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A [[Philips SAA7146]] based [[DVB-C]] [[PCI]] Card produced and sold by [[TerraTec]]. Uses the Philips CU1216 tuner module, well-supported by the Linux driver. CI-Interface is assembled on some cards, but not yet supported.
A [[Philips SAA7146]] based [[DVB-C]] [[PCI]] Card produced and sold by [[TerraTec]]. Uses the Philips CU1216 tuner module, well-supported by the Linux driver. CI-Interface is assembled on some cards, but not yet supported.


'''NOTE:''' The newest version of these cards is not yet supported. If "lspci -v" tells you exactly "Subsystem: TERRATEC Electronic GmbH Unknown device '''1176'''", you have one of these. However, a working patch is available for those who aren't afraid of compiling.[http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-dvb@linuxtv.org/msg21622.html][http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vdr-portal.de%2Fboard%2Fthread.php%3Fthreadid%3D60227]
'''NOTE:''' The newest version of these cards is not yet supported by any [http://kernel.org official kernel]. If the command <code>lspci -vn | grep 153b:1176</code> says "Subsystem: 153b:1176" instead of nothing, you have one of these. See [[#Version 1176 was not supported]] for more information.


This card is able to deliver the full [[MPEG2 Transport Stream]] to the host.
This card is able to deliver the full [[MPEG2 Transport Stream]] to the host.


== Past problems ==
== Past problems ==
These problems are (presumed) fixed in the newest versions of the driver.
These problems have been fixed in the current versions of the driver.


=== Distorted transmission ===
=== Version 1176 was not supported ===
The new version of this card (device code 1176) is expected to be supported in kernel 2.6.22.[http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php?title=LinuxTV:Help_desk&oldid=9425#How_do_the_LinuxTV_changes_migrate_into_the_kernel.3F] Users of earlier kernels can gain support by installing the latest DVB kernel modules by following these instuctions: [http://www.linuxtv.org/repo/]
The driver had problems (distorded transmission) with some multiplexes, but they were fixed 2005-03-08, confirmed by at least two users.
#Install [http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/ Mercurial]. (Check if it is provided by your distribution.)
#Run these commands:
##<code>hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb</code>
##<code>cd v4l-dvb</code>
##<code>make</code>
##as root: <code>make install</code>
#Reboot.

'''More information'''
*[http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-dvb@linuxtv.org/msg21622.html http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-dvb@linuxtv.org/msg21622.html]
*[http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=de_en&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vdr-portal.de%2Fboard%2Fthread.php%3Fthreadid%3D60227 http://www.vdr-portal.de/board/thread.php?threadid=60227] (automatically translated)


=== Problems in the Berlin cable network with kernel 2.6.11.10 ===
=== Problems in the Berlin cable network with kernel 2.6.11.10 ===
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status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr b7b7 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff |
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr b7b7 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff |
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr baba | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff |
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr baba | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff |

Presumed fixed by now. Might not be.

=== Distorted transmission ===
The driver had problems (distorded transmission) with some multiplexes, but they were fixed 2005-03-08, confirmed by at least two users.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 19:45, 12 June 2007

A Philips SAA7146 based DVB-C PCI Card produced and sold by TerraTec. Uses the Philips CU1216 tuner module, well-supported by the Linux driver. CI-Interface is assembled on some cards, but not yet supported.

NOTE: The newest version of these cards is not yet supported by any official kernel. If the command lspci -vn | grep 153b:1176 says "Subsystem: 153b:1176" instead of nothing, you have one of these. See #Version 1176 was not supported for more information.

This card is able to deliver the full MPEG2 Transport Stream to the host.

Past problems

These problems have been fixed in the current versions of the driver.

Version 1176 was not supported

The new version of this card (device code 1176) is expected to be supported in kernel 2.6.22.[1] Users of earlier kernels can gain support by installing the latest DVB kernel modules by following these instuctions: [2]

  1. Install Mercurial. (Check if it is provided by your distribution.)
  2. Run these commands:
    1. hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
    2. cd v4l-dvb
    3. make
    4. as root: make install
  3. Reboot.

More information

Problems in the Berlin cable network with kernel 2.6.11.10

The Linux driver in Kernel 2.6.11.10 (dated 16-May-2005 at kernel.org) does not lock on all multiplexes of the Berlin cable network (Telecolumbus frequency allocation), e.g. this one locks immediately:

 10 Das Erste:410000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:101:102:28106
 10 Das Erste: f 410000000, s 6900000, i 2, fec 0, qam 3, v 0x65, a 0x66
status 00 | signal a1a1 | snr b9b9 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 1f | signal dede | snr e1e1 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal dfdf | snr dddd | ber 000af3d4 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK

and this one not at all:

 2 ZDF:394000000:INVERSION_AUTO:6900000:FEC_NONE:QAM_64:110:120:28006
 2 ZDF: f 394000000, s 6900000, i 2, fec 0, qam 3, v 0x6e, a 0x78
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr b8b8 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 03 | signal a5a5 | snr b9b9 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 03 | signal a5a5 | snr baba | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr b7b7 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 03 | signal a5a5 | snr b8b8 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr b7b7 | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 
status 00 | signal a5a5 | snr baba | ber 000af3d4 | unc ffffffff | 

Presumed fixed by now. Might not be.

Distorted transmission

The driver had problems (distorded transmission) with some multiplexes, but they were fixed 2005-03-08, confirmed by at least two users.

See also