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* PCI Bridge: [[B2C2_FlexCop|FlexCop II B]] |
* PCI Bridge: [[B2C2_FlexCop|FlexCop II B]] |
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* Demodulator: CX24120-13Z |
* Demodulator: CX24120-13Z |
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* Tuner: CX24118A |
* Tuner: [[CX24118A]] |
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* LNB: ISL6421 |
* LNB: ISL6421 |
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[[Category:DVB-S2 PCI Cards]] |
[[Category:DVB-S2 PCI Cards]] |
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Binary driver (non-GPL) available here: http://www.technisat-daun.de/download/soft/soft_linux-driver_12-2008_6611.zip |
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The [[CX24118A]] Tuner supports QPSK, 8PSK Modulation. |
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There is a patch for the s2-liplianin driver that adds support for the SkyStar S2. Instructions (german) can be found here: http://vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=97096#post951944 |
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The patch can be extracted from the file and applied directly to the mainline linux source. Works pretty well then. |
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Driver now in the main media tree, should be included in 4.2 kernel. Can be installed before then with the V4L-DVB media_build process: [[How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers]]. Requires firmware file dvb-fe-cx24120-1.20.58.2.fw. |
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No support for 8PSK 3/4. To support the need to replace the crystal oscillator of 45 MHz to 66,667 MHz |
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High bandwidth transponders (>45Mbps) are problematic, eg 23.5E 12207 V 27500 5/6. |
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==Page Allocation Failure== |
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Some systems see occasional page allocation problems on module reload/init (even on systems with 1GB of ram). The following command may help: |
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echo 16384 > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes |
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Source : ([http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/IVTV_Install#Page_Allocation_Failure],[http://forum.linhes.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20803]) |
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==More Photos== |
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<gallery perrow=3> |
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Image:Sky_Star_S2_marked.jpg|The card with opened lid of the HF cage near the connector |
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Image:Sky_Star_S2_backside.jpg|Backside |
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Image:24118A.jpg|24118A chip |
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Image:IS61LV256AL.jpg|IS61LV256AL chip |
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Image:ISL6421AERZ.jpg|ISL6421AERZ chip |
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</gallery> |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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* [http://www.technisat.com/indexe8ab.html?nav=PC_products,en,76-444 TechniSat SkyStar S2 product page] |
* [http://www.technisat.com/indexe8ab.html?nav=PC_products,en,76-444 TechniSat SkyStar S2 product page] |
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* [http://www.forum.free-x.de/wbb/index.php?page=Thread&postID=8126#post8126 firmware] |
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* [https://github.com/OpenELEC/dvb-firmware/blob/master/firmware/dvb-fe-cx24120-1.20.58.2.fw Firmware (from github/OpenELEC)] |
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*[http://www.vdr-portal.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=1163233#post1163233 driver patch for kernel 3.10] |
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 16 August 2017
A FTA PCI DVB-S2 card from TechniSat.
Components Used
- PCI Bridge: FlexCop II B
- Demodulator: CX24120-13Z
- Tuner: CX24118A
- LNB: ISL6421
The CX24118A Tuner supports QPSK, 8PSK Modulation.
Drivers
Driver now in the main media tree, should be included in 4.2 kernel. Can be installed before then with the V4L-DVB media_build process: How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers. Requires firmware file dvb-fe-cx24120-1.20.58.2.fw.
High bandwidth transponders (>45Mbps) are problematic, eg 23.5E 12207 V 27500 5/6.
Page Allocation Failure
Some systems see occasional page allocation problems on module reload/init (even on systems with 1GB of ram). The following command may help:
echo 16384 > /proc/sys/vm/min_free_kbytes
More Photos
The card with opened lid of the HF cage near the connector
Backside
24118A chip
IS61LV256AL chip
ISL6421AERZ chip
