[linux-dvb] Re: Problem with Nova-T & 2.6.1

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Koivisto Kimmo <kimmo.koivisto@surfeu.fi> wrote :

> > Hi
> >
> > I've been reading various things about how to get a DVB card working,
> > and am know quite confused as to what is actually required. I would like
> > to avoid having to compile a driver if at all possible (from reading
> around
> > it seems that the 2.6 kernel should support my dvb card without any other
> > patches, is this right?).
> 
> Hello
> 
> At least my Nova-T worked with Fedora C1 + 2.6.1-1.37, I haven't tried it with
> 
> newer kernels.
> >
> >
> > I have installed Fedora Core1, with a 2.6.1-1.61 kernel (from the Fedora
> > Core2 development tree).
> >
> I did the same
> 
> > Can anybody suggest what I should be 'modprobing' to get the card (&
> > frontend) recognised. I assumed that a modprobe of tda1004x (after the dvb
> > & budget bits are loaded) should be enough, but the tda1004x module isn't
> > found.
> 
> My card is nova-t pci, version 923.
> 
> I'm loading the modules in following order (I also have analog TV card, which
> 
> uses bttv so I have some of the modules needed loaded already):
> 
> dvb_core
> saa7146
> budget-core
> budget
> grundig_29504-401
> 
> List of other modules that are loaded too (for analog TV-card):
> tuner                  
> tvaudio                
> msp3400                
> bttv                  
> video_buf             
> i2c_algo_bit          
> btcx_risc             
> i2c_core              
> v4l2_common           
> 
> After I have loaded the modules, dmesg shows:
> saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb'.
> saa7146: found saa7146 @ mem e2f91000 (revision 1, irq 5) (0x13c2,0x1005).
> DVB: registering new adapter (TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI).
> TT-Budget/WinTV-NOVA-T  PCI adapter 0 has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:20:4d:8e
> DVB: registering frontend 0:0 (Grundig 29504-401)..
> 
> Only thing that you need, is dvb-apps from CVS. From dvb-apps you can find 
> scan and tzap.
> 
> scan: you can scan your channels and create channels.conf file for other 
> applications
> tzap: you can tune to some channel with this
> 
> In addition, you can get the dvbtools from dvbtools CVS 
> (http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvbtools/),
> where you can get:
> dvbtune: you can scan your channels and do other things that I dont know 
> anything 
> dvbstream: you can pipe your audio and video stream to file or to some player
> 
> (mplayer).
> You can use mplayer or xine directly without dvbstream by defining dvb:// to
> 
> the command line (mplayer dvb:// -tv lots-of-options).
> 
> Someone should verify that these "instructions" are okay, I'm not sure about
> 
> anything...
> 
> BR
> Kimmo Koivisto
> 
> 
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Thanks for the info.

The more I look at this, (and I may be very wrong on this as my linux experience isn't great) it appears as though the FC2 2.6.1-1.61 kernel package isn't created with a module for the tda1004x frontend.

From the kernel config file;

#
# Digital Video Broadcasting Devices
#
CONFIG_DVB=y
CONFIG_DVB_CORE=m
 
#
# Supported Frontend Modules
#
CONFIG_DVB_TWINHAN_DST=m
CONFIG_DVB_STV0299=m
# CONFIG_DVB_ALPS_TDLB7 is not set
CONFIG_DVB_ALPS_TDMB7=m
CONFIG_DVB_ATMEL_AT76C651=m
CONFIG_DVB_CX24110=m
CONFIG_DVB_GRUNDIG_29504_491=m
CONFIG_DVB_GRUNDIG_29504_401=m
CONFIG_DVB_MT312=m
CONFIG_DVB_VES1820=m
CONFIG_DVB_VES1X93=m
 
# 
# Supported SAA7146 based PCI Adapters
#
CONFIG_DVB_AV7110=m
CONFIG_DVB_AV7110_OSD=y
CONFIG_DVB_BUDGET=m
CONFIG_DVB_BUDGET_CI=m
CONFIG_DVB_BUDGET_AV=m
CONFIG_DVB_BUDGET_PATCH=m
 
#
# Supported USB Adapters
#
CONFIG_DVB_TTUSB_BUDGET=m
CONFIG_DVB_TTUSB_DEC=m
 
#
# Supported FlexCopII (B2C2) Adapters
#
CONFIG_DVB_B2C2_SKYSTAR=m
 
#
# Supported BT878 Adapters
#
CONFIG_DVB_BT8XX=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7146=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_SAA7146_VV=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_VIDEOBUF=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_TUNER=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_BUF=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_BTCX=m
CONFIG_VIDEO_IR=m
 
#


Should I expect a module for tda1004x?


Many thanks
Peter









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