[linux-dvb] WinTV DVB-c - tuning issues PART 1

[a.akhavan@ndr.de]

Hi,
First, I'm sorry for the "test mail", but I've tried to send my initial
posting since yesterday with no sucess. 
The listar software really seems to have a problem with my initial posting
so now I'm splitting it. 
See if that helps. 

Once again:


I've been trying to set up a Hauppauge Win-TV DVB-c (model 727) card 
for 4 nine-hour-working-days now (I know I'm impatient). 

I'm using SuSE 8.0, but with a official 2.4.18 kernel. 

Appearently the recent DVB driver (0.9.4) is still inoperable as I'm unable 
to tune in a DVB-c channel. I get the Convergence on-screen message followed

by a black screen. I can also use the onscreen menu with vdr. 

I had (almost) no problems to compile and insmod the modules, 
the library and the applications with recent versions (except that it's a 
real nuisance that you have to put the firmware files Dpram and Root into
the 
actual working directory in order to load them and it's even more annoying
to 
figure this out - usually you would write your own boot script and 
not do a "make insmod" in the source directory etc.). 

If I load all the modules (make insmod after fresh compile) I get:

Jul 31 15:37:57 pauli4 kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
Jul 31 15:37:57 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1893 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1820 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver L64781 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: init_SP8870:
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver SP8870 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver tda8083 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver stv0299 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver
registered.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 01:07.0
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: saa7146_core.o: saa7146(1): bus:1, rev:1,
mem:0xc8907000.
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: VES1820: attaching VES1820 at 0x12
Jul 31 15:37:58 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: client [VES1820] registered to
adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 0).
Jul 31 15:37:59 pauli4 kernel: VES1820: attached to adapter saa7146(1)
Jul 31 15:37:59 pauli4 kernel: SP8870: no SP8870 found ...
Jul 31 15:37:59 pauli4 kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0x62
Jul 31 15:37:59 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: client [i2c tv tuner chip]
registered to adapter [saa7146(1)](pos.
 1).
Jul 31 15:37:59 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter saa7146(1) registered as
adapter 0.
Jul 31 15:38:01 pauli4 kernel: dvb0: AV7111 - firm f0240009, rtsl b0250018,
vid 71010068, app 00012301
Jul 31 15:38:02 pauli4 kernel: dvb: 1 dvb(s) found!


or, when using my own script:

#! /bin/bash
# this is necessary because the driver looks for the firmware
# in the local directory:
PWD=`pwd`
cd /etc/dvb   # I store the firmware stuff in /etc/dvb/arm_firm
/sbin/modprobe tuner
/sbin/modprobe VES1820
/sbin/modprobe saa7146_core
/sbin/modprobe dvb fdebug=1 vidmode=1 init_chan=0
cd $PWD


Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver i2c TV tuner driver
registered.
Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: driver VES1820 DVB demodulator
registered.
Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: saa7146_core.o: saa7146(1): bus:1, rev:1,
mem:0xc88f1000.
Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: tuner: chip found @ 0x62
Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: client [i2c tv tuner chip]
registered to adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 0).
Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: VES1820: attaching VES1820 at 0x12
Jul 31 16:22:40 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: client [VES1820] registered to
adapter [saa7146(1)](pos. 1).
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: VES1820: attached to adapter saa7146(1)
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: SP8870: no SP8870 found ...
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: i2c-core.o: adapter saa7146(1) registered as
adapter 0.
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: dvb: init_dvb
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: mon_current=c058c000
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: dvb: monitor daemon started
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: bootarm: debi test OK
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: bootarm: load boot code
Jul 31 16:22:41 pauli4 kernel: dvb_mon: wakeup
Jul 31 16:22:42 pauli4 kernel: bootarm: load dram code
Jul 31 16:22:42 pauli4 kernel: dvb_mon: wakeup

pauli4:~ # lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by    Tainted: P  
dvb                   236064  18 
dvb_demux              10560   1  [dvb]
dmxdev                  7044   1  [dvb]
dvbdev                  1600  19  [dvb]
dvb_net                 2480   0  [dvb]
dvb_filter              6752   0  [dvb]
videodev                4544   1  [dvb]
saa7146_core           13184   0  [dvb]
VES1820                 3328   1 
tuner                   4100   1 
SP8870                  2368   0  (unused)
i2c-core               12768   0  [dvb saa7146_core VES1820 tuner SP8870]

I can start tuxzap with no problems:

pauli4 > WELCOME TO TUXZAP
Using default dvbrc.
Reading original format
Found DVB input file /home/amir/.dvbrc
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav0
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav1
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav2
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav3
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav4

Then I try to set a channel and get:

pauli4 > WELCOME TO TUXZAP
Using default dvbrc.
Reading original format
Found DVB input file /home/amir/.dvbrc
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav0
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav1
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav2
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav3
Reading channel list from /home/amir/.dvbfav4
setfront front: Invalid argument
failure event
: Invalid argument
set_pcrpid: Device or resource busy

And nothing happens. I use the default cable channel configuration file 
that came with the dvb-driver. 

TO BE CONTINUED



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