Re: [linux-dvb] Kworld DVB-T 210 - dvb tuning problem

[timf <timf@iinet.net.au>]

Hi Hartmut,

On Tue, 2008-03-18 at 23:56 +0100, Hartmut Hackmann wrote:
> Hi, Tim
> 
> timf schrieb:
> > Hi Hartmut,
> > 
> > 
> > Apologies for the length of this msg, I'm not sure what info you may
> > need, so I'm trying to show you that all is not right.
> > 
> > 1) New install of ubuntu 7.10 i386.
> > 
> > 2) Install Me-tv, Tvtime.
> > Me-tv, in the absence of a channels.conf, scans
> > via /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t
> > 
> > 3) I placed au-Perth_roleystone
> > into /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t:
> > 
> > # Australia / Perth (Roleystone transmitter)
> > # T freq bw fec_hi fec_lo mod transmission-mode guard-interval hierarchy
> > # SBS
> > T 704500000 7MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/8 NONE
> > # ABC
> > T 725500000 7MHz 3/4 NONE QAM64 8k 1/16 NONE
> > # Seven
> > T 746500000 7MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 8k 1/16 NONE
> > # Nine
> > T 767500000 7MHz 3/4 NONE QAM64 8k 1/16 NONE
> > # Ten
> > T 788500000 7MHz 3/4 NONE QAM64 8k 1/16 NONE
> > 
> 
> Hm, is that right? The transmitter at 704.5MHz has a different configuration
> from all others? That's unusual...
> There is a speciality with this channel decoder: If you define a parameter
> like the GI, it takes this serious while many others ignore it.
> 
> <snip>
> > 13) Most times, "tda1004x: found firmware revision 20 -- ok" appears
> > from a new install of ubuntu.
> > Shouldn't have to but will copy firmware into /lib...
> > 
> And here we have the problem: as long as the firmware download is not
> reliable, the board is unusable.
> There must be somehing wrong with the board configuration.
> In saa7134-dvb.c, line 744, please try to excange:
> 	.gpio_config   = TDA10046_GP11_I,
> with
> 	.gpio_config   = TDA10046_GP01_I,
> does this make the firmware load stable?
> 
> Best regards
>   Hartmut


Improved, I think.

With Me-tv, using au-Perth_roleystone:
(SBS is on 704500000)

Failed to tune to transponder at 704500000
Found channel: SBS HD
Found channel: SBS
Found channel: SBS NEWS
Found channel: SBS 2
Found channel: SBS RADIO 1
Found channel: SBS RADIO 2
Found channel: ABC HDTV
Found channel: ABC1
Found channel: ABC2
Found channel: ABC1
Found channel: ABC3
Found channel: ABC DiG Radio
Found channel: ABC DiG Jazz
Found channel: 7 Digital
Found channel: 7 HD Digital
Found channel: 7 Digital 1
Found channel: 7 Digital 2
Found channel: 7 Digital 3
Found channel: 7 Program Guide
Found channel: Nine Digital
Found channel: Nine HD
Found channel: TEN HD
Found channel: TEN Digital
Found channel: TEN HD

However, with Kaffeine channels.dvb:

