[linux-dvb] Re: Status of HDTV5 lite?

[Michael Krufky]

GFarris wrote:
> I found my sound problem.  I was using the snapshot from 8/1/05.  With 
> the newest CVS code it works fine, and now I see I have a dvb0 
> sub-device too.

Ah, that explains it!  I didnt have sound working when I initially added 
support for this board.  Programming this board was a learning 
experience for me with respect to GPIO... When I eventually figured it 
out, I wrote the bt8x8 section in the GPIO wiki, and fixed sound on that 
board on Mon Aug 1 16:39:41 2005 UTC ... Strange that your snapshot 
didnt have that patch in there.  Oh well... I guess it was right on the 
cusp.

> Now, the frontend code for the lite card.  Could you clear some things 
> up for me please?
>  
> I followed the Wiki, and used the merge-trees.sh script 
> and Video4linux installs fine.  However, when I try to use atscscan, I 
> get "failed to open /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0".  I tried using the 
> MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script in dvb-kernel and it still fails even though the 
> devices are now physically there in the directory listing. If I cat 
> frontend0 I get "no such device or address" 

do:

modprobe dvb-bt8xx

> Am I supposed to make the dvb-kernel first, and then make and install 
> video4linux to get the frontend code?  When I make the latest CVS 
> dvb-kernel, i get "bttv_sub_register not defined in dvb-bt8xx.ko plus a 
> few other similar messages.  If I compile bt848 support in the kernel, I 
> dont get these error messages, and my other card works (Twinham dvb-s), 
> but the code in my kernel 2.6.13-gentoo-r2 doesn't have the changes I 
> need for the HDTV5-lite, so I took it out and recompiled the kernel to 
> get to where I am now and to follow the wiki instructions of not having 
> any other support added .
>  
> Finally, am I supposed to modprobe dvb-bt8xx or bttv, once this is all 
> working?
> I know I'm almost there!

AAAh!!  You've completely defeated the purpose of the tree-merging scripts!

This is the procedure...

1) You already have a kernel, with video4linux and dvb-core compiled AS 
MODULES!!!

2) grab video4linux cvs -- DO NOT COMPILE

3) grab dvb-kernel cvs -- DO NOT COMPILE

both of these cvs trees should be downloaded into the same directory.

4) cd video4linux
    scripts/merge-trees.sh
    make clean
    make
    make install

The entire point of the tree merging scripts is to take the needed code 
FROM dvb-kernel cvs and compile it WITH video4linux.

If you follow those instructions exactly, it will work for you.

I must remind you:  There is one major bug that I still haven't fixed... 
   Apparantly, When using analog mode, pin #26 of the lgdt3303 is being 
set low, and it shouldnt be.  This causes the frontend to die.  The only 
way to bring it back is by removing and reloading the module:

modprobe -r dvb-bt8xx
modprobe dvb-bt8xx

So, now I must figure out which GPIO pin is connected to lgdt3303 
pin#26, and then mask it out.  Hopefully this will solve that problem.

Let me know how it all works out.
-- 
Michael Krufky