Thanks Simon - did you need to do anything special to get them to work, or did they work out of the box with the latest s2-liplianin / v4l-dvb drivers? I've not tried another card (don't have one), but I did try a set-top box which works fine - and let me get the frequency/lnb/etc info. 2009/7/23 Simon Kenyon <simon@xxxxxxxx>: > Shaun Murdoch wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> First post so please be gentle :-) >> >> I was wondering if anyone can help me please - I am trying to get a DVB-S >> PCI card working with Linux (Ubuntu 9.04). So far I can get the card >> recognised by Linux, but it won't tune - Kaffeine does tell me that there is >> 95% signal and 80% SNR, and I am using the same frequencies etc that a >> standard Sky box uses. >> >> The card is very common on eBay so I am sure there are plenty people who >> have tried this / would want this working. >> >> Some details that I hope will help someone who knows more than I do about >> this! >> >> The card is one of these: >> >> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DVB-S-Satellite-TV-Tuner-Video-Capture-PCI-Card-Remote_W0QQitemZ130314645048QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW?hash=item1e575bae38&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1690|293:1|294:50 >> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/DVB-S-Satellite-TV-Tuner-Video-Capture-PCI-Card-Remote_W0QQitemZ130314645048QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW?hash=item1e575bae38&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65:12%7C66:2%7C39:1%7C72:1690%7C293:1%7C294:50> >> >> lspci: >> 03:09.0 Ethernet controller: Device 195d:1105 (rev 10) >> >> My dmesg output - looks ok?: >> $ dmesg | grep DVB >> [ 12.174738] DVB: registering new adapter (dm1105) >> [ 12.839501] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (ST STV0299 DVB-S)... >> [ 12.839633] input: DVB on-card IR receiver as >> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:03:09.0/input/input >> >> My output from scan -* the problem*: >> $ sudo scan -vvvvvv /usr/share/dvb/dvb-s/Astra-28.2E >> scanning /usr/share/dvb/dvb-s/Astra-28.2E >> using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' >> >> >>> tune to: 11778:v:0:27500 >> DiSEqC: switch pos 0, 13V, hiband (index 2) >> diseqc_send_msg:56: DiSEqC: e0 10 38 f1 00 00 >> DVB-S IF freq is 1178000 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> >>> tuning status == 0x03 >> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >> /This is the correct satellite for my location (south UK), I believe. Have >> tried plenty. Nothing locks./ >> >> I'm using the latest liplianin drivers - did a mercurial checkout and >> build today: >> $ modinfo dm1105 >> filename: >> /lib/modules/2.6.28-13-server/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/dm1105/dm1105.ko >> license: GPL >> description: SDMC DM1105 DVB driver >> author: Igor M. Liplianin <liplianin@xxxxx >> <mailto:liplianin@xxxxx>> >> srcversion: 46C1B3C3627D1937F75D732 >> alias: pci:v0000195Dd00001105sv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> alias: pci:v0000109Fd0000036Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i* >> depends: ir-common,dvb-core >> vermagic: 2.6.28-13-server SMP mod_unload modversions >> parm: card:card type (array of int) >> parm: ir_debug:enable debugging information for IR decoding >> (int) >> parm: adapter_nr:DVB adapter numbers (array of short) >> Have also tried the latest v4l-dvb drivers and get exactly the same tuning >> problems. >> >> Finally, dvbtune appears to say I have signal but cannot lock: >> $ sudo dvbtune -f 1177800 -s 27500 -p v -m -tone 1 -vvvvvvvvvvv >> [sudo] password for shaun: >> Using DVB card "ST STV0299 DVB-S" >> tuning DVB-S to L-Band:0, Pol:V Srate=27500000, 22kHz=on >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER FE_HAS_VITERBI >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: *FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER* FE_HAS_VITERBI >> polling.... >> Getting frontend event >> FE_STATUS: FE_HAS_SIGNAL FE_HAS_CARRIER >> >> So I am thinking that this could be a driver issue? If the card has good >> signal and SNR in Kaffeine, and dvbtune says it has signal and carrier - but >> cannot lock? >> >> Please can someone help me debug this? >> >> Thanks a lot! >> Shaun > > i have a few and they work fine > in my small little way i helped to get them to work > in fact i tried to import a bulk shipment from china - but they offered the > same price for 200 as i can get on ebay - so i didn't bother > > are you sure the signal is good? have you tried with another card to check? > -- > simon > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-media" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > _______________________________________________ linux-dvb users mailing list For V4L/DVB development, please use instead linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
