Linux TV: Installing an MSI Digi Vox Ultimate HD (DVB)?

patrick295767 · 06-28-2012, 12:08 AM

Hi,

This piece of hardware seems not to be working.

Bus 001 Device 004: ID 048d:9135 Integrated Technology Express, Inc. Zolid Mini DVB-T Stick

Code:

[   25.016724] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[   26.004062] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[  404.848247] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[  404.982205] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=9135
[  404.982222] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[  404.982552] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

 ls -ltra /dev/dvb
ls: cannot access /dev/dvb: No such file or directory

tail -f /var/log/messages

Code:

Jun 28 21:17:54 debian  kernel: [ 3251.012365] usb 1-1: USB disconnect, address 13
Jun 28 21:17:56 debian  kernel: [ 3253.080256] usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 14
Jun 28 21:17:56 debian  kernel: [ 3253.214300] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=9135
Jun 28 21:17:56 debian  kernel: [ 3253.214317] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
Jun 28 21:17:56 debian  kernel: [ 3253.214653] usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

How to install and make it work?

thank you

serafean · 06-28-2012, 08:19 AM

Hi, this is weird according to this your usbid belongs to a kworld device.
Now come the regular questions : which distro? custom kernel? Did you get any required firmware?

Serafean

Edit : ok, it seems that your device has the same internals as the kword device, so it should already be supported... My guess is that all you're missing is the firmware.

PS : a bit of publicity; I have no idea how you intend to use your device, but may I suggest you take a look at tvheadend... I just love it.

patrick295767 · 06-28-2012, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serafean

Hi, this is weird according to this your usbid belongs to a kworld device.
Now come the regular questions : which distro? custom kernel? Did you get any required firmware?

Serafean

Edit : ok, it seems that your device has the same internals as the kword device, so it should already be supported... My guess is that all you're missing is the firmware.

PS : a bit of publicity; I have no idea how you intend to use your device, but may I suggest you take a look at tvheadend... I just love it.

thank you. I tried but too difficult. I am not an informatician

Could debian propose a deb? I am not capable to do lot of compiling linux.

it would be nice that the webpage is updated: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.ph...B_Devices/Full

it does not work from the box

dvb for linux is complete bullshit. look:
✔ Yes, in kernel since 2.6.28
they mention it works.

although debian is having a right kernel:
Linux debian 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Mon Jun 13 04:13:06 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux

nothing appears into /dev/v4l nor /dev/dvb exists

dvd-apps is also installed.

apt-cache search v4l dvb returns nothing

Code:

~$ dpkg -l | grep firmware
ii  firmware-linux-nonfree               0.28+squeeze1                      Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel

Code:

Downloads# modprobe dvb-usb-it9135
FATAL: Module dvb_usb_it9135 not found.

patrick295767 · 06-28-2012, 03:18 PM

Enjoy the deb if you can make dvb work

I hope that this deb is capable to help you for debian stable squeeze:

v4l_dvb-1_i386-linux-2.6.32-5-686.deb

http://depositfiles.com/files/j3r0qy392

serafean · 06-29-2012, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrick295767

dvb for linux is complete bullshit. look:
✔ Yes, in kernel since 2.6.28
they mention it works.

Where did you get that? Any mention of your usbid comes along with explicitly mentioning that the device is supported only since kernel 3.2 (3.4 for an MSI stick). Your kernel (2.6.32) is old; update it, your luck might change. (Warning : a change of the major version might generate some very weird issues).
You could also try only updating the multimedia stack.

Serafean

patrick295767 · 06-29-2012, 12:22 PM

OK, I compiled like crazy, since debian squeeze, with current old kernel, does absolutely not offer any support for DVB.

Now it is installed and firmare also ok.

ls /dev/dvb is empty

mplayer dvb:// not working

Quote:

2.010318] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=9135
[21052.010335] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[21052.010738] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[21052.011872] it913x: Chip Version=01 Chip Type=9135
[21052.012629] it913x: Dual mode=0 Tuner Type=38
[21052.013873] dvb-usb: found a 'ITE 9135 Generic' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
[21052.013888] usb 1-2: firmware: requesting dvb-usb-it9135-01.fw
[21052.022606] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-it9135-01.fw'
[21052.022998] it913x: FRM Starting Firmware Download
[21052.614251] it913x: FRM Firmware Download Completed - Resetting Device
[21052.649411] it913x: Chip Version=01 Chip Type=9135
[21052.649904] it913x: Firmware Version 204869120
[21052.721639] dvb-usb: found a 'ITE 9135 Generic' in warm state.
[21052.721811] dvb-usb: will use the device's hardware PID filter (table count: 31).
[21052.722871] DVB: registering new adapter (ITE 9135 Generic)
[21052.731130] it913x-fe: ADF table value :00
[21052.735510] it913x-fe: Crystal Frequency :12000000 Adc Frequency :20250000 ADC X2: 01
[21052.776027] it913x-fe: Tuner LNA type :38
[21052.831647] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (ITE 9135 Generic_1)...
[21052.831939] Registered IR keymap rc-it913x-v1
[21052.835927] input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/rc/rc1/input16
[21052.836719] rc1: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/rc/rc1
[21052.836732] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 250 msecs.
[21052.836744] dvb-usb: ITE 9135 Generic successfully initialized and connected.
[21052.836750] it913x: DEV registering device driver

what shoud I do not to see the dvb ?

patrick295767 · 06-29-2012, 12:23 PM

OK, I compiled like crazy, since debian squeeze, with current old kernel, does absolutely not offer any support for DVB.

