Re: [PATCH] it913x changed firmware loader for chip version 2 types

[Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 2011-12-15 at 22:43 +0000, Malcolm Priestley wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-12-15 at 16:42 +0000, Malcolm Priestley wrote:
> > > [ 1103.536156] it913x: Chip Version=ec Chip Type=5830
> > > [ 1104.336178] it913x: Dual mode=92 Remote=92 Tuner Type=92
> > > [ 1106.248116] dvb-usb: found a 'ITE 9135(9006) Generic' in cold state, 
> > > will try to load a firmware
> > > [ 1106.253773] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 
> > > 'dvb-usb-it9135-02.fw'
> > > [ 1106.452123] it913x: FRM Starting Firmware Download
> > > [ 1130.756039] it913x: FRM Firmware Download Failed (ffffff92)
> > > [ 1130.956168] it913x: Chip Version=79 Chip Type=5823
> > > [ 1131.592192] it913x: DEV it913x Error
> > > [ 1131.592271] usbcore: registered new interface driver it913x
> > > 
> > > No frontend is generated anyway.
> > 
> > Looks like the the firmware is not at all compatible with your device.
> > 
> > Have you applied the patch cleanly to the latest media_build?
> > 
> > These appear to be new version of the 9006. A supplier is sending me one
> > of these devices.
> > 
> > As a last resort see if the device works with dvb-usb-it9137-01.fw
> > 
> > You will have force to use this firmware
> > dvb-usb-it913x firmware=1
> 
> Here is a modified firmware loader for version 2 types.
> 
> The firmware must be as in original
> ./dvb_get_firmware it9135
>  
> 
> dd if=dvb-usb-it9135.fw ibs=1 skip=12866 count=5817 of=dvb-usb-it9135-02.fw
> 
> 
I have a 9006 version device.

Just to confirm that this patch and patch 8794 get this device working,
along with dvb-usb-it9135-02.fw as described previously.

Firmware version should be: 52887808

Both can now be submitted to kernel.

Regards


Malcolm