[linux-dvb] Re: How to use a bt8xx chip based card?

[André Stein <stone@steinsoft.net>]

Hi,

> Hi !
> I have a pctv sat card and i try to use with the kernel 2.4.21.
> I successfully add the "i2c-if-0.9.4.patch" patch to the kernel, and 
> complie without any probelem.
> The module loading is succesfull.
>
> the kernel log
>
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv: driver version 0.7.104 loaded
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv: using 4 buffers with 2080k 
> (8320k total) for capture
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv: Host bridge is Intel Corp. 82845 
> 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:04.0, irq: 
> 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe0000000
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: detected: Pinnacle PCTV Sat 
> [card=94], PCI subsystem ID is 11bd:001c
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: using: BT878(Pinnacle PCTV Sat) 
> [card=94,autodetected]
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter bt848 #0 
> registered as adapter 0.
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: using tuner=-1
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: registered device video0
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bttv0: registered device vbi0
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:04.1, 
> irq: 21, latency: 32, memory: 0xe0001000
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: DVB: registering new adapter (Pinnacle 
> PCTV DVB-S).
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: cx24110: attaching cx24106
> Jul  9 21:16:07 sirius-21 kernel: DVB: registering frontend 0:0 
> (Conexant cx24110/cx24106 frontend)...
>
>
>
> the lsmod
>
> Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P
> dvb-bt8xx               3904   0  (unused)
> bt878                   5792   0  [dvb-bt8xx]
> cx24110                 6600   1
> dvb-core               51788   0  [dvb-bt8xx cx24110]
> bttv                   83776   0  [dvb-bt8xx]
> video-buf              15900   0  (unused)
> v4l2-common             3872   0  (unused)
> v4l1-compat            13476   0  (unused)
> videodev                8320   2  [bttv]
> i2c-algo-bit            8808   1  [bttv]
>
>
> but what the next step? How to watching the tv ?
>
> after i load the driver i'm not hear a "click" from the card:) why? how 
> to configure the channels ? and how to watht the channels with mplayer 
> or other software ?
>
> Please help me !
	What I do to watch TV using my pctv sat is to use dvbstream as main 
streaming application and to pipe to either xine or mplayer. To simplify 
this I have written a little script watch_dvb that can be found here:
	http://steinsoft.net/index.php?site=Misc/downloads

Please make sure to edit the location of your .szap config file. 
(CHANNELS_CONF). Use the script like this:
 ./watch_dvb bbc mplayer (or watch_dvb bbc xine)

Have fun,
-André.


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