[mythtv-users] Correct setup?

[Peter Carlsson]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 08:36:55AM +0000, Stefan Davids wrote:
> On 16/01/18 07:45, Stefan Davids wrote:
> > On 15/01/18 21:25, Peter Carlsson wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 11:33:10AM +0000, Stefan Davids wrote:
> > > > I use two of the 292e triple sticks for UK freeview and they each just
> > > > present as a single video source and seem to switch happily
> > > > between DVB-T
> > > > and DVB-T2.  You need a fairly up to date kernel and I think I
> > > > had to get
> > > > some specific firmware files to make it work properly but then it just
> > > > scanned HD and SD channels and worked without any problems in myth.
> > > > 
> > > > Current backend is Debian stretch running myth 0.28.
> > > > 
> > > > I think it needed dvb-demod-si2168-02.fw and dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
> > > > putting in /lib/firmware (at least one of those may have not been in the
> > > > debian deb of firmware, can't remember but they're easy to find
> > > > with google
> > > > if you need them).
> > > > 
> > > > Sadly the backend has been on too long to show you the dmesg
> > > > line when it
> > > > last booted... but as I recall there's an obvious line asking
> > > > for those if
> > > > it can't find them.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for the answer!
> > > 
> > > My backend is also Debian stretch but I am running MythTV 29.
> > > 
> > > I have these firmware files in /lib/firmware:
> > >   dvb-demod-si2168-01.fw
> > >   dvb-demod-si2168-02.fw
> > >   dvb-demod-si2168-a20-01.fw
> > >   dvb-demod-si2168-a30-01.fw
> > >   dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
> > >   dvb-demod-si2168-d60-01.fw
> > > 
> > > It works fine for all except HD channels, which has worked before.
> 
> > If it's using something other than b40 try deleting it and see if it
> > works again (or just delete all the ones other than the two I
> > mentioned).
> > 
> > After that delete all tuners (not just all on host) and do a scan of all
> > channels in mythsetup and see if it picks up HD.
> > 
> > The main issue I have with it is I can't remove it from the USB port
> > without freezing the computer so the support isn't perfect...!  But they
> > seem fine just leaving them alone.
> 
> I should add there are many versions of dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw about
> which is an added confusion and you will probably need to upgrade that now
> it's properly supported.  I got mine from
> http://palosaari.fi/linux/v4l-dvb/firmware/Si2168/Si2168-B40/ and just used
> the latest version ie 4.0.25.  Earlier versions might not do HD too.  My
> checksum:
> 
> soup-dragon% md5sum /lib/firmware/dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
> c8e089c351e9834060e962356f8697b8  /lib/firmware/dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
> 
> Make sure you check the dmesg output for what version of firmware it is
> loading: "si2168 5-0064: firmware version: B 4.0.25" is what I get.

Hello!

I have now downloaded the latest (same md5sum as you have) version and will
see if I have any more success on next boot.

Yes, it's very confusing with several versions. I thought the filename
included the version in some way.

Thanks for the help!

Best regards,
Peter Carlsson