSuSE_DVB-S2_-_Step_by_Step_Installationsanleitung_%28Achtung_Beta%29

Even with non DVB-S2 cards, the tuning is faster (at least for me).

If you have an Hauppauge HVR-4000 you will need one more patch, which
you can find at :

http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2008-January/022762.html
I needed to modify the one posted earlyer because I have multiple cards
and VDR has to know the HVR-4000 can do DVB-S2 tunings.

And the firmware for it :
http://dev.kewl.org/hauppauge/utils/wget-fw.sh

> It would be nice if ther was a central repository (at linuxtv.org?)
> where *the* driver could be downloaded, just as it was in the good old
> days...

I totally agree, for example the support for Hauppauge HVR-4000 is
almost finished, but will maybe never be included :-(

I really hope the situation could become better ;-)
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Re: [linux-dvb] Pinnacle HD 800i - Testers required

[CityK]

James Klaas wrote:
> I can also confirm that ATSC/QAM is working.
>
> James
>
> On 1/15/08, Steven Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>   
>> Folks,
>>
>> Success.
>>
>> After a few more tweaks we've got the driver working and the patches are
>> ready for merge into master by Mauro.
>>
>> You can find the latest patches here: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~stoth/v4l-dvb
>>
>> In a day or two they'll be merged into master and removed from my dev
>> area, so check here:
>> http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
>>
>> IR support is mostly working, although some testers believe a new
>> mapping table will be required. Keep your eyes on the v4l mailing list
>> for more info.
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who stepped forward and offered to test the tree.
>> Special thanks to James Middendorff for providing remote ssh access and
>> thanks to Chaogui for the initial analog patches.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Steve

Well done people!

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Re: [linux-dvb] [Bulk] Multiproto ???

[CityK]

Gregoire Favre wrote:
> Hello,
>
> once upon a time, in a far far far away... OK sorry ;-)
>
> A long time ago multiproto was said to be integrated in *near* future...
> to my great disapointment it still isn't, which is certainly not a good
> thing for the user at least...
>
> Could we hope to be *near* inclusion now ?
>   

For those who missed it, yesterday on the maintainers list, Mauro posed 
the following:

Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
/
Hi Guys,
// //
//Any position about DVB-S2? It would be nice if we can try to schedule the
//addition of this feature for a future kernel release. 2.6.26?/

To which Manu responded:

Have been fixing bugs, Some bugs have been exposed on some initial tests, 
with regards to backward compatibility. Simply pushing it in without any tests 
doesn't help at all. This can be tested with applications that make use of it 
only.

Regards,
Manu


What do I think can be inferred from this?  Well, I would say that 
things are now starting to approach the finish line -- we're in the home 
stretch ... we're roundin' third 

While Manu appeared reluctant in his reply to take to a particular 
schedule, I don't think Mauro's suggestion is too far off from what is 
likely to occur.  Consider this:  2.6.24 is imminent.  2.6.25 is likely 
not to appear until ~ mid May.  Which in turn means as well that the 
window for inclusion into 2.6.26 is likely ~mid May - June.

There is a fair amount of time between then and now for testing to 
continue and for bugs to be both exposed and resolved, as well as an 
eventual push into v4l-dvb.  

So, will Multiproto have been sitting/testing in v4l-dvb long enough by 
the time of the 2.6.26 window to warrant a pull?  I will hazard a bet 
that the answer will be yes --- but that's just my assessment, which is 
based upon no particular facts or inside knowledge.

> and I hope the problems of the past could be forgiven.
>   

I do too.  I hope we can all push forward and increase the level of 
cooperation around here.



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Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000

[CityK]

Jean Paul Gatt wrote:
> In the meantime ...
>
> While the whole kernel debate goes on ...can the wiki be updated...

Of course - it is a wiki after all!

> ...with a semi-standard procedure to follow ?
>
> Something on the lines ... you need this basic code  .. and 
> patch it with this diff file .
>
> Nothing too complex! I'm just like Ian. Been following development on 
> this card for almost a year now, and I click on every HVR4000 related 
> mail hoping to see ISSUES RESOLVED, especially since the card should 
> now practically work!
>
> Having said that  BIG Thanks for all the hard work all developers 
> put into it!

An excellent suggestion. 

In order to help facilitate that goal, I have applied the standardized 
framework (that is now being applied to all device articles)  to the 
HVR-4000 article 
(http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-4000). 

