Geniatech Satbox

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Geniatech Satbox

DVB-S and Video Capture USB 2.0 device from Geniatech.

DVB-S part currently unsupported by LinuxTV.

Video Capture part currently supported by LinuxTV.

Overview/Features

The Geniatech Satbox is a DVB-S USB built-in Analogue CVBS A/V Capture device which ships with the following:- 

* SatBox USB2.0 satellite TV box
* Built-in IR Receiver
* Built-in Analogue CVBS A/V Capture Feature
* USB 2.0 Cable
* Wall plug power supply (7.5V, 1.5A).
* Remote control handset
* Analogue CVBS video cable and Audio cable
* Software on CD ROM (incl. Manual in PDF Format)
* Quick Installation Guide


Components Used

Similar/Clone

  • Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-S-USB2 [1] - Except Analogue CVBS A/V Capture Feature
  • Inca IT-DG36 TV Wonder card [2] - Clone

Make it work

tm6000 module autodetection not working on satbox because most tm6000 devices have same 6000:0001 numbers and satbox one of them it's has 6000:0001 tm6000 module must be loaded with "card=0" option it will detect satbox as Unknown tm6000 video grabber and will be work as video grabber without dvb-s

Device Issues

  • A 75ohm terminator to be connected to the LNB-Out connector for better stability

Kernel Dumps

Output of dmesg: 

[  598.492319] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
[  598.519339] tm6000 v4l2 driver version 0.0.2 loaded
[  598.519375] usbcore: registered new interface driver tm6000
[  598.537590] IR NEC protocol handler initialized
[  598.542184] IR RC5(x) protocol handler initialized
[  598.546117] IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
[  598.560405] IR JVC protocol handler initialized
[  598.566320] IR Sony protocol handler initialized
[  598.570224] IR MCE Keyboard/mouse protocol handler initialized
[  598.575662] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 251 
[  598.577663] IR LIRC bridge handler initialized
[  615.388026] usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
[  615.534526] tm6000: alt 0, interface 0, class 255
[  615.534530] tm6000: alt 0, interface 0, class 255
[  615.534533] tm6000: Bulk IN endpoint: 0x82 (max size=512 bytes)
[  615.534536] tm6000: alt 1, interface 0, class 255
[  615.534538] tm6000: ISOC IN endpoint: 0x81 (max size=3072 bytes)
[  615.534541] tm6000: alt 1, interface 0, class 255
[  615.534544] tm6000: alt 2, interface 0, class 255
[  615.534546] tm6000: alt 2, interface 0, class 255
[  615.534549] tm6000: New video device @ 480 Mbps (6000:0001, ifnum 0)
[  615.534551] tm6000: Found Unknown tm6000 video grabber
[  615.552028] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  615.840023] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  616.128023] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  616.416023] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  616.704022] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  616.992024] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  617.280022] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  617.568022] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  617.856021] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  618.144022] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  618.436039] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom a0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  618.724023] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom b0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  619.012019] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  619.300023] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  619.588023] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  619.876022] tm6000 #0: i2c eeprom f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  ................
[  620.144034] Device has eeprom but is currently unknown
[  620.156026] Found tm6000
[  621.063963] i2c-core: driver [tuner] using legacy suspend method
[  621.063967] i2c-core: driver [tuner] using legacy resume method
[  621.065452] i2c i2c-3: Invalid 7-bit I2C address 0x00
[  621.065458] Unknown tuner type. Tuner is not configured.
[  621.065564] tm6000 #0: registered device video0
[  621.065567] Trident TVMaster TM5600/TM6000/TM6010 USB2 board (Load status: 0)
[ 1092.887714] tm6000 #0: Initialized (TM6000 Audio Extension) extension

Output of lsusb -v: 

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 6000:0001  
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x6000 
  idProduct          0x0001 
  bcdDevice            0.01
  iManufacturer          16 Trident
  iProduct               32 TVBOX
  iSerial                64 2004090820040908
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           78
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration         48 2.0
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              500mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            1
          Transfer Type            Isochronous
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0000  1x 0 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       1
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            1
          Transfer Type            Isochronous
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x1400  3x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       2
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            1
          Transfer Type            Isochronous
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x1400  3x 1024 bytes
        bInterval               1
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x82  EP 2 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0002
  (Bus Powered)
  Remote Wakeup Enabled

External Links

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