[linux-dvb] Re: No time to load tda1004x firmware in current CVS (kernel 2.6.4)

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Wednesday 12 May 2004 15:21, you wrote:
> On Wednesday 12 May 2004 12:14, Andrew de Quincey wrote:
> > On Wednesday 12 May 2004 11:49, you wrote:
> > > The contents of /sys/class/firmware/timeout is "10".
>
> [snip]
>
> > > May 12 11:44:46 bfg kernel: tda1004x: waiting for firmware upload...
> > > May 12 11:44:46 bfg kernel: tda1004x: firmware upload timeout
> > >
> > > I can't load the firmware using the technique described in
> > > dvb-kernel/linux/Documentation/dvb/firmware.txt.
> >
> > Er, weird, never seen that before.
> >
> > Make sure the firmware file is defintely correct. Does the card work
> > under windows?
>
> The firmware is from the version 2.16a of the Technotrend Windows PCI
> driver, it md5sum is:
> 490709cef1ccb4a0ac03273c487669f0  /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/tda1004x.bin
>
> I couldn't get it working under Windows 95 when I tried, but it DOES work
> under Linux 2.4.25 subject the system being rebooted after loading the
> driver, then reloading the driver.
>
> I have had it working under Linux 2.6.4 (also with the above rebooting
> problem) in the past few weeks, though I forget weather this was with CVS
> or kernel tree drivers.
>
> It's a WinTV NOVA-T, using the budget-ci module.

Oho - I see in the meantime its been converted to use the in-kernel firmware 
loader. I wasn't aware that had happened... probably an issue with that.


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