2011/5/5 Andrew Junev <a-j@xxxxxx>: > Hello All, > > I'm trying to set up a TeVii S470 DVB-S2 card for use in my MythTV > system running on Fedora 13. I already have a couple of TT S-1401 > cards in that machine, and it works fine. > > I copied the firmware for my S470 as described on the Wiki page. > The card is detected and seem to work. I am able to watch existing > channels, and even found some DVB-S2 transponders. > > But the machine is very unstable. After a while, I get a lot of > errors in my /var/log/messages , like: > > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xb2(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_writereg: writereg error(err == -5, reg == 0x03, value == 0x11) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_tuner_writereg: writereg error(err == -5, reg == 0x42, value == 0x73) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_writereg: writereg error(err == -5, reg == 0x03, value == 0x11) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_tuner_writereg: writereg error(err == -5, reg == 0x05, value == 0x01) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_writereg: writereg error(err == -5, reg == 0x03, value == 0x11) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_tuner_writereg: writereg error(err == -5, reg == 0x62, value == 0xf5) > > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > May 3 22:35:51 localhost kernel: ds3000_readreg: reg=0xd(error=-5) > > > There are a lot of lines like these in the log (tens or even > hundreds per second). And at some point the machine just freezes - > stops responding completely. It happens even if I'm not watching > anything. > > If I take the S470 out, my machine works just fine again. > > > Some more info from the log - perhaps something could be useful: > > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: Linux video capture interface: v2.00 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: cx23885 driver version 0.0.2 loaded > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: cx23885 0000:04:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: LNBx2x attached on addr=8 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Philips TDA10086 DVB-S)... > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: budget dvb 0000:06:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: d470:9022, board: TeVii S470 [card=15,autodetected] > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: IRQ 18/: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: saa7146: found saa7146 @ mem fb3f4800 (revision 1, irq 18) (0x13c2,0x1018). > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: saa7146 (1): dma buffer size 192512 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: DVB: registering new adapter (TT-Budget-S-1401 PCI) > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: adapter has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:0b:01:2d > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: LNBx2x attached on addr=8 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (Philips TDA10086 DVB-S)... > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: cx23885_dvb_register() allocating 1 frontend(s) > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: DS3000 chip version: 0.192 attached. > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0]) > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (Montage Technology DS3000/TS2020)... > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:04:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 18, latency: 0, mmio: 0xfe800000 > May 2 20:39:15 localhost kernel: IRQ 18/cx23885[0]: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs > > > # uname -a > Linux mythbackend 2.6.34.8-68.fc13.i686.PAE #1 SMP Thu Feb 17 14:54:10 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > # > > > I searched the Net and found a similar question that was raised some time > ago, but there was not even a discussion on this topic... > > If someone else has the same DVB-S card - please share your > experience! I'd appreciate any ideas! > > -- > Best regards, > Andrew > > Hello Andrew, I have same DVB-S2 card on a Debian Squeeze system, I have installed this way: mkdir /usr/local/src/dvb cd /usr/local/src/dvb wget http://tevii.com/100315_Beta_linux_tevii_ds3000.rar unrar x 100315_Beta_linux_tevii_ds3000.rar cp dvb-fe-ds3000.fw /lib/firmware/ tar xjvf linux-tevii-ds3000.tar.bz2 cd linux-tevii-ds3000 make && make install It works for me, sometimes I have those message on /var/log/messages: May 4 13:43:14 htpc kernel: [11575.306168] ds3000_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-ds3000.fw)... May 4 13:43:14 htpc kernel: [11575.306181] cx23885 0000:05:00.0: firmware: requesting dvb-fe-ds3000.fw May 4 13:43:14 htpc kernel: [11575.358334] ds3000_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload(2)... But it works well, I use it with MythTV, SD and HD channels. Let me know if you need some test. Kind regards. -- Josu Lazkano -- 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
