[linux-dvb] Re: need help with linux dvb driver

[ABBAS AL-MUTAWA <abbasalmutawa@yahoo.com>]

Hi
Thanks

 //You cannot use /dev/video0 for a budget 

do you mean that Twinhav VP1020 cannot used
/dev/video0, infact VDR and xawtv tries to used this
device and gives an error!!!

// xawtv will not work as it is... You will have to
use
> mplayer and pipe the 
> output to mplayer...

thanks for that, i will check it right now, please if
you have more idea don't hesitate to email me.


// You can try to use scan to generate your channel
> config after creating the 
> "initial seed" and then szap to the channel you
> want...
> 
> 
> You can test the picture using the "test_dvr"
> utility in the test directory of 
> the "DVB" driver not "dvb-kernel".


i have used "szap" before, but i dont know where I can
 find it now?  i dont see the DVB driver on my system,
i have patched kernel2.6.0-11, configure, install and
then insmod the modules?


Thanks for everythings
best regards
abbas almutawa







--- Manu Abraham <manu@kromtek.com> wrote:
> 
> > in fact, i try everythings just to get this card
> > working, after i insmod the "dst" and fail to get
> the
> > VDR or xawtv to work with, i tried to insmod the
> > "CX24110" to see if it works, but nothings happen,
> the
> > i tried remove the "dst" and insmod it again with
> > "DST_TYPE_FLAGS=0",
> > "DST_TYPE_FLAGS=1","DST_TYPE_FLAGS=4", but again
> > nothings happen and the VDR cannot crab the
> > /dev/video0 devices.
> 
> 
> 	You cannot use /dev/video0 for a budget card.....
> /dev/video0 will work only 
> for cards that have an onboard MPEG2 decoder .....
> 
> 
> xawtv will not work as it is... You will have to use
> mplayer and pipe the 
> output to mplayer...
> 
> 	I don't have any idea about VDR ....
> 
> 
> Maybe you can try this script out....
> 
> 
> modprobe dvb_core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0
> modprobe video-buf
> modprobe bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x68
> modprobe bt878
> modprobe dst dst_type_flags=4
> modprobe dvb-bt8xx
> 
> 
> You can try to use scan to generate your channel
> config after creating the 
> "initial seed" and then szap to the channel you
> want...
> 
> 
> You can test the picture using the "test_dvr"
> utility in the test directory of 
> the "DVB" driver not "dvb-kernel".
> 
> 	I don't have any idea of using VDR.. You might have
> to find out ...
> 
> Regards,
> Manu
> 
> 
> 
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