[linux-dvb] Re: [vdr] Re: ERROR (dvbdevice.c,533)

[Andreas Kool <akool@akool.de>]

On Sun, May 04, 2003 at 12:49:40AM +0200, Oliver Endriss wrote:
> Andreas Kool wrote:
> > On Sat, May 03, 2003 at 11:24:18PM +0200, Oliver Endriss wrote:
> > > Andreas Kool wrote:
> >
> > > According to saa7146_core.c this is a full-featured
> > > "Siemens cable card PCI rev1.5".
> >
> > Correct. I do have exactly this card, and it works fine here for
> > month ...
> >
> > > | 00:09.0 Class 0480: 1131:7146 (rev 01)
> > > |         Subsystem: 13c2:0002
> > >
> > > Is this a DVB-C card, too? According to saa7146_core.c this is a
> > > full-featured "Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev2.1 or 2.2".
> >
> > Oops, i dont know :-(
> >
> > I do have a Technotrend 1.3 card with subsystem_vendor == 0x13c2,
> > but with subsystem_device == 0x0000 :-(
> >
> > > > 00:0f.0 Class 0480: 1131:7146 (rev 01)
> > > > 	Subsystem: 13c2:0000
> > > > -------------------^^^^
> > > > If you read the above, you have a Technotrend 1.3 card (like me)
> > >
> > > Ok, according to saa7146_core.c this is a full-featured
> > > "Siemens/Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev1.3".
> >
> > Correct.
> >
> > > > In that case, you could simply use the DVB-cvs as of april, 29.
> > > > 2003 (but not later!) ... works fine here!
> > >
> > > You can fix later drivers by adding your card id to the 'if'
> > > statement at line 4965 (av7110.c). You can simply replace 0x1004,
> > > which is wrong anyway (IMHO).
> >
> > Yes, you are right, the 0x1004 is definitely wrong.
> > Please remove that statement from the CVS!
>
> Hmm, in another thread Holger wrote that you told him to add this id...

I told Holger to add the subsystem id 0x13c2, but nothing else!

> Anyway, it doesn't hurt as this piece of code will never be reached for
> a budget card (0x1004).
>
> > > Volume control will only work for DVB-C if you have an analog
> > > module.
> >
> > Shure. The MSP34xx chip is mounted on the analogue-tuner-module.
> > I dont know why, but ... shit happens ...
>
> IIRC Uwe's problem was that he gets no sound with his *Siemens* card.
>
> > > Adding cable card ids here might break DVB-S support, if the same
> > > id is being used by DVB-C and DVB-S.
> >
> > Oh yes, that might be a problem ...
>
> You see the problem: I might add the ids 0x0000/0x0002 but I suspect
> that this will break DVB-S support (for cards without crystal DAC).
> My DVB-S Nexus 2.1 has id 13c2:0003.

Oh my god :-(

> I think we need a reliable way to identify cable cards.

Correct. Maybe the MSP34xx chip could be another criteria for cable cards?

> Oliver

Ciao,
Andreas
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