[linux-dvb] Re: Linux DVB driver install howto

[Tim Hewett <tghewett1@onetel.net.uk>]

Holger,

On 31 Dec 2003, at 16:32, Holger Waechtler wrote:

> Hi Tim,
>
> you might want to try the dvb-kernel CVS, especially for the skystar2  
> the driver in CVS has been much improved since the 1.0.1 release.
I have just followed that route and with a little guesswork I checked
the CVS tree out and got it to build and install. It now detects the
SkyStar2 ok and also my USB Hauppauge DEC2000-t (I think). I've
now successfully built vdr (the ultimate goal) but when it is run it now
just hangs doing nothing until sent SIGINT. Using szap -n 1 (using
a handmade channels.conf for BBC News24 on Astra 2D) I get a
good lock so there is basic reception of a satellite DVB signal
working ok, but no luck with vdr at all. I guess vdr is starting to  
drift
away from the subject matter this list is concerned with but if the
problem is simple then perhaps you can give a hint or two?

Tim.


> see below:
>
> Tim Hewett wrote:
> > Paul and Guido,
> > Thanks for you help, I found the kernel sources on the magazine
> > DVD that Mandrake 9.1 was installed from (saves a 35MB V.90
> > download...). I got the drivers built ok but when I try to install it
> > with make insmod I get an error. Looking at the output of dmesg
> > it seems that it has detected the SkyStar 2 card fine but then
> > bombs for some reason.
> > It looks like it is very nearly working, any hints as to how to
> > complete it would be gladly received.
> > Tim.
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> > --
> [...]
> > dvb-ttpci.o: init_module: No such device
> > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,   
> > including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
> >       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> > make[1]: *** [insmod] Error 1
> no problem - this driver is for the Technotrend PCI cards - if you  
> don't have one you get 'No such Device'.
>
>
> > dmesg output:
> > Linux video capture interface: v1.00
> > Technisat SkyStar2 driver loading
> > PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:0b.0
> > skystar2.c: FlexCopII(rev.130) chip found
> > skystar2.c: MAC address = 00:d0:d7:01:16:8f:00:00
> > skystar2.c: key =
> >  b2 00 00 00
> >  00 00 00 00
> >  00 00 00 00
> >  00 00 00 00
> > DVB: registering new adapter (PCI device 13d0:2103 (Techsan  
> > Electronics  Co Ltd)).
> > mt312_read: ret == -121
> That's a problem. Maybe your card has the stv0299 frontend. Can you  
> please try the dvb-kernel CVS driver? Please follow the checkout  
> instructions on http://www.linuxtv.org:81/cvs/, check out module  
> dvb-kernel and then follow the README. You need to load the  
> dvb-core.o, the skystar2.o, the mt312.o and the stv0299.o modules  
> after building the driver. Thenafter you can use all applications from  
> the release tarball.
>
> Holger
>
>
>
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