[linux-dvb] Couple of question regarding installation

[Florian Lindner]

Am Samstag, 14. Oktober 2006 14:01 schrieb Patrick Boettcher:
> On Sat, 14 Oct 2006, Florian Lindner wrote:
> > Am Samstag, 14. Oktober 2006 13:28 schrieb Patrick Boettcher:
> > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2006, Florian Lindner wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I try to install a AVerTV DVB-T USB2.0 [1]. I've read the wiki but
> > > > were not able to get all information I needed. A couple of question
> > > > remain.
> > >
> > > "Sometimes trying is faster than thinking." ;)
> > >
> > > > Do I have to enable both Video For Linux (VIDEO_DEV) and DVB For
> > > > Linux (DVB)? In general, what kernel option do I need? (Encoders and
> > > > Decoders, V4L USB devives, ...?)
> > >
> > > Only DVB.
> >
> > Ok, so v4l can be excluded completely.
> >
> > > > Is unter Supported DVB frontends the DVB_DIB3000MC the right choice?
> > > > [2]
> > >
> > > Yes. And DVB - DVB_USB + DVB_USB_A800
> > >
> > > > Do I need support for the the I2C bus?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> >
> > Ok. It works so far. Firmware is loaded, but I see no interface for the
> > dvb box. It's described in my other mail to this list: Firmware loads,
> > what next?
>
> ls /dev/dvb ?

It was empty....

> If it is empty look at dmesg to see if there is problem with the hardware.

... until I discoverd that the hardware seem to be initialized fine when it's 
plugged in at boot time.

horus ~ # ll /dev/dvb/
insgesamt 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 14. Okt 14:58 adapter0

horus florian # ll /dev/dvb/adapter0/
insgesamt 0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 4 14. Okt 14:58 demux0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 5 14. Okt 14:58 dvr0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 212, 7 14. Okt 14:58 net0

but there seem to be a frontend missing:

horus dvb-t # dvbscan de-Frankfurt
scanning de-Frankfurt
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
main:2232: FATAL: failed to open '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0': 2 No such file 
or directory

Any idea?

Thanks a lot,

Florian