From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from web53206.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.49.76]) by www.linuxtv.org with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KAqGu-0004m3-3t for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:09 +0200 Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:54:43 -0700 (PDT) From: Emanoil Kotsev To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <77331.9483.qm@web53206.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Getting Avermedia AverTV E506 DVB-T to work Reply-To: deloptes@yahoo.com List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: > > > > I am struggling to enjoy DVB-T on my AverTV E506 > PCMCIA card. It seams > > I'm doing something terribly wrong but I cannot > find the solution on my > > own. I am grateful for any help provided. which program are you using for TV (I'm using kplayer that runs mplayer) > > > > What I did so far: > > > > I'm running Gentoo with a 2.6.24-r8 kernel on my > Centrino Laptop. I have > > selected "Video for Linux" (nothing else, no > cards, no frontends, no > > chips..) as a module in my kernel configuration and > compiled the > > "v4l-dvb" drivers from the mercurial > repository. I also have obtained > > the (hopefully) correct firmware for my card. > > > > Well when I plug the PCMCIA device in this is what > dmesg shows me: This one seems to be OK. > > xc2028 5-0061: creating new instance > > xc2028 5-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner > > xc2028 5-0061: Loading 80 firmware images from > xc3028-v27.fw, type: > > xc2028 firmware, ver 2.7 > > xc2028 5-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ > (3), id > > 0000000000000000. > > (0), id 00000000000000ff: > > xc2028 5-0061: Loading firmware for type=(0), id > 0000000100000007. > > SCODE (20000000), id 0000000100000007: > > xc2028 5-0061: Loading SCODE for type=MONO SCODE > HAS_IF_5320 (60008000), > > id 0000000800000007. > > saa7133[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2] > > saa7133[0]: registered device vbi0 > > saa7133[0]: registered device radio0 > > > > Analog TV works with this setup, but I have no signs > of DVB-T. No > > /dev/dvb devices are created although the module for Your DVB device is vbi0 /dev/vbi0 see the last lines from your dmsg I've tried vlc too it works also very well. You just have to point your tv app to read from vbi0 I think this is your problem regards _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb