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authorJohannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org>2005-05-17 00:54:45 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-05-17 10:59:34 -0400
commitdf481ae59074756f1d0b2712d8b3fe8d04eb16c1 (patch)
treead29052455aaf19cead8c24117f5640bf925cb64 /Documentation/dvb/bt8xx.txt
parent4a2cc1269b6c1404e6e882cee604d55c90927467 (diff)
[PATCH] dvb: bt8xx: updated documentation
updated documentation (Manu Abraham) Signed-off-by: Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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@@ -35,45 +35,35 @@ TwinHan (dst) are loaded automatically by the dvb-bt8xx device driver.
35 $ modprobe bttv (normally bttv is being loaded automatically by kmod) 35 $ modprobe bttv (normally bttv is being loaded automatically by kmod)
36 $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or just place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules for automatic loading) 36 $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or just place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules for automatic loading)
37 37
383b) TwinHan 38
39----------- 393b) TwinHan and Clones
40--------------------------
40 41
41 $ modprobe bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x71 42 $ modprobe bttv i2c_hw=1 card=0x71
42 $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx 43 $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx
43 $ modprobe dst 44 $ modprobe dst
44 45
45The value 0x71 will override the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx, which 46The value 0x71 will override the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx,
46is necessary for TwinHan cards.# 47which is necessary for TwinHan cards.
47 48
48If you're having an older card (blue color circuit) and card=0x71 locks your 49If you're having an older card (blue color circuit) and card=0x71 locks
49machine, try using 0x68, too. If that does not work, ask on the DVB mailing list. 50your machine, try using 0x68, too. If that does not work, ask on the
51mailing list.
50 52
51The DST module takes a couple of useful parameters, in case the 53The DST module takes a couple of useful parameters.
52dst drivers fails to detect your type of card correctly.
53 54
54dst_type takes values 0 (satellite), 1 (terrestial TV), 2 (cable). 55verbose takes values 0 to 5. These values control the verbosity level.
55 56
56dst_type_flags takes bit combined values: 57debug takes values 0 and 1. You can either disable or enable debugging.
571 = new tuner type packets. You can use this if your card is detected
58 and you have debug and you continually see the tuner packets not
59 working (make sure not a basic problem like dish alignment etc.)
60 58
612 = TS 204. If your card tunes OK, but the picture is terrible, seemingly 59dst_addons takes values 0 and 0x20. A value of 0 means it is a FTA card.
62 breaking up in one half continually, and crc fails a lot, then 600x20 means it has a Conditional Access slot.
63 this is worth a try (or trying to turn off)
64 61
654 = has symdiv. Some cards, mostly without new tuner packets, require 62The autodected values are determined bythe cards 'response
66 a symbol division algorithm. Doesn't apply to terrestial TV.
67
68You can also specify a value to have the autodetected values turned off
69(e.g. 0). The autodected values are determined bythe cards 'response
70string' which you can see in your logs e.g. 63string' which you can see in your logs e.g.
71 64
72dst_check_ci: recognize DST-MOT 65dst_get_device_id: Recognise [DSTMCI]
73
74or
75 66
76dst_check_ci: unable to recognize DSTXCI or STXCI
77 67
78-- 68--
79Authors: Richard Walker, Jamie Honan, Michael Hunold 69Authors: Richard Walker, Jamie Honan, Michael Hunold, Manu Abraham