[linux-dvb] [PATCH] cx23885 analog TV and audio support for HVR-1500

[Steven Toth]

Steven Toth wrote:
> Tim Lucas wrote:
>> Mijhail Moreyra wrote:
>>  > Steven Toth wrote:
>>  >> Mijhail Moreyra wrote:
>>  >>> Steven Toth wrote:
>>  >>>> Mijhail,
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> http://linuxtv.org/hg/~stoth/cx23885-audio 
>> <http://linuxtv.org/hg/%7Estoth/cx23885-audio>
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> This tree contains your patch with some minor whitespace cleanups
>>  >>>> and fixes for HUNK related merge issues due to the patch 
>> wrapping at
>>  >>>> 80 cols.
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> Please build this tree and retest in your environment to ensure I
>>  >>>> did not break anything. Does this tree still work OK for you?
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> After this I will apply some other minor cleanups then invite a few
>>  >>>> other HVR1500 owners to begin testing.
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> Thanks again.
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> Regards,
>>  >>>>
>>  >>>> Steve
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Hi, sorry for the delay.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> I've tested the http://linuxtv.org/hg/~stoth/cx23885-audio 
>> <http://linuxtv.org/hg/%7Estoth/cx23885-audio> tree and
>>  >>> it doesn't work well.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> You seem to have removed a piece from my patch that avoids some 
>> register
>>  >>> modification in cx25840-core.c:cx23885_
>> initialize()
>>  >>>
>>  >>> -       cx25840_write(client, 0x2, 0x76);
>>  >>> +       if (state->rev != 0x0000) /* FIXME: How to detect the bridge
>>  >>> type ??? */
>>  >>> +               /* This causes image distortion on a true cx23885
>>  >>> board */
>>  >>> +               cx25840_write(client, 0x2, 0x76);
>>  >>>
>>  >>> As the patch says that register write causes a horrible image 
>> distortion
>>  >>> on my HVR-1500 which has a real cx23885 (not 23887, 23888, etc) 
>> board.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> I don't know if it's really required for any bridge as everything 
>> seems
>>  >>> to be auto-configured by default, maybe it can be simply dropped.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> Other than that the cx23885-audio tree works well.
>>  >>>
>>  >>> WRT the whitespaces, 80 cols, etc; most are also in the sources I 
>> took
>>  >>> as basis, so I didn't think they were a problem.
>>  >>
>>  >> That's a mistake, I'll add that later tonight, thanks for finding
>>  >> this. I must of missed it when I had to tear apart your email because
>>  >> of HUNK issues caused by patch line wrapping.
>>  >>
>>  >> Apart from this, is everything working as you expect?
>>  >>
>>  >> Regards,
>>  >>
>>  >> Steve
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >
>>  > OK.
>>  >
>>  > And sorry about the patch, I didn't know it was going to be broken 
>> that
>>  > way by being sent by email.
>>  >
>>  >  >> Other than that the cx23885-audio tree works well.
>>  >
>>
>>  > Great, thanks for confirming.
>>
>>  > Regards,
>>
>>  > Steve
>>
>> I'll try asking again since my replies in gmail were not including the 
>> correct subject heading.
>> Can this code for cx23885 analog support be adapted for the DViCO 
>> Fusion HDTV7 Dual Express which also uses the cx23885?  Currently the 
>> driver for that card is digital only and I am stuck with a free 
>> antiquated large satellite system that is analog only in my apartment. 
>> I am willing to put in the work if someone can point me in the right 
>> direction.  Thank you,
> 
> Wait until I get a chance to merge the cx25840 fix late tonight. Watch 
> the stoth/cx23885-audio tree for a cx25840 fix appearing, then test the 
> driver. Look in the driver, find the correct card=N option for the 
> HVR1500 and load the driver on your system with that option .... then 
> try analog.

Tim,

The audio fix has now been applied to 
http://linuxtv.org/hg/~stoth/cx23885-audio.

Try loading the card as the HVR1500 and see what happens.

Mijhail, if you could download and compile the cx23885-audio tree one 
more time I would be grateful.

Regards,

Steve