On Monday 18 December 2006 23:46, Vini Engel wrote: > On Monday 18 December 2006 12:54, John Bowden wrote: > > On Monday 18 December 2006 01:29, Vini Engel wrote: > > > On Monday 18 December 2006 12:20, John Bowden wrote: > > > > On Monday 18 December 2006 01:01, Vini Engel wrote: > > > > > On Monday 18 December 2006 03:00, John Bowden wrote: > > > > > > On Sunday 17 December 2006 14:35, Vini Engel wrote: > > > > > > > John Bowden said the following on 17/12/06 15:56: > > > > > > > > On Saturday 16 December 2006 20:26, John Bowden wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Saturday 16 December 2006 14:15, John Bowden wrote: > > > > > > > >>> On Saturday 16 December 2006 10:41, Markku Kolkka wrote: > > > > > > > >>>> John Bowden kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika lauantai, > > > > > > > >>>> 16. > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> joulukuuta 2006 00:58): > > > > > > > >>>>> Now I have the manufacturers windoz driver disk. What > > > > > > > >>>>> would the firmware file look like, (file extension?) and > > > > > > > >>>>> if its not on the disk where can I find it? > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> You can download it from > > > > > > > >>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/ > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>>> How do I tell FC to load it > > > > > > > >>>>> preferably automatically at boot. > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> Copy it to /lib/firmware. > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> Did it the newbie way found a rpm on pbone.net after > > > > > > > >>> googleing ;-) > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>>>> Also where can I find > > > > > > > >>>>> linux/Documentation/dvb/ would it be on my hard drive or > > > > > > > >>>>> on Red Hats website? > > > > > > > >>>> > > > > > > > >>>> Install the kernel-doc package or see > > > > > > > >>>> http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/dvb/?v=2.6.18 > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> I had all ready installed that package. It was late last > > > > > > > >>> night and was not thinking clearly. Not quite sure what > > > > > > > >>> directory they are in. > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>>> -- > > > > > > > >>>> Markku Kolkka > > > > > > > >>>> markku.kolkka@xxxxxx > > > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > >>> After much tinkering I gave up at about 5am this morning > > > > > > > >>> and went to bed, thinking a clear head would be more > > > > > > > >>> productive. Switched the machine on this morning and hey > > > > > > > >>> presto the blue light on the us dvb box came on. Fired up > > > > > > > >>> kaffeine and clicked on the dvb icon at the intro window > > > > > > > >>> and it now sees the dvb box. Did a scan and found a long > > > > > > > >>> list of channels. Yahoo! Now all I have to do is install > > > > > > > >>> the missing codacs to view tv and listen to radio. ;-( -- > > > > > > > >>> registered Linux user number 414240 Guy Fawkes the only > > > > > > > >>> person to enter the Parliament with honest intentions and > > > > > > > >>> he was going to blow them up ! > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> Unit is now working after some fun and games with codacs! > > > > > > > >> Now it won't work in windows and I see it has changed from > > > > > > > >> a800 to a801, which is probably whats confusing windows > > > > > > > >> -- > > > > > > > >> registered Linux user number 414240 > > > > > > > >> Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with > > > > > > > >> honest intentions and he was going to blow them up ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Latest update... > > > > > > > > Linux seems to load a firmware to change the unit from a800 > > > > > > > > to a801, which means windoz sees it as a new device during > > > > > > > > start up and can't find any drivers for it (as its now a a801 > > > > > > > > not a800). I tried to manually install the original ones off > > > > > > > > the disk and some updated ones off the Avermedia's web site > > > > > > > > but windoz won't have it. I shut down the pc and went and > > > > > > > > made a cup of tea. when I got back I noticed the usb box > > > > > > > > still had its blue light on. It was still powered up! > > > > > > > > unplugging the usb cable from the box powered it down and > > > > > > > > booting into windozs it worked again. Rebooted into Fedora > > > > > > > > and it didnt work! Dmesg showed it had been recognised and > > > > > > > > the firmware had been loaded, so rebooted back into Fedora > > > > > > > > and its working. Just got to get the remote working now! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have the same DVB box but my one doesn't seem to work at all. > > > > > > > The kernel modules get loaded fine and firmware is also being > > > > > > > found by the modules. However the devices in /dev are not being > > > > > > > created. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am running FC5 with Kernel 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5, I also tried on > > > > > > > FC6 with the latest kernel default kernel and the devices were > > > > > > > not created either. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Would any of you have any ideas as to why it is not working? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > Vini > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you run windoz as well, does it have any problems with it? Is > > > > > > the blue light on the front of the box come on when running FC. > > > > > > What does dmesg say > > > > > > > > > > No I don't run windows and the blue light never comes on. > > > > > > > > > > This is what my dmesg says, there are also some usb messages that I > > > > > couldn't find as I got these ones from the message log file and not > > > > > the dmesg. > > > > > > > > > > dvb-usb: found a 'AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800)' in cold > > > > > state, will try to load a firmware > > > > > dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-avertv-a800-02.fw' > > > > > > > > When you boot FC before you log in do a reboot and then log in. You > > > > should find the blue light comes on and stays on even when machine is > > > > shut down. You should only need to do this once as long as the > > > > machine is left plugged into the mains and the mains is switched on. > > > > Then after doing the second boot it gives this: > > > > > > > > dvb-usb: AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800) successfully > > > > initialized and connected. > > > > usbcore: registered new driver dvb_usb_a800 > > > > > > So what you are saying is that my AverTV box will only work if I start > > > up my machine with it connected to the USB port. If I just plug it > > > won't work straight away, is it correct? > > > > > > Regards, > > > Vini > > > > Yes leave it plugged in, (make sure its in a usb2 socket) you need to do > > a reboot the first time to warm up the unit. Once you have done that the > > blue light stays on even when you shut down the machine, like the mouse > > and keyboard light stays on when the machine is powered down, well my > > newer machines do. I have some old and ancient machines here! I'm off to > > bed now but will follow the thread latter tomorrow. Good luck. > > Hey John, > > It worked, I must say that it is not making much sense to me though. As a > USB device it should start working when it is plugged into the port. I > think if we restart udev after the AverTV box is connected it may turn the > box on. Apart from having to restart my machine to make it work, everything > else looks very good. The image and sound are awesome and I can tune many > more channels than I could with my conventional TV. > > The only thing that is not working though, is the remote control. Does > yours work at all? > > Thanks > Vini Alas no. Well not yet as I will have a fiddle with it when I have time. I got side tracked trying to get my Psion S5 talking to my FC box. When I have that sorted I will have a fiddle with the remote control. The picture is a lot clearer and more stable than it was in windoz, and I also have a few more TV Chanel's. I can send you an off list email If I have any success with the remote if you like. -- registered Linux user number 414240 Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with honest intentions and he was going to blow them up !