I now hope that some end users, from what has appeared to be a decently 
large pool of people who have been following this development process 
all along, can translate the relevant knowledge and general info about 
the device into that article (I have filled it with prompts outlining 
the areas where to place specific topical aspects).  I have to state 
that, with so many discussions on this device having occurred over the 
longest while, its a little discouraging that the wiki's HVR-4000 
article has remained so uninformative and in a state of disarray.   
Though, the same observation can be extended to many other areas of the 
wiki too.

In any regard, the ability to update the wiki article has been present 
all along, its just a case that that advantage hasn't been utilised.  
Hopefully this push will bring about some change.








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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Stephen Rowles]

> The current BBC HD transmissions, prior to the official launch of Freesat
> are DVB-S, and broadcast From Astra 28.2E. There was some talk of a
> possible
> move to DVB-S2 at some time in the future, but I don't have a reference
> for
> this and haven't seen anything more about it in the last few months.
>
> AFAIK, all the current BBC HD transmissions are 1080i.

Ouchy,

I'll revise my hardware estimate then if they are 1080i I will need a
seriously quick processor, or the VAAPI project to get off the ground
quickly then :D


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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[John Goacher]

Stephen Rowles wrote:

>>> This will be DVB-S2 transmissions including HD content, and will use the
>>> Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east (from what I can find on the
>>> web).
>>
>> You may be right about this but so far everything I've seen suggests
>> that Freesat will be DVB-S.  I've not seen anything about DVB-S2.  Do
>> you have a reference for this?

>I cannot find the site I originally found, but it was a list of hardware
>specs for various Freesat boxes, and they were all S2.

>Looking around (digitalspy forums) it would appear that SD content is all
>DVB-S, but when they start the HD transmissions that will be DVB-S2 (h.264
>IIRC, but again I cannot find a good reference).

>The old BBC site had more info, but now it is a flash marketing site :)

The current BBC HD transmissions, prior to the official launch of Freesat
are DVB-S, and broadcast From Astra 28.2E. There was some talk of a possible
move to DVB-S2 at some time in the future, but I don't have a reference for
this and haven't seen anything more about it in the last few months.

AFAIK, all the current BBC HD transmissions are 1080i.

regards,
John

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Stephen Rowles]

> Other questions:
>
>   - what kind of hardware (other than DVB-S2 card) will be needed to
> decode the stream?
>
>   - who are the 2% of viewers in the UK who can't see the Eurobird
> footprint?
>
> Tony
> (saving for a Sony FullHD 102cm screen)

IIRC (and as of my other post I cannot find good reference atm).

SD content will be DVB-S, the HD content will be DVB-S2 with h.264
encoding. That will mean that you will need a reasonably fast CPU as there
isn't hardware acceleration of h.264 under linux yet (Video acceleration
API is being worked on, search for VAAPI). I imagine that most
transmissions are likely to be 720p at most so any modern CPU should have
enough power.

As for the footprint, the BBC trust has an obligation to make its programs
available to everyone in the UK, with the phasing out of analogue
transmissions I think I read somewhere that this is their only choice to
ensure total coverage.


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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Stephen Rowles]

>> This will be DVB-S2 transmissions including HD content, and will use the
>> Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east (from what I can find on the
>> web).
>
> You may be right about this but so far everything I've seen suggests
> that Freesat will be DVB-S.  I've not seen anything about DVB-S2.  Do
> you have a reference for this?

I cannot find the site I originally found, but it was a list of hardware
specs for various Freesat boxes, and they were all S2.

Looking around (digitalspy forums) it would appear that SD content is all
DVB-S, but when they start the HD transmissions that will be DVB-S2 (h.264
IIRC, but again I cannot find a good reference).

The old BBC site had more info, but now it is a flash marketing site :)


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Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000

[Jean Paul Gatt]

Yes,

I meant the mailing list as a group.

I want to add that I know coding the drivers themselves is more important
(everybody hates documentation), but what use is a valid driver if almost
no-one knows how to use it .. or worse that it exists?!?!

