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There are actually two different [[DVB-T]] [[DVB-T PCI Cards|PCI cards]] produced by [[AVerMedia]] that bear the identical name AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI. The first, model A16D is currently not supported by LinuxTV (but experimental support for the device does exist; see below), but the second, model A16A, is supported by LinuxTV drivers. Coincidently, both versions are the sole recipients of direct Linux support from AVerMedia (however, at that, it is very limited/constrained).
There are actually two different [[DVB-T]] [[DVB-T PCI Cards|PCI cards]] produced by [[AVerMedia]] that bear the identical name AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI. The first, model A16D, is currently not supported by LinuxTV (though experimental support for the device does exist; see below), but the second, model A16A, is supported by LinuxTV drivers. Coincidently, the second version is also the sole recipient of direct Linux support from AVerMedia (however, at that, it is very limited/constrained).


==A16D==
==A16D==


http://mcentral.de/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_AverTV_Hybrid_FM_PCI_A16D
[http://mcentral.de/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_AverTV_Hybrid_FM_PCI_A16D experimental support on mcentral]

[http://www.avermedia.com/EN/Default.aspx?TYPE=vipplayercard.htm&PT=product&tv_TCAT_POS=0&CATNO0=B&CATNO1=BA&CATNO2=BAA&CATNO3=BAA1&CATNO4=BAA1d&CNT=4&PID=4710710671396 AVer link]


[http://www.hardwareportal.ru/Multimedia/Aver.hybridfmpci/index.html Russian Review]
[http://www.hardwareportal.ru/Multimedia/Aver.hybridfmpci/index.html Russian Review]


==A16A==
==A16A==
Support for this card was added to kernel 2.6.19.


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If you have an A16AR then "<tt>lspci -v</tt>" should reveal:


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01:05.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
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Subsystem: Avermedia Technologies Inc Unknown device 2c00
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Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
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Memory at e8002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
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Capabilities: <access denied>[/code]


To determine whether you have it setup correctly or not run "<tt>dmesg | grep saa</tt>" and if you see this you need to do the following steps:
If the card is setup correctly, then if you run "<tt>dmesg | grep saa</tt>" you will see:
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[ 555.864000] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
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[ 555.864000] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 209, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8002000
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[ 555.864000] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16AR [card=99,insmod option][/code]


[http://www.avermedia.com/EN/Default.aspx?TYPE=vipplayercard.htm&PT=product&tv_TCAT_POS=0&CATNO0=B&CATNO1=BA&CATNO2=BAA&CATNO3=BAA1&CATNO4=BAA1d&CNT=4&PID=4710710671099 Aver link]
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[ 39.847928] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
[http://www.avermedia.com/cgi-bin/support_driverbympdpro.asp?category=TV%20Card&category2=Hybrid&proname=12&modelno=A16AR link to Vendor's Linux Driver]
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[ 39.848432] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 209, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8002000
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[ 39.848437] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected] [/code]
If you see this then why are you looking at this guide!
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[ 555.864000] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
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[ 555.864000] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 209, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8002000
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[ 555.864000] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16AR [card=99,insmod option][/code]


==Getting it to work==


On the other hand, if the card is not automagically detected, when you run "<tt>dmesg | grep saa</tt>" you
The avermedia drivers are built into the recent kernels (Since version 2.6.11 I think). For this step you need the right kernel options i believe. Ubuntu has them by default however if anyone wants to drop by and bless this wiki with some guidance please help!
you will see:
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[ 39.847928] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
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[ 39.848432] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 209, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8002000
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[ 39.848437] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected] [/code]
In this case, you will need to do the following steps. Type:
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sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa saa7134-dvb saa7134


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{{Note|For all those who do not know what sudo is, it is used to elevate one's self to root user. rmmod removes loaded modules from memory.}}
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To make sure you have a A16AR type in "<tt>lspci -v</tt>" and you should see:
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01:05.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
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Subsystem: Avermedia Technologies Inc Unknown device 2c00
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Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
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Memory at e8002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
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Capabilities: <access denied>[/code]


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If you can't remove the running modules from memory (which will likely happen because saa1734 will be used by any mixers and artsd)
Then type
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fuser -v /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp/*
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sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa saa7134-dvb saa7134
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If you can't close them (which will likely happen because saa1734 will be used by any mixers and artsd)
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fuser -v /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp/*
and then
and then
killall -9 <process names>.
killall -9 <process names>.

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Now you need to load the correct modules
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sudo modprobe saa7134 card=99
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sudo modprobe saa7134_alsa
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sudo modprobe saa7134-dvb

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For all those who do not know what sudo is it is used to elevate ones self to root user :P used with Ubuntu.

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now load your favorite TV application and watch TV!


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Now you need to reload the modules with the following:
I am yet to test this after a reboot but good luck!
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sudo modprobe saa7134 card=99
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sudo modprobe saa7134_alsa
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sudo modprobe saa7134-dvb


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Now you should be able load your favorite TV application and watch TV!
Also for anyone who is concerned about the similarities between this guide and the one on the Ubuntu forums they are both by me ;)

Revision as of 23:24, 24 June 2007

There are actually two different DVB-T PCI cards produced by AVerMedia that bear the identical name AVerTV Hybrid+FM PCI. The first, model A16D, is currently not supported by LinuxTV (though experimental support for the device does exist; see below), but the second, model A16A, is supported by LinuxTV drivers. Coincidently, the second version is also the sole recipient of direct Linux support from AVerMedia (however, at that, it is very limited/constrained).

A16D

experimental support on mcentral

AVer link

Russian Review

A16A

Support for this card was added to kernel 2.6.19.

If you have an A16AR then "lspci -v" should reveal: 

01:05.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7133/SAA7135 Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d1)
Subsystem: Avermedia Technologies Inc Unknown device 2c00
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 21
Memory at e8002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>[/code]

If the card is setup correctly, then if you run "dmesg | grep saa" you will see: 

[  555.864000] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
[  555.864000] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 209, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8002000
[  555.864000] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16AR [card=99,insmod option][/code]

Aver link link to Vendor's Linux Driver


On the other hand, if the card is not automagically detected, when you run "dmesg | grep saa" you you will see: 

[   39.847928] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
[   39.848432] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 209, irq: 21, latency: 32, mmio: 0xe8002000
[   39.848437] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1461:2c00, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected] [/code]

In this case, you will need to do the following steps. Type: 

sudo rmmod saa7134_alsa saa7134-dvb saa7134
Note: For all those who do not know what sudo is, it is used to elevate one's self to root user. rmmod removes loaded modules from memory.

If you can't remove the running modules from memory (which will likely happen because saa1734 will be used by any mixers and artsd) 

fuser -v /dev/snd/* /dev/dsp/*

and then 

killall -9 <process names>.

Now you need to reload the modules with the following: 

sudo modprobe saa7134 card=99
sudo modprobe saa7134_alsa
sudo modprobe saa7134-dvb

Now you should be able load your favorite TV application and watch TV!

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