On 2/21/08, Markus Rechberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2/21/08, Ray Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > physis77 <at> inwind.it <physis77 <at> inwind.it> writes:
> >
> > > I have some difficoulties understanding the sequence of
> > > compiling/dependencies/procedures for the correct usage of this driver
> (I
> > got
> > > lost between emails, I confess)... Could somebody point me to some
> > detailed
> > > howto (comprehensive of analogue and digital tv)? There is too much
> > confusion
> > > over the net.
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm using Debian (sid) too, so maybe I can give you some information about
> > the
> > general process.
> >
> > Here is what worked for me (without doing any "hacks"):
> >
> > - compiled a vanilla 2.6.24.2 kernel and booted into it
> > - ran the build.sh script in userspace-drivers as root
> > - ran the build.sh script in em28xx-userspace2 as root
> > - plugged in the 330e
> > - finish :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Markus,
> >
> > The userspace-drivers' build.sh script looks for the kernel sources, so
> > the
> > standard Debian kernel (2.6.24) and installed headers wont work unless I
> > change
> > the script line 3
> > from
> > KDIR="/lib/modules/`uname -r`/source/"
> > to
> > KDIR="/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/"
> >
> > Also, em28xx-userspace2 doesn't compile at all, complaining about missing
> > included files. Might be a problem of the debian kernel though.
> >
> > Additionally, it turns out that checking for .config doesn't work all the
> > way
> > along, SuSE for instance installs complete sources but no .config etc,
> > however,
> > it works flawlessly with "custom" kernels.
> >
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately the driver is still not working for me, even with
> > /sys/module/dvb_core/parameters/dvb_shutdown_timeout set to 0.
> > I also enabled that bunch of debug switches in
> > /sys/module/dvb_core/parameters/
> > but did not really see something pointing towards an error.
> >
> > When I do a *scan /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/de-Berlin* I still get these
> > "WARNING:
> > >>> tuning failed!!!" messages and "demod init" in the dmesg.
> >
> > I currently use the dvb-apps from Linuxtv.org.
> >
> > My dmesg from inserting the stick looks normal like everyone else's, so I
> > won't
> > post it again. If you want me to, I can post the build/message logs and
> > kernel
> > .config tonight.
> >
> > Any other info of importance to you?
> >

Hi,

please update the driver again, I went out of my apartment and tested
the driver. I added a small regression which disabled the signal lock,
this is fixed now.

I successfully tested Pinnacle 330e, Hauppauge HVR 900 B2C0 and
Terratec Cinergy Hybrid XS FM with that driver.

Markus

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