[linux-dvb] Re: Trying to get Nexus card running

To: "Larry McCourry" <lmccourry@charter.net>,<linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
Subject: [linux-dvb] Re: Trying to get Nexus card running
From: "Anders" <d00guan@dtek.chalmers.se>
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 03:12:08 +0200
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>
> Anders wrote:
> >>I'm running slackware 10, kernel 2.4.26 and a Nexus-S DVB card.
> >>This hardware works under Windows 2000.
> >>
> >>I installed (I think) the wrong driver. I used
> >>ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/linux-dvb.2003-11-08.tar.bz2 because I was
> >>trying to run
> >>VDR from ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/vdr-1.2.6.tar.bz2. Everything seemed
> >>to build ok but
> >>I couldn't get vdr to open /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0. So I thought
> >>that I'd try
> >>this driver:
> >>http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/linuxtv-dvb-1.1.1.tar.bz2.
> >>I also downloaded:
> >>http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0.tar.bz2
> >>
> >>Here's what I did to install the driver:
> >>
> >>1. had to go into /lib/modules/2.4.26 and delete all of the old driver
> >>.o files
> >>    to keep them from loading every time I rebooted.
> >>2. rebooted
> >>3. lsmod showed that the drivers were permanently removed.
> >>4. downloaded linuxtv-dvb-1.1.1.tar.bz2
> >>5. downloaded dvb-ttpci-01.fw.261x (3 files) and put them in the
> >>./build-2.4 directory.
> >>5. cd ..../linuxtv-dvb-1.1.1
> >>6. copied dvb-ttpci-01.fw-261c to dvb-ttpci-01.fw
> >>
> >>7. make clean
> >>8. ./getlinks
> >>9. make (no errors)
> >>10. ./insmod.sh load
> >>11. lsmod showed lots of dvb drivers.
> >>12. rebooted
> >>13. lsmod doesn't show the driver modules, so insmod.sh doesn't make
> >>them load
> >>     permanently.
> >>14. ./insmod.sh to unload them all and commented out the ones that don't
> >>load:
> >>     all of the budget drivers, and sykstar2.o
> >>
> >>15. ./insmod.sh now loads everything without complaint.
> >>16. If I reboot the drivers aren't loaded permanently, but I can still
> >>load them
> >>     with ./insmod.sh.
> >>17. Ran ../MAKEDEV-DVB.sh (this removed old /dev/dvb stuff and recreated
> >>them).
> >>
> >>
> >>lsmod shows:
> >>------------
> >>
> >>Module                  Size  Used by    Not tainted
> >>ttusb_dec              15688   0  (unused)
> >>dvb-ttpci             285812   0
> >>ttpci-eeprom            1824   0  [dvb-ttpci]
> >>saa7146_vv             35548   0  [dvb-ttpci]
> >>saa7146                10848   0  [dvb-ttpci saa7146_vv]
> >>mt312                   4940   0
> >>cx24110                 5892   0
> >>grundig_29504-491       3652   0
> >>grundig_29504-401       4236   0
> >>tda1004x               11536   0
> >>ves1820                 4928   0
> >>stv0299                 9356   0  (unused)
> >>alps_tdmb7              3912   0
> >>alps_tdlb7              5592   0
> >>ves1x93                 4976   0
> >>dvb-core               39456   0  [ttusb_dec dvb-ttpci mt312 cx24110
> >>grundig_29504-491 grundig_29504-401 tda1004x ves1820 stv0299 alps_tdmb7
> >>alps_tdlb7 ves1x93]
> >>video-buf              10928   0  [saa7146_vv]
> >>v4l2-common             3104   0  [saa7146_vv]
> >>v4l1-compat            12488   0  [saa7146_vv]
> >>videodev                5952   1  [saa7146_vv]
> >>evdev                   4384   0  (unused)
> >>input                   3200   0  [dvb-ttpci evdev]
> >>snd-pcm-oss            37736   0  (unused)
> >>snd-mixer-oss          12504   0  [snd-pcm-oss]
> >>parport_pc             14788   0
> >>parport                23336   0  [parport_pc]
> >>uhci                   24444   0  (unused)
> >>usbcore                59308   1  [ttusb_dec uhci]
> >>tulip                  40352   1
> >>crc32                   2880   0  [dvb-ttpci tulip]
> >>snd-ens1371            11364   0
> >>gameport                1420   0  [snd-ens1371]
> >>snd-pcm                56072   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-ens1371]
> >>snd-timer              13604   0  [snd-pcm]
> >>snd-page-alloc          6328   0  [snd-pcm]
> >>snd-rawmidi            12740   0  [snd-ens1371]
> >>snd-seq-device          3888   0  [snd-rawmidi]
> >>snd-ac97-codec         49500   0  [snd-ens1371]
> >>snd                    30852   0  [snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-ens1371
> >>snd-pcm snd-timer snd-rawmidi snd-seq-device snd-ac97-codec]
> >>soundcore               3396   6  [snd]
> >>pcmcia_core            39972   0
> >>ide-scsi                9328   0
> >>agpgart                43940   0  (unused)
> >>
> >>
> >>lspci shows this:
> >>-----------------
> >>
> >>00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133]
> >>(rev 03)
> >>00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP]
> >>00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
> >>(rev 40)
> >>00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
> >>VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
> >>00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0
> >>controller] (rev 1a)
> >>00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0
> >>controller] (rev 1a)
> >>00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev
> >
> > 40)
> >
> >>00:0a.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7146 (rev 01)
> >>00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet
> >>10/100 model NC100 (rev 11)
> >>00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 04)
> >>01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 If
> >>[Radeon 9000] (rev 01)
> >>01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV250 [Radeon
> >>9000] (Secondary) (rev 01)
> >>
> >>
> >>My questions at this point are:
> >>-------------------------------
> >>
> >>1. Do I now have the correct driver for my card and does it seem to be
> >>    installed correctly?
> >
> >
> > Any of the drivers should work so I guess that's right. I'm not sure how
it
> > should look if they are loaded correctly so I can't say anything there.
But
> > I think dvb-core should be used by more than 0.
> >
> > If you read the README file you find the proper way to do stuff. I think
> > it's something like this:
> >
> > ./makelinks
> > make clean
> > make
> > ./MAKEDEV-DVB.sh
> > cd build-2.4
> > ./insmod.sh load  #Works good for me to have all modules uncommented.
Don't
> > mind those that give errors.
> >
> >
> >>2. Once I determine that I'm using the correct driver and that it is
> >
> > working
> >
> >>    how do I cause it to load automatically at boot time?
> >
> >
> > from DVB dir:
> > make install
> >
> > Then you can add som stuff to modules.conf to make drivers load when the
> > device is accesessed. Should be something like this:
> > probeall /dev/dvb dvb-ttpci
> > alias /dev/dvb/* /dev/dvb
