[linux-dvb] Re: no frontend with skystar2 2.6b and kernel 2.6-test11

[Niklas Peinecke <peinecke@gdv.uni-hannover.de>]

Steffen Barszus wrote:
> Am Montag, 8. Dezember 2003 00:32 schrieb Augusto Cardoso:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > You may want to try the CVS version of the dvb_kernel. The CVS
> > version is updated almost daily and it's the latest code. The
> > Skystar2 2.6B from the CVS should work, but you need to look at the
> > log to find out if the board was detected correctly or not.
>
> As I try nearly the same with the same card I drop my mail in here. I 
> have started my machine new and load the driver. Never looked at the 
> logs before (shame on me, see my other mail)
>
> > From dmesg:
> saa7146: register extension 'dvb'.
> saa7146_core: found saa7146 @ mem e119b000 (revision 1, irq 9) 
> (0x13c2,0x0000).
> DVB: registering new adapter (Siemens/Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev1.3).
> DVB: registering frontend 0:0 (VES1893)...
> Siemens/Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev1.3 adapter 0 has MAC addr = 
> 00:d0:5c:5b:a5:e1
> DVB: AV7111(0) - firm f0240009, rtsl b0250018, vid 71010068, app 
> 8000261b
> DVB: AV7111(0) - firmware supports CI link layer interface
> av7110(0): adac type set to 0
> saa7146_fops: saa7146 (0): registered device video0 [v4l2]
> av7110: found av7110-0.
> saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb'.
> saa7146: register extension 'budget_ci dvb'.
> saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb /w video in'.
> usb.c: registered new driver Technotrend/Hauppauge USB-Nova
> skystar2.c: FlexCopII(rev.130) chip found
> DVB: registering new adapter (Technisat SkyStar2 driver).
> probe_tuner: try to attach to Technisat SkyStar2 driver
> stv0299.c: setup for tuner Samsung TBMU24112IMB
> DVB: registering frontend 1:0 (STV0299/TSA5059/SL1935 based)...
> master_xfer: read error !
> message 2: flags=0xd11b, addr=0x8960, buf=0x64, len=1024
>
>
> What my thought was, is that maybe a firmware is needed for the 
> SkyStar2, but i haven't really found something about that topic. 
No wonder: You don't need any firmware.

> Video is working fine allready. I have attached my only cable to the 
> skystar2 and was able to use vdr without a hitch together with my 
> fullfeatured card (transfer mode from skystar2 to ff-card). What 
> doesn't work is SkyDSL, I guess this is because of the master_xfer 
> error ? 
This is a really strange address and length:
> message 2: flags=0xd11b, addr=0x8960, buf=0x64, len=1024
                                  ^^^^                ^^^^

It's almost certainly rubbish, but I wonder, where this comes from. 
Which apps were started after loading the driver?

> I use kernel 2.4.22 and dvb-kernel.
>
> Steffen
Niklas



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