[linux-dvb] Re: need help with linux dvb DST driver

[Nico <nsabbi@tiscali.it>]

your dmesg doesn't report any frontend, that's why you can't access 
frontend0

ABBAS AL-MUTAWA wrote:

> hi
>
>
>  
> > You have to create the /dev/dvbX/... entries...
> > There is a script in the "DVB" package at
> > linuxtv.org
> >    
> i have used makedev to create the /dev/dvb/adapter..
> this is the result
>
> root@localhost driver]# sh makedev.napi
> Creating DVB devices in /dev/dvb/adapter0
> chown: `root.video': invalid group
> Creating DVB devices in /dev/dvb/adapter1
> chown: `root.video': invalid group
> Creating DVB devices in /dev/dvb/adapter2
> chown: `root.video': invalid group
> Creating DVB devices in /dev/dvb/adapter3
> chown: `root.video': invalid group
>
>
> now i have /dev/dvb/adapter0/... modules, but using
> applications to test them result in
>
> [root@localhost test]# ./set22k on
> set22k: using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0'
> open: No such device
>
>
> [root@localhost test]# ./sendburst a
> set22k: using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0'
> open: No such device
>
>
> [root@localhost test]# ./test_dvr video 0x2000
> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' and
> '/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0'
> writing to 'video'
> cannot open dvr device: No such device
>
>
> [root@localhost test]# ./diseqc
> diseqc test: using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0'
> open: No such device
>
>
>
> i tried to cat all these devices and the result is as
> shown
>
> root@localhost test]# cd /dev/dvb/adapter0/
> [root@localhost adapter0]# ls
> audio0  ca0  demux0  dvr0  frontend0  net0  osd0 
> video0
> [root@localhost adapter0]# cat audio0
> cat: audio0: No such device
> [root@localhost adapter0]# cat ca0
> cat: ca0: No such device
> [root@localhost adapter0]# cat demux0
> cat: demux0: No such device
> [root@localhost adapter0]# cat dvr0
> cat: dvr0: No such device
> [root@localhost adapter0]# cat osd0
> cat: osd0: No such device
> [root@localhost adapter0]# cat video0
> cat: video0: No such device
> [root@localhost adapter0]#
>
> i also check adapter1, adapter2, adapter3 but all of
> them give the same result
>
>
>
>  
> > 	The driver works perfectly ... I personally use the
> > 2 different Twinhan cards 
> >    
> i will not stop until get this bad card working under
> linux,
>
>
>
> part of /dmesg
>  
> btaudio: driver version 0.7 loaded [digital+analog]
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:02:0d.1
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:02:0d.0
> btaudio: Bt878 (rev 17) at 02:0d.1, irq: 11, latency:
> 32, mmio: 0xf47ff000
> btaudio: using card config "default"
> btaudio: registered device dsp2 [digital]
> btaudio: registered device dsp3 [analog]
> btaudio: registered device mixer1
> Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 0.9.7
> (Thu Sep 25 19:16:36 2003 UTC).
> request_module: failed /sbin/modprobe -- snd-card-0.
> error = -16
> unable to register OSS PCM device 0:0
> unable to register OSS mixer device 0:0
> unable to register OSS mixer device 1:0
> ALSA device list:
>  #0: Dummy 1
>  #1: Virtual MIDI Card 1
> NET: Registered protocol family 2
> IP: routing cache hash table of 4096 buckets, 32Kbytes
> TCP: Hash tables configured (established 32768 bind
> 65536)
> NET: Registered protocol family 1
> NET: Registered protocol family 17
> IrCOMM protocol (Dag Brattli)
> kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly.
> Freeing unused kernel memory: 188k freed
> hub 1-0:1.0: new USB device on port 1, assigned
> address 2
> input: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [Cypress Sem Cypress USB
> Mouse] on usb-0000:00:1f.2-1
> hub 1-0:1.0: new USB device on port 2, assigned
> address 3
> drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional
> printer dev 3 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x7004
> EXT3 FS on hda9, internal journal
> Adding 232900k swap on /dev/hda7.  Priority:-1
> extents:1
> cdrom: open failed.
> kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
> EXT3 FS on hda5, internal journal
> EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
> kudzu: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,EPP]
> parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(38)
> parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(38)
> parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(38)
> parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(38)
> plip: parport0 has no IRQ. Using IRQ-less mode,which
> is fairly inefficient!
> NET3 PLIP version 2.4-parport gniibe@mri.co.jp
> plip0: Parallel port at 0x378, not using IRQ.
> lp0: using parport0 (polling).
> kudzu: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> python2.2: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> ddcprobe: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> ddcprobe: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> python2.2: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> ddcprobe: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> python2.2: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> python2.2: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
> eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #1 link partner
> capability of 45e1.
> spurious 8259A interrupt: IRQ7.
> bttv: driver version 0.9.12 loaded
> bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for
> capture
> bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
> PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 0000:02:0d.0
> PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:02:0d.1
> bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:02:0d.0, irq: 11,
> latency: 32, mmio: 0xf47fe000
> bttv0: using: Nebula Electronics DigiTV
> [card=104,insmod option]
> bttv0: using tuner=-1
> bt878: AUDIO driver version 0.0.0 loaded
> dvb_bt8xx: unable to determine DMA core of card 0
> attach: checking "bt878 #0 [hw]"
> find by pci: checking "bt878 #0 [hw]"
> python: numerical sysctl 1 23 is obsolete.
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> Thanks for everythings
>
> best regards
>
> abbas
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> --- Manu Abraham <manu@kromtek.com> wrote:
>  
> > On Monday 22 December 2003 21:43, ABBAS AL-MUTAWA
> > wrote:
> >    
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > after insmod the following modules successfully
> > >
> > > modprobe dvb_core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0
> > > modprobe video-buf
> > > modprobe bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x68
> > > modprobe bt878
> > > modprobe dst dst_type_flags=4
> > > modprobe dvb-bt8xx
> > >
> > > i tried the test_dvr, szap,..., but all not works
> > >
> > > it is looking for /dev/dvb/video0, /dev/dvb/demx0,
> > > /dev/dvb/frontend0,... but all of them are not
> > >      
> > exist
> >    
> > 	You have to create the /dev/dvbX/... entries...
> > There is a script in the "DVB" package at
> > linuxtv.org
> >
> >    
> > > i have only /dev/video0, /dev/video1, /dev/video2,
> > > /dev/video3, /dev/video1394
> > >
> > > but when i tried i.e "cat /dev/video0" it gives
> > > [root@localhost dev]# cat video0
> > > cat: video0: No such device
> > > [root@localhost dev]#
> > >
> > >      
> > 	As i said earlier /dev/videoX would not work..
> >
> >
> >    
> > > i dont think that the driver is working!!!
> > >
> > >      
> > 	The driver works perfectly ... I personally use the
> > 2 different Twinhan cards 
> > ...
> >
> >    
> > > i have also. /dev/video/ which contains
> > >
> > > em8300  em8300_ma  em8300_mv  em8300_sp
> > >
> > >      
> > 	It looks like you have the DXR card and or the
> > kernel/module support... 
> > That's all not the DVB card ...
> >
> >
> >    
> > > but cat them result
> > >
> > > [root@localhost video]# cat em8300
> > > cat: em8300: No such device
> > > [root@localhost video]# cat em8300_ma
> > > cat: em8300_ma: No such device
> > > [root@localhost video]#
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > 	You do not have the DVR hardware ... Only the
> > kernel/module support ...
> >
> >    
> > > i also tried to open some source files like
> > > "test_dvr.c" and point it to /dev/video0, but
> > >      
> > gives
> >    
> > > "No such device".
> > >
> > >      
> > 	Indeed you do not have any /dev/videoXXX
> >
> >    
> > > please, if help me as you can.
> > >
> > >      
> > 	I think this is all the info that's available. and
> > that should get you going 
> > also, if what you have said till now is correct ...
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Manu
> >
> >
> >
> >    
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