[linux-dvb] Re: Full featured card summary

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Saturday 13 March 2004 23:18, heino.goldenstein@t-online.de wrote:
> Hello Andrew,
>
> Andrew de Quincey wrote:
> > On Saturday 13 March 2004 22:58, Heino Goldenstein wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Andrew de Quincey wrote:
>
> ---8<-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<---
>
> > What frontend does your v1.3 card have?
> >
> > If its a ves1x93, I think I'm going to go mad! :)
>
> It is a ves1x93.

ARGH!

Hmm, OK this means there are definitely different versions of that chip out 
there. Or else some versions are a bit dodgy.

If you have a moment, can you please try the attached patch and tell me what 
it prints out so I can see exactly which version you have? (patch is against 
1.1.0, but it should apply against pretty much any of 'em >= 1.1.0)
--- linuxtv-dvb-1.1.0/linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ves1x93.c	2004-01-16 14:34:05.000000000 +0000
+++ linuxtv-dvb-1.1.0.hack/linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/ves1x93.c	2004-03-13 23:31:50.308053392 +0000
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@
 {
 	u8 identity = ves1x93_readreg(i2c, 0x1e);
 
+	printk("IDENTITY: %x\n", identity);
+	
 	switch (identity) {
 	case 0xdc: /* VES1893A rev1 */
 	case 0xdd: /* VES1893A rev2 */