Hello, I have studied many pages, tried to make the card work. I can tune and view programs in windows. My setup: Ubuntu 8.04, P4 32bit, Technisat HD2 connected to dual LNB, A heading to Astra 19.2E, B heading to Astra 23.5E uname -a: Linux htpc 2.6.24-19-generic #1 SMP lspci -v: 05:01.0 Multimedia controller: Twinhan Technology Co. Ltd Mantis DTV PCI Bridge Controller [Ver 1.0] (rev 01) Subsystem: Unknown device 1ae4:0003 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 22 Memory at 92000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] I fetched latest mantis from http://jusst.de/hg/mantis, changed #define TECHNISAT_SKYSTAR_HD2 0x0003 make, make install, modprobe mantis This made the frontend0 appear. Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.143330] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:01.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.143365] irq: 22, latency: 32 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.143367] memory: 0x92000000, mmio: 0xf8aa8000 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.143372] found a VP-1041 PCI DSS/DVB-S/DVB-S2 device on (05:01.0), Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.143375] Mantis Rev 1 [1ae4:0003], irq: 22, latency: 32 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.143379] memory: 0x92000000, mmio: 0xf8aa8000 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.147448] MAC Address=[00:08:c9:e0:28:9f] Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.147478] mantis_alloc_buffers (0): DMA=0x34350000 cpu=0xf4350000 size=65536 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.147485] mantis_alloc_buffers (0): RISC=0x36e5e000 cpu=0xf6e5e000 size=1000 Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc kernel: [13344.147489] DVB: registering new adapter (Mantis dvb adapter) Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc NetworkManager: <debug> [1228169510.540071] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1822_4e35_dvb'). Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc NetworkManager: <debug> [1228169510.555304] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1822_4e35_dvb_0'). Dec 1 23:11:50 htpc NetworkManager: <debug> [1228169510.569578] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1822_4e35_dvb_1'). Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.695812] stb0899_attach: Attaching STB0899 Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.695822] mantis_frontend_init (0): found STB0899 DVB-S/DVB-S2 frontend @0x68 Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.695830] stb6100_attach: Attaching STB6100 Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.697324] DVB: registering frontend 0 (STB0899 Multistandard)... Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.697749] mantis_ca_init (0): Registering EN50221 device Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.698963] mantis_ca_init (0): Registered EN50221 device Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc kernel: [13344.698980] mantis_hif_init (0): Adapter(0) Initializing Mantis Host Interface Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc NetworkManager: <debug> [1228169511.091606] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1822_4e35_dvb_2'). Dec 1 23:11:51 htpc NetworkManager: <debug> [1228169511.106802] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1822_4e35_dvb_3'). I fetched latest dvb-apps from http://linuxtv.org/hg/dvb-apps, compiled. pavel@htpc:~/install/dvb-apps/test$ ./szap2 -l UNIVERSAL -t 2 -x -n 1 reading channels from file '/home/pavel/.szap/channels.conf' zapping to 1 'Das Erste': sat 0, frequency = 11837 MHz H, symbolrate 27500000, vpid = 0x0065, apid = 0x0066 sid = 0x0001 Delivery system=DVB-S2 using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' do_tune: API version=3, delivery system = 2 do_tune: Frequency = 1237000, Srate = 27500000 do_tune: Frequency = 1237000, Srate = 27500000 status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | While dmesg: Dec 1 23:28:27 htpc kernel: [14339.714321] dvb_frontend_ioctl: FESTATE_RETUNE: fepriv->state=2 Dec 1 23:28:27 htpc kernel: [14339.714841] mantis start feed & dma Dec 1 23:28:27 htpc kernel: [14339.739756] stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Dec 1 23:28:27 htpc kernel: [14339.743937] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Dec 1 23:28:27 htpc kernel: [14339.821984] stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1237000 Dec 1 23:28:27 htpc kernel: [14339.826165] stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1236990 Dec 1 23:28:28 htpc kernel: [14341.017545] stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=47125000 Dec 1 23:28:28 htpc kernel: [14341.021727] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=48000000 Dec 1 23:28:28 htpc kernel: [14341.096774] stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1237000 Dec 1 23:28:28 htpc kernel: [14341.100954] stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1236990 Dec 1 23:28:29 htpc kernel: [14341.789441] mantis stop feed and dma Trying DVB-S: pavel@htpc:~/install/dvb-apps/test$ ./szap2 -l UNIVERSAL -x -n 1 reading channels from file '/home/pavel/.szap/channels.conf' zapping to 1 'Das Erste': sat 0, frequency = 11837 MHz H, symbolrate 27500000, vpid = 0x0065, apid = 0x0066 sid = 0x0001 Delivery system=DVB-S using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' do_tune: API version=3, delivery system = 0 do_tune: Frequency = 1237000, Srate = 27500000 do_tune: Frequency = 1237000, Srate = 27500000 status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe dmesg: Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14379.949139] newfec_to_oldfec: Unsupported FEC 9 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14379.949149] dvb_frontend_ioctl: FESTATE_RETUNE: fepriv->state=2 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14379.949181] mantis start feed & dma Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14379.976564] stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=61262500 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14379.980749] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=62000000 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14380.003351] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=62000000 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14380.071824] stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1237000 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14380.076009] stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1236990 Dec 1 23:29:07 htpc kernel: [14380.087985] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=62000000 Dec 1 23:29:08 htpc kernel: [14380.803778] stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=61262500 Dec 1 23:29:08 htpc kernel: [14380.807963] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=62000000 Dec 1 23:29:08 htpc kernel: [14380.830631] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=62000000 Trying to scan: pavel@htpc:~/install/dvb-apps/util/scan$ ./scan dvb-s/Astra-19.2E scanning dvb-s/Astra-19.2E using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' initial transponder 12551500 V 22000000 5 >>> tune to: 12551:v:0:22000 DVB-S IF freq is 1951500 WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >>> tune to: 12551:v:0:22000 (tuning failed) DVB-S IF freq is 1951500 WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! ERROR: initial tuning failed dumping lists (0 services) Done. dmesg: Dec 1 23:31:39 htpc kernel: [14531.884391] stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=51610000 Dec 1 23:31:39 htpc kernel: [14531.888577] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=52000000 Dec 1 23:31:39 htpc kernel: [14531.911186] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=52000000 Dec 1 23:31:39 htpc kernel: [14531.979598] stb6100_set_frequency: Frequency=1951500 Dec 1 23:31:39 htpc kernel: [14531.983782] stb6100_get_frequency: Frequency=1951488 Dec 1 23:31:39 htpc kernel: [14531.995765] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=52000000 Dec 1 23:31:40 htpc kernel: [14532.840476] stb6100_set_bandwidth: Bandwidth=51610000 Dec 1 23:31:40 htpc kernel: [14532.844658] stb6100_get_bandwidth: Bandwidth=52000000 Please what are the next steps I should perform to make the card work? Such as the success report http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx/msg29608.html I can post verbose=5 messages for stb0899/stb6100 if needed. Thank you very much for your help and suggestions. Regards, Pavel. _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb