[mythtv-users] Need help setting up freecom usb DVB-T tuner

Alan Chandler alan at chandlerfamily.org.uk
Sun Sep 3 18:18:13 UTC 2006


On Sunday 03 September 2006 18:41, Ron wrote:
...
>> On Sunday 03 September 2006 Alan Chandler wrote:
> > > scan -a 2 /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-CrystalPalace
> > >
> > > fails thusly:-
> > >
> > > scanning /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-CrystalPalace
> > > using '/dev/dvb/adapter2/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter2/demux0'
> > > initial transponder 505833333 0 3 9 1 0 0 0
> > >
> > > >>> tune to:
> > >
> > > 505833333:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSM
> > >IS SION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE WARNING: >>> tuning
> > > failed!!!
> > >
> > > >>> tune to:
> > >
> > > 505833333:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSM
> > >IS SION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
> > > WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> > > ERROR: initial tuning failed
> > > dumping lists (0 services)
> > > Done.
>
> Make a copy of
> /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-CrystalPalace and in the
> copy change 505833333 to 506000000 then try again. I have the version of
> this stick with USB Id 14aa:022b it worked for me - it may work for you.
>


For Mark - this is another conversation on the mythtv mailiing list that may 
be relevent to your case.  I had to make /etc/udev/script/dvb.sh executable 
in order to get the firmware to load.



Some progress - it didn't fail, but I get timeouts

alan at roo:~$ scan uk-CrystalPalace
scanning uk-CrystalPalace
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
initial transponder 506000000 0 3 9 1 0 0 0
>>> tune to: 
506000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_16:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0011
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0000
WARNING: filter timeout pid 0x0010
dumping lists (0 services)
Done.


However, I am getting this in the dmesg buffer, which might be relevent.  The 
light goes green when you plug the device in, then goes amber shortly 
afterwards.

dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 300 msecs.
dvb-usb: WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom) successfully 
initialized and connected.
dvb-usb: recv bulk message failed: -71
dvb-usb: recv bulk message failed: -71
dvb-usb: recv bulk message failed: -71
dvb-usb: recv bulk message failed: -71
dvb-usb: bulk message failed: -71 (1/0)
dvb-usb: recv bulk message failed: -71
d

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Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk


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