Geniatech/MyGica X8507 PCI-Express Hybrid Card
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PCI-Express receiver card, it allows you access free-to-air Brazilian standard digital terrestrial TV , analogue TV, FM radio and digital radio. It record and save TV programs directly in MPEG-II/H264 TS file.
Overview/Features
- PCI-e interface
- Inputs: Antenna, S-Video, Composite, YPbPr, IR and Stereo Audio
Components Used
- Xceive_XC5000 (tuner)
- Fujitsu MB86A20s (demodulator)
- Conexant cx23885 (A/V decoder and PCI Interface)
Other Images
Identification
# lspci -vvvnn
03:00.0 Multimedia video controller [0400]: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23885 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [14f1:8852] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Conexant Systems, Inc. Device [14f1:8502]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at fe800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
Capabilities: [40] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <2us, L1 <4us
ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [90] Vital Product Data <?>
Capabilities: [a0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Count=1/1 Enable-
Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSVoil-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap- CGenEn- ChkCap- ChkEn-
Capabilities: [200] Virtual Channel <?>
Kernel driver in use: cx23885
Kernel modules: cx23885
Making it Work
Firmware
Drivers
Only analog TV --> Needed kernel > = 3.5 Analog input --> Needed kernel > = 3.7 Remote control --> Needed kernel > = 3.9 ISDB-t --> Needed kernel > = 3.12 Or latest drivers: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers Radio = not yet; but see http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg67291.html
Sample Kernel Output
dmesg cx23885 driver version 0.0.3 loaded CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 14f1:8502, board: Mygica X8502/X8507 ISDB-T [card=33,autodetected] cx25840 3-0044: cx23885 A/V decoder found @ 0x88 (cx23885[0]) cx25840 3-0044: loaded v4l-cx23885-avcore-01.fw firmware (16382 bytes) tuner 2-0061: Tuner -1 found with type(s) Radio TV. xc5000 2-0061: creating new instance xc5000: Successfully identified at address 0x61 xc5000: Firmware has not been loaded previously cx23885[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2] cx23885[0]: registered device vbi1 cx23885[0]: registered ALSA audio device xc5000: waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw)... xc5000: firmware read 12401 bytes. xc5000: firmware uploading... xc5000: firmware upload complete... cx23885_dvb_register() allocating 1 frontend(s) cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card i2c i2c-1: Detected a Fujitsu mb86a20s frontend xc5000 2-0061: attaching existing instance xc5000: Successfully identified at address 0x61 xc5000: Firmware has been loaded previously DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0]) cx23885 0000:02:00.0: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Fujitsu mb86A20s)... cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0 cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 18, latency: 0, mmio: 0xfd400000 Registered IR keymap rc-total-media-in-hand-02 input: cx23885 IR (Mygica X8502/X8507 ISDB-T) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:02:00.0/rc/rc2/input17 rc2: cx23885 IR (Mygica X8502/X8507 ISDB-T) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:06.0/0000:02:00.0/rc/rc2 input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (cx23885) as /devices/virtual/input/input18 rc rc2: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (cx23885) registered at minor = 0
Remote Control Support
Disabled by default In OpenSUSE add this line to: /etc/modprobe.d/50-tv.conf alias char-mayor-81 videodev options cx23885 enable_885_ir=1