MSI DigiVox mini II

MSI Digi Vox Mini II DVB-T

A DVB-T USB 2.0 device from MSI.

Note: This stick is not the same as MSI Digi Vox Mini II V2.0.

Status

Supported. See linux-dvb mailing list for more details. Works fine.

Components Used:

• NXP/Philips 8275ac1 (tuner)
• NXP/Philips TDA10046A (demodulator)
• ULi M9206 (USB bridge)

Driver

• dvb-usb-m920x

Install

1. how to use (tested with ubuntu 7.04):
   • build driver -> How to build from Mercurial
     • hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
     • cd v4l-dvb
     • make
     • su -c "make instalL"
   • install firmware
     • wget http://stgcsource.de/dvb-usb-digivox-02.fw
     • su -c "mv dvb-usb-digivox-02.fw /lib/firmware/`uname -r`"
   • Plug in MSI DIGI VOX mini-II
   • start your favourite tv player
2. tested applications:
   • vlc -> use channellist as playlist
3. if driver and firmware installed well dmesg or /var/log/messages should show something like this:

Jun 23 11:47:41 nbdsc kernel: [ 1024.272000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 6
Jun 23 11:47:41 nbdsc kernel: [ 1024.408000] usb 5-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jun 23 11:47:41 nbdsc kernel: [ 1024.408000] dvb-usb: found a 'MSI DIGI VOX mini II DVB-T USB2.0' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
Jun 23 11:47:41 nbdsc kernel: [ 1024.424000] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-digivox-02.fw'
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.040000] usb 5-1: USB disconnect, address 6
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.280000] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.416000] usb 5-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.416000] dvb-usb: found a 'MSI DIGI VOX mini II DVB-T USB2.0' in warm state.
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.416000] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.416000] DVB: registering new adapter (MSI DIGI VOX mini II DVB-T USB2.0)
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.456000] DVB: registering frontend 0 (Philips TDA10046H DVB-T)...
Jun 23 11:47:42 nbdsc kernel: [ 1025.488000] dvb-usb: MSI DIGI VOX mini II DVB-T USB2.0 successfully initialized and connected.

People who own such a device

feel free to add yourself here, testers will always be needed!

Name	Email
Friedrich	friedrich at polizisten-duzer dot de
Lasse	Lasse.Ristig bei gmx punkt de
Mowik	mowik at no-log org
Dirk	info auf dischneider de

External Links

• [ MSI product page]