I used another working-device for creating the channels.conf file with this command: scan frequency > ~/.tzap/channels.conf ---- For example this is a line from that file: Italia1:698000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_3_4:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4:HIERARCHY_NONE:1620:1621:4006 ---- So, this is the output for tzap with the NOT-working-device: $ tzap -r -c ~/.tzap/channels.conf Italia1 using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' reading channels from file '/home/ionic/.tzap/channels.conf' Version: 5.10 FE_CAN { DVB-T } tuning to 698000000 Hz video pid 0x0654, audio pid 0x0655 status 00 | signal 0000 | snr 0000 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 0104 | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK status 1f | signal 0000 | snr 010e | ber 00000000 | unc 00000000 | FE_HAS_LOCK ^C ---- That channel, Italia1, obviously working fine with the working-device. This is the system log during tzap with the not-working-device: Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.930540] smsusb_sendrequest: sending MSG_SMS_RF_TUNE_REQ(561) size: 20 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.930579] smsusb_sendrequest: sending MSG_SMS_ADD_PID_FILTER_REQ(601) size: 12 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.939002] smsusb_sendrequest: sending MSG_SMS_ADD_PID_FILTER_REQ(601) size: 12 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.967963] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_TRANSMISSION_IND(782) size: 56 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.967976] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_RF_TUNE_RES(562) size: 12 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.967987] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_ADD_PID_FILTER_RES(602) size: 12 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.968012] smsusb_sendrequest: sending MSG_SMS_GET_STATISTICS_REQ(615) size: 8 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.968082] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_ADD_PID_FILTER_RES(602) size: 12 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3968.968325] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_GET_STATISTICS_RES(616) size: 224 Jan 13 22:53:15 Linux kernel: [ 3969.070459] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_HO_INBAND_POWER_IND(631) size: 16 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.338962] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.339202] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.339451] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.339575] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.351453] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_SIGNAL_DETECTED_IND(827) size: 8 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.351464] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_TRANSMISSION_IND(782) size: 56 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.351577] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_HO_PER_SLICES_IND(630) size: 108 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.352576] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_HO_PER_SLICES_IND(630) size: 108 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.368052] smsusb_sendrequest: sending MSG_SMS_GET_STATISTICS_REQ(615) size: 8 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.368326] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_GET_STATISTICS_RES(616) size: 224 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.376075] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.376450] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.376700] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.376824] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.406828] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.406953] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.407200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.407450] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.441580] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.441700] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.441951] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.442200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.477202] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 1888 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.477451] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.477700] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.477950] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.478200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.513700] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.513951] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.514200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.514325] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.548711] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.548826] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.549075] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.549325] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.583583] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.583827] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.583951] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.584201] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.584450] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 1888 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.617827] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.618077] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.618325] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.618450] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.651578] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_HO_PER_SLICES_IND(630) size: 108 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.652076] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.652326] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.652575] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.652825] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.685203] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.685451] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.685700] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.685949] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.686074] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.720327] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.720576] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.720700] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.720950] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 1888 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.755826] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.756074] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.756200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.756450] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.756699] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.786453] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.786702] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.786950] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.787200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.818952] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.819200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.819326] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.819576] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.852576] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.852701] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.852951] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.853200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 1888 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.853325] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.885829] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.886076] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.886325] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.886575] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.921452] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.921701] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.921950] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.922200] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.956204] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.956451] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.956574] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.956828] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.968468] smsusb_sendrequest: sending MSG_SMS_GET_STATISTICS_REQ(615) size: 8 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.974578] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_GET_STATISTICS_RES(616) size: 224 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.991964] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 Jan 13 22:53:16 Linux kernel: [ 3969.992203] smsusb_onresponse: received MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL(607) size: 3956 ... ... ---- Regards Francesco 2015-01-13 17:13 GMT+01:00 Roberto Alcântara <roberto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Good to know about DVB on this chip. This is sms2270 id :-) > > I think you can get more information from module debug messages. > > Try > options smsusb debug=3 > on /etc/modprobe.d. > > Then reload it and try to tzap one of channels found by scan to look > for some lock. You will have more debug messages now. > > Cheers, > - Roberto > > > > > - Roberto > > > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:35 PM, Francesco Other > <francesco.other@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Roberto, thanks for your fast reply. >> >> I'm from Italy, a DVB-T region. With Windows the device works fine, it >> receives all the channels from multiplexes. >> I don't know if my device has the SMS2270 chip, I know the ID, >> 187f:0600, and the link on the Terratec site: >> http://www.terratec.net/details.php?artnr=145258#.VLU5Z2SG9LY >> >> In that site there are the software and the Windows driver, if you >> install those driver you can obtain the dvb_rio.inp driver from >> system32 folder. >> I forced the DVB-T mode because without it in dmesg output I see that >> system ask for isdbt_rio.inp, but with DVB-T forced mode the system >> ask for dvb_rio.inp. >> >> I can't understand why I can't receive any channels from multiplexes, >> the signal is ok, I can see this from many software (Kaffeine, w_scan, >> scan, TvHeadend). >> >> Can you help me please? >> >> Best Regards >> >> Francesco >> >> >> 2015-01-13 16:21 GMT+01:00 Roberto Alcântara <roberto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> Hi Francesco, >>> >>> You are using Siano SMS2270, am I right? >>> >>> My guess you're using ISDB-T firmware to program your ic, but are you in >>> ISDB-T region? I use same firmware name here and works fine (Brazil) and it >>> seems loaded ok on your log. >>> >>> I never saw an DVB firmware available to sms2270. Your tuner is working fine >>> under Windows with provided software ? >>> >>> Cheers, >>> - Roberto >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> - Roberto >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Francesco Other >>> <francesco.other@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> Is there a gentleman that can help me with my problem? On linuxtv.org >>>> they said that someone here sure will help me. >>>> >>>> I submitted the problem here: >>>> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg85432.html >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> Francesco >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>> >>> -- 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