Now it is installed and firmare also ok.

ls /dev/dvb is empty

mplayer dvb:// not working

Quote:

2.010318] usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=048d, idProduct=9135
[21052.010335] usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=0, Product=0, SerialNumber=0
[21052.010738] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[21052.011872] it913x: Chip Version=01 Chip Type=9135
[21052.012629] it913x: Dual mode=0 Tuner Type=38
[21052.013873] dvb-usb: found a 'ITE 9135 Generic' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
[21052.013888] usb 1-2: firmware: requesting dvb-usb-it9135-01.fw
[21052.022606] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-it9135-01.fw'
[21052.022998] it913x: FRM Starting Firmware Download
[21052.614251] it913x: FRM Firmware Download Completed - Resetting Device
[21052.649411] it913x: Chip Version=01 Chip Type=9135
[21052.649904] it913x: Firmware Version 204869120
[21052.721639] dvb-usb: found a 'ITE 9135 Generic' in warm state.
[21052.721811] dvb-usb: will use the device's hardware PID filter (table count: 31).
[21052.722871] DVB: registering new adapter (ITE 9135 Generic)
[21052.731130] it913x-fe: ADF table value :00
[21052.735510] it913x-fe: Crystal Frequency :12000000 Adc Frequency :20250000 ADC X2: 01
[21052.776027] it913x-fe: Tuner LNA type :38
[21052.831647] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (ITE 9135 Generic_1)...
[21052.831939] Registered IR keymap rc-it913x-v1
[21052.835927] input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/rc/rc1/input16
[21052.836719] rc1: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/rc/rc1
[21052.836732] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 250 msecs.
[21052.836744] dvb-usb: ITE 9135 Generic successfully initialized and connected.
[21052.836750] it913x: DEV registering device driver

what shoud I do not to see the dvb ?

patrick295767 · 06-29-2012, 12:33 PM

OK. After another compilation, now, I have updated the box and I get this :

Code:

/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0

Code:

 find /dev/dvb -iname "*"
/dev/dvb
/dev/dvb/adapter0
/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0
/dev/dvb/adapter0/net0
/dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0

I read this
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DVB-S

Code:

 mplayer  /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
MPlayer SVN-r31918 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick

Playing /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0.

this mplayer /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0 hangs and gives nothing.

and too:

Code:

$ mplayer  dvb://
MPlayer SVN-r31918 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick

Playing dvb://.
DVB CONFIGURATION IS EMPTY, exit
Failed to open dvb://.


Exiting... (End of file)

w_scan found something.

Code:

586000: (time: 01:34) 
594000: (time: 01:37) 
602000: (time: 01:45) (time: 01:51) signal ok:
        QAM_AUTO f = 602000 kHz I999B8C999D999T999G999Y999
Info: NIT(actual) filter timeout
610000: (time: 02:10) 
618000: (time: 02:14) 
626000: (time: 02:17) 
634000: (time: 02:21) 
642000: (time: 02:26) 
650000: (time: 02:32) (time: 02:35) signal ok:
        QAM_AUTO f = 650000 kHz I999B8C999D999T999G999Y999
Info: NIT(actual) filter timeout
658000: (time: 02:49) 
666000: (time: 02:53)

what to do to directly playing it with ffplay or mplayer (no szap) ?

serafean · 07-01-2012, 05:22 PM

Hi,

Quote:

OK, I compiled like crazy

Congratulations, talk about baptism by fire...

Quote:

Info: NIT(actual) filter timeout

This doesn't sound good. It might be that you're not getting a good enough reception...

to use "mplayer dvb://" you need to run w_scan with the -M option, and then place the generated file into the ~/.mplayer/ directory.
to generate the file :

Code:

w_scan -M > channels.conf

then mplayer will work with dvb.

Serafean

patrick295767 · 07-14-2012, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serafean

Hi,
Congratulations, talk about baptism by fire...
This doesn't sound good. It might be that you're not getting a good enough reception...

to use "mplayer dvb://" you need to run w_scan with the -M option, and then place the generated file into the ~/.mplayer/ directory.
to generate the file :

Code:

w_scan -M > channels.conf

then mplayer will work with dvb.

Serafean

I placed the PC and antenna close to the window, and this run this again. It didnt find any channels.

The strange thing is that with the same antenna my flat screen tv can really see some channels (about 10 channels).

So ?

serafean · 07-16-2012, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patrick295767

The strange thing is that with the same antenna my flat screen tv can really see some channels (about 10 channels).

This might be because recent TVs have integrated signal amplifiers. My DVR has one, luckily it also has an antenna output, only thanks to this signal amplifier is my DVB usb stick capable of finding channels.

patrick295767 · 07-16-2012, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serafean

This might be because recent TVs have integrated signal amplifiers. My DVR has one, luckily it also has an antenna output, only thanks to this signal amplifier is my DVB usb stick capable of finding channels.

really cool. Could you let me knwo which device have you got ? Maybe I ought to buy the same one ...

serafean · 07-22-2012, 04:49 PM

Hi, I was talking about a complete DVR box, which IMO isn't what you want. What would be good for you is described here. I haven't found a product in english, but something along the lines of this might help (no guarantees though, I cannot stress "might" enough).

Serafean

patrick295767 · 07-23-2012, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serafean

Hi, I was talking about a complete DVR box, which IMO isn't what you want. What would be good for you is described here. I haven't found a product in english, but something along the lines of this might help (no guarantees though, I cannot stress "might" enough).

Serafean

well I could always buy one at http://www.conrad.de/ce/ and give it back if not working.
Visibly, I had to compile from source to get it working on squeeze. I find it strange because I though my dvb-t would be supported already in stable. This usb tv stick might be really cheap, and actually I must check it under XP windows to check if it can get a signal of tv. I fear that yes... usually on windows hardware works well..