Hi, Chris Chris Stewart wrote: > Hello All, > > Firstly I'm fairly new to Linux but am not a total newbie anymore. I > have a Compro Videomate T200A and it seems to be very problematic and > although I've read reports of people getting it working in Linux I > cannot get the card to lock and tune any stations. Now the card I have > is an A variant of the T200 and it uses the TDA9889 tuner chip (I've > taken the card out and visually inspected it). I'm running Ubuntu Linux > and can compile the driver and load it using modprobe. It autodetects as > a Compro Videomate T200 but when tuning the I get a constant 100% SNR > Ratio and 0% signal strength.I've read elsewhere that this card is in > fact closer to a T300 and I should try loading the driver with that > option along with a small change to saa7134-dvb.c in the CVS > (http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Compro_VideoMate_T200a). I do > this and the card detects and Kaffeine then shows a variable SNR ratio > from 30 - 80% and a signal strength of about 50% but I still cannot tune > or lock a station using Kaffeine or tzap (The card works fine under > windows with perfect picture). I've had this card for months now and > have been fiddling with it on and off because I eventually get too > frustrated trying to get it going in Linux. Any help would be great. > You already found the most important thing. The T200A is a T300 with the components for analog not stuffed. Unfortunately, it identifies itself as a T200 which makes life difficult. First, lets verify whether you did the patch right. Without it, there are error messages in the kernel log (dmesg) If i remember correctly, they are "pll init failed". If you did the patch right (dont forget to force the card type), they are gone. And there is Marks hint, of course. A note: I don't have either of these cards, So i will need help to be able to write code that distinguishes the cards properly. Best regards Hartmut