> > below dvb-ttpci ves1820          # change ves1820 to your tuner some
alps I
> > guess.
> > alias char-major-250 dvb-ttpci
> > alias char-major-81 dvb-ttpci
> >
> >
> >
> >>3. How can I test the driver to see if it is working? I'm not sure what
> >>application
> >>    to run just to see if the driver can talk to the hardware. I only
> >>have access to
> >>    echostar 7 and echostar 6,8. They are on a disecq switch.
> >
> >
> > Download
http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0.tar.bz2
> > decompress and compile
> > A good application to test with is scan. You have to feed it with a file
> > from the scan/dvb-s that has proper configuration for you. You should
see
> > however if it can't use the device or if you get tuning-errors.
> >
> >
> >>
> >>thanks,
> >>Larry
> >>
>
> I downloaded and built linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0
>
> I've been trying to figure out how to run 'scan'.  It is talking to the
> hardware and that's a good sign.
>
> I made a 'e7' file (echostar 7) in the same directory as scan:
> S 12297000 L 20000000 5/6
>
> Then I ran this:
> # ./scan -v -s 1 -l 12250,0,12700 e7
>
> I'm not sure what scan is supposed to do. I put the frequency of the
> unscrambled NASA channel in the e7 file and am trying to see what it
> does. Heres what I got before I killed it:
>
> scanning e7
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
> initial transponder 12297000 L 20000000 5
>  >>> tune to: 12297:h:1:20000
> DiSEqC: switch pos 1, 18V, loband (index 5)
>  >>> tuning status == 0x1f
> PAT
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0375
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2674
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2674
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2674
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0083
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2674
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2674
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0375
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0375
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008f
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008f
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008f
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008f
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00bd
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00bd
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00bd
> NIT (actual TS)
> Network Name 'EchoStar 119 West'
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0011
>  >>> tune to: 12238:h:1:20000
> DiSEqC: switch pos 1, 18V, loband (index 5)
>  >>> tuning status == 0x1f
> PAT
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x012c
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0377
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0377
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0377
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0377
> NIT (actual TS)
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00ce
> NIT (actual TS)
> Network Name 'EchoStar 119 West'
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0011
>  >>> tune to: 12267:h:1:20000
> DiSEqC: switch pos 1, 18V, loband (index 5)
>  >>> tuning status == 0x1f
> PAT
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03a6
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x268f
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03a6
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03cb
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2675
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x01ef
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0258
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0258
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0258
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0258
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0258
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2661
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2661
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2661
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2661
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2661
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x2661
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x1777
> NIT (actual TS)
> Network Name 'EchoStar 119 West'
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> SDT (actual TS)
> 0x0000 0x007c: pmt_pid 0x0000 BET -- BET (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x0081: pmt_pid 0x0000 BRAVO -- BRAVO (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x009e: pmt_pid 0x0000 FUSE -- FUSE (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x00b8: pmt_pid 0x0000 ANIML -- ANIML (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x00bf: pmt_pid 0x0000 (null) -- G4TTV (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x00c7: pmt_pid 0x0000 CRDEX -- CRDEX (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x00cc: pmt_pid 0x0000 COURT -- COURT (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x00ce: pmt_pid 0x0000 CNNFN -- CNNFN (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x012c: pmt_pid 0x0000 HBO-E -- HBO-E (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x01c7: pmt_pid 0x0000 SPORT -- SPORT (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x0341: pmt_pid 0x0000 GLVSN -- GLVSN (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x036b: pmt_pid 0x0000 BET -- BET (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x0370: pmt_pid 0x0000 BRAVO -- BRAVO (???, scrambled)
> 0x0000 0x0377: pmt_pid 0x0000 ANIML -- ANIML (???, scrambled)
>  >>> tune to: 12326:h:1:20000
> DiSEqC: switch pos 1, 18V, loband (index 5)
>  >>> tuning status == 0x1f
> PAT
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x267b
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x267b
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x267b
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00b7
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x00b7
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x008a
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x039c
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x03c3
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0398
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0398
> PMT 0x0021 for service 0x0398
> NIT (actual TS)
> Network Name 'EchoStar 119 West'
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> NIT (actual TS)
> ERROR: interrupted by SIGINT, dumping partial result...
> dumping lists (104 services)
> [0083]:12296:h:1:20000:4642:4643:131
> [008f]:12296:h:1:20000:4898:4899:143
> [00ae]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:174
> [00bd]:12296:h:1:20000:5666:5667:189
