Re: EC168 "dvb_usb: Unknown symbol release_firmware"

[drbob <drbob@gmx.co.uk>]

On Tue, 05 May 2009 15:41:58 +0000, drbob wrote:

> On Tue, 05 May 2009 13:47:49 +0300, Antti Palosaari wrote:
> 
> 
>> I haven't opened my stick but looked your pictures. I have never seen
>> so bad soldering quality :o
> 
> Yeah it's pretty bad. I was pretty surprised it works at all when I saw
> it as in several places component terminals or chip pins appear to be
> bridged.
> 
> 
>> Driver development is a little bit freeze currently due to lack of
>> EC168 specs. If you can provide specs please contact me!
>> 
>> 
> No specs here, I'm just an end user, but a translated google search
> (english->chinese) for "ec168 dvb" threw up this page:
> 
> <http://detail.cn.china.cn/provide/detail,1347758640.html>
> <http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&js=n&u=http%3A%2F%
2Fdetail.cn.china.cn%2Fprovide%2Fdetail%2C1347758640.html&sl=zh-CN&tl=en>
> 
> I think it's a company in China selling a reference design and tech
> support to potential manufacturers, so they probably have the tech docs.
> Good luck if you fancy trying to get a response from them.

After a little further digging I think the company that orignally 
designed the ec168 is probably defunct. I found a US address and contact 
number for the company here:

<http://www.soccentral.com/results.asp?EntryID=23118>

However the phone line has been disconnected. As per the wiki, their web 
page has also disappeared.