[linux-dvb] Re: alps_tdlb7 broken in current dvb-kernel

[Michael Hunold <hunold-ml@web.de>]

Hi,

On 24.09.2004 16:53, Juri Haberland wrote:
> I'm resending this, because I didn't get any answer from a developer.
>
> In current dvb-kernel the alps_tdlb7 doesn't work anymore. It loads
> without a problem, but tuning fails:
>
> # /usr/src/DVB/apps/szap/tzap -a0 -r K44
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> tuning to 658000000 Hz
> video pid 0x0181, audio pid 0x0182
> status 00 | signal 0000 | snr b7fd | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
> status 16 | signal 0000 | snr b7fd | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
> FE_HAS_LOCK
> status 00 | signal 0000 | snr b7fd | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
> status 16 | signal 0000 | snr b7fd | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
> FE_HAS_LOCK
> status 00 | signal 0000 | snr b7fd | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 |
>
> It seems that the transition to kernel-i2c is responsible for this
> problem - I even found a corresponding entry from Michael Hunold in the
> cvs commit log:
> > - convert to kernel i2c
> > - firmware upload works, but access to the sp5659 tuner module fails
> > (so no tuning) (maybe my card is broken... 8-(
Damn, I should have written "everything is fine"... ;-)

> Can any of the developers look into this?
Sorry, I don't have access to that card at the moment and I don't think 
that I will have the time to look after this.

Perhaps you can go through the old and new version, compare them and 
find the error by yourself? I'll have a look at the code and come back 
to you if I find anything suspicous.

> Thanks,
> Juri
CU
Michael.