[linux-dvb] Technisat SkyStar 2

[Ralph Metzler <rjkm@convergence.de>]

Dallard, Nigel writes:
 > > From: Ralph Metzler <rjkm@convergence.de> 
 > > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 23:25:59 +0200 (CEST) 
 > > 
 > > Callisto Pili writes:
 > > > 
 > > > hi friends,
 > > >     my problem is terrible.
 > > > 
 > > > Every time i am compiling a DVB/drivers path  with "make && make
 > insmod", 
 > > > the execution of "make insmod" writes on screen "dvb.o: device not
 > found".
 > > > The system has noticed the Skystar2 Sat card (on /proc). It assign the
 > IRQ and IO address
 > > > but the driver module don't know the card  and can't load it into memory
 > > > 
 > > > then, if i write "ifconfig" the device dvb0 don't exist.
 > > > 
 > > > But I don't know the error that I have committed.
 > >
 > > The Skystar 2 is not supported by our driver.
 > 
 > Is this still true? I acquired a SkyStar 2 card and tried to install it on a
 > Linux (RH 7.2) machine last night and got exactly these symptoms. I was led
 > to believe it was basically the same as any of the other "budget" cards.

No, it has completely different hardware. To support it we would need
documentation for the B2C2 Flexcop2 chip (see www.b2c2.com) which is
used on this card.


Ralph


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