TechniSat CableStar Combo HD CI
A DVB-C USB device from TechniSat.
Overview/Features
A combined DVB-C and DVB-T USB 2.0 box (standard definition and high definition). The device contains a common interface slot and an integrated infrared receiver. A remote control is included.
It is supported by parching the device ids into the current releases of Linux.
Components Used
DRX 3913 JKA 2
http://www.tridentmicro.com/producttree/tv/dtv/drx/drx-39xyk/
CY7C68013A
EPM3128ATC144-10N
http://www.altera.com/cgi-bin/devsearch.pl?col=corp&qt=EPM3128
Identification
The USB id of this device is 14f7:0003
Making it Work
The Window drivers for this devices from TechniSat is named UDST7000Bda.sys, the same as the driver for the Technisat SkyStar USB 2 HD CI and TerraTec S7 DVB-S devices. These devices are supported by Linux with the az6027 driver. This gives some hope towards future Linux support for this device.
Firmware
dvb-usb-terratec-h7-drxk.fw dvb-usb-terratec-h5-drxk.fw and dvb-usb-terratec-h7-az6007.fw from http://linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/ 0
Copy the firmware files to your hotplug directory (e.g. /lib/firmware/) and (when applied the patches from below) rename dvb-usb-terratec-h5-drxk.fw to dvb-usb-technisat-cablestar-hdci-drxk.fw
Drivers
As the TechniSat CableStar Combo HD CI is a clone of the Terratec T7 card which is supported in the kernel v3.9.2 some small patches are needed to get the card working.
Log from initialization on kernel 3.9.2:
[ 6076.115751] usb 7-1: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci-pci [ 6076.545764] usb 7-1: New USB device found, idVendor=14f7, idProduct=0003 [ 6076.545772] usb 7-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 [ 6076.545776] usb 7-1: Product: CableStar Combo HD CI [ 6076.545779] usb 7-1: Manufacturer: TechniSat Digital S.A. [ 6076.545782] usb 7-1: SerialNumber: 0008C9D90E19 [ 6076.546385] usb read operation failed. (-32) [ 6076.546883] usb write operation failed. (-32) [ 6076.547257] usb write operation failed. (-32) [ 6076.547262] usb 7-1: dvb_usb_v2: found a 'Technisat CableStar Combo HD CI' in cold state [ 6076.547310] usb 7-1: firmware: agent loaded dvb-usb-terratec-h7-az6007.fw into memory [ 6076.547315] usb 7-1: dvb_usb_v2: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-terratec-h7-az6007.fw' [ 6076.571917] usb 7-1: dvb_usb_v2: found a 'Technisat CableStar Combo HD CI' in warm state [ 6077.808988] usb 7-1: dvb_usb_v2: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer [ 6077.809041] DVB: registering new adapter (Technisat CableStar Combo HD CI) [ 6077.811886] usb 7-1: dvb_usb_v2: MAC address: c2:f7:14:03:00:00 [ 6077.812706] drxk: frontend initialized. [ 6077.812886] usb 7-1: firmware: agent loaded dvb-usb-technisat-cablestar-hdci-drxk.fw into memory [ 6077.813180] usb 7-1: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (DRXK)... [ 6077.813282] mt2063_attach: Attaching MT2063 [ 6077.813291] usb 7-1: dvb_usb_v2: 'Technisat CableStar Combo HD CI' successfully initialized and connected [ 6077.868253] drxk: status = 0x439130d9 [ 6077.868259] drxk: detected a drx-3913k, spin A2, xtal 27.000 MHz [ 6092.490906] drxk: DRXK driver version 0.9.4300
lsusb:
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 14f7:0003 TechniSat Digital GmbH CableStar Combo HD CI
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x14f7 TechniSat Digital GmbH
idProduct 0x0003 CableStar Combo HD CI
bcdDevice 0.03
iManufacturer 1 TechniSat Digital S.A.
