technisat.rst

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  3How to set up the Technisat/B2C2 Flexcop devices
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  6.. note::
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  8   This documentation is outdated.
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 10Author: Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> August 2009
 11
 12Find out what device you have
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 14
 15Important Notice: The driver does NOT support Technisat USB 2 devices!
 16
 17First start your linux box with a shipped kernel:
 18
 19.. code-block:: none
 20
 21	lspci -vvv for a PCI device (lsusb -vvv for an USB device) will show you for example:
 22	02:0b.0 Network controller: Techsan Electronics Co Ltd B2C2 FlexCopII DVB chip /
 23	Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 02)
 24
 25	dmesg | grep frontend may show you for example:
 26	DVB: registering frontend 0 (Conexant CX24123/CX24109)...
 27
 28Kernel compilation:
 29-------------------
 30
 31If the Flexcop / Technisat is the only DVB / TV / Radio device in your box
 32get rid of unnecessary modules and check this one:
 33
 34``Multimedia support`` => ``Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build``
 35
 36In this directory uncheck every driver which is activated there
 37(except ``Simple tuner support`` for ATSC 3rd generation only -> see case 9 please).
 38
 39Then please activate:
 40
 41- Main module part:
 42
 43  ``Multimedia support`` => ``DVB/ATSC adapters`` => ``Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters``
 44
 45  #) => ``Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC PCI`` (PCI card) or
 46  #) => ``Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC USB`` (USB 1.1 adapter)
 47     and for troubleshooting purposes:
 48  #) => ``Enable debug for the B2C2 FlexCop drivers``
 49
 50- Frontend / Tuner / Demodulator module part:
 51
 52  ``Multimedia support`` => ``DVB/ATSC adapters``
 53   => ``Customise the frontend modules to build`` ``Customise DVB frontends`` =>
 54
 55  - SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.3:
 56
 57    #) => ``Zarlink VP310/MT312/ZL10313 based``
 58    #) => ``Generic I2C PLL based tuners``
 59
 60  - SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.6:
 61
 62    #) => ``ST STV0299 based``
 63    #) => ``Generic I2C PLL based tuners``
 64
 65  - SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.7:
 66
 67    #) => ``Samsung S5H1420 based``
 68    #) => ``Integrant ITD1000 Zero IF tuner for DVB-S/DSS``
 69    #) => ``ISL6421 SEC controller``
 70
 71  - SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.8:
 72
 73    #) => ``Conexant CX24123 based``
 74    #) => ``Conexant CX24113/CX24128 tuner for DVB-S/DSS``
 75    #) => ``ISL6421 SEC controller``
 76
 77  - AirStar DVB-T card:
 78
 79    #) => ``Zarlink MT352 based``
 80    #) => ``Generic I2C PLL based tuners``
 81
 82  - CableStar DVB-C card:
 83
 84    #) => ``ST STV0297 based``
 85    #) => ``Generic I2C PLL based tuners``
 86
 87  - AirStar ATSC card 1st generation:
 88
 89    #) => ``Broadcom BCM3510``
 90
 91  - AirStar ATSC card 2nd generation:
 92
 93    #) => ``NxtWave Communications NXT2002/NXT2004 based``
 94    #) => ``Generic I2C PLL based tuners``
 95
 96  - AirStar ATSC card 3rd generation:
 97
 98    #) => ``LG Electronics LGDT3302/LGDT3303 based``
 99    #) ``Multimedia support`` => ``Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build`` => ``Simple tuner support``
100