Nova DVB-T PCI woes

Sp1t · 02-22-2006, 07:11 AM

I have the Hauppauge Nova-T PCI, Conexant chipset, which I am trying to install on a fresh SUSE 10.0 installation.

This works fine in the dual booted windblows installation, so I know there isn't anything wrong with the card or signal.

YAST detects two devices, one driven by cx88_dvb (originally detected as Hauppauge Nova-T, but becomes 'user defined' after changing the sound card setting), the other CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [MPEG Port], driven by b2c2-flexcop. Scanning channels through YAST (PAL, europe-west) brings up 'PAL: Not found' & no results. Clicking on the tuner button in either device brings up 'no tuner available for the selected card'

Kaffeine configure channels shows no signal, SNR of 50% and again, no channels. KDETV also finds no channels.

I've searched through here to see if anyone has set this card up, it would seem they have, but nobody says (in terms I can understand!) how they did it!

Please help!

Sp1t · 02-22-2006, 05:20 PM

When running dvbscan, this is the output... any ideas?

scanning uk-Blaenplwyf
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
initial transponder 530167000 0 2 9 3 0 0 0
initial transponder 482167000 0 2 9 3 0 0 0
initial transponder 506167000 0 2 9 3 0 0 0
initial transponder 562167000 0 2 9 3 0 0 0
initial transponder 538167000 0 2 9 3 0 0 0
initial transponder 570167000 0 2 9 3 0 0 0
>>> tune to: 530167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 530167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 482167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 482167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 506167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 506167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 562167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 562167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 538167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 538167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 570167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 570167000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_2_3:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K:GUARD_INTERVAL _1_32:HIERARCHY_NONE (tuning failed)
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
ERROR: initial tuning failed
dumping lists (0 services)
Done.

maroonbaboon · 02-22-2006, 07:44 PM

I never scanned for channels - I just used a ready-made channels.conf file for my local transmitter that I found on the web. If you have such a thing you can tune the card directly using an application like tzap.

Otherwise I think you have to choose your transmitter and provide some initial configuration, as described in:

http://www.linuxtv.org/mailinglists/.../msg00524.html

If uk-Blaenplwy is the correct signal source for you there appears to be a channels.conf at

http://linux.mikeasoft.com/dvb/chann...vbt-blaenplwyf

Sp1t · 02-23-2006, 05:03 AM

I managed to get the correct signal details (for Preseli, which is only a mile away) but still no joy.

I have looked in /dev/dvb/ and I have adapter0. In adapter0, ls lists:

demux0 dvr0 frontend0 net

is this correct or should there be more?

lsmod produces

Quote:

b2c2_flexcop 26508 0
subfs 7552 1
speedstep_lib 4228 0
freq_table 4612 0
ipv6 242752 10
snd_pcm_oss 59168 0
snd_mixer_oss 18944 2 snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq 51984 0
snd_seq_device 8588 1 snd_seq
button 7056 0
battery 10244 0
ac 5252 0
radeon 75264 1
drm 61844 2 radeon
af_packet 21384 2
edd 9824 0
tda80xx 8064 0
tda1004x 14084 0
tda10021 6404 0
sp887x 7300 0
s5h1420 8964 0
or51211 9348 0
usblp 12544 0
nxt6000 7300 0
nxt2002 8708 1 b2c2_flexcop
mt312 7812 1 b2c2_flexcop
dib3000mc 15232 0
dib3000mb 12160 0
dib3000_common 2432 2 dib3000mc,dib3000mb
cx24110 7684 0
cx22700 5764 0
bcm3510 10244 1 b2c2_flexcop
at76c651 5380 0
ov511 76704 0
dvb_ttpci 91168 0
l64781 6916 1 dvb_ttpci
saa7146_vv 47104 1 dvb_ttpci
saa7146 17672 2 dvb_ttpci,saa7146_vv
v4l1_compat 13060 1 saa7146_vv
v4l2_common 5760 1 saa7146_vv
ves1820 5764 1 dvb_ttpci
stv0299 10760 2 b2c2_flexcop,dvb_ttpci
tda8083 5892 1 dvb_ttpci
stv0297 7936 2 b2c2_flexcop,dvb_ttpci
sp8870 7052 1 dvb_ttpci
ves1x93 6660 1 dvb_ttpci
ttpci_eeprom 2688 1 dvb_ttpci
8139too 26112 0
snd_intel8x0 33504 2
sis900 20864 0
ehci_hcd 32136 0
cx88_blackbird 13956 0
mii 5504 2 8139too,sis900
snd_ac97_codec 91004 1 snd_intel8x0
cx88_dvb 9092 2
cx8802 11012 2 cx88_blackbird,cx88_dvb
mt352 6404 2 b2c2_flexcop,cx88_dvb
cx88xx 56864 3 cx88_blackbird,cx88_dvb,cx8802
i2c_algo_bit 9096 1 cx88xx
ir_common 8196 1 cx88xx
btcx_risc 5000 2 cx8802,cx88xx
ivtv_tveeprom 12588 1 cx88xx
videodev 9088 4 ov511,saa7146_vv,cx88_blackbird,cx88xx
or51132 9732 1 cx88_dvb
firmware_class 9856 10 b2c2_flexcop,tda1004x,sp887x,or51211,nxt2002,bcm3510,dvb_ttpci,sp8870,cx88_blackbird,or51132
video_buf_dvb 6276 1 cx88_dvb
dvb_core 77480 3 b2c2_flexcop,dvb_ttpci,video_buf_dvb
video_buf 20868 6 saa7146_vv,cx88_blackbird,cx88_dvb,cx8802,cx88xx,video_buf_dvb
lgdt330x 7708 1 cx88_dvb
cx22702 6148 1 cx88_dvb
dvb_pll 9348 3 cx88_dvb,or51132,cx22702
snd_ac97_bus 2432 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 93064 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 24452 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 60420 10 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer
soundcore 9184 2 snd
snd_page_alloc 10632 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
generic 4484 0 [permanent]
ohci_hcd 20228 0
usbcore 112512 5 usblp,ov511,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
sis_agp 8452 1
agpgart 33096 2 drm,sis_agp
i2c_sis96x 5380 0
i2c_core 20368 33 b2c2_flexcop,tda80xx,tda1004x,tda10021,sp887x,s5h1420,or51211,nxt6000,nxt2002,mt312,dib3000_common,c x24110,cx22700,bcm3510,at76c651,dvb_ttpci,l64781,ves1820,stv0299,tda8083,stv0297,sp8870,ves1x93,ttpc i_eeprom,cx88_dvb,mt352,cx88xx,i2c_algo_bit,ivtv_tveeprom,or51132,lgdt330x,cx22702,i2c_sis96x
shpchp 88676 0
pci_hotplug 26164 1 shpchp
parport_pc 38980 1
lp 11460 0
parport 33864 2 parport_pc,lp
nls_utf8 2048 1
ntfs 182288 1
reiserfs 250480 1
dm_mod 54972 0
ide_cd 39684 0
cdrom 36896 1 ide_cd
fan 4996 0
thermal 14472 0
processor 24512 1 thermal
sis5513 15752 0 [permanent]
ide_disk 17152 6
ide_core 122380 4 generic,ide_cd,sis5513,ide_disk

There are probably modules that shouldn't be there from previous efforts to get the right driver going, but I don't know how to stop them coming back after reboot.

Sp1t · 02-23-2006, 09:47 AM

WAHEY! I've worked it out. The frequencies I've found for the area are wrong - but I've found out a way of getting the right ones. I'll be back later with a full description, but for now, I'm completing the channel selection