[linux-dvb] Re: dvb-kernel doesn't initialize secondary card

["Martin Holst" <holstm@gmx.de>]

Oliver Endriss wrote:
> On Friday 26 September 2003 18:19, Holger Waechtler wrote:
> > Oliver Endriss wrote:
> > > On Friday 26 September 2003 00:25, Oliver Endriss wrote:
> > > 
> > >>On Thursday 25 September 2003 12:51, Martin Holst wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>I've read sth in the ML-archive, that the Grundig-frontend had a
> similar
> > >>>problem. While reloading that frontend the chip/card/whatever is
> > >>>powered down and so can't initialize while insmoding. 
> > >>>Is this behaviour in all frontends? (in the dvb-kernel-tree)
> > >>
> > >>Maybe! If you load dvb-core with parameter 'dvb_shutdown_timeout=0',
> > >>the problem is gone!
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Update:
> > > | Sep 26 00:52:01 orion kernel: uni0299_attach: id == 0x00
> > > Obviously, the id register of the stv0299 cannot be read in standby
> > > mode!
> > 
> > Hmmm, you are right -- for tuner modules that use non-default i2c timing
> 
> > values you have to rewrite this register before probing. Can you please 
> > test if this helps and prepare a patch?
> 
> Fixed in dvb-kernel CVS. It does not hurt to clear standby mode before
> reading the id register,  as probe_tuner() does this anyway...

Do this mean, that the secondary card (stv0299-frontend) will now work
even after reloading the driver?

Martin

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