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prefect47 at gmail

Apr 23, 2012, 1:01 AM

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Multi-standard DVB frontend support?

Hi,

Apologies for cross-posting to the dev list, but it seemed appropriate.

I'm wondering if there are any plans for support of multi-standard
frontends? I came across
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/45723/match=290ewhen
looking for clues as to why my PCTV 290e stopped working when I
upgraded my Fedora 15 (now 16) combined backend/frontend server to a 3.x
kernel and it mentions that it was introduced in Linux DVB API v5.4 or
something.

/ Niklas

prefect47 at gmail

Apr 30, 2012, 2:10 PM

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Re: Multi-standard DVB frontend support? [In reply to]

One week with no replies, figured I'd bump this at least once. :)

/ Niklas

On 23 April 2012 10:01, Niklas Brunlid <prefect47 [at] gmail> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Apologies for cross-posting to the dev list, but it seemed appropriate.
>
> I'm wondering if there are any plans for support of multi-standard
> frontends? I came across
> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.video-input-infrastructure/45723/match=290ewhen looking for clues as to why my PCTV 290e stopped working when I
> upgraded my Fedora 15 (now 16) combined backend/frontend server to a 3.x
> kernel and it mentions that it was introduced in Linux DVB API v5.4 or
> something.
>
> / Niklas
>
>

danielk at cuymedia

May 11, 2012, 12:49 PM

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Re: Multi-standard DVB frontend support? [In reply to]

On 04/23/2012 04:01 AM, Niklas Brunlid wrote:
> Apologies for cross-posting to the dev list, but it seemed appropriate.
> I'm wondering if there are any plans for support of multi-standard
> frontends?

None currently. But my understanding is that there is a command
line utility which can switch the mode of the card.

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mtdean at thirdcontact

May 11, 2012, 12:52 PM

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Re: Multi-standard DVB frontend support? [In reply to]

On 05/11/2012 03:49 PM, danielk wrote:
> On 04/23/2012 04:01 AM, Niklas Brunlid wrote:
>> Apologies for cross-posting to the dev list, but it seemed appropriate.
>> I'm wondering if there are any plans for support of multi-standard
>> frontends?
>
> None currently. But my understanding is that there is a command
> line utility which can switch the mode of the card.

http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/516174#516174

Mike
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scottcmoncrieff at gmail

May 11, 2012, 12:57 PM

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Re: Multi-standard DVB frontend support? [In reply to]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1971898
On May 11, 2012 8:53 PM, "Michael T. Dean" <mtdean [at] thirdcontact> wrote:

> On 05/11/2012 03:49 PM, danielk wrote:
>
>> On 04/23/2012 04:01 AM, Niklas Brunlid wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies for cross-posting to the dev list, but it seemed appropriate.
>>> I'm wondering if there are any plans for support of multi-standard
>>> frontends?
>>>
>>
>> None currently. But my understanding is that there is a command
>> line utility which can switch the mode of the card.
>>
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/users/516174#**516174<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/516174#516174>
>
>
> Mike
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prefect47 at gmail

May 13, 2012, 8:34 AM

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Re: Multi-standard DVB frontend support? [In reply to]

On 11 May 2012 21:52, Michael T. Dean <mtdean [at] thirdcontact> wrote:

> On 05/11/2012 03:49 PM, danielk wrote:
>
>> On 04/23/2012 04:01 AM, Niklas Brunlid wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies for cross-posting to the dev list, but it seemed appropriate.
>>> I'm wondering if there are any plans for support of multi-standard
>>> frontends?
>>>
>>
>> None currently. But my understanding is that there is a command
>> line utility which can switch the mode of the card.
>>
>
> http://www.gossamer-threads.**com/lists/mythtv/users/516174#**516174<http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/516174#516174>
>
>
Didn't help, unfortunately - mythtvsetup still complains:

2012-05-13 17:25:32.385665 E FE_GET_INFO ioctl failed
(/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0) eno: No such device (19)
2012-05-13 17:25:33.865334 E FE_GET_INFO ioctl failed
(/dev/dvb/adapter_290e/frontend0) eno: No such device (19)

The backend says:

2012-05-13 17:33:23.922804 I [9042/9059] TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:1014
(HandleStateChange) - TVRec(24): Changing from None to WatchingLiveTV
2012-05-13 17:33:23.926627 I [9042/9059] TVRecEvent tv_rec.cpp:3456
(TuningCheckForHWChange) - TVRec(24): HW Tuner: 24->24
2012-05-13 17:33:23.960061 N [9042/9042] CoreContext autoexpire.cpp:263
(CalcParams) - AutoExpire: CalcParams(): Max required Free Space: 2.0 GB
w/freq: 14 min
2012-05-13 17:33:24.171394 E [9042/9164] DVBRead dvbstreamhandler.cpp:626
(Open) - PIDInfo(/dev/dvb/adapter_290e/frontend0): Failed to set TS filter
(pid 0x0)

dvb-fe-tol says:

# dvb-fe-tool
Device Sony CXD2820R (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0) capabilities:
CAN_2G_MODULATION CAN_FEC_1_2 CAN_FEC_2_3 CAN_FEC_3_4 CAN_FEC_5_6
CAN_FEC_7_8 CAN_FEC_AUTO CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO
CAN_INVERSION_AUTO CAN_MUTE_TS CAN_QAM_16 CAN_QAM_32 CAN_QAM_64 CAN_QAM_128
CAN_QAM_256 CAN_QAM_AUTO CAN_QPSK CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO
DVB API Version 5.5, Current v5 delivery system: DVBC/ANNEX_A
Supported delivery systems: DVBT DVBT2 [DVBC/ANNEX_A]

...so the card should be set to DVB-C already, or at least a variant of
DVB-C. Is it possible that the kernel module simply doesn't understand the
v3 API? Or is v5 backwards compatible?

/ Niklas

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