[linux-dvb] Re: new Nova-S docs (Re: DVB-T, no data fron cardon cold boot)

[Simeon Walker <sim@simland.net>]

Mark Reiche wrote:

> In most cases, this won't be a solution. If you take budget instead of 
> budget-ci, the card does not work at all. The problem is, that those 
> Nova-cards seem to tune correctly, but do not deliver any data. My 
> Nova-S for instance only works correctly after a warm boot from Windows.
I have an old model Nova-T that shows similar symptoms. I find that it 
will never work after a cold boot unless I do the following:

First, using dvb-kernel I have to un-comment a function...

tv dvb-kernel # cvs diff ./linux/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c
Index: ./linux/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c
===================================================================
RCS file: 
/cvs/linuxtv/dvb-kernel/linux/drivers/media/common/saa7146_core.c,v
retrieving revision 1.51
diff -r1.51 saa7146_core.c
374c374
< /*
---
>
376c376
< */
---
>

Then, in my script that starts vdr I do this:
       modprobe grundig_29504-401
       modprobe saa7146
       modprobe budget_core
       modprobe budget
       sleep 1
       rmmod budget
       rmmod grundig_29504-401
       rmmod budget_core
       rmmod saa7146
       rmmod ttpci_eeprom
       sleep 1
       modprobe grundig_29504-401
       modprobe saa7146
       modprobe budget_core
       modprobe budget

Then, when vdr loads it gets no data so I have a remote key to kill it. 
If it's going to record something then it will do an emergency exit and 
achieve the same thing

Honestly, anything less does not work!!

Regards,
Simeon

> The sad thing is, that even in this developer list no one could give 
> at least some advise on how to investigate on the reason for this 
> behaviour. In fact, most of the mails regarding this problem are 
> simply ignored.
>
> Maybe, someone should try and port vdr to Windows, as the budget(-ci) 
> driver under Linux is still broken
>
> Best Regards anyway,
> Mark
>
> Olaf Titz schrieb: