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===Drivers===
===Drivers===
Here's a step by step howto:
Here's a step by step howto for Linux 2.6.x:


hg clone http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin
hg clone http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin
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make
make
make install
make install


For Linux 3.x kernels you can use the media build of linuxtv:

git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git
cd media_build
./build
make install



====Driver Status====
====Driver Status====

Revision as of 09:29, 9 October 2011

Top of PCTV 452e PCB
Barren bottom of the PCTV 452e PCB, save for the stickers

A DVB-S2 USB 2.0 Device from Pinnacle.

It is currently unsupported, but is identical to the TechnoTrend TT-connect S2-3600 which has experimental support via patches.

Overview/Features

Evidently, as can be seen in the images, the silkscreen writing on the PCB indicate that this device is actually a [TechnoTrend] design, identical to the S2-3600.

Components Used

Identification

It has a USB ID: 2304:021f

Making it Work

What we know:

  • it uses parts/all of the ttusb-USB-protocol
  • isochronous Data transfer (whole TS only)
  • no firmware is needed (budget device)

Drivers

Here's a step by step howto for Linux 2.6.x: 

hg clone http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin
cd s2-liplianin
# you might have to edit v4l/.config and disable CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV
make
make install


For Linux 3.x kernels you can use the media build of linuxtv:

git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git cd media_build ./build make install


Driver Status

Working: 

- Remote Control
- LNB Power (13/18V)
- 22kHz
- DiSEqC
- DVB-S
- DVB-S2

External Links

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