Hartmut Hackmann wrote: >> > It is possible to force a firmware download but this is not a good > solution. Could it be that the firmware download only works after a cold > boot? A firmware download is not necessary after sleep. > In this case, i have an explaination: It is possible to remap the eeprom > to another address to allow firmware updates. If it is remapped, the > dsp will not find it and... > The eeprom address normally is controlled with a GPIO pin of the channel > decoder. At first start, the pin is tristate and download works > due to a resistor. > Its the same with a card i am working on here. So i can provide you a > patch > the next days. > > Best regards > Hartmut > In the meantime I patched my patch to force the upload of the firmware from file, static int lifeview_trio_request_firmware(struct dvb_frontend *fe, const struct firmware **fw, char *name) { struct saa7134_dev *dev = fe->dvb->priv; return request_firmware(fw, name, &dev->pci->dev); } static struct tda1004x_config lifeview_trio_config = { .demod_address = 0x09, .invert = 1, .invert_oclk = 0, .xtal_freq = TDA10046_XTAL_16M, .agc_config = TDA10046_AGC_TDA827X, .if_freq = TDA10046_FREQ_045, .pll_init = philips_tiger_dvb_mode, .pll_set = philips_tiger_pll_set_simple, .pll_sleep = philips_tiger_analog_mode, .request_firmware = lifeview_trio_request_firmware, }; ls -al /lib/firmware/dvb-fe-tda10046.fw -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24602 gen 28 20:45 /lib/firmware/dvb-fe-tda10046.fw but bad news: DVB: registering frontend 0 (Philips TDA10046H DVB-T)... tda1004x: setting up plls for 48MHz sampling clock tda1004x: timeout waiting for DSP ready tda1004x: found firmware revision 0 -- invalid TDA: upload function: e0e5ffc2 tda1004x: waiting for firmware upload... FW LEN: 24602, address: 9 pos: 16 pos: 32 pos: 48 pos: 64 pos: 80 pos: 96 pos: 112 pos: 128 pos: 144 pos: 160 pos: 176 pos: 192 pos: 208 pos: 224 pos: 240 pos: 256 pos: 272 pos: 288 pos: 304 pos: 320 pos: 336 tda1004x: Error during firmware upload: -5 (this is the result of i2c_transfer()) tda1004x: firmware upload failed tda1004x: pll set failed Hartmutt, can you understand why this operation fails? Nico