On Jan 16, 2008 4:01 PM, Steven Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Jean Paul Gatt wrote:
> > In the meantime ...
> >
> > While the whole kernel debate goes on ...can the wiki be updated with a
> > semi-standard procedure to follow ?
> >
> > Something on the lines ... you need this basic code  .. and patch
> > it with this diff file .
> >
> > Nothing too complex! I'm just like Ian. Been following development on
> > this card for almost a year now, and I click on every HVR4000 related
> > mail hoping to see ISSUES RESOLVED, especially since the card should now
> > practically work!
> >
> > Having said that  BIG Thanks for all the hard work all developers
> > put into it!
> >
> > On Jan 16, 2008 3:28 AM, Steven Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > wrote:
> >
> > Ian Bonham wrote:
> >  > Steve,
> >  >
> >  > Is there anything that can be done now to progress the dev of
> this
> >  > driver and the facilities of this card? I remember clearly the
> >  > disagreements that occured, and it was hugely depressing. What
> > would be
> >  > needed now to encorage development?
> >  >
> >  > Ian
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > On 15/01/2008, *Steven Toth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 
> >  > >> wrote:
> >  >
> >  > Hans Werner wrote:
> >  >  >  Original-Nachricht 
> >  >  >> Datum: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:18:11 +0300
> >  >  >> Von: Igor < [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > >>
> >  >  >> An: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org 
> > mailto:linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>>
> >  >  >> Betreff: Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000
> >  >  >
> >  >  >>> b)explain how and when all the pieces of DVB-S2-relevant
> > code
> >  > will be
> >  >  >> merged into the kernel and dvb-apps.
> >  >  >>
> >  >  >> ahh, I think nobody knows the answer on this question.
> >  >  >>
> >  >  >> Igor
> >  >  >>
> >  >  >>
> >  >  >
> >  >  > I have read the previous correspondence on this issue.
> > There is
> >  > considerable working code so I would like to hear from the
> >  >  > maintainer(s) where we go from here. It's 2008 already.
> >  >
> >  > You might want to cc the maintainer if you expect a response.
> :)
> >  >
> >  > The driver was written during 2006 and for various technical
> > reasons
> >  > could not be fully merged into the kernel. This lead to a
> major
> >  > conflict
> >  > between kernel developers. As a result of a major
> > disagreement I took
> >  > down my development trees and instructed Mauro not to merge
> > my code with
> >  > my agreement.
> >  >
> >  > A few trusted members of the community have taken the
> > previously public
> >  > tree and patched it and made it available for download, which
> > is well
> >  > within the license agreement.
> >  >
> >  > The HVR4000 driver isn't going anywhere soon, it isn't going
> > to be
> >  > official merged anytime soon. I made myself clear a few
> > months ago
> >  > during the heated multiproto debate.
> >  >
> >  > That's where we stand today.
> >  >
> >  > - Steve
> >
> > Ian,
> >
> > It's times like this when I find myself re-writing emails multiple
> > times, trying to find the right words and facts to reflect the true
> > situation, not an emotional response.
> >
> > How do I start? Hmm, well
> >
> > I hear you.
> >
> > Background: The HVR4000 patches are based on the Multiproto patches.
> >
> > You should probably recognize that the situation has always been
> outside
> > of my control. I've tried to urge multiproto forward many times and
> in
> > the end, driven by pure frustration, both Manu and I argued
> publically,
> > it got personal and everyone walked away badly burned.
> >
> > No heroes. No villains. No right, no wrong.
> >
> > It was obvious to me that I could not influence the situation. In
> > response I took my development trees down and stated that I no
> longer
> > supported multiproto.
> >
> > What's my position now? I'll review the HVR4000 situation when Manu
> > gives the S-O-B for his patches and they are merged by Mauro into
> > master.
> >
> > What should the community do? You could raise the subject with Manu.
> >
> > No multiproto in the master = no HV

Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000

[Steven Toth]

