>> I could try the liquorix kernel (3.8) if you thought it might help.
> Yes, if you could try that that would be great.
If I may join the party, I too own an InstantFM USB device and I can't
get it to play radio. All of this under kernel 3.9.3-gentoo.
dmesg:
usb 4-2.4: new full-speed USB device number 5 using uhci_hcd
usb 4-2.4: New USB device found, idVendor=06e1, idProduct=a155
usb 4-2.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
usb 4-2.4: Product: ADS InstantFM Music
usb 4-2.4: Manufacturer: ADS TECH
radio-si470x 4-2.4:1.2: DeviceID=0xffff ChipID=0xffff
radio-si470x 4-2.4:1.2: software version 0, hardware version 7
radio-si470x 4-2.4:1.2: This driver is known to work with software version 1,
radio-si470x 4-2.4:1.2: but the device has software version 0.
radio-si470x 4-2.4:1.2: If you have some trouble using this driver,
radio-si470x 4-2.4:1.2: please report to V4L ML at linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
usbcore: registered new interface driver radio-si470x
usbcore: registered new interface driver radio-si470x
xawtv-3.95-r2 (gentoo):
radio:
// The interface shows up with 0.00 tuned, and across the screen I
// see
VIDIOCGAUDIO: Inappropriate ioctl for device
VIDIOCSAUDIO: Inappropriate ioctl for device
radio -f 98.5:
// The interface shows up with 98.5 tuned, and across the screen I
// see
VIDIOCGAUDIO: Inappropriate ioctl for device
VIDIOCSAUDIO: Inappropriate ioctl for device
radio -d -i:
// Seems to scan the proper range, then returns nothing:
[Stations]
get_baseline: min=0.000000 max=0.000000
xawtv3-320b1ab (seemed to be the latest version snapshot yesterday):
radio:
// Does not start.
Invalid freq '127150000'. Current freq out of range?
radio -f 98.5:
// Does not start
Tuning to 98.50 MHz
Invalid freq '127150000'. Current freq out of range?
radio -d -i:
// Starts scanning out of range
Warning no band specified, scanning band 1.
scanning: 127.15 MHz - 327675
// Then still fails
get_baseline: min=65535.000000 max=65535.000000
[Stations]
Is there anything else I can try to help debug this?
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