[linux-dvb] Re: AverMedia card firmware?

[Itai Tavor <itai@iinet.net.au>]

On 16/01/2004, at 11:55 AM, Nigel Pearson wrote:

> 	Hi. I have been trying to get this working for a few weeks now,
> and need a little help.
>
> 	I have tried a 2.4.24 and a 2.6.1 setup (both with EPIA-specific
> patches, if that matters), and with apppropriate patches from bytesex,
> the card seems to be recognised:
>
> % dmesg
> ...
> Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> bttv: driver version 0.9.12 loaded
> bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
> bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
> bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:00:14.0, irq: 10, latency: 32, mmio: 
> 0xde003000
> bttv0: subsystem: 1461:0761 (UNKNOWN)
> please mail id, board name and the correct card= insmod option to 
> kraxel@bytesex.org
> bttv0: using:  *** UNKNOWN/GENERIC ***  [card=0,autodetected]
> bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=009f00dd [init]
> bttv0: using tuner=-1
> bttv0: i2c: checking for MSP34xx @ 0x80... not found
> bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
> bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
> bttv0: registered device video0
> bttv0: registered device vbi0
> bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
> bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
> bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:14.1, irq: 10, latency: 32, memory: 
> 0xde004000
> attach: checking "SMBus Via Pro adapter at 0500"
> attach: checking "bt878 #0 [sw]"
> find by pci: checking "bt878 #0 [sw]"
> attach: "bt878 #0 [sw]", to card 0
> DVB: registering new adapter (Ave).
> DVB: registering frontend 0:0 (Microtune MT7072DTF)...
> ...
>
> 	but tuning always fails:
>
> % sudo scan dvb-tuning.bak
> Password:
> scanning dvb-tuning.bak
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> Frontend can not do INVERSION_AUTO, trying INVERSION_OFF instead
> initial transponder 226500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 177500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 191625000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 219500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 571500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 543500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 669500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 564500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> initial transponder 648500000 1 2 0 3 1 2 0
> >>> tune to: 
> 226500000:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:TRA
> NSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> >>> tune to: 
> 226500000:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:TRA
> NSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> >>> tune to: 
> 177500000:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:TRA
> NSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> >>> tune to: 
> 177500000:INVERSION_OFF:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:TRA
> NSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> ...
> ERROR: initial tuning failed
> dumping lists (0 services)
> Done.
>
> %
>
> 	When I unload and reload the frontend:
>
> % dmesg
> ...
> i2c_adapter i2c-1: sendbytes: error - bailout.
> sp887x_initial_setup: Unable to open firmware 
> /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/sc_main.mc
> DVB: registering frontend 0:0 (Microtune MT7072DTF)...
> i2c_adapter i2c-1: sendbytes: error - bailout.
> sp887x_initial_setup: Unable to open firmware 
> /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/sc_main.mc
>
> %
>
> 	it complains about firmware. I have not found any relevant
> firmware on linuxtv.org or the web, so do I assume this is a
> bogus message?
It's certainly not bogus. You need to get the firmware from the Windows 
driver. I did this by installing the Windows software for the card. 
Can't remember where the firmware file is found, but I do remember 
getting that info from a howto for the Linux driver. Try Google.

Itai



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