Re: [linux-dvb] Mdeion / Creatix CTX948 DVB-S driver is ready for testing

[Hartmut Hackmann <hartmut.hackmann@t-online.de>]

Hi, Hermann

I am a bit confused....

hermann pitton schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> Am Donnerstag, den 14.02.2008, 12:01 +0100 schrieb hermann pitton:
>> Am Donnerstag, den 14.02.2008, 02:00 +0100 schrieb Hartmut Hackmann: 
>>> Hi, folks
>>>
>>> In my personal repository:
>>>   http://linuxtv.org/hg/~hhackmann/v4l-dvb-experimental/
>>> you will find a driver that supports this card, DVB-T and DVB-S
>>>
>>> It might also work for
>>> - one section of the MD8800
>>> - similar boards based on saa713x, tda10086, tda826x, isl6405
>>>
>>> The board will show up as MD8800. According to Hermann, the configurations
>>> for analog TV and DVB-T are identical.
>>> If you want to use the board with DVB-S, you will need to load the
>>> saa7134-dvb module with the option "use_frontend=1". The default 0 is
>>> DVB-T. For those who got the board from a second source: don't forget
>>> to connect the 12v (the floppy supply) connector.
>>>
>>> I don't have a dish, so i depend on your reports. To get the MD8800
>>> running, i need a volunteer who does the testing for me. He should be able
>>> to apply patches, compile the driver and read kernel logs.
>>>
>>> Good luck
>>>   Hartmut
>>>
>> Hartmut,
>>
>> great job, thank you very much!
>>
>> Can't wait, result of a first voltage measurement on the md8800 Quad.
>>
>> The upper LNB connector associated to the second saa7134 16be:0008
>> device has correct voltage.
>>
>> Since my stuff is not in the original green PCI slot and I have only the
>> first 16be:0007 device active, can't test much more for now here.
> 
> back on the machine and thinking about it twice ...
> 
> The Quad works for me as well on the upper LNB connector, despite of
> that I previously used the lower one successfully with RF loopthrough
> from an external receiver.
> 
> So, in case of the Quad, just let it be autodetected and try on the
> first adapter and upper LNB connector.
> 
So this one works as well, great! But which one is it?
Please tell me the minor device id. I need to use it to separate the 2 sections.
i will need to control the other one in a very different way.

> Even more fun :)
> 
> Cheers,
> Hermann
> 
>> People with the card in the original Medion PC could set
>> "options saa7134-dvb use_frontend=1 debug=1"
>> in /etc/modprobe.conf and then do "depmod -a".
>>
>> The Syntek v4l usb stkwebcam still produces a compilation error and
>> needs to be disabled in "make xconfig" or something else.
>>
Hm, i didn't have any compile problems ...

>> After "make" it is best to do "make rmmod" on top of your
>> v4l-dvb-experimental first. Those new to the v4l-dvb development stuff
>> might do also "make rminstall" and then check that no *.ko is left
>> in /lib/modules/kernel_in_use/kernel/drivers/media/*
>> Especially the old video_buf.ko in the video dir needs to be removed.
>> Check with "ls -R |grep .ko" and then "make install".
>>
>> Now I suggest to "modprobe saa7134 card=117,96"
>> In that case DVB-T is supported on the lower antenna connector and first
>> adapter and DVB-S on the upper LNB connector and second adapter.
>>
>> Or to have it simple, it is safe to "make rmmod" and
>> "modprobe saa7134 card=5,96 tuner=54,54"
>> This way on the first device is only analog TV enabled, don't forget to
>> use it first to have good DVB-T reception later anyway, and the only
>> frontend is the DVB-S one in question for testing.
>>
Why? the cards should be autodetected. Or is there a variant of the 948 with
a device id different from 16be:000d?
It should be possible to give a list to the use_frontend=xx option.
Something like use_frontend=0,1,0 which should select DVB-S only for the
2nd instance. Am i wrong?
Of corse you will need to select the right frontend which is not easy with
some applications.

<snip>

But thank you for your fast reporting!

Another issue: You have some patches waiting for integration. We can use
my other repository for this.

Best regards
   Hartmut

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