Re: cannot make this Asus my cinema-u3100miniplusv2 work under linux

[Renato Gallo <renatogallo@unixproducts.com>]

i am testing this antenna 30db on an aluminum bowl reception still 
sketchy at times but a bit better.... which is in your opinion the most 
powerful portable antenna ?
can i amplify the signal to improve reception ?
why with the bowl is better ?

http://unixproducts.com/antenna2.jpg

http://www.ebay.it/itm/130786205629?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2055wt_1165


Il 16/12/2012 22:26 Renato Gallo ha scritto:
> I will be honored if my name will be added as reporter, thanks for
> your kind and fast advice. I have ordered another portable (30 db)
> antenna and will talk about that in a future reply to this thread :)
>
> Il 16/12/2012 22:22 Antti Palosaari ha scritto:
>> That antenna is your problem.
>>
>> I will send that patch to the Kernel 3.8, but as I think it is maybe
>> too late for 3.8 it will eventually go to the 3.9 which is out
>> sometime near beginning of next summer.
>>
>> If you wish I add your name as reporter then reply. Otherwise case
>> closed. Feedback from the better antenna could be nice too.
>>
>>
>> Antti
>>
>>
>> On 12/16/2012 11:16 PM, Renato Gallo wrote:
>>> stock one that came with the device
>>>
>>> http://unixproducts.com/antenna.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>> Il 16/12/2012 21:34 Antti Palosaari ha scritto:
>>>> It is very likely weak signal issue as I said. What kind of 
>>>> antenna
>>>> you are using?
>>>>
>>>> Antti
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/16/2012 10:13 PM, Renato Gallo wrote:
>>>>> i found it is a problem with kaffeine, with other programs i can 
>>>>> lock a
>>>>> signal but reception is very very sketchy (like in unviewable).
>>>>>
>>>>> GlovX xine-lib # dmesg |grep e4000
>>>>> GlovX xine-lib # dmesg |grep FC0012
>>>>> GlovX xine-lib # dmesg |grep FC0013
>>>>> [   28.281685] fc0013: Fitipower FC0013 successfully attached.
>>>>> GlovX xine-lib # dmesg |grep FC2580
>>>>> GlovX xine-lib # dmesg |grep TUA
>>>>> GlovX xine-lib #
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Il 16/12/2012 18:55 Antti Palosaari ha scritto:
>>>>>> On 12/16/2012 07:15 PM, Renato Gallo wrote:
>>>>>>> now the modules loads and kaffeine recognizes the device but i 
>>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>>> find any channels.
>>>>>>> can it be a tuner bug ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I think it is bad antenna / weak signal. Try w_scan, scan, tzap.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Could you say which RF-tuner it finds from your device? use 
>>>>>> dmesg to
>>>>>> dump output. It could be for example e4000, FC0012, FC0013, 
>>>>>> FC2580,
>>>>>> TUA9001 etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Antti
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbDevice::frontendEvent: tuning failed
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbScanFilter::timerEvent: timeout while reading
>>>>>>> section;
>>>>>>> type = 0 pid = 0
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbScanFilter::timerEvent: timeout while reading
>>>>>>> section;
>>>>>>> type = 2 pid = 17
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbScanFilter::timerEvent: timeout while reading
>>>>>>> section;
>>>>>>> type = 4 pid = 16
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbDevice::frontendEvent: tuning failed
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbScanFilter::timerEvent: timeout while reading
>>>>>>> section;
>>>>>>> type = 0 pid = 0
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbScanFilter::timerEvent: timeout while reading
>>>>>>> section;
>>>>>>> type = 2 pid = 17
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbScanFilter::timerEvent: timeout while reading
>>>>>>> section;
>>>>>>> type = 4 pid = 16
>>>>>>> kaffeine(5978) DvbDevice::frontendEvent: tuning failed
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Il 16/12/2012 15:50 Antti Palosaari ha scritto:
>>>>>>>> On 12/16/2012 04:23 PM, Renato Gallo wrote:
>>>>>>>>> any news on this ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Asus my cinema-u3100miniplusv2
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Bus 001 Device 015: ID 1b80:d3a8 Afatech
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [ 6956.333440] usb 1-6.3.6: new high-speed USB device number 
>>>>>>>>> 16
>>>>>>>>> using
>>>>>>>>> ehci_hcd
>>>>>>>>> [ 6956.453943] usb 1-6.3.6: New USB device found, 
>>>>>>>>> idVendor=1b80,
>>>>>>>>> idProduct=d3a8
>>>>>>>>> [ 6956.453950] usb 1-6.3.6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1,
>>>>>>>>> Product=2,
>>>>>>>>> SerialNumber=0
>>>>>>>>> [ 6956.453955] usb 1-6.3.6: Product: Rtl2832UDVB
>>>>>>>>> [ 6956.453959] usb 1-6.3.6: Manufacturer: Realtek
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Seems to be Realtek RTL2832U. Add that USB ID to the driver 
>>>>>>>> and test.
>>>>>>>> It is very high probability it starts working.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here is the patch:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> http://git.linuxtv.org/anttip/media_tree.git/shortlog/refs/heads/rtl28xxu-usb-ids
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Please test and report.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> regards
>>>>>>>> Antti
>>>>>>>
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