Re: AverMedia AverTV Hybrid+FM PCI (saa7134)

[Rikard Wissing / Compless <rikard.wissing@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi!

Hartmut Hackmann wrote:

> Hi,
>
> gpatricio@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > I read this message in the list, but I have not seen answers. I have 
> > same the problem.
> > Any idea? Thanks
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> >
> >
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > I would like to report a new card that I borrowed recently to try on 
> > Fedora Core 4 (2.6.15-1.1831_FC4).
> >
> > AverMedia AverTV Hybrid+FM PCI (PAL version)
> > --------------------------------------------
> >
> > features: fullts??, AVin, ir
> >
> > interface: PCI
> > bridge: Philips SAA 1735 HL / 203
> > tuner: Philips TD1316A
> >
> >
> > frontend driver: mt352
> >
> > pictures:
> > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stephanb/avertv_hybrid_fm01.jpg
> >  <http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stephanb/avertv_hybrid_fm01.jpg>
> >
> > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stephanb/avertv_hybrid_fm02.jpg
> >  <http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stephanb/avertv_hybrid_fm02.jpg>
> > http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/stephanb/averTV_HFM_tuner.png
> >
> >
> > $ lspci -v
> >
> > 00:0b.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA713X 
> > Audio+video broadcast decoder (rev d1)
> >
> >        Subsystem: Avermedia Technologies Inc: Unknown device 2c00
> >        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
> >        Memory at df000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
> >
> >
> >        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
> >
> > $ lspci -vn
> > 00:0b.0 Class 0480: 1131:7133 (rev d1)
> >        Subsystem: 1461:2c00
> >
> >
> > AverTV offer a "linux driver" on their website. It contains RPMs with 
> > the /etc/udev/devices/dvb/... device nodes and the following modules:
> >
> > /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/mt352.ko
> > /lib/modules/2.6.11-1.1369_FC4/kernel/drivers/media/video/saa7134/saa713x.ko 
> >
> >
> > There is an install script that installs the rpm and insmod the 
> > modules AverMedia consider to be relevant. No doubt this approach is 
> > going to fail on any linux box not running the expected distro and 
> > kernel version.
> >
> >
> > http://www.avermedia.com/cgi-bin/support_driverbympdpro.asp?category=TV%20Card&category2=Hybrid&proname=AVerTV%20Hybrid%20FM%20PCI 
> >
> >  <http://www.avermedia.com/cgi-bin/support_driverbympdpro.asp?category=TV%20Card&category2=Hybrid&proname=AVerTV%20Hybrid%20FM%20PCI> 
> >
> >
> > in the AVerMedia install script one can read:
> > auto_insmod()
> > {
> >
> >        rmmod saa7134     1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> >        modprobe dvb-core 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> >        modprobe i2c-core 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> >
> >        modprobe videodev 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> >
> > modprobe mk352 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null # note the spelling mistake !!
> >
> >        modprobe saa713x  1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
> >
> >        dialog --title "Install" --backtitle "AVerMedia Device Driver" \
> >
> > --msgbox "The driver is installed.\nYou might reboot your system to 
> > enjoy it!!" 12 60
> >
> > }
> >
> > I tried the following:
> > rmmod saa7134
> > modprobe saa7134-dvb
> > modprobe mt352
>
> When you use the driver from linuxtv.org and force the card type to 85
> modprobe saa7134 card=85
> modprobe saa7134-dvb
> the dvb section might work (same channel decoder, same tuner )
>
> Good luck
>    Hartmut
>
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I just made a quick test with tzap and I can confirm that the DVB 
section works!
Running Ubuntu Dapper and using the latest source of V4L.

I have had this card lying around forever and now I can finally use it.
Thanks alot Hartmut

Best regards,
Rikard Wissing


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