[linux-dvb] Re: budget hang after EPG scan (Was: Re: cinergyT2: which kernel/usb module to use?)

[Manu Abraham <manu@kromtek.com>]

On Sun December 5 2004 4:01 pm, Simon wrote:
> Manu Abraham wrote:
> > On Sun December 5 2004 1:58 pm, Simon wrote:
> >>Andrew de Quincey wrote:
> >>>On Saturday 04 Dec 2004 11:13, Simon wrote:
> >>
> >>[...]
> >>
> >>>>Im using vanilla 2.6.8.1 kernel + patch listed at the end.
> >>>>2xTwinhan DVB-T cards.
> >>>>Slackware 10, VDR-1.3.12+patches and vdradmin-0.96.
> >>>
> >>>Aarrgh, so this was the same problem - that everything appears to works
> >>>fine, its just that there is no data from the budget cards?
> >>>
> >>>Which Twinhan cards are they BTW?
> >>
> >>not sure what you want, so:
> >>
> >>from dmesg:
> >>bttv0: detected: Twinhan VisionPlus DVB-T [card=113], PCI subsystem ID
> >>is 1822:0001
> >>bttv0: using: Twinhan DST + clones [card=113,insmod option]
> >>bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00fb7afe [init]
> >>bttv0: using tuner=4
> >>bttv0: add subdevice "dvb0"
> >>bttv: Bt8xx card found (1).
> >>ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> GSI 5 (level, low) -> IRQ 5
> >>bttv1: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:00:0b.0, irq: 5, latency: 32, mmio:
> >>0xde013000 bttv1: detected: Twinhan VisionPlus DVB-T [card=113], PCI
> >>subsystem ID is 1822:0001
> >>bttv1: using: Twinhan DST + clones [card=113,autodetected]
> >>bttv1: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00fb4bfe [init]
> >>bttv1: using tuner=4
> >>bttv1: add subdevice "dvb1"
> >>bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
> >>bt878: Bt878 AUDIO function found (0).
> >>ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0a.1[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
> >>bt878(0): Bt878 (rev 17) at 00:0a.1, irq: 11, latency: 32, memory:
> >>
> >>DVB: registering new adapter (DST).
> >>DVB: registering new adapter (DST).
> >>bt878 find by dvb adap: checking "DST"
> >>dst_check_ci: recognize DTTDIG
> >
> > VP-3020/3021------------------> You have a good signal ?
>
> I wouldn't say the signal is that good but the picture/sound is great.
> There are very few programs I record now with any noticable fault in
> them. We have a cctv camera that splatters a strong clock/carrier onto
> the BBC mux. My old Nova-T was unable to show more than a couple of
> frames without error so Im rather impressed with what they've done
> inside the twinhan.
Yes some are good, the biggest problem is if the ASIC goes wild... you will 
have a hung system.

>
> When comparing the signal, I've had to go on the analogue picture
> quality when compared to other places I've lived (watching with the
> same TV). The numbers all my DVB-T cards show are always low but then
> they are in no way calibrated to a useful measure.
What does those numbers say ?

>
> Simon