----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Farrington" <timf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "David" <dvb-t@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add initial support for DViCO FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Express > David wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Tim Farrington" <timf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: "David" <dvb-t@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: <linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 2:34 PM >> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add initial support for DViCO FusionHDTV >> DVB-T Dual Express >> >> >> >>> David wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tim >>>> >>>> Thanks for information. >>>> >>>> I obtained the driver, extracted the firmware to lib/firmware and tried >>>> to scan. >>>> I cannot get a lock on anything. >>>> >>>> dmesg shows it is loading the firmware but nothing more: >>>> >>>> [ 192.596627] xc2028 1-0061: Loading 3 firmware images from >>>> xc3028-v27.fw, type: DViCO DualDig4/Nano2 (Australia), ver 2.7 >>>> [ 192.796658] xc2028 1-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ (3), >>>> id 0000000000000000. >>>> [ 193.965865] xc2028 1-0061: Loading firmware for type=D2620 DTV7 >>>> (88), id 0000000000000000. >>>> [ 265.268818] xc2028 2-0061: Loading 3 firmware images from >>>> xc3028-v27.fw, type: DViCO DualDig4/Nano2 (Australia), ver 2.7 >>>> [ 265.468693] xc2028 2-0061: Loading firmware for type=BASE F8MHZ (3), >>>> id 0000000000000000. >>>> [ 266.633170] xc2028 2-0061: Loading firmware for type=D2620 DTV7 >>>> (88), id 0000000000000000. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> David >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Farrington" <timf@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> To: "David Porter" <dvb-t@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Cc: <linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 6:51 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add initial support for DViCO >>>> FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Express >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> David Porter wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> I have one of these, saw Stevens post and thought i would give it a >>>>>> go. >>>>>> >>>>>> I built from : http://linuxtv.org/hg/~stoth/v4l-dvb >>>>>> All seemed to go well with no errors. >>>>>> >>>>>> dmesg reads: >>>>>> >>>>>> [ 31.964424] CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 18ac:db78, board: DViCO >>>>>> FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Express [card=11,autodetected] >>>>>> [ 32.104767] cx23885[0]: i2c bus 0 registered >>>>>> [ 32.104781] cx23885[0]: i2c bus 1 registered >>>>>> [ 32.104794] cx23885[0]: i2c bus 2 registered >>>>>> [ 32.164385] input: i2c IR (FusionHDTV) as >>>>>> /devices/virtual/input/input8 >>>>>> [ 32.422764] ir-kbd-i2c: i2c IR (FusionHDTV) detected at >>>>>> i2c-1/1-006b/ir0 [cx23885[0]] >>>>>> [ 32.423135] cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card >>>>>> [ 32.492021] xc2028 1-0061: creating new instance >>>>>> [ 32.492027] xc2028 1-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner >>>>>> [ 32.492036] DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0]) >>>>>> [ 32.492040] DVB: registering frontend 0 (Zarlink ZL10353 DVB-T)... >>>>>> [ 32.492386] cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card >>>>>> [ 32.492924] xc2028 2-0061: creating new instance >>>>>> [ 32.492926] xc2028 2-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner >>>>>> [ 32.492928] DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0]) >>>>>> [ 32.492930] DVB: registering frontend 1 (Zarlink ZL10353 DVB-T)... >>>>>> [ 32.493228] cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0 >>>>>> [ 32.493236] cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:02:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 16, >>>>>> latency: 0, mmio: 0xfe800000 >>>>>> >>>>>> But scanning, returns : >>>>>> >>>>>> [ 1381.214624] xc2028 1-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not >>>>>> found. >>>>>> [ 1382.220858] xc2028 1-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not >>>>>> found. >>>>>> [ 1382.260825] xc2028 1-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not >>>>>> found. >>>>>> [ 1383.267724] xc2028 1-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not >>>>>> found. >>>>>> [ 1383.276680] xc2028 1-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not >>>>>> found. >>>>>> >>>>>> I checked /lib/firmware/ but xc3028-v27.fw is not in the directory ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Must have messed it up somewhere! Any help appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> David >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Toth" <stoth@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> To: "Luke Yelavich" <themuso@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> Cc: <linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:44 AM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add initial support for DViCO >>>>>> FusionHDTV DVB-T Dual Express >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I've tested with the HVR1500Q (xc5000 based) and I'm happy with >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> results. Can you both try the DViCO board? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It tests fine and I like how simpler things have got. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I pulled the above linked tree, and compiled the modules. It seems >>>>>>>> at the moment for the dual express, that I have to pass the >>>>>>>> parameter card=11 to the driver, for it to correctly find the card >>>>>>>> and make use of all adapters. Without any module parameters, dmsg >>>>>>>> complains that the card couldn't be identified, yet two adapters >>>>>>>> are shown. I have two of these cards. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hope this helps some. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> .. And they're both the same model? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If so, insert one at a time and run the 'lspci -vn' command, save >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> output for each card. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Post the output here. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Assuming you load the driver with card=11, does each card work >>>>>>> correctly >>>>>>> after that? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - Steve >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> linux-dvb mailing list >>>>>>> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> linux-dvb mailing list >>>>>> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >>>>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> To obtain xc3028-v27.fw >>>>> >>>>> see ~/v4l-dvb/linux/Documentation/video4linux/extract_xc3028.pl >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Timf >>>>> >>> Try not to top post. >>> >>> Best to post the results of tzap here: >>> >>> In Ubuntu, Debian; >>> sudo apt-get install dvb-utils >>> (other distros use dvb-apps) >>> >>> Find the scan file appropriate for your area (au-*) in: >>> /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t >>> >>> sudo -s -H >>> mkdir /root/.tzap >>> scan /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/au-* > >>> /root/.tzap/channels.conf >>> >>> Post the output of scan to this list. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Timf >>> >> >> Thanks, Tim >> Doesn't look too promising : >> >> a@a-desktop:~$ scan >> /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/au-Brisbane >> scanning /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/au-Brisbane >> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' >> initial transponder 226500000 1 3 9 3 1 1 0 >> initial transponder 177500000 1 2 9 3 1 2 0 >> initial transponder 191625000 1 3 9 3 1 1 0 >> initial transponder 219500000 1 3 9 3 1 1 0 >> initial transponder 585625000 1 2 9 3 1 2 0 >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 226500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 226500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> (tuning failed) >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 177500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 177500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> (tuning failed) >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 191625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 191625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> (tuning failed) >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 219500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 219500000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> (tuning failed) >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 585625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> >>>>> tune to: >>>>> 585625000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE >>>>> (tuning failed) >>>>> >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> ERROR: initial tuning failed >> dumping lists (0 services) >> Done. >> a@a-desktop:~$ >> >> Regards >> David >> >> _______________________________________________ >> linux-dvb mailing list >> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb >> >> > Could be that the signal strength is too low. > What are you using for an antenna? > How does it go in Windows - any channels? > > Regards, > Timf It's in a dual boot system with Vista Home Premium and is connected to a good external antenna. The signal strength is > 70% and I have very good results in Vista. I had a couple of Winfast Dongle Gold Tuners on a different drive in the same box running Ubuntu 8.04 / MythTV and they performed flawlessly. I think it has to be an error somewhere in the way I built the driver. Regards David _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
