[linux-dvb] Avermedia DBV-t USB 2.0 - Help

[A.H.Gilbert]

Hi,

I am a newbie to TV on linux. I appologise in advance for this rather long 
mailing.

Has anyone suceeded with Avermedia DBV-T USB 2.0 on linux?


I have just bought this device, encouraged by the statement on the box "Linux 
compatible, go to our web site for instructions". I found that these so 
called instructions merely say "go to 
http://www.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/home/index.php?site=dvb-usb-howto "
which, although giving good general instruction, is not specific for the 
device.

I am using Fedora Core 3 with upgraded kernel 2.6.15.4. This kernel has all 
the modules needed for the device according to the LinuxTV DVB-USB Wiki.

I installed the firmware.

On booting this kernel with the device plugged into the usb hub the device LED 
comes on and the relevant part of dmesg is:-
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usb 3-4.2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
DEV: registering device: ID = '3-4.2'
PM: Adding info for usb:3-4.2
bus usb: add device 3-4.2
bound device '3-4.2' to driver 'usb'
DEV: registering device: ID = '3-4.2:1.0'
PM: Adding info for usb:3-4.2:1.0
bus usb: add device 3-4.2:1.0
usb: Matched Device 3-4.2:1.0 with Driver dvb_usb_a800
dvb-usb: found a 'AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800)' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software 
demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800)).
CLASS: registering class device: ID = 'dvb0.demux0'
class_hotplug - name = dvb0.demux0
class_device_create_hotplug called for dvb0.demux0
CLASS: registering class device: ID = 'dvb0.dvr0'
class_hotplug - name = dvb0.dvr0
class_device_create_hotplug called for dvb0.dvr0
CLASS: registering class device: ID = 'dvb0.net0'
class_hotplug - name = dvb0.net0
class_device_create_hotplug called for dvb0.net0
DEV: registering device: ID = 'i2c-1'
PM: Adding info for No Bus:i2c-1
CLASS: registering class device: ID = 'i2c-1'
class_hotplug - name = i2c-1
dib3000: Found a DiBcom 3000P.
DVB: registering frontend 0 (DiBcom 3000P/M-C DVB-T)...
CLASS: registering class device: ID = 'dvb0.frontend0'
class_hotplug - name = dvb0.frontend0
class_device_create_hotplug called for dvb0.frontend0
input: device IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver is statically allocated, 
will n
ot register
Please convert to input_allocate_device() or contact dtor_core at ameritech.net
dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 150 msecs.
dvb-usb: AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800) successfully initialized and 
connected.
bound device '3-4.2:1.0' to driver 'dvb_usb_a800'
usb: Bound Device 3-4.2:1.0 to Driver dvb_usb_a800
CLASS: registering class device: ID = 'usbdev3.5'
class_hotplug - name = usbdev3.5
class_device_create_hotplug called for usbdev3.5
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This looks promising and as stated  /dev/dvb0.demux0, dvb0.frontend0,  
dvb0.dvr0,  dvb0.net0 are set up.

At this point I tried to use the dvb-apps scan util
but :-
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# ./dvbscan dvb-t/uk-Bilsdale
scanning dvb-t/uk-Bilsdale
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
main:2232: FATAL: failed to open '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0': 2 No such file 
or directory
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These /dev/adapterx/ dev files are what dvb-apps expects. Why were they not 
formed by the dvb_usb_a800 driver but the /dev/dvb0.xxx0 instead? Do you know 
of any app-software which deals these /dev/dvb0.xxx0 files? 

I tried 
ln -s /dev/dvb0.frontend0 /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
ln -s /dev/dvb0.demux0  /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0

and now:-
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./dvbscan dvb-t/uk-Bilsdale
scanning dvb-t/uk-Bilsdale
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
initial transponder 474000000 0 2 1 3 0 0 0
>>> tune to: 
474000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_1_2:QAM_64:TRANSMI
SSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0011
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0000
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0010
dumping lists (0 services)
Done.
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Does this tell me anything useful?

I then tried altering dvb-apps/utils/scan/scan.c to replacing the 
adapterx/xxxx calls with dvb0.xxx0 calls but same result. 

I also tried using dvb-apps's MAKEDEV.sh to create the /dev/adapterx files but 
to no avail. 

I don't know where to go from here. Any (relevant) suggestions would be 
gratefully received.

-- 
Best wishes,
Howard (A.H.Gilbert, Thornaby-on-Tees.)
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