[linux-dvb] Re: dvbs driverand new hauppauge model 564

[Matt <zagnimp@aom.bt.co.uk>]

Hi

There is some info on the chips (if you know all ready sorry)...

The second-generation chip set  It consists of the VES1893 analog-ready
satellite receiver chip,
http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/acrobat/other/cms/ves1893.pdf


And the other chip.. search on...

http://eu.st.com/

Regards

Matt

Ralph Metzler wrote:

> Bart De Gruyter writes:
>  >
>  >
>  > Henning Holtschneider wrote:
>  > >
>  > > There is a barcode label at the bottom of the box which includes
>  > > the model number 564. But I don't think you will be able to get
>  > > the old model any more anyway thanks to the article in c't
>  > > magazine ;-)
>  >
>  > We bought a:
>  > - hauppauge WinTV-NOVA Model 541
>  > - hauppauge WinTV DVB-s Model 564 card
>  >
>  >
>  > We can't get the NOVA to work for receiving data as dvbd from
>  > hauppauglinuxdrv.virtualave.net v 1.5 does not yet use the new API
>  > from the linuxtv 0.82 driver. (see earlier messages on the mailing
>  > list)
>  >
>  > The dvb-s model 564 was in a normal box without any remote control;
>  > and on this card we do seem to be able to get multicast working,
>  > we also get icmp (ping) working; but no normal tcp.
>  >
>  > In tcpdump we see that the tcp packets are received by the dvb0,
>  > but for some strange reason the packets are not received at the
>  > application level.
>
> That might be due to some security measure activated in the networking
> code of your kernel.
>
>
>  > Should we also see this in the light of earlier discussions here
>  > on the mailing list that this model 564 is not supported by the linuxtv
>  > driver?
>
> AFAIK, the model number always was 564, also for the old model.
> So, one has to look for the remote which only comes with the new
> version.
> Already with the Bt848 cards Hauppauge was known to change hardware
> while keeping the same model number.
>
> You can also open the tuner box (at your own risk) and look what chips
> are inside. If the DVB demodulator is a VES1893 it is the old card
> version, if it is an STV0299 it is the new version.
>
> Ralph
>
> ---
> Info:
> To unsubscribe send a mail to listar@linuxtv.org with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.



--- 
Info:
To unsubscribe send a mail to listar@linuxtv.org with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.