[linux-dvb] DBV on the Lifeview Trio

[hermann pitton]

Am Donnerstag, den 26.01.2006, 00:53 +0100 schrieb Nico Sabbi:
> hermann pitton wrote:
> 
> >For the dual TDA8275A on the Tevion DVBT-220RF Hartmut recommended the
> >following with success.
> >
> >-quote
> >  
> >
> >>>Sorry, i forgot: Ther driver for this card explicitely opens the
> >>>I2C bridge in the 8290 before it tunes. I assume that the tuning
> >>>command goes to the wrong tuner. I assume the tuner dor digital
> >>>has the address 0xc0 (0x60 in the drivers notation).
> >>>Please try the following:
> >>>Replace the function: philips_tiger_pll_set
> >>>
> >>>by the following:
> >>>
> >>>static int philips_tiger_pll_set(struct dvb_frontend *fe, struct
> >>>dvb_frontend_parameters *params)
> >>>{
> >>>        int ret;
> >>>
> >>>        ret = philips_tda827xa_pll_set(0x60, fe, params);
> >>>        if (ret != 0)
> >>>                return ret;
> >>>};
> >>>
> >>>And see what happens.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >
> >There might be more and just see Hartmut jumped in now,
> >but anyways.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Hermann
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> Hi,
> indeed replacing the original philips_tiger_pll_set() with the above one 
> fixes
> almost all my problems: I can tune almost every frequency used here, except
> all VHF ones.
> I can't even complain of poor reception quality: it seems to be almost 
> as reliable as
> with my Airstar2 :)
> 
> I wonder why Lifeview ships drivers with "Europa" labels in the INF 
> file: initialiazing
> the card as "europa" it doesn't work in linux as it doesn't work in 
> windows! :)

Nice kick start :)

Best,
Hermann