[linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Alex Ferrara]

As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with my  
dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,  
removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment  
running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.

Does anyone in the linux-dvb universe have this problem, or seem this  
problem before? I think it is safe to say that if it works in Vista,  
then the problem exists in the driver or firmware.

I have installed a Dvico dual digital 4 PCI (I believe it is a version  
2), and it is working great. I'm also pretty sure that the firmware it  
is using is the same that was used for the dual express card.

Am I holding my head the wrong way?

Regards
Alex Ferrara

Director
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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Steven Toth]

Alex Ferrara wrote:
> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with my  
> dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,  
> removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment  
> running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.

This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under Linux.

- Steve

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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Michael Krufky]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org> wrote:
> Alex Ferrara wrote:
>> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with my
>> dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,
>> removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment
>> running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.
>
> This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under Linux.

Steve, you have the FusionHDTV 7 Dual Express, which is *not* the
FusionHDTV Dual Digital 4.

Alex,  if you search the mailing lists, you will find various other
user reports of poor tuning performance with various revisions of the
Dual Digital 4.

You say that you have version 2 -- can you check which IC's are on the
device?  IIRC, that should be a Cypress FX2 with two dib7070's

...If you have 2 xc3028's (or xc3008's) and two zl10353's (or mt352's)
then its rev 1.  I haven't heard users reporting problems with the
dib7070 version -- maybe some tweaking is needed.

Regards,

Mike

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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Steven Toth]

Michael Krufky wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org> wrote:
>> Alex Ferrara wrote:
>>> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with my
>>> dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,
>>> removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment
>>> running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.
>> This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under Linux.
> 
> Steve, you have the FusionHDTV 7 Dual Express, which is *not* the
> FusionHDTV Dual Digital 4.

Look at the subject header and re-read his original post.

- Steve

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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Michael Krufky]

On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:27 AM, Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org> wrote:
> Michael Krufky wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Alex Ferrara wrote:
>>>>
>>>> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with my
>>>> dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,
>>>> removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment
>>>> running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.
>>>
>>> This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under Linux.
>>
>> Steve, you have the FusionHDTV 7 Dual Express, which is *not* the
>> FusionHDTV Dual Digital 4.
>
> Look at the subject header and re-read his original post.
>
> - Steve
>

My bad.

Alex, Please disregard my previous message.

-Mike

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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Alex Ferrara]

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On 16/10/2008, at 10:12 AM, Michael Krufky wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org>  
> wrote:
>> Alex Ferrara wrote:
>>> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results  
>>> with my
>>> dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,
>>> removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment
>>> running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.
>>
>> This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under  
>> Linux.
>
> Steve, you have the FusionHDTV 7 Dual Express, which is *not* the
> FusionHDTV Dual Digital 4.
>
> Alex,  if you search the mailing lists, you will find various other
> user reports of poor tuning performance with various revisions of the
> Dual Digital 4.
>
> You say that you have version 2 -- can you check which IC's are on the
> device?  IIRC, that should be a Cypress FX2 with two dib7070's
>
> ...If you have 2 xc3028's (or xc3008's) and two zl10353's (or mt352's)
> then its rev 1.  I haven't heard users reporting problems with the
> dib7070 version -- maybe some tweaking is needed.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike

I believe that the FusionHDTV 7 is an ATSC card? I don't think that is  
the same card as I live in Australia (DVB-T PAL).

Regards
Alex Ferrara

Director
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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Steven Toth]

Alex Ferrara wrote:
> On 16/10/2008, at 10:12 AM, Michael Krufky wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org 
>> <mailto:stoth@linuxtv.org>> wrote:
>>> Alex Ferrara wrote:
>>>> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with my
>>>> dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF amplification,
>>>> removing it completely, and testing the card in the same environment
>>>> running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.
>>>
>>> This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under Linux.
>>
>> Steve, you have the FusionHDTV 7 Dual Express, which is *not* the
>> FusionHDTV Dual Digital 4.
>>
>> Alex,  if you search the mailing lists, you will find various other
>> user reports of poor tuning performance with various revisions of the
>> Dual Digital 4.
>>
>> You say that you have version 2 -- can you check which IC's are on the
>> device?  IIRC, that should be a Cypress FX2 with two dib7070's
>>
>> ...If you have 2 xc3028's (or xc3008's) and two zl10353's (or mt352's)
>> then its rev 1.  I haven't heard users reporting problems with the
>> dib7070 version -- maybe some tweaking is needed.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
> 
> I believe that the FusionHDTV 7 is an ATSC card? I don't think that is 
> the same card as I live in Australia (DVB-T PAL).

Ahh, all bets are off, I take back my comments. I thought you were 
referring to the FusionHDTV 7 Dual Express selling in the USA.

I have no idea about the DVB-T version.

- Steve


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Re: [linux-dvb] Dvico HDTV Dual Express

[Alex Ferrara]

On 16/10/2008, at 9:42 AM, Steven Toth wrote:

> Alex Ferrara wrote:
>> As reported by an earlier email, I have had poor tuner results with  
>> my  dual express card. I have tried playing with the RF  
>> amplification,  removing it completely, and testing the card in the  
>> same environment  running Vista. Vista works great, Linux does not.
>
> This card works perfectly for me, I use it all of the time under  
> Linux.
>
> - Steve


My Dvico HDTV Dual Digital 4 (PCI and confirmed Rev2) works perfectly.  
No problems at all.

I also have 3 x Dvico HDTV Dual Digital Express (PCI Express dual  
hybrid). It is the card with poor tuner performance. I know of some  
people getting good results with the card, but I am guessing that it  
could be related to where on the RF side that the channels are  
transmitting. I have a friend in Canberra with the same card, and he  
has very similar problems to me.

I'm just not sure where to go from here, as I know it isn't a faulty  
card (works in Vista), I know it isn't a faulty antenna installation  
(Works with my dual digital 4 and various Hauppauge cards).

Regards
Alex Ferrara

Director
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