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[ambrosa]

Hi there.
I've tried to seach in the forum for this topic but I've not found anything useful.

I've just bought a Clarke Tech ET9100 and I wish to buy an USB DVB-T stick.

There is a comprehensive list of chipsets supported by PLI ?
Or someone can suggest me a chipset/model/brand to buy ?

Edited by ambrosa, 11 October 2011 - 14:23.

[ambrosa]

In an old box I've found an USB DVB-T stick: I've forgotten to have it !
Well, it's a PINNACLE SYSTEM PCTV 330e
It's a dual analog + DVB-T stick.

lsusb:

Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2304:0226 Pinnacle Systems, Inc. PCTV 330e

Obviously I'm interested only in DVB-T section. I don't need the "analog TV": in my area there are no more old terrestrial analog TV channels.

Below is the kernel log after inserted in my Ubuntu 11.04 box.

Please, someone can tell me if it work in my CT ET9000 or I need to buy a new DVB-T USB stick (which chipset ?) ?

Many thanks in advance.

[  172.700024] usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
[  172.922041] IR NEC protocol handler initialized
[  172.941160] IR RC5(x) protocol handler initialized
[  172.943684] IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
[  172.945111] em28xx: New device Pinnacle Systems PCTV 330e @ 480 Mbps (2304:0226, interface 0, class 0)
[  172.945247] em28xx #0: chip ID is em2882/em2883
[  172.945539] IR JVC protocol handler initialized
[  172.947271] IR Sony protocol handler initialized
[  172.949919] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 249
[  172.960501] IR LIRC bridge handler initialized
[  173.144904] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 00: 1a eb 67 95 04 23 26 02 d0 12 5c 03 8e 16 a4 1c
[  173.144918] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 10: 6a 24 27 57 46 07 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.144931] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 20: 46 00 01 00 f0 10 02 00 b8 00 00 00 5b e0 00 00
[  173.144943] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 30: 00 00 20 40 20 6e 02 20 10 01 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.144955] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.144967] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.144979] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 24 03 50 00 69 00
[  173.144991] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 70: 6e 00 6e 00 61 00 63 00 6c 00 65 00 20 00 53 00
[  173.145003] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 80: 79 00 73 00 74 00 65 00 6d 00 73 00 00 00 16 03
[  173.145015] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom 90: 50 00 43 00 54 00 56 00 20 00 33 00 33 00 30 00
[  173.145027] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom a0: 65 00 00 00 1c 03 30 00 36 00 31 00 31 00 30 00
[  173.145039] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom b0: 31 00 30 00 30 00 36 00 30 00 31 00 32 00 00 00
[  173.145051] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.145063] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom d0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.145075] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.145087] em28xx #0: i2c eeprom f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
[  173.145100] em28xx #0: EEPROM ID= 0x9567eb1a, EEPROM hash = 0x99b3abbf
[  173.145102] em28xx #0: EEPROM info:
[  173.145104] em28xx #0: AC97 audio (5 sample rates)
[  173.145106] em28xx #0: 500mA max power
[  173.145109] em28xx #0: Table at 0x27, strings=0x168e, 0x1ca4, 0x246a
[  173.145902] em28xx #0: Identified as Pinnacle Hybrid Pro (2) (card=56)
[  173.145905] em28xx #0:
[  173.145907]
[  173.145909] em28xx #0: The support for this board weren't valid yet.
[  173.145912] em28xx #0: Please send a report of having this working
[  173.145915] em28xx #0: not to V4L mailing list (and/or to other addresses)
[  173.145917]
[  173.163719] tvp5150 6-005c: chip found @ 0xb8 (em28xx #0)
[  173.166526] i2c-core: driver [tuner] using legacy suspend method
[  173.166529] i2c-core: driver [tuner] using legacy resume method
[  173.169438] tuner 6-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (em28xx #0)
[  173.176671] xc2028 6-0061: creating new instance
[  173.176675] xc2028 6-0061: type set to XCeive xc2028/xc3028 tuner
[  173.190509] xc2028 6-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not found.
[  173.190633] em28xx #0: Config register raw data: 0xd0
[  173.192255] em28xx #0: AC97 vendor ID = 0xffffffff
[  173.192628] em28xx #0: AC97 features = 0x6a90
[  173.192631] em28xx #0: Empia 202 AC97 audio processor detected
[  173.350434] tvp5150 6-005c: tvp5150am1 detected.
[  173.450888] em28xx #0: v4l2 driver version 0.1.2
[  173.452871] xc2028 6-0061: Error: firmware xc3028-v27.fw not found.
[  173.557472] em28xx #0: V4L2 video device registered as video0
[  173.557475] em28xx #0: V4L2 VBI device registered as vbi0
[  173.558453] usbcore: registered new interface driver em28xx
[  173.558455] em28xx driver loaded
[  173.571768] em28xx-audio.c: probing for em28x1 non standard usbaudio
[  173.571771] em28xx-audio.c: Copyright (C) 2006 Markus Rechberger
[  173.571940] Em28xx: Initialized (Em28xx Audio Extension) extension
[  173.700614] tvp5150 6-005c: tvp5150am1 detected.
[  174.370709] tvp5150 6-005c: tvp5150am1 detected.