> [00cd]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:205
> [00d5]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:213
> [00d6]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:214
> [00d7]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:215
> [00e2]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:226
> [012d]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:301
> [012e]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:302
> [013e]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:318
> [034f]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:847
> [0375]:12296:h:1:20000:5666:5667:885
> [03b0]:12296:h:1:20000:0:0:944
> [2674]:12296:h:1:20000:0:4096:9844
> [007c]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:124
> [0081]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:129
> [009e]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:158
> [00b8]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:184
> [00bf]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:191
> [00c7]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:199
> [00cc]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:204
> [00ce]:12238:h:1:20000:5154:5155:206
> [012c]:12238:h:1:20000:4386:4387:300
> [01c7]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:455
> [0341]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:833
> [036b]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:875
> [0370]:12238:h:1:20000:0:0:880
> [0377]:12238:h:1:20000:4642:4643:887
> [006e]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:110
> [0074]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:116
> [008e]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:142
> [0090]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:144
> [009f]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:159
> [014d]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:333
> [01ef]:12267:h:1:20000:4386:4387:495
> [01f1]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:497
> [0258]:12267:h:1:20000:4130:4131:600
> [036a]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:874
> [039d]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:925
> [03a6]:12267:h:1:20000:0:4097:934
> [03aa]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:938
> [03b1]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:945
> [03bc]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:956
> [03cb]:12267:h:1:20000:0:4100:971
> [03cc]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:972
> [1771]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6001
> [1772]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6002
> [1773]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6003
> [1774]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6004
> [1775]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6005
> [1776]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6006
> [1777]:12267:h:1:20000:0:4109:6007
> [177d]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6013
> [1789]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:6025
> [251c]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:9500
> [2661]:12267:h:1:20000:0:4098:9825
> [266a]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:9834
> [266e]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:9838
> [2675]:12267:h:1:20000:0:4096:9845
> [2680]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:9856
> [268f]:12267:h:1:20000:0:4100:9871
> [2690]:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:9872
> BET:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:124
> BRAVO:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:129
> FUSE:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:158
> ANIML:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:184
> G4TTV:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:191
> CRDEX:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:199
> COURT:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:204
> CNNFN:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:206
> HBO-E:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:300
> SPORT:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:455
> GLVSN:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:833
> BET:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:875
> BRAVO:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:880
> ANIML:12267:h:1:20000:0:0:887
> [007a]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:122
> [0082]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:130
> [008a]:12326:h:1:20000:4130:4131:138
> [008c]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:140
> [00a6]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:166
> [00b6]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:182
> [00b7]:12326:h:1:20000:6434:6435:183
> [00f9]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:249
> [0131]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:305
> [013f]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:319
> [0398]:12326:h:1:20000:0:4096:920
> [039a]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:922
> [039c]:12326:h:1:20000:0:4098:924
> [03b6]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:950
> [03b7]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:951
> [03b8]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:952
> [03c3]:12326:h:1:20000:0:4103:963
> [03c9]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:969
> [265c]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9820
> [265e]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9822
> [2660]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9824
> [267a]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9850
> [267b]:12326:h:1:20000:0:4101:9851
> [267c]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9852
> [2687]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9863
> [268d]:12326:h:1:20000:0:0:9869
> Done.
>
> Can someone say whether the hardware/driver seems ok? Is there any
> documentation on what this output means? I tried to point it to NASA,
> but see that it knows about other channels and not NASA. Am I running
> scan correctly?
>
> thanks,
> Larry

scan is a utility for scanning channels from your provider. I think it looks
like some channels are found so both driver and card must be ok.

To make a channels.conf file for vdr do this:
./scan -o dvb -v -s 1 -l 12250,0,12700 e7 |sort > channels.conf

Then compile and install vdr as in the instructions in the INSTALL file.

Something like if standing in vdr dir:

mkdir /video
cp *.conf /video  #copy your channels.conf to /video also
make
this should give an executable file named vdr.

Edit the .conf files in /video if needed then test ./vdr

If all works ok check the paths in Makefile and do:
make install


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