[linux-dvb] Re: TT DVB-T and SP8870

[Johan Martensson <jom@virrvarr.com>]

 > Uff, I just gave my TT-DVB-T card (that I also bought at           
dvb-shop.de) to                                                       
> Holger(@convergence.de), because it didn't tune to any channel      
within                                                                
> Linux - guess what he said (translation by me ;):                   
>                                                                     
> "You have a Spase SP8870 chip on you board. AFAIK this was only used
with                                                                  
> some prototypes; this chip isn't produced for a long time. [...] It 
is                                                                    
> currently not supported by the Linux driver and I don't know if I'm 
> willing to spend much energy on this."                              
                                                                      
Which pretty much confirms my suspicion. However dvb-shop.de didn't   
have the board in stock and it took them five weeks to ship it. It    
seems a bit strange to have to wait for an old prototype? Also the    
board looks like it has been produced in a real fab, of course it can 
still be a prototype but at least it does looks like the real thing.  
                                                                      
> AFAIK Holger has the specs and some sample code for the successor   
chip,                                                                 
> the SP8872.                                                         
                                                                      
I'd be very interested to see those. I registered at microtune.com but
couldn't find any usable information.                                 
                                                                      
> Hmm, maybe I should contact the people at dvb-shop and ask the about
> these boards. Depending on this maybe Holger is willing to          
> continue/finish the work on this part of the driver.                
>                                                                     
> Holger?                                                             
                                                                      
I'd be even more interested in seeing someone else complete the driver
:-).                                                                  
                                                                      
Johan                                                                 


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