Hello all, I am currently facing a problem with a TechnoTrend FullFeatured DVB-T card. I searched the web and several mailing lists and found some reports about the same issue, but I did not get the point, what the solution is. I am using the linvdr.org distribution, version 0.7 from www.linvdr.org. >From chapter Others under http://linvdr.org/projects/linvdr/index.en.php you can see that this is using "DVB driver CVS 2004-12-03". In order to measure my antenna signal I activated the "femon" plugin, by this I am getting the following output (for me its unclear whether the crash is related to femon usage): Jul 2 07:53:52 linvdr syslog.info syslogd started: BusyBox v1.00 (2004.11.01-04:47+0000) Jul 2 07:53:52 linvdr user.info kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.27 Jul 2 07:53:52 linvdr user.info kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:0b.0[A] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9 Jul 2 07:53:52 linvdr user.info kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xd485ed00, 00:4f:4e:0d:f6:84, IRQ 9 Jul 2 07:53:52 linvdr user.debug kernel: eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139C' Jul 2 07:53:52 linvdr user.info kernel: eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1 Jul 2 07:53:53 linvdr user.info kernel: Linux video capture interface: v1.00 Jul 2 07:53:53 linvdr auth.info sshd[997]: Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22. Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr daemon.info init: ^MStarting pid 1009, console /dev/tty1: '/sbin/getty' Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr daemon.info init: ^MStarting pid 1010, console /dev/tty2: '/sbin/getty' Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr daemon.info init: ^MStarting pid 1012, console /dev/tty3: '/sbin/getty' Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr daemon.info init: ^MStarting pid 1013, console /dev/tty4: '/sbin/getty' Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr user.warn kernel: saa7146: register extension 'dvb'. Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr user.info kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:00:09.0[A] -> GSI 12 (level, low) -> IRQ 12 Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr user.warn kernel: found saa7146 @ mem d4af2e00 (revision 1, irq 12) (0x13c2,0x0001). Jul 2 07:53:54 linvdr user.warn kernel: DVB: registering new adapter (Technotrend/Hauppauge WinTV DVB-T rev1.X). Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: adapter has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:02:92:70 Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: dvb-ttpci: gpioirq unknown type=0 len=0 Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: dvb-ttpci: info @ card 0: firm f0240009, rtsl b0250018, vid 71010068, app 8000261c Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: dvb-ttpci: firmware @ card 0 supports CI link layer interface Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: dvb-ttpci: Crystal audio DAC @ card 0 detected Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: saa7146 (0): registered device video0 [v4l2] Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: DVB: registering frontend 0 (Spase SP8870 DVB-T)... Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.info kernel: dvb-ttpci: found av7110-0. Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb'. Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: saa7146: register extension 'budget_ci dvb'. Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: saa7146: register extension 'budget dvb /w video in'. Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, at major 61 Jul 2 07:53:55 linvdr user.warn kernel: lirc_serial: no version for "lirc_unregister_plugin" found: kernel tainted. Jul 2 07:53:56 linvdr user.info kernel: lirc_serial: auto-detected active high receiver Jul 2 07:53:56 linvdr user.warn kernel: lirc_dev: lirc_register_plugin:sample_rate: 0 Jul 2 07:53:56 linvdr daemon.notice lircd 0.7.0pre4[1081]: lircd(serial) ready Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: VDR version 1.3.17 started Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading plugin: /usr/lib/vdr/plugins/libvdr-femon.so.1.3.17 Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/setup.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/sources.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/diseqc.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/channels.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/timers.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/commands.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/reccmds.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/svdrphosts.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/ca.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/remote.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/keymacros.conf Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: reading EPG data from /ramdisk/epg.data Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870: waiting for firmware upload... Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870: no firmware upload (timeout or file not found?) Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1095]: tuner on device 1 thread started (pid=1095, tid=1026) Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1096]: Section handler thread started (pid=1096, tid=2051) Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: probing /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0 Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: found 1 video device Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: initializing plugin: femon (0.1.6): DVB Signal Information Monitor (OSD) Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: setting primary device to 1 Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: SVDRP listening on port 2001 Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: starting plugin: femon Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: loading /etc/vdr/themes/classic-default.theme Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr daemon.notice lircd 0.7.0pre4[1081]: accepted new client on /dev/lircd Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: remote control LIRC - keys known Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: remote control KBD - keys known Jul 2 07:53:57 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: switching to channel 1 Jul 2 07:53:58 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:53:58 linvdr user.debug vdr[1097]: LIRC remote control thread started (pid=1097, tid=3076) Jul 2 07:53:58 linvdr user.debug vdr[1098]: KBD remote control thread started (pid=1098, tid=4101) Jul 2 07:53:58 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: setting watchdog timer to 900 seconds Jul 2 07:53:58 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! ... repeated several times ... Jul 2 07:54:04 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:54:04 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: assuming manual start of VDR Jul 2 07:54:04 linvdr user.debug vdr[1085]: max. latency time 1 seconds Jul 2 07:54:04 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:54:05 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:54:05 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: connect from 127.0.0.1, port 32768 - accepted Jul 2 07:54:05 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:54:05 linvdr user.info vdr[1085]: closing SVDRP connection Jul 2 07:54:06 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! ... repeated several times ... Jul 2 07:54:08 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:54:08 linvdr auth.info login[1009]: root login on `tty1' Jul 2 07:54:08 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! ... repeated several times ... Jul 2 07:54:26 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:54:26 linvdr cron.notice crond[1112]: crond 2.3.2 dillon, started, log level 8 Jul 2 07:54:27 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! ... repeated several times ... Jul 2 07:55:01 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Jul 2 07:55:01 linvdr cron.notice crond[1112]: USER root pid 1113 cmd convert.pl -q -s Jul 2 07:55:02 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! ... repeated several times ... Jul 2 07:55:06 linvdr user.warn kernel: sp8870_set_frontend: firmware crash!!!!!! Any help greatly appreciated Thorsten Reimers
