On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 9:24 AM, fabio tirapelle <ftirapelle@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>> Da: Sasha Sirotkin <demiurg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> A: fabio tirapelle <ftirapelle@xxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Albin Kauffmann <albin.kauffmann@xxxxxxxxx>; linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Inviato: Lun 25 ottobre 2010, 09:18:28
>> Oggetto: Re: Wintv-HVR-1120 woes
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:16 AM, fabio tirapelle <ftirapelle@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > My WinTV-HVR-1120 works if I delete dvb-fe-tda10048-1.0.fw and
>> > rename dvb-fe-tda10046.fw in dvb-fe-tda10048-1.0.fw
>> > (see cf "Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1120 on Unbuntu 10.04" thread).
>> > After reboot my WinTV-HVR-1120 works. Ubuntu recognizes that the firmware
>>isn't
>> > correct and doesn't load the firmware.
>>
>> How come it works without the firmware !? Is it possible that you
>> booted into Windows before that and there is a correct firmware
>> already running in the card ?
>
> No my mediacenter works only on Ubuntu
This is weird. I will try this workaround tonight.
I hope that anyone will eventually reveal an interest to solve this
bug. I'd happily do it myself, but I cannot really afford to spend
enough time to start digging into these sources, but I'm willing to
help.
>
>>
>> > But I know that isn't a good practice.
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Messaggio originale -----
>> >> Da: Sasha Sirotkin <demiurg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >> A: Albin Kauffmann <albin.kauffmann@xxxxxxxxx>
>> >> Cc: linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> Inviato: Dom 24 ottobre 2010, 23:45:55
>> >> Oggetto: Re: Wintv-HVR-1120 woes
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 10:22 PM, Sasha Sirotkin <demiurg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >>wrote:
>> >> > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Albin Kauffmann
>> >> > <albin.kauffmann@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> >> On Thursday 21 October 2010 23:25:29 Sasha Sirotkin wrote:
>> >> >>> I'm having all sorts of troubles with Wintv-HVR-1120 on Ubuntu 10.10
>> >> >>> (kernel 2.6.35-22). Judging from what I've seen on the net, including
>> >> >>> this mailing list, I'm not the only one not being able to use this
>> >> >>> card and no solution seem to exist.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Problems:
>> >> >>> 1. The driver yells various cryptic error messages
>> >> >>> ("tda18271_write_regs: [1-0060|M] ERROR: idx = 0x5, len = 1,
>> >> >>> i2c_transfer returned: -5", "tda18271_set_analog_params: [1-0060|M]
>> >> >>> error -5 on line 1045", etc)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> yes, indeed :(
>> >> >> (cf "Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1120 on Unbuntu 10.04" thread)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> 2. DVB-T scan (using w_scan) produces no results
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Is this happening after each reboot? As far as I'm concerned, I've
>>never
>> >>had
>> >> >> problems with DVB-T scans.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Almost always. I think I had a lucky reboot or two, but most of the
>> >> > time DVB-T scan produces nothing.
>> >> >
>> >> >>> 3. Analog seems to work, but with very poor quality
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I just tried to use Analog TV in order to confirm the problem but I
>>cannot
>> >>get
>> >> >> any picture. Maybe I just don't know how to use it. I'm using commands
>> > like
>> >> >> (I'm located in France):
>> >> >>
>> >> >> mplayer tv:// -tv driver=v4l2:norm=SECAM:chanlist=france -tvscan
>>autostart
>> >> >>
>> >> >> ... and just get some "snow" on scanned channels.
>> >> >> As I might have a problem with my antenna (an interior one), I am going
>>to
>> >> >> test it under Windows and report back my experience.
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm using tvtime-scanner
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cheers,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Albin Kauffmann
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm trying to downgrade the kernel now to see if it helps
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I went back as far as 2.6.30 and I still have this problem. 2.6.29
>> >> does not recognize this card at all.
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