TechniSat SkyStar S2: Difference between revisions

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* LNB: ISL6421
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[[Category:DVB-S2 PCI Cards]]
[[Category:DVB-S2 PCI Cards]]
==Drivers==


== ==Drivers== ==
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


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]])


The patch can be extracted from the file and applied directly to the mainline linux source. Works pretty well then.
The patch can be extracted from the file and applied directly to the mainline linux source. Works pretty well then.
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[Update 2014/04/22]
[Update 2014/04/22]

With the latest patch / driver everything is working fine. Also for 8PSK 3/4 no hardware upgrade is needed.
With the latest patch / driver everything is working fine. Also for 8PSK 3/4 no hardware upgrade is needed.

The driver from Custler with latest adaption for 3.10 - 3.13 by Ducky ([[http://www.vdr-portal.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=1163233#post1163233]])
The driver from Custler with latest adaption for 3.10 - 3.13 by Ducky ([[http://www.vdr-portal.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=1163233#post1163233]])



Revision as of 09:34, 22 April 2014

TechniSat SkyStar S2 Card

A FTA PCI DVB-S2 card from TechniSat.

Components Used

  • PCI Bridge: FlexCop II B
  • Demodulator: CX24120-13Z
  • Tuner: CX24118A
  • LNB: ISL6421

==Drivers==

There is a patch for the s2-liplianin driver that adds support for the SkyStar S2. Instructions (german) can be found here: ([[1]])

The patch can be extracted from the file and applied directly to the mainline linux source. Works pretty well then.

No support for 8PSK 3/4. To support the need to replace the crystal oscillator of 45 MHz to 66,667 MHz

[Update 2014/04/22]

With the latest patch / driver everything is working fine. Also for 8PSK 3/4 no hardware upgrade is needed.

The driver from Custler with latest adaption for 3.10 - 3.13 by Ducky ([[2]])

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