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Model number 2001e.
Model number 2001e.


Works (only one tuner!!!) with LinuxMCE 710 (kernel 2.6.22-14), and V4L device drivers from the [[How to build from Mercurial|V4L repository]] (as at Oct 8 2008). Using an antenna splitter and plugging it into both antenna sockets makes a working TV picture start to break up. Removing the antenna does not help, the tuner seems to "get stuck". This may be a problem with the AGC in the unit. This has been tried with both force_lna_activation=1 and
Works (only one tuner!!!) with LinuxMCE 710 (kernel 2.6.22-14), and V4L device drivers from the [[How to Obtain, Build and Install V4L-DVB Device Drivers|V4L-DVB repository]] (as at Oct 8 2008). Using an antenna splitter and plugging it into both antenna sockets makes a working TV picture start to break up. Removing the antenna does not help, the tuner seems to "get stuck". This may be a problem with the AGC in the unit. This has been tried with both force_lna_activation=1 and
force_lna_activation=0.
force_lna_activation=0.



Revision as of 03:21, 27 February 2009

Model number 2001e.

Works (only one tuner!!!) with LinuxMCE 710 (kernel 2.6.22-14), and V4L device drivers from the V4L-DVB repository (as at Oct 8 2008). Using an antenna splitter and plugging it into both antenna sockets makes a working TV picture start to break up. Removing the antenna does not help, the tuner seems to "get stuck". This may be a problem with the AGC in the unit. This has been tried with both force_lna_activation=1 and force_lna_activation=0.

NOTE that you must have 2 antenna leads plugged into the unit to get both tuners to work! One into the end, and one into the small coax connector on the side of the unit (using the adapter supplied).

Reported as working (except for IR receiver) 2008-06-17 in linux-dvb mailing list by Ingo Arndt using kernel 2.6.24 with tuxonice-patches http://marc.info/?l=linux-dvb&m=121373651224728&w=2

Also here http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2007-July/019036.html

Some information lifted from David Hausheer's web pages http://hausheer.osola.com/docs/34

Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick requires the following kernel modules: dib7000m, dib7000p, dib3000mc, dvb-usb, dvb-usb-dib0700. These modules are available in the latest Linux kernel. Under Debian the following kernel package from Debian lenny (testing) is needed:
$ apt-get -t testing install linux-image-2.6.24-1-686
Download the firmware:
$ wget http://www.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/home/files/dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw
$ cp dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw /lib/firmware
$ ln -s /lib/firmware/dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw /lib/firmware/dvb-usb-dib0700-1.10.fw

Manufacturer's (mostly useless) link- don't expect to find manuals or details here!

Probably the same as Elgato EyeTV Diversity and Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-TD-Stick (see this review).

--Indulis 16:58, 22 June 2008 (CEST) --Indulis 16:58, 24 July 2008 (CEST) --Indulis 17:44, 8 October 2008 (CEST)