Re: [linux-dvb] Help Request: DM1105 STV0299 DVB-S PCI - Unable to tune

[Simon Kenyon <simon@koala.ie>]

Shaun Murdoch wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> First post so please be gentle :-)
>
> I was wondering if anyone can help me please - I am trying to get a 
> DVB-S PCI card working with Linux (Ubuntu 9.04). So far I can get the 
> card recognised by Linux, but it won't tune - Kaffeine does tell me 
> that there is 95% signal and 80% SNR, and I am using the same 
> frequencies etc that a standard Sky box uses.
>
> The card is very common on eBay so I am sure there are plenty people 
> who have tried this / would want this working.
>
> Some details that I hope will help someone who knows more than I do 
> about this!
>
> The card is one of these:
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DVB-S-Satellite-TV-Tuner-Video-Capture-PCI-Card-Remote_W0QQitemZ130314645048QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW?hash=item1e575bae38&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1690|293:1|294:50 
> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DVB-S-Satellite-TV-Tuner-Video-Capture-PCI-Card-Remote_W0QQitemZ130314645048QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW?hash=item1e575bae38&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12%7C66:2%7C39:1%7C72:1690%7C293:1%7C294:50>
>
> lspci:
> 03:09.0 Ethernet controller: Device 195d:1105 (rev 10)
>
> My dmesg output - looks ok?:
> $ dmesg | grep DVB
> [   12.174738] DVB: registering new adapter (dm1105)
> [   12.839501] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (ST STV0299 DVB-S)...
> [   12.839633] input: DVB on-card IR receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:03:09.0/input/input
>
> My output from scan -* the problem*:
> $ sudo scan -vvvvvv /usr/share/dvb/dvb-s/Astra-28.2E
> scanning /usr/share/dvb/dvb-s/Astra-28.2E
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
>
> >>> tune to: 11778:v:0:27500
> DiSEqC: switch pos 0, 13V, hiband (index 2)
> diseqc_send_msg:56: DiSEqC: e0 10 38 f1 00 00
> DVB-S IF freq is 1178000
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> >>> tuning status == 0x03
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> /This is the correct satellite for my location (south UK), I believe. 
> Have tried plenty. Nothing locks./
>
> I'm using the latest liplianin drivers - did a mercurial checkout and 
> build today:
> $ modinfo dm1105
> filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.28-13-server/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/dm1105/dm1105.ko
> license:        GPL
> description:    SDMC DM1105 DVB driver
> author:         Igor M. Liplianin <liplianin@me.by <mailto:liplianin@me.by>>
> srcversion:     46C1B3C3627D1937F75D732
> alias:          pci:v0000195Dd00001105sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> alias:          pci:v0000109Fd0000036Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> depends:        ir-common,dvb-core
> vermagic:       2.6.28-13-server SMP mod_unload modversions
> parm:           card:card type (array of int)
> parm:           ir_debug:enable debugging information for IR decoding (int)
> parm:           adapter_nr:DVB adapter numbers (array of short)
> Have also tried the latest v4l-dvb drivers and get exactly the same 
> tuning problems.
>
> Finally, dvbtune appears to say I have signal but cannot lock:
> $ sudo dvbtune -f 1177800 -s 27500 -p v -m -tone 1 -vvvvvvvvvvv
> [sudo] password for shaun:
> Using DVB card "ST STV0299 DVB-S"
> tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:V Srate=27500000, 22kHz=on
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS:
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: *FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER* FE_HAS_VITERBI
> polling....
> Getting frontend event
> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER
>
> So I am thinking that this could be a driver issue? If the card has 
> good signal and SNR in Kaffeine, and dvbtune says it has signal and 
> carrier - but cannot lock?
>
> Please can someone help me debug this?
>
> Thanks a lot!
> Shaun
i have a few and they work fine
in my small little way i helped to get them to work
in fact i tried to import a bulk shipment from china - but they offered 
the same price for 200 as i can get on ebay - so i didn't bother

are you sure the signal is good? have you tried with another card to check?
--
simon