[linux-dvb] Re: need help with linux dvb driver

[Nico <nsabbi@tiscali.it>]

VDR  works only with FF cards or budget cards (like yours) + additional 
hardware decoder (like Creative DXR3).

ABBAS AL-MUTAWA wrote:

> Hi
> first Thanks for replying me fastly.
>
> in fact, i try everythings just to get this card
> working, after i insmod the "dst" and fail to get the
> VDR or xawtv to work with, i tried to insmod the
> "CX24110" to see if it works, but nothings happen, the
> i tried remove the "dst" and insmod it again with
> "DST_TYPE_FLAGS=0",
> "DST_TYPE_FLAGS=1","DST_TYPE_FLAGS=4", but again
> nothings happen and the VDR cannot crab the
> /dev/video0 devices.
>
> now, i am trying again form the begining, so please
> follow my steps and correct me if i am wrong
>
> 1) "lsmod" gives
> ******************************
> [abbas@localhost abbas]$ lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> autofs                 17152  0
> parport_pc             36492  2
>
>
>
> 2) i did the following step
> *******************************
> [root@localhost abbas]# modprobe bttv card=0x68
> i2c_hw=1
> [root@localhost abbas]# lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> bttv                  136096  0
> video_buf              22272  1 bttv
> i2c_algo_bit           10504  1 bttv
> btcx_risc               4996  1 bttv
> i2c_core               25348  2 bttv,i2c_algo_bit
> autofs                 17152  0
> parport_pc             36492  2
>
>
>
> 3) modprobe dvb-bt8xx
> **************************
> [root@localhost abbas]# modprobe dvb-bt8xx
> [root@localhost abbas]# lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> dvb_bt8xx               8064  0
> dvb_core               60544  1 dvb_bt8xx
> bt878                  11696  1 dvb_bt8xx
> bttv                  136096  2 dvb_bt8xx,bt878
> video_buf              22272  1 bttv
> i2c_algo_bit           10504  1 bttv
> btcx_risc               4996  1 bttv
> i2c_core               25348  3
> dvb_bt8xx,bttv,i2c_algo_bit
> autofs                 17152  0
> parport_pc             36492  2
>
>   
> 4)modprobe dst
> ******************************
> [root@localhost abbas]# lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> dst                    14464  0
> dvb_bt8xx               8064  0
> dvb_core               60544  2 dst,dvb_bt8xx
> bt878                  11696  2 dst,dvb_bt8xx
> bttv                  136096  2 dvb_bt8xx,bt878
> video_buf              22272  1 bttv
> i2c_algo_bit           10504  1 bttv
> btcx_risc               4996  1 bttv
> i2c_core               25348  3
> dvb_bt8xx,bttv,i2c_algo_bit
> autofs                 17152  0
> parport_pc             36492  2
>
>
>
> 5) dmesg   "part of it"
> *************************
> I2O configuration manager v 0.04.
>  (C) Copyright 1999 Red Hat Software
> es1371: version v0.32 time 20:01:39 Dec 20 2003
> PCI: Found IRQ 3 for device 0000:02:0a.0
> es1371: found chip, vendor id 0x1274 device id 0x5880
> revision 0x02
> es1371: found es1371 rev 2 at io 0xdf00 irq 3 joystick
> 0x0
> ac97_codec: AC97 Audio codec, id: 0x8384:0x7609
> (SigmaTel STAC9721/23)
> btaudio: driver version 0.7 loaded [digital+analog]
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:02:0d.1
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:02:0d.0
> btaudio: Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:0d.1, irq: 11, latency:
> 32, mmio: 0xf47ff000
> btaudio: using card config "default"
> btaudio: registered device dsp2 [digital]
> btaudio: registered device dsp3 [analog]
> btaudio: registered device mixer1
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 0.9.7
> (Thu Sep 25 19:16:36 2003 UTC).
> request_module: failed /sbin/modprobe -- snd-card-0.
> error = -16
> unable to register OSS PCM device 0:0
> unable to register OSS mixer device 0:0
> unable to register OSS mixer device 1:0
> ALSA device list:
>  #0: Dummy 1
>  #1: Virtual MIDI Card 1
> NET: Registered protocol family 2
> IP: routing cache hash table of 4096 buckets, 32Kbytes
> TCP: Hash tables configured (established 32768 bind
> 65536)
> NET: Registered protocol family 1
> NET: Registered protocol family 17
> IrCOMM protocol (Dag Brattli)
> EXT3-fs: INFO: recovery required on readonly
> filesystem.
