[linux-dvb] Re: Linux DVB driver install howto

[Tim Hewett <tghewett1@onetel.net.uk>]

Paul and Guido,

Thanks for you help, I found the kernel sources on the magazine
DVD that Mandrake 9.1 was installed from (saves a 35MB V.90
download...). I got the drivers built ok but when I try to install it
with make insmod I get an error. Looking at the output of dmesg
it seems that it has detected the SkyStar 2 card fine but then
bombs for some reason.

It looks like it is very nearly working, any hints as to how to
complete it would be gladly received.

Tim.


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make insmod output:

[root@Linux driver]# make insmod
/lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/build/scripts/pathdown.sh: line 4: TOPDIR:  
parameter null or not set
DIR=`pwd`; (cd /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/build; make SUBDIRS=$DIR  
modules)
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.13mdk'
make -C  /root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver CFLAGS="-D__KERNEL__  
-I/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.13mdk/include  -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes  
-Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe  
-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS  
-include /usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.13mdk/include/linux/modversions.h"  
MAKING_MODULES=1 modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver'
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o dvb-core.o dmxdev.o dvb_demux.o dvb_net.o  
dvb_i2c.o dvb_filter.o dvb_frontend.o dvbdev.o compat.o dvb_ksyms.o
make -C av7110 modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/av7110'
ld -m elf_i386 -r -o dvb-ttpci.o saa7146_core.o saa7146_v4l.o av7110.o  
av7110_ir.o ttpci_eeprom.o
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/av7110'
make -C b2c2 modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/b2c2'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `modules'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/b2c2'
make -C frontends modules
make[3]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/frontends'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `modules'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/frontends'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-0.13mdk'

sync
(                                               \
insmod videodev;                                \
                                \
insmod dvb-core.o dvb_shutdown_timeout=0;       \
make -C frontends insmod;                       \
 make -C av7110 insmod;  make -C b2c2 insmod; \
)
Using  
/lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.o.gz
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/frontends'
insmod alps_bsrv2.o;   insmod alps_tdmb7.o;   insmod alps_tdlb7.o;    
insmod grundig_29504-401.o;   insmod grundig_29504-491.o;   insmod  
stv0299.o;   insmod ves1820.o;   insmod tda1004x.o;   insmod mt312.o;
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/frontends'
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/av7110'
insmod input; \
insmod evdev; \
insmod dvb-ttpci.o;
Using /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/drivers/input/input.o.gz
Using /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/kernel/drivers/input/evdev.o.gz
dvb-ttpci.o: init_module: No such device
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,  
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
      You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
make[1]: *** [insmod] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/av7110'
make[1]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/b2c2'
insmod skystar2.o;
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver/b2c2'
sync
[root@Linux driver]#


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dmesg output:

Linux video capture interface: v1.00

Technisat SkyStar2 driver loading
PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:0b.0
skystar2.c: FlexCopII(rev.130) chip found
skystar2.c: MAC address = 00:d0:d7:01:16:8f:00:00
skystar2.c: key =
 b2 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00
 00 00 00 00
DVB: registering new adapter (PCI device 13d0:2103 (Techsan Electronics  
Co Ltd)).
mt312_read: ret == -121


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scan -c output:

[root@Linux scan]# ./scan -c
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
main:1768: FATAL: failed to open '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0': 2 No  
such file or directory
[root@Linux scan]# ls /dev/dvb/adapter0/
demux0  dvr0    net0
[root@Linux scan]#


On 31 Dec 2003, at 10:43, Paul Woodward wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
> I'm a mandrake user as well. I believe there was insufficient room on  
> the CD to include the kernel source. I got mine from  
> ftp://mirror.ac.uk/pub/Mandrake_Linux
>
> The source for your kernel may be in the Mandrake-devel or Mandrake  
> folders depending if you have upgraded the kernel. Just download the  
> kernel-source rpm with the correct version and install it.
>
> Then (from memory) I believe you have to modify the DVB driver kernel  
> path to point to the kernel source. Do make in the root of the DVB  
> folder (if you did a CVS checkout) of linuxtv... if you used the  
> tarball. Then do a make in the drivers folder. Do a make insmod to  
> install the drivers as modules. All as per the instructions.
>
> I believe that work on the separate drivers has ceased and all effort  
> is going into the dvb-kernel.
>
> I have built the latest kernel 2.6.0 and linked the dvb-kernel in and  
> it works fine with my Nova-t, not yet worked out how to get my AverTV  
> DVB working. It's not too hard to get going.
>
> Paul
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > In addition to my previous post I should add that simply following the
> > instructions in the INSTALL file gave these results:
> >
> > [root@Linux linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1]# make
> > cat: CVS/Root: No such file or directory
> > (cd driver; make)
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver'
> > Makefile:102: /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/build/Rules.make: No such
> > file or directory
> > make[1]: *** No rule to make target
> > `/lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/build/Rules.make'.  Stop.
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver'
> > make: *** [dvb] Error 2
> > [root@Linux linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1]#
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm a one-time Unix geek who last built a kernel under Sunos 4.1.3
> > > 10 years ago and coming from MacOS X I need a helping hand.
> > > The linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1 driver readme says that you must have the
> > > source for the kernel, I am running Mandrake 9.1, where can I get  
> > > this?
> > > Is there an installation procedure for dummies or do you have to be
> > > a Linux expert to get DVB working? Is there and "easy install"
> > > procedure
> > > or does the driver need to be statically linked into the kernel. I've
> > > never built a Linux kernel you see, even for installing drivers for  
> > > my
> > > other peripherals. Any direction as to how to get this driver
> > > installed,
> > > or where to go to find out how to, would be gratefully received.
> > >
> > > BTW the card I have is a SkyStar 2, and the PC is a 500MHz PIII,
> > > will the PC be up to the job?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Tim.
> >
> >
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