From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.kapsi.fi ([217.30.184.167]:37285 "EHLO mail.kapsi.fi" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S934655Ab3DISe0 (ORCPT ); Tue, 9 Apr 2013 14:34:26 -0400 Message-ID: <51645F09.9040901@iki.fi> Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:33:45 +0300 From: Antti Palosaari MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Diorser CC: LMML Subject: Re: AverTV_A918R (af9035-af9033-tda18218) / patch proposal References: <50E36298.3040009@iki.fi> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/09/2013 05:46 PM, Diorser wrote: > Hello, > > Please find below some news for A918R > [details @ > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_AVerTV_HD_Express_A918R ] > > * the patch proposed to automatically load the right modules for A918R > card is not yet available > => http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg56659.html > (I don't exactly know what is missing to make it accepted). > This patch would at least avoid having to modify dvb-usb-ids.h & > af9035.c each time to test some git updates. > > * previously, in December, the signal level detection was fuzzy and not > reliable. > Now, the reported signal level is strictly at 0000 (good antenna RF > signal confirmed with other device). > > I am aware A918R card is not the most requested one (Express card), but > that's all I can add in case it can help, even for another card. > > Regards. Patch, which adds USB ID, is not acceptable unless device is know to be working. It currently works only partially by loading correct modules but tuning does not work. Surely, it is not very many lines code to fix it - most likely just some GPIO setting (antenna switch?). regards Antti -- http://palosaari.fi/