[linux-dvb] Re: AverMedia 771 DVB-T Registering frontend problem

[Christopher Pascoe <c.pascoe@itee.uq.edu.au>]

> Thanks for that - no luck unfortunately. It appears that the frontend
> registration just doesn't seem to be happening with the modules I have. Could
> it be I have a new type of card that's not in the code - see the unknown card
> 7b message below

Yes, the card you have isn't in the code you are running.  I guess you are
using the current 1.1.1 release code, not the dvb-kernel CVS.  The last
release was made before the 771 was around.

> modprobe dvb-bt8xx
>
> Oct 17 09:15:43 linuxpvr kernel: dvb_bt8xx_init: unknown card_id found 7711461
> Oct 17 09:15:43 linuxpvr kernel: dvb_bt8xx_init: unknown card_type found 7B, NOT
> LOADED
> Oct 17 09:15:43 linuxpvr kernel: dvb_bt8xx_init: unknown card_nr found 0
> Oct 17 09:15:43 linuxpvr kernel: attach: checking "bt878 #0 [hw]"
> Oct 17 09:15:43 linuxpvr kernel: find by pci: checking "bt878 #0 [hw]"

These messages are gone in the current code - I thought they looked
strange - which also has support for the AverMedia 771 in it.

To fetch the current CVS code, follow the instructions at
http://www.linuxtv.org/cvs/ .  The module name you want to retrieve is
"dvb-kernel".  Fetch this and read the instructions in the top level
README on how to build it (there is a note about building for BTTV based
cards in there).

Alternatively, you can fetch and build the current kernel (2.6.9-rc4 or
higher), which should have support in it for the 771 out of the box.

Regards,
Chris