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A [[DVB-S2]] [[DVB-S PCI Cards|PCI card]] by [[TechniSat]].
A [[DVB-S2]] [[DVB-S PCI Cards|PCI card]] by [[TechniSat]]. For the SkyStar HD'''2''' please see the [[Azurewave AD SP400 CI (VP-1041)|Azurewave AD-SP400 CI (Twinhan VP-1041)]].


Supported since kernel 2.6.29.
Experimental support exists.


==Overview==
==Overview==

Apparently the card is actually a rebranded [[TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200]].
Apparently the card is actually a rebranded [[TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200]]. See that page for more details.

===Components Used===
* [[Philips_SAA7146 | NXP/Philips SAA7146]] (PCI bridge)
* [[STMicroelectronics]] [[STMicroelectronics STB6100|STB6100]] (tuner ... found under the tin can)
* [[STMicroelectronics]] [[STMicroelectronics STB0899|STB0899]] (a "C2L" revision) (demodulator)
* [[STMicroelectronics]] [[STMicroelectronics LNBP21|LNBP21]] (LNB supply and control IC)

It also supports an add-on [[CI]] slot.

===Identification===


02:06.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
02:06.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
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Region 0: Memory at e9cffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)[size=512]
Region 0: Memory at e9cffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)[size=512]


==Drivers==
===Components Used===
See [[TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200]].
* [[STMicroelectronics]] STB6100 (tuner ... found under the tin can)

* [[STMicroelectronics]] [[STMicroelectronics STB0899|STB0899]]STB0899]] (a "C2L" revision) (demodulator)
===Modules===
* NXP/Philips SAA7146 (PCI bridge)
With current drivers the required modules should all load correctly on boot.


modprobe stb0899 stb6100 saa7146 lnbp21
modprobe budget-ci

If you don't load the other modules first, you'll get
DVB: Unable to find symbol stb6100_attach()
As with all DVB drivers, if you don't see any cards and frontends in multiproto's menuconfig, enable I2C in your kernel config and in multiproto do make distclean afterwards.


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.technisat.com/?site=produkte/produkteview.php&kid=29,100&pid=1747&reload TechniSat product page]
* [http://www.technisat.com/?site=produkte/produkteview.php&kid=29,100&pid=1747&reload TechniSat product page]
* [http://www.technotrend.de/2711/TT-budget__S2-3200.html TechnoTrend product page]
* [http://www.technotrend.de/2711/TT-budget__S2-3200.html TechnoTrend product page]
[[Category:DVB-S2 PCI Cards]]

Latest revision as of 00:40, 9 June 2009

A DVB-S2 PCI card by TechniSat. For the SkyStar HD2 please see the Azurewave AD-SP400 CI (Twinhan VP-1041).

Supported since kernel 2.6.29.

Overview

Apparently the card is actually a rebranded TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200. See that page for more details.

Components Used

It also supports an add-on CI slot.

Identification

02:06.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH Unknown device 1019
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 20
        Memory at feaffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
# lspci -v -n -s 02:06.0
02:06.0 0480: 1131:7146 (rev 01)
        Subsystem: 13c2:1019
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 20
        Memory at feaffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]

output from lspci -vvv

01:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Technotrend Systemtechnik GmbH Unknown device 1019
        Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
        Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
        Latency: 32 (3750ns min, 9500ns max)
        Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
        Region 0: Memory at e9cffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)[size=512]

Drivers

See TechnoTrend TT-budget S2-3200.

Modules

With current drivers the required modules should all load correctly on boot.


modprobe stb0899 stb6100 saa7146 lnbp21
modprobe budget-ci

If you don't load the other modules first, you'll get

DVB: Unable to find symbol stb6100_attach()

As with all DVB drivers, if you don't see any cards and frontends in multiproto's menuconfig, enable I2C in your kernel config and in multiproto do make distclean afterwards.

External Links