Jean Paul Gatt wrote:
> In the meantime ...
> 
> While the whole kernel debate goes on ...can the wiki be updated with a 
> semi-standard procedure to follow ?
> 
> Something on the lines ... you need this basic code  .. and patch 
> it with this diff file .
> 
> Nothing too complex! I'm just like Ian. Been following development on 
> this card for almost a year now, and I click on every HVR4000 related 
> mail hoping to see ISSUES RESOLVED, especially since the card should now 
> practically work!
> 
> Having said that  BIG Thanks for all the hard work all developers 
> put into it!
> 
> On Jan 16, 2008 3:28 AM, Steven Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > wrote:
> 
> Ian Bonham wrote:
>  > Steve,
>  >
>  > Is there anything that can be done now to progress the dev of this
>  > driver and the facilities of this card? I remember clearly the
>  > disagreements that occured, and it was hugely depressing. What
> would be
>  > needed now to encorage development?
>  >
>  > Ian
>  >
>  >
>  > On 15/01/2008, *Steven Toth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>  > >> wrote:
>  >
>  > Hans Werner wrote:
>  >  >  Original-Nachricht 
>  >  >> Datum: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:18:11 +0300
>  >  >> Von: Igor < [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> >>
>  >  >> An: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org 
> mailto:linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>>
>  >  >> Betreff: Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000
>  >  >
>  >  >>> b)explain how and when all the pieces of DVB-S2-relevant
> code
>  > will be
>  >  >> merged into the kernel and dvb-apps.
>  >  >>
>  >  >> ahh, I think nobody knows the answer on this question.
>  >  >>
>  >  >> Igor
>  >  >>
>  >  >>
>  >  >
>  >  > I have read the previous correspondence on this issue.
> There is
>  > considerable working code so I would like to hear from the
>  >  > maintainer(s) where we go from here. It's 2008 already.
>  >
>  > You might want to cc the maintainer if you expect a response. :)
>  >
>  > The driver was written during 2006 and for various technical
> reasons
>  > could not be fully merged into the kernel. This lead to a major
>  > conflict
>  > between kernel developers. As a result of a major
> disagreement I took
>  > down my development trees and instructed Mauro not to merge
> my code with
>  > my agreement.
>  >
>  > A few trusted members of the community have taken the
> previously public
>  > tree and patched it and made it available for download, which
> is well
>  > within the license agreement.
>  >
>  > The HVR4000 driver isn't going anywhere soon, it isn't going
> to be
>  > official merged anytime soon. I made myself clear a few
> months ago
>  > during the heated multiproto debate.
>  >
>  > That's where we stand today.
>  >
>  > - Steve
> 
> Ian,
> 
> It's times like this when I find myself re-writing emails multiple
> times, trying to find the right words and facts to reflect the true
> situation, not an emotional response.
> 
> How do I start? Hmm, well
> 
> I hear you.
> 
> Background: The HVR4000 patches are based on the Multiproto patches.
> 
> You should probably recognize that the situation has always been outside
> of my control. I've tried to urge multiproto forward many times and in
> the end, driven by pure frustration, both Manu and I argued publically,
> it got personal and everyone walked away badly burned.
> 
> No heroes. No villains. No right, no wrong.
> 
> It was obvious to me that I could not influence the situation. In
> response I took my development trees down and stated that I no longer
> supported multiproto.
> 
> What's my position now? I'll review the HVR4000 situation when Manu
> gives the S-O-B for his patches and they are merged by Mauro into
> master.
> 
> What should the community do? You could raise the subject with Manu.
> 
> No multiproto in the master = no HVR4000 S2 in the master.
> 
> - Steve

Hi,

I assume this suggestion was posted to the mailing list as a group, 
rather than directly to me. Specifically, it should be aimed at the 
people who are already producing hierarchies of patches on top of 
multiproto, HVR4000 and various other things.

That isn't me, and I didn't want you to be waiting for a non-reply from me.

Darron has being doing a great job at kewl.org (?), he may be able to help.

- Steve

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[David Matthews]

Stephen Rowles wrote:
>> A long time ago multiproto was said to be integrated in *near* future...
>> to my great disapointment it still isn't, which is certainly not a good
>> thing for the user at least...
>>
>> Could we hope to be *near* inclusion now ?
>>
>> In the meantime I am really thankfull to all who made multiproto
>> available, and I hope the problems of the past could be forgiven.
> 
> I would like to add a note to this, for those that haven't heard the BBC
> will be starting a new satellite service soon, spring 08 according to
> their website http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php.
> 
> This will be DVB-S2 transmissions including HD content, and will use the
> Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east (from what I can find on the
> web).

You may be right about this but so far everything I've seen suggests 
that Freesat will be DVB-S.  I've not seen anything about DVB-S2.  Do 
you have a reference for this?

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Tony Grant]

Le mercredi 16 janvier 2008 à 15:16 +0100, Klaus Schmidinger a écrit :

> > I would like to add a note to this, for those that haven't heard the BBC
> > will be starting a new satellite service soon, spring 08 according to
> > their website http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php.
> > 
> > This will be DVB-S2 transmissions including HD content, and will use the
> > Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east (from what I can find on the
> > web).