iProduct 2 CableStar Combo HD CI
iSerial 3 0008C9D91C8F
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 32
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xc0
Self Powered
MaxPower 100mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 2
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 100
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 1
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: 0x0001
Self Powered
When tuning, the dmesg shows two errors, which can safely be ignored:
usb 7-1: dvb_frontend_ioctl_legacy: doesn't know how to handle a DVBv3 call to delivery system 0
Patch
These are the needed patches for the kernel 3.9.2 to get the device working. Also tested on Linux debian wheezy 3.10-0.bpo.2-686-pae
dvb-usb-ids.h
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb-usb-ids.h b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb-usb-ids.h index 419a2d6..4a53454 100644 --- a/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb-usb-ids.h +++ b/drivers/media/dvb-core/dvb-usb-ids.h @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ #define USB_PID_TERRATEC_DVBS2CI_V2 0x10ac #define USB_PID_TECHNISAT_USB2_HDCI_V1 0x0001 #define USB_PID_TECHNISAT_USB2_HDCI_V2 0x0002 +#define USB_PID_TECHNISAT_USB2_CABLESTAR_HDCI 0x0003 #define USB_PID_TECHNISAT_AIRSTAR_TELESTICK_2 0x0004 #define USB_PID_TECHNISAT_USB2_DVB_S2 0x0500 #define USB_PID_CPYTO_REDI_PC50A 0xa803
az6007.c
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c
index 44c64ef3..c1051c3 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/az6007.c
@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ static struct drxk_config terratec_h7_drxk = {
.microcode_name = "dvb-usb-terratec-h7-drxk.fw",
};
+static struct drxk_config cablestar_hdci_drxk = {
+ .adr = 0x29,
+ .parallel_ts = true,
+ .dynamic_clk = true,
+ .single_master = true,
+ .enable_merr_cfg = true,
+ .no_i2c_bridge = false,
+ .chunk_size = 64,
+ .mpeg_out_clk_strength = 0x02,
+ .qam_demod_parameter_count = 2,
+ .microcode_name = "dvb-usb-technisat-cablestar-hdci-drxk.fw",
+};
+
static int drxk_gate_ctrl(struct dvb_frontend *fe, int enable)
{
struct az6007_device_state *st = fe_to_priv(fe);
@@ -630,6 +643,27 @@ static int az6007_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
return 0;
}
+static int az6007_cablestar_hdci_frontend_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
+{
+ struct az6007_device_state *st = adap_to_priv(adap);
+ struct dvb_usb_device *d = adap_to_d(adap);
+
+ pr_debug("attaching demod drxk\n");
+
+ adap->fe[0] = dvb_attach(drxk_attach, &cablestar_hdci_drxk,
+ &d->i2c_adap);
+ if (!adap->fe[0])
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ adap->fe[0]->sec_priv = adap;
+ st->gate_ctrl = adap->fe[0]->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl;
+ adap->fe[0]->ops.i2c_gate_ctrl = drxk_gate_ctrl;
+
+ az6007_ci_init(adap);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int az6007_tuner_attach(struct dvb_usb_adapter *adap)
{
struct dvb_usb_device *d = adap_to_d(adap);
@@ -868,6 +902,29 @@ static struct dvb_usb_device_properties az6007_props = {
}
};
+static struct dvb_usb_device_properties az6007_cablestar_hdci_props = {
+ .driver_name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .firmware = AZ6007_FIRMWARE,
+
+ .adapter_nr = adapter_nr,
+ .size_of_priv = sizeof(struct az6007_device_state),
+ .i2c_algo = &az6007_i2c_algo,
+ .tuner_attach = az6007_tuner_attach,
+ .frontend_attach = az6007_cablestar_hdci_frontend_attach,
+ .streaming_ctrl = az6007_streaming_ctrl,
+/* ditch get_rc_config as it can't work (TS35 remote, I believe it's rc5) */
+ .get_rc_config = NULL,
+ .read_mac_address = az6007_read_mac_addr,
+ .download_firmware = az6007_download_firmware,
+ .identify_state = az6007_identify_state,
+ .power_ctrl = az6007_power_ctrl,
+ .num_adapters = 1,
+ .adapter = {
+ { .stream = DVB_USB_STREAM_BULK(0x02, 10, 4096), }
+ }
+};
+
static struct usb_device_id az6007_usb_table[] = {
{DVB_USB_DEVICE(USB_VID_AZUREWAVE, USB_PID_AZUREWAVE_6007,
&az6007_props, "Azurewave 6007", RC_MAP_EMPTY)},
@@ -875,6 +932,8 @@ static struct usb_device_id az6007_usb_table[] = {
&az6007_props, "Terratec H7", RC_MAP_NEC_TERRATEC_CINERGY_XS)},
{DVB_USB_DEVICE(USB_VID_TERRATEC, USB_PID_TERRATEC_H7_2,
&az6007_props, "Terratec H7", RC_MAP_NEC_TERRATEC_CINERGY_XS)},
+ {DVB_USB_DEVICE(USB_VID_TECHNISAT, USB_PID_TECHNISAT_USB2_CABLESTAR_HDCI,
+ &az6007_cablestar_hdci_props, "Technisat CableStar Combo HD CI", RC_MAP_EMPTY)},
{0},
};
Step-by-step instructions
In this section I will provide step-by-step instructions how to patch and compile media_build for the TechniSat CableStar Combo HD CI. Though I compiled it on a debian wheezy system with backported kernel v3.10 it might probably also run on different systems (i.e. lower kernel versions) with very similar steps.
Commands preceeded by # are to be run with root privileges, whereas $ only requires user previliges.
First, you need to get the tools for building media_build by installing the packages git, build-essential, libproc-processtable-perl and patchutils. E.g. in debian, you want to run the command
# apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) git build-essential patchutils libproc-processtable-perl
After that, you have to obtain the current media_build stack:
$ git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git $ cd media_build $ make download untar
Next step is to apply the patches. Therefore, download the patch from here , save it to your media_build/linux directory (e.g naming it media-az6007-support-Technisat-Cablestar-Combo-HDCI-minus-remote.patch) and run:
$ cd linux $ patch -p1 < media-az6007-support-Technisat-Cablestar-Combo-HDCI-minus-remote.patch
Now you are ready to make and install media_build, by first switching back to the media_build root directory and then using make and make install to complete installation:
$ cd .. $ make # make install
Finally, you need the above mentioned firmware to get the device working:
# wget http://linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/dvb-usb-terratec-h5-drxk.fw -O /lib/firmware/dvb-usb-technisat-cablestar-hdci-drxk.fw # wget http://linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/dvb-usb-terratec-h7-az6007.fw -O /lib/firmware/dvb-usb-terratec-h7-az6007.fw
Credits for this workaround go to the Ubuntuusers.de forum (especially to the users hakunamatata and mczak) as well as Roland Scheidegger for providing the patch.
Linuxtv.org media_build
The patch is included now in the Linuxtv.org build system to use the latest experimental drivers/patches without needing to replace the entire kernel.
The system is available at http://git.linuxtv.org/media_build.git .