From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.200]:51619 "EHLO mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753510AbZDTSUo (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:20:44 -0400 Received: from steven-toths-macbook-pro.local (ool-45721e5a.dyn.optonline.net [69.114.30.90]) by mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0KIE004GYWA8G5K0@mta5.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for linux-media@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:20:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:20:32 -0400 From: Steven Toth Subject: Re: Hauppauge HVR-1500 (aka HP RM436AA#ABA) In-reply-to: <1240249684.5388.146.camel@mountainboyzlinux0> To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Message-id: <49ECBCF0.3060806@linuxtv.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <23cedc300904170207w74f50fc1v3858b663de61094c@mail.gmail.com> <49E9C4EA.30706@linuxtv.org> <49EC9A08.50603@linuxtv.org> <1240245715.5388.126.camel@mountainboyzlinux0> <49ECA8DD.9090708@linuxtv.org> <1240249684.5388.146.camel@mountainboyzlinux0> Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: >> >> Step 2. What happens when you try to use azap and what does syslog subsequently >> look like? >> >> - Steve > Since there is no channels.conf file by default, in the past, I have > tried using w_scan to generate one. If you know MCE works then put you zip into antennaweb.org and find out the physical channels and create a channels.conf by hand. Match the channels that work on MCE mentally with one or two channels you want to tune under linux. So, under MCE find a major network ABC, NBC or CBS that works perfectly for you then locate the RF channel on antenna web.org. Report back here with the RF channel reported by antennaweb for a couple of channels and I'll help you with a fake channels.conf. > This slowly scans all through all frequencies, though the light on the > tuner card does not come on. At the end it says no channels found and > does not create the channels.conf file. > While I am trying to tune in over-the-air signals in a fairly rural > area, the card works on 20+ channels in mce. Agreed, w_scan not working is interesting. > > Today, I just used a channels.conf file for broadcast channels in a > different us city which I found posted online and tuned to an arbitrary > channel. Still no activity light. status fields in azap ouput are 0 > signals and noise both 87. > > But the good news is that dmesg says it loaded the firmware for at least > part of the card: > ....snip..... > [12250.084481] firmware: requesting xc3028-v27.fw > [12250.113053] xc2028 3-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from > xc3028-v27.fw, type: xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7 > [12250.140031] xc2028 3-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE (1), id > 0000000000000000. > [12251.105854] xc2028 3-0061: Loading firmware for type=D2633 DTV6 ATSC > (10030), id 0000000000000000. > ....snip.... This is good news, the card and driver look fine. You probably just need a channels.conf (and perhaps w_scan has a bug?). I don't use w_scan so I can't comment much on this. > > Thank you so much for looking at this. I cannot begin to tell you how > much I appreciate it. I hope it is just something small, or something I > am doing wrong that is keeping this from working. Probably. > > Ben > p.s. sorry about the faux-pas > That's fine. :) - Steve