Other questions:

- what kind of hardware (other than DVB-S2 card) will be needed to
decode the stream?

- who are the 2% of viewers in the UK who can't see the Eurobird
footprint? 

Tony
(saving for a Sony FullHD 102cm screen)

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Klaus Schmidinger]

On 01/16/08 14:51, Stephen Rowles wrote:
>> A long time ago multiproto was said to be integrated in *near* future...
>> to my great disapointment it still isn't, which is certainly not a good
>> thing for the user at least...
>>
>> Could we hope to be *near* inclusion now ?
>>
>> In the meantime I am really thankfull to all who made multiproto
>> available, and I hope the problems of the past could be forgiven.
> 
> I would like to add a note to this, for those that haven't heard the BBC
> will be starting a new satellite service soon, spring 08 according to
> their website http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php.
> 
> This will be DVB-S2 transmissions including HD content, and will use the
> Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east (from what I can find on the
> web).
> 
> Once this service launches I imagine there will be lots of people (me
> included!) who will want to upgrade their Linux based media centres and
> therefore get HD content.
> 
> As I understand it the Multiproto stuff is a pre-req in a chain required
> to get DVB-S2 working, so I expect that there will soon be a large number
> of people from the UK wanting to have this working so they can upgrade
> their media centres and get HD programs.

I also find the current situation rather confusing.
What exactly is *the* multiproto driver I should use when
(soon) starting to adopt the various patches to VDR regarding
DVB-S2 etc.?

It would be nice if ther was a central repository (at linuxtv.org?)
where *the* driver could be downloaded, just as it was in the good old
days...

Klaus

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[linux-dvb] Pinnacle dual Hybrid pro PCI-express - linuxTV!

[romain . matu]

Hello
I red this on the wiki of Linuxtv.org:

"If you own one or more devices from the following list and you want to help
with support development, please contact the linux-dvb Mailing list."

Actually I own a Pinnacle dual hybrid pro PCIe (3010i) that is not supported by
linux. I must watch TV under windows, and I hope one day I could watch it under
Linux (my os = ubuntu x64) !

Therefore, I propose my help to develop the linuxTV project, even if I don't
really know what I can do...

Best regards
Romain matuszak
France

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Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Stephen Rowles]

> A long time ago multiproto was said to be integrated in *near* future...
> to my great disapointment it still isn't, which is certainly not a good
> thing for the user at least...
>
> Could we hope to be *near* inclusion now ?
>
> In the meantime I am really thankfull to all who made multiproto
> available, and I hope the problems of the past could be forgiven.

I would like to add a note to this, for those that haven't heard the BBC
will be starting a new satellite service soon, spring 08 according to
their website http://www.freesat.co.uk/home.php.

This will be DVB-S2 transmissions including HD content, and will use the
Eurobird 1 satellite situated at 28.5° east (from what I can find on the
web).

Once this service launches I imagine there will be lots of people (me
included!) who will want to upgrade their Linux based media centres and
therefore get HD content.

As I understand it the Multiproto stuff is a pre-req in a chain required
to get DVB-S2 working, so I expect that there will soon be a large number
of people from the UK wanting to have this working so they can upgrade
their media centres and get HD programs.


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Re: [linux-dvb] Pinnacle HD 800i - Testers required

[James Klaas]

I can also confirm that ATSC/QAM is working.

James

On 1/15/08, Steven Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Success.
>
> After a few more tweaks we've got the driver working and the patches are
> ready for merge into master by Mauro.
>
> You can find the latest patches here: http://linuxtv.org/hg/~stoth/v4l-dvb
>
> In a day or two they'll be merged into master and removed from my dev
> area, so check here:
> http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
>
> IR support is mostly working, although some testers believe a new
> mapping table will be required. Keep your eyes on the v4l mailing list
> for more info.
>
> Thanks to everyone who stepped forward and offered to test the tree.
> Special thanks to James Middendorff for providing remote ssh access and
> thanks to Chaogui for the initial analog patches.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
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Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000

[Jean Paul Gatt]

In the meantime ...

While the whole kernel debate goes on ...can the wiki be updated with a
semi-standard procedure to follow ?

Something on the lines ... you need this basic code  .. and patch it
with this diff file .