Edited by ambrosa, 11 October 2011 - 15:33.

[Taykun345]

This stick wont work with OpenPLi.

[ambrosa]

This stick wont work with OpenPLi.

Well, I repost my first question: where I can find a full list of supported DVB-T stick ?

[ambrosa]

This stick wont work with OpenPLi.

This USB stick use the kernel module kernel/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-dvb.ko
so em28xx-dvb.ko IS NOT available/compiled in OpenPLI ?

Other images used in ET9000 (based on DMM code and not with OpenPLI code) looks to work with this DVB-T USB adapter.
Can you give me more detail about the "not working" state of this device ?

[Gennar1]

As taykun345 said, probably that stick will not work on the et9000. I have 2 em28xx sticks and tried all the available images with no success. At best, the sticks are recognized, the driver loads correctly and you can start a channel scan, but no channel is found. If you load a channel list tuned with a working stick, the em28xx will not be able to tune any channel anyway.
One of the 2 em28xx-dvb sticks I tried is a Terratec Cinergy Hybrid T USB XS, which is based on the Empiatech EM2880 USB bridge and the Xceive XC3028 demodulator as yours. Maybe the only difference is in the demodulator (my stick as a Zarlink ZL10353).
Anyway, try for yourself and see what you get.
By the way, if you want to use the em28xx-dvb driver in the new OpenPli 2.1 based on the 2.6.31 kernel you have to patch the current driver:
remove the reference to em28xx-register-i2c-ir in line 564 of file em28xx-i2c.c
(all the "-" should be underscores) and recompile the driver.
This is causing a "missing symbol" error when you modprobe the driver (this only affects kernel 2.6.31). Of course, this will not fix the main problem of the driver (it cannot tune any channel) but will make you able to load it.
Anyway, this problem tells you that nobody is using any em28xx board on OpenPli 2.1 with an et9000 ;-)

Edited by Gennar1, 12 October 2011 - 12:01.

[ambrosa]

Thank you very much for your infos.
BTW my old Pinnacle 330e is NOT HD compliant, so I will buy a new one.

I've found the Avermedia 835 (AverTv Volar HD chipset AF9035 http://www.avermedia...ail.aspx?Id=508 ) about 22€
Is it working with OpenPLI kernel 2.6.18 and newer kernel 2.6.31 ?

[Gennar1]

BTW my old Pinnacle 330e is NOT HD compliant, so I will buy a new one.

Since the USB sticks are just tuners, you do not need any specific support for HD. The stick will just pass the transport stream to the decoder, so it makes no difference if the channel is HD or SD.Anyway, your Pinnacle will only work on a PC.

I've found the Avermedia 835 (AverTv Volar HD chipset AF9035 http://www.avermedia...ail.aspx?Id=508 ) about 22€</p>
Is it working with OpenPLI kernel 2.6.18 and newer kernel 2.6.31 ?

Avermedia sticks should work fine. I'm currently using an 867 in my ET9000 with OpenPli 2.1. The kernel version makes no difference, since the driver used in the old kernel 2.6.18 are exactly the same (from the OpenEmbedded repository).

[ambrosa]

BTW my old Pinnacle 330e is NOT HD compliant, so I will buy a new one.

Since the USB sticks are just tuners, you do not need any specific support for HD. The stick will just pass the transport stream to the decoder, so it makes no difference if the channel is HD or SD.Anyway, your Pinnacle will only work on a PC.

I've found the Avermedia 835 (AverTv Volar HD chipset AF9035 http://www.avermedia...ail.aspx?Id=508 ) about 22€</p>
Is it working with OpenPLI kernel 2.6.18 and newer kernel 2.6.31 ?

Avermedia sticks should work fine. I'm currently using an 867 in my ET9000 with OpenPli 2.1. The kernel version makes no difference, since the driver used in the old kernel 2.6.18 are exactly the same (from the OpenEmbedded repository).

Mmhh , I'm using OpenPLi build 2011-10-11
I cannot find in download plugin any AF9035 kernel module (only AF9015)
Where can I donwload AF9035 (old ?) kernel module ?

[Taykun345]

I guess you will need to install files manually? I would suggest that you buy Nova-T stick, this one will 100% work.

[pieterg]

af9013 is installed by the enigma2-plugin-drivers-dvb-usb-af9015 meta file (which you see in your plugin install screen)

edit: ignore this, you were asking for af9035, not af9013

Edited by pieterg, 14 October 2011 - 10:09.