#Generated by Kaffeine 0.5
TV|7 Digital|1537(2)|1538(eng),|1540|1376|1286|Terrestrial|177500|0|v|
34|-1|64|34|7|8|16|0|1|||
TV|7 Digital 1|1537(2)|1538(eng),|1540|1377|1286|Terrestrial|177500|0|v|
34|-1|64|34|7|8|16|0|2|||
TV|7 Digital 2|1537(2)|1538(eng),|1540|1378|1286|Terrestrial|177500|0|v|
34|-1|64|34|7|8|16|0|3|||
TV|7 Digital 3|1537(2)|1538(eng),|1540|1379|1286|Terrestrial|177500|0|v|
34|-1|64|34|7|8|16|0|4|||
TV|Nine Digital|512(2)|650(eng),651(ac3),|576|1025|1104|Terrestrial|
191625|0|v|34|-1|64|12|7|8|16|0|5|||
TV|Nine HD|522(2)|750(ac3),|576|1030|1104|Terrestrial|191625|0|v|34|-1|
64|12|7|8|16|0|6|||
TV|7 HD Digital|1601(2)|1603(ac3),|0|1380|1286|Terrestrial|177500|0|v|
34|-1|64|34|7|8|16|0|7|||
TV|7 Program Guide|1633(2)|1634,|0|1382|1286|Terrestrial|177500|0|v|
34|-1|64|34|7|8|16|0|8|||
TV|TEN Digital|512(2)|650(eng),651(ac3),|576|1669|1543|Terrestrial|
219500|0|v|34|-1|64|12|7|8|16|0|9|||
TV|TEN HD|514(2)|672(ac3),|577|1672|1543|Terrestrial|788500|0|v|34|-1|
64|-1|7|8|16|0|10|||
TV|TEN HD-1|514(2)|672(ac3),|577|1665|1543|Terrestrial|788500|0|v|34|-1|
64|-1|7|8|16|0|11|||

So Kaffeine is not happy now.

dmesg
<snip>
[   43.751473] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[   43.780417] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
<snip>
[   44.101925] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:05:01.0, rev: 209, irq: 17,
latency: 64, mmio: 0xfebff800
[   44.101931] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 17de:7250, board: KWorld DVB-T 210
[card=114,autodetected]
[   44.101940] saa7133[0]: board init: gpio is 100
[   44.250022] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1b.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level,
low) -> IRQ 22
[   44.250500] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1b.0 to 64
[   44.259010] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 00: de 17 50 72 ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259023] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 10: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259034] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 20: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259045] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 30: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259056] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 40: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259066] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 50: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259077] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 60: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259088] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 70: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259099] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 80: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259110] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom 90: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259121] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom a0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259131] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom b0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259142] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom c0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259153] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom d0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259164] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom e0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.259174] saa7133[0]: i2c eeprom f0: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
ff ff ff ff ff ff
[   44.372044] tuner' 0-004b: chip found @ 0x96 (saa7133[0])
[   44.456848] tda829x 0-004b: setting tuner address to 61
[   44.460864] hda_codec: Unknown model for ALC883, trying auto-probe
from BIOS...
[   44.537235] tda829x 0-004b: type set to tda8290+75a
[   48.498066] saa7133[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
[   48.498214] saa7133[0]: registered device vbi0
[   48.498363] saa7133[0]: registered device radio0
[   48.582667] saa7134 ALSA driver for DMA sound loaded
[   48.582699] saa7133[0]/alsa: saa7133[0] at 0xfebff800 irq 17
registered as card -2
[   48.846762] DVB: registering new adapter (saa7133[0])
[   48.846768] DVB: registering frontend 0 (Philips TDA10046H DVB-T)...
[   48.918706] tda1004x: setting up plls for 48MHz sampling clock
[   49.202699] tda1004x: found firmware revision 20 -- ok
<snip>
......
<snip>
[  152.485617] tda1004x: setting up plls for 48MHz sampling clock
[  152.681710] tda1004x: found firmware revision 20 -- ok
[  431.669193] tda1004x: setting up plls for 48MHz sampling clock
[  431.868920] tda1004x: found firmware revision 20 -- ok
[  477.103776] tda1004x: setting up plls for 48MHz sampling clock
[  477.299645] tda1004x: found firmware revision 20 -- ok
[  490.469730] tda1004x: setting up plls for 48MHz sampling clock
[  490.693412] tda1004x: found firmware revision 20 -- ok
timf@ubuntu:~$ 

I also have a Pinnacle 310i, so I can do a test for your new personal
repo.
(I have never been able to get the remote going with this card.)

Best regards,
Tim

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