Nothing too complex! I'm just like Ian. Been following development on this
card for almost a year now, and I click on every HVR4000 related mail hoping
to see ISSUES RESOLVED, especially since the card should now practically
work!

Having said that  BIG Thanks for all the hard work all developers put
into it!

On Jan 16, 2008 3:28 AM, Steven Toth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Ian Bonham wrote:
> > Steve,
> >
> > Is there anything that can be done now to progress the dev of this
> > driver and the facilities of this card? I remember clearly the
> > disagreements that occured, and it was hugely depressing. What would be
> > needed now to encorage development?
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > On 15/01/2008, *Steven Toth* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > wrote:
> >
> > Hans Werner wrote:
> >  >  Original-Nachricht 
> >  >> Datum: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:18:11 +0300
> >  >> Von: Igor <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
> >  >> An: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org 
> >  >> Betreff: Re: [linux-dvb] HVR-4000
> >  >
> >  >>> b)explain how and when all the pieces of DVB-S2-relevant code
> > will be
> >  >> merged into the kernel and dvb-apps.
> >  >>
> >  >> ahh, I think nobody knows the answer on this question.
> >  >>
> >  >> Igor
> >  >>
> >  >>
> >  >
> >  > I have read the previous correspondence on this issue. There is
> > considerable working code so I would like to hear from the
> >  > maintainer(s) where we go from here. It's 2008 already.
> >
> > You might want to cc the maintainer if you expect a response. :)
> >
> > The driver was written during 2006 and for various technical reasons
> > could not be fully merged into the kernel. This lead to a major
> > conflict
> > between kernel developers. As a result of a major disagreement I
> took
> > down my development trees and instructed Mauro not to merge my code
> with
> > my agreement.
> >
> > A few trusted members of the community have taken the previously
> public
> > tree and patched it and made it available for download, which is
> well
> > within the license agreement.
> >
> > The HVR4000 driver isn't going anywhere soon, it isn't going to be
> > official merged anytime soon. I made myself clear a few months ago
> > during the heated multiproto debate.
> >
> > That's where we stand today.
> >
> > - Steve
>
> Ian,
>
> It's times like this when I find myself re-writing emails multiple
> times, trying to find the right words and facts to reflect the true
> situation, not an emotional response.
>
> How do I start? Hmm, well
>
> I hear you.
>
> Background: The HVR4000 patches are based on the Multiproto patches.
>
> You should probably recognize that the situation has always been outside
> of my control. I've tried to urge multiproto forward many times and in
> the end, driven by pure frustration, both Manu and I argued publically,
> it got personal and everyone walked away badly burned.
>
> No heroes. No villains. No right, no wrong.
>
> It was obvious to me that I could not influence the situation. In
> response I took my development trees down and stated that I no longer
> supported multiproto.
>
> What's my position now? I'll review the HVR4000 situation when Manu
> gives the S-O-B for his patches and they are merged by Mauro into master.
>
> What should the community do? You could raise the subject with Manu.
>
> No multiproto in the master = no HVR4000 S2 in the master.
>
> - Steve
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[linux-dvb] Multiproto ???

[Gregoire Favre]

Hello,

once upon a time, in a far far far away... OK sorry ;-)

A long time ago multiproto was said to be integrated in *near* future...
to my great disapointment it still isn't, which is certainly not a good
thing for the user at least...

Could we hope to be *near* inclusion now ?

In the meantime I am really thankfull to all who made multiproto
available, and I hope the problems of the past could be forgiven.

Thanks.
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Re: [linux-dvb] BUG: can't rmmod budget_ci from multiproto

[Gregoire Favre]

On Thu, Jan 10, 2008 at 09:18:02PM +, Darren Salt wrote:
> I demand that Gregoire Favre may or may not have written...
> 
> > when I do a :
> 
> > rmmod cx88_alsa cx88xx cx24123 cx88_dvb cx88_vp3054_i2c cx8802  cx24123
> > dvb_pll video_buf_dvb cx88xx i2c_algo_bit video_buf btcx_risc tveeprom
> > videodev cx2341x dvb_core budget_ci [...]
> 
> > I got :
> [snip]
> > Modules linked in: [...] nvidia(P) [...]
> > Pid: 7881, comm: rmmod Tainted: P2.6.23 #1
> [snip]
> 
> Can you cause that oops *without* the taintware?

No, and for some strange reason I don't seems to be able to reproduce it
with the taintware ???

