[linux-dvb] Re: nexus-s+debian unstable+kernel 2.6.6

[Barry Smoke <barry@arhosting.com>]

Great script!
My problem was not with my module loading, I never would have thought 
that you have to load firmware to get a card to work...

my problem was the the sysfs.
I read the firmware.txt file in the linux kernel source tree 
Documatnation/dvb directory,
and had to manually mount /sys with sysfs,
then I used your script  to reload the modules, (which got the firmware 
from /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
and I had previously downloaded that from linuxtv.org's dvb downloads,

after reloading wiht the sysfs in place,
everything worked!

Hope this helps others having the same trouble,
this is really some great stuff!!!

Barry Smoke

Valsecchi Patrick wrote:

> Barry,
>
> For kernel 2.6.X, you need to install the "module-init-tools" Debian package. Regarding your firmware, you need to download it and put it in "/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-ttpci-01.fw". Here is a init script I'm using for loading the drivers (I quit trying to find a way to do it using aliases):
> ------------
> #!/bin/sh
> # /etc/init.d/dvb: start/setup the DVB drivers
>
> set -e
>
> PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
>
> loadDrivers () {
>  echo -n "Starting the DVB drivers:"
>  /sbin/modprobe dvb-ttpci
>  /sbin/modprobe stv0299
>  /sbin/modprobe ves1820
>  echo "."
> }
>
> unloadDrivers() {
>  echo -n "Stopping the DVB drivers:"
>  /sbin/rmmod dvb-ttpci 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod stv0299 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod ves1820 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod saa7146 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod dvb_core 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod saa7146_vv 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod v4l1_compat 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod v4l2_common 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod videodev 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod firmware_class 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod budget_ci 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod budget_core 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod dvb_core 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod saa7146 2> /dev/null || true
>  /sbin/rmmod ttpci_eeprom 2> /dev/null || true
>  echo "."
> }
>
> case "$1" in
>  start)
>  loadDrivers
>  ;;
>
>  stop)
>  unloadDrivers
>  ;;
>
>  restart)
>  unloadDrivers
>  sleep 1
>  loadDrivers
>  ;;
>
>  *)
>    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/dvb [stop|start|restart]"
>    exit 1
>  ;;
> esac
>
> exit 0
> ------------
>
> After that, a "cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV dvb" will maybe help.
>
> Good luck ;-)
>
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-dvb-bounce@linuxtv.org
> > [mailto:linux-dvb-bounce@linuxtv.org]On Behalf Of Barry Smoke
> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 10:45 PM
> > To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
> > Subject: [linux-dvb] nexus-s+debian unstable+kernel 2.6.6
> >
> >
> > I have a nexus-s(hauppauge wintv nexus-s) SAA7146 rev1 board(so the 
> > dvb-core module states.
> > I see that the 2.6.6 kernel has dvb drivers in it,
> > however I am unable to get them loaded, and working.
> >
> > I do a modprobe dvb-core, and it finds the card, and gives an 
> > error on 
> > loading firmware(is this really needed?)
> > so, I downloaded the dvb-drivers package, and the dvb-apps 
> > package from 
> > the linuxtv.org site, and extracted it,
> > I tried to use the insmod.sh script provided for the 2.6 kernel tree, 
> > even though I didn't actually try to patch the kernel with it,
> > since dirvers are already there....
> >
> > I get a bunch of errors on the script,
> > and nothing loads...
> >
> > so my first question, is there a insmod script that goes specifically 
> > for current 2.6.6 kernel?
> >
> > second, after modprobe dvb-core, I get the card recognized, yet I am 
> > unable to talk to it via the apps package,
> > I am trying scan, with a -c, to simply scan the current freq/lnb,
> > and I get no frontend0 found error.
> >
> > I can find no docs on getting the modules loaded in the right 
> > order with 
> > the right aliases,
> >
> > the closest I think I came, was by looking at the metzler 
> > brother driver,
> > and the modules.conf  additions they had in wiht the package,
> > (it seemed to do more),
> >
> > but, does 2.6.6 even use modules.conf...?
> >
> > what is the correct way to get this card working, and what is 
> > the best 
> > utility(downloaded from where) to do a quick check of the card.
> >
> > I have the card connected to echostar7(119), which has NASA 
> > Free To Air,
> > I get that to show, and I'll be happy!
> >
> > Barry Smoke
> >
> >
> >
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