[Dimitrij]

I've found the Avermedia 835 (AverTv Volar HD chipset AF9035 http://www.avermedia...ail.aspx?Id=508 ) about 22€

Works great on PLI 2.1 (et9000)

Edited by Dima73, 14 October 2011 - 10:07.

[ambrosa]

I've found the Avermedia 835 (AverTv Volar HD chipset AF9035 http://www.avermedia...ail.aspx?Id=508 ) about 22€

Works great on PLI 2.1 (et9000)

With NEWER kernel 2.6.31 ????
Where is the kernel module ? Into enigma2-plugin-drivers-dvb-usb-af9015 ?

[Gennar1]

On my system (OpenPli 2.1):

root@et9000:~# opkg list | grep 9035
v4l-dvb-module-dvb-usb-af9035 - 0.0+hg20100904-r4.7 - dvb-usb-af9035 kernel module; Afatech AF9035 driver

[Dimitrij]

I should add.
I began working at 100% stable, just after connecting through the hub with its own power.

[ambrosa]

On my system (OpenPli 2.1):

root@et9000:~# opkg list | grep 9035
v4l-dvb-module-dvb-usb-af9035 - 0.0+hg20100904-r4.7 - dvb-usb-af9035 kernel module; Afatech AF9035 driver

Which version of OpenPLì ?? OpenPli has changed kernel (newer 2.6.31) and 9035.ko kernel module is not ready yet (I think).
Perhaps you have older Openpli with older kernel 2.6.18 and for this kernel version are available many driver for USB DTT
For 2.6.31 actually there are driver only for 9013/9015 and dib0700 chipset

The proof :
I've tried to connect my Avermedia to CT9100. Nothing happen

My system is OpenPli 2011-10-11
root@et9x00:~# uname -a
Linux et9x00 2.6.31-3.2 #1 SMP Tue Oct 4 23:41:40 CEST 2011 mips GNU/Linux

There is no kernel module under /lib/modules/2.6.31-3.2/kernel/drivers/media/dvb/

It's listed as USB:
root@et9x00:~# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID dead:beef
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1a40:0101 TERMINUS TECHNOLOGY INC.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 07ca:b835 AVerMedia Technologies, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

No kernel module loaded (it doesn't exist...)
root@et9x00:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by
zd1211rw 56512 0
8712u 366752 0
usbserial 43664 0
rtl8187 59904 0
eeprom_93cx6 2240 1 rtl8187
rt73usb 28400 0
rt3070sta 763792 0
rt2500usb 21920 0
rt2x00usb 13136 2 rt73usb,rt2500usb
rt2x00lib 38320 3 rt73usb,rt2500usb,rt2x00usb
led_class 4864 2 rtl8187,rt2x00lib
input_polldev 4160 1 rt2x00lib
mac80211 184528 4 zd1211rw,rtl8187,rt2x00usb,rt2x00lib
ipv6 371040 14
dvb 4788224 8
modloader2 36240 1 dvb
modloader 23584 0
tpm 10352 3 dvb,modloader2,modloader
dvb_core 110640 1 dvb
cdfs 30512 0
8192cu 390672 0

and dmesg after a reboot don't show nothing about Avermedia
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2500usb
rtusb init --->
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2870
usbcore: registered new interface driver rt73usb
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8187
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial
USB Serial support registered for generic
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbserial_generic
usbserial: USB Serial Driver core
usbcore: registered new interface driver r871x_usb_drv
usbcore: registered new interface driver zd1211rw

BUT:
root@et9x00:~# opkg list | grep 9035
v4l-dvb-module-dvb-usb-af9035 - 0.0+hg20100904-r4.7 - dvb-usb-af9035 kernel module; Afatech AF9035 driver
Its' a fake ??

[WanWizard]

So it's available in the feed, but it's not installed?

[Gennar1]

So it's available in the feed, but it's not installed?

That's the issue. On OpenPli, there is no DTT installer plugin (as there is for example in the SifTeam image), nor there is any auto-install function, so you have to manually install the driver you need, and you have to manually create a loader file in /etc/modutils/, and then, after a reboot, you can enjoy your DTT tuner.The first step is:opkg install v4l-dvb-module-dvb-usb-af9035then create a file in /etc/modutils/ with a reference to the newly installed module:echo af9035 > /etc/modutils/usbaf9035(insert the exact name of the new module, I'm not sure it is simply "af9035")then update the modules:update-modulesfinally, reboot:reboot

Edited by Gennar1, 15 October 2011 - 16:47.

[Gennar1]

OT: Why it's so hard to insert special characters like an underscore on the new forum?
I can not even start a new line without strange sequences of symbols :-(
It's really hard to make a readable post...

[pieterg]

I think you can skip the modutils stuff, v4l-dvb-usb-* automatically get a modutils file.