Thank you very much,
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Re: [linux-dvb] SkyStar2 rev2.7

[Turmann, Bernhard (GE Indust, GE Fanuc)]

Hi,
unfortunately, I am not a programmer. 
But I would like to support the community and therefore I offer to
donate a SkyStar 2.7v.

Best Regards
Berni

-Original Message-
From: Patrick Boettcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
...
Subject: SkyStar2 rev2.7

Hi all,
all of you have either contacted me directly or written an email to the
linux-dvb-list about the SkyStar2 rev.27.
I'm completely out of time for at least until mid-March. If someone of
you wants to work on it the above repository is the starting point...



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Re: [linux-dvb] DVB scan fails with Nova-TD - please help?

[Stephen G]

I agree with this.  It is great to have a small, USB dual DVB-T tuner working 
with Linux which allows me to build a minimal mythTV backend.  Thanks for all 
the hard work with the drivers!

- Original Message 
From: José Oliver Segura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Stephen G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 11:15:47 AM
Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] DVB scan fails with Nova-TD - please help?

Anyway, just say thank you to all the developers for making
all their best without official support from nobody!! (just in case
some one got a wrong "they do it wrong" message!! :) )

   Best,
   Jose




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Re: [linux-dvb] DVB scan fails with Nova-TD - please help?

[José Oliver Segura]

On Jan 16, 2008 11:33 AM, Stephen G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jose,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion that the signal was too strong.  I probably never 
> would have guessed that and would have tried amplifying instead.

   You're welcome. I was also following the same path (amplifiers
instead of attenuators), so I guess it is an "obvious idea" for
newbies (like I am) :)

>
> It is really strange how the Avermedia771 can handle the signal strength as 
> well as the Nova-TD in Windows, but not in Linux?

   Yes, very strange. I did a test with a dual-tuner Avermedia
(the one that is basically like the nova-td, I think), and it was also
able to manage the signal strength. As I also pointed, windows drivers
were also able to deal with high signal strength... I don't know if
this can bring some light to developers in order to make the nova-t
stick driver more... "smart"? Well, I don't know even if it is
possible (maybe it dependes on some hidden functionality? some
specific firmware version?) but, anyway, I hope these discoveries
about the signal strength and the sensitivity of the nova-t help
everybody. Anyway, just say thank you to all the developers for making
all their best without official support from nobody!! (just in case
some one got a wrong "they do it wrong" message!! :) )

   Best,
   Jose

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Re: [linux-dvb] DVB scan fails with Nova-TD - please help?

[Stephen G]

Jose,

Thanks for the suggestion that the signal was too strong.  I probably never 
would have guessed that and would have tried amplifying instead.

Yesterday made some tests with my old MythTV box and Avermedia771 PCI card and 
I managed to scan all the channels directly connected into the roof antenna 
feed.  This tells me that there is no problem with the connection.

Today in the mail arrived another passive splitter and some attenuators.  After 
connecting the passive splitter and a 12dB attenuator (the 6dB I also bought 
wasn't enough), I pick up all 88 of the services.

It is really strange how the Avermedia771 can handle the signal strength as 
well as the Nova-TD in Windows, but not in Linux?

- Original Message 
From: José Oliver Segura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Stephen G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 2:16:33 PM
Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] DVB scan fails with Nova-TD - please help?

On Jan 15, 2008 2:33 PM, Stephen G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe this is my problem...
>
> I seem to be able to scan when using the mini-antennas but as soon as
 I plug my main antenna into the small side port, I can't get anything
 (well when the main roof antenna is in either the side or the end).
>
> What type of attenuation did the guy put on?

   The guy put an splitter/attenuator very similar to the one
Nicolas has sent:

http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/8633/s1069zm.jpg

   The main difference is that the one I have (the one that the
guy put) has a little screw that is used (turning it left or right) to
increase/decrease de attenuation level (we had to play twisting it a
lot, since the nova-t stick is very very very sensitive and, unless
you get the right signal strength and/or signal/noise ratio level, it
will fail miserabily on most channels depending on the frequency :-( )

   I don't know if that sensitivy is specific to hauppauge or the
modules inside (tuner, demodulator, etc.), since a few weeks ago I did
a quick test with an Avermedia dual tuner (using only one tuner) and
it was able to find and tune ok all channels :-/

   Good luck!
   Jose




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