> EXT3-fs: write access will be enabled during recovery.
> hub 1-0:1.0: new USB device on port 1, assigned
> address 2
> kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> EXT3-fs: recovery complete.
> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 188k freed
> input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Cypress Sem Cypress USB
> Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1f.2-1
> hub 1-0:1.0: new USB device on port 2, assigned
> address 3
> drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional
> printer dev 3 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x7004
> EXT3 FS on hda9, internal journal
> Adding 232900k swap on /dev/hda7.  Priority:-1
> extents:1
> cdrom: open failed.
> kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> EXT3 FS on hda5, internal journal
> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> kudzu: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
> parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(38)
> parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(38)
> parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(38)
> parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(38)
> plip: parport0 has no IRQ. Using IRQ-less mode,which
> is fairly inefficient!
> NET3 PLIP version 2.4-parport gniibe@mri.co.jp
> plip0: Parallel port at 0x378, not using IRQ.
> lp0: using parport0 (polling).
> eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #1 link partner
> capability of 45e1.
> spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
> bttv: driver version 0.9.12 loaded
> bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for
> capture
> bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:02:0d.0
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:02:0d.1
> bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:0d.0, irq: 11,
> latency: 32, mmio: 0xf47fe000
> bttv0: using: Nebula Electronics DigiTV
> [card=104,insmod option]
> bttv0: using tuner=-1
> bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
> dvb_bt8xx: unable to determine DMA core of card 0
> attach: checking "bt878 #0 [hw]"
> find by pci: checking "bt878 #0 [hw]"
>
>
>
> 5) trying to run "vdr"
> ***********************
> [root@localhost abbas]# vdr
> vdr: no primary device found - using first device!
>
>
> 6) running xawtv
> **********************
> [root@localhost abbas]# xawtv
> This is xawtv-3.90, running on Linux/i686
> (2.6.0-test11)
> can't open /dev/video0: No such device
> v4l-conf had some trouble, trying to continue anyway
> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device
> v4l2: open /dev/video0: No such device
> v4l: open /dev/video0: No such device
> no video grabber device available
>
>
>
>
> &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
> Please correct me if there is any wrong in the
> previous steps. tell me if there is any chance to get
> this card working under Linux
>
>
> Thanks &
> best regards
>
> abbas almutawa
>
>
>
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>
> --- Manu Abraham <manu@kromtek.com> wrote:
>  
> > Hi,
> > 	The card is a Pinnacle card or is the CX24110
> > module loaded as it is by some 
> > script ?
> >
> > 	Maybe the modules are confused looking for a
> > Pinnacle PC TV@ SAT card(CX24110 
> > chipset) ? The removal of the module and loading the
> > modules proper with the 
> > DST_TYPE_FLAGS would help ?
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manu
> >
> > On Sunday 21 December 2003 23:10, ABBAS AL-MUTAWA
> > wrote:
> >    
> > > Dear Sir
> > >
> > > I have DVB card, "TWINHAN VP1020" built on bt878.
> > >      
> > i've
> >    
> > > just correctly installed the latest DVB driver on
> > > kernel-2.6.0-test11.  everythings seems to work
> > >      
> > very
> >    
> > > well, I insmod the driver as wriiten in the
> > >      
> > DVB-kernel
> >    
> > > without any errors.
> > >
> > > now, i have just installed DVB player which is the
> > > VDR, but when i try to run "vdr", i get the
> > >      
> > following
> >    
> > > message.
> > >
> > > vdr: no primary device found - using first device!
> > >
> > >
> > > the "lsmod" command gives
> > >
> > >      
>
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