From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m46KLWjI031046 for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 16:21:32 -0400 Received: from mailout10.t-online.de (mailout10.t-online.de [194.25.134.21]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m46KKsCZ026880 for ; Tue, 6 May 2008 16:20:55 -0400 Message-ID: <4820BD94.90005@t-online.de> Date: Tue, 06 May 2008 22:20:36 +0200 From: Hartmut Hackmann MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Emilio Lazo Zaia References: <88771.83842.qm@web83107.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1209512868.5699.32.camel@palomino.walls.org> <1209863718.546.24.camel@localhost.localdomain> <481E1AD3.2060304@t-online.de> <1210045099.21581.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <1210045099.21581.6.camel@localhost.localdomain> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: video4linux-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: MCE TV Philips 7135 Cardbus don't work List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com Errors-To: video4linux-list-bounces@redhat.com List-ID: Emilio Lazo Zaia schrieb: > Hi Hartmut! > > This is a Cardbus adapter, so maybe I need to break in to have a > look :-) > If this is possible without a possible physical damage, I can try! > You need to be careful but you can bend most modules open with a not too sharp knife. You need to start this from the far side of the cardbus connector. I did this several times. > What you say is that "no eeprom present" is not an error and can be > ignored if the correct configuration is found the hard way? > yes. > In the case of a PCI adapter, what can be deduced about the presence of > these metal box? I saw some board with and without it. > This box is the so-called tuner. It is important to know its type. But before you open the module, you might try a "modprobe saa7134 card=55" and watch the kernel log. If the driver tells you it found a tda8175(a), we already learned a lot. > Thanks, > Regards! > > El dom, 04-05-2008 a las 22:21 +0200, Hartmut Hackmann escribió: > >> There are many saa713x based cards without eeprom. It stores the vendor ID and >> - in many cases - the board configuration. For you this means >> - you need to find out the configuration the hard way >> * identify the chips on the card >> * find the input configuration by try and error >> - You will always need to force the card type with a card=xxx option, there is >> no way to automatically identify the card. >> >> So please have a close look at the card and write down all chip types. Is there >> a metal box with the antenna connector on the card? What is its type? >> >> Hartmut Good luck Hartmut -- video4linux-list mailing list Unsubscribe mailto:video4linux-list-request@redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/video4linux-list