Broken firmware for QBOX II?

[skrzyp]

Hi!

I install drivers tbs-linux-drivers_v130927.tar.gz and tbs-linux-sources_v130909.zip in both, after load attached with them firmware I can't reboot system - it hangs.
Drivers are installed by just run installer.sh
When I change firmware to file extracted from this site https://bitbucket.org/CrazyCat/linux-tbs-drivers

card is detected properly, but changing channels are very slow (8-10 seconds) and watching HD S2 channels are impossible, 5 seconds video and after that 15seconds hangs.


dmesg with broken firmware from v130927

http://paste.ubuntu.com/6380951/

lsusb

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Bus 002 Device 003: ID 15a4:9016 Afatech Technologies, Inc. AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0bc7:0004 X10 Wireless Technology, Inc. X10 Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


uname -a

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Linux LMC_AMD 3.11.3-ARCH #7 SMP PREEMPT Fri Nov 8 06:47:20 Local time zone must be set--s i686 AMD E-350 Processor AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux

With good firmware:

dmesg

http://paste.ubuntu.com/6380955/

lsusb

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Bus 002 Device 002: ID 734c:5928 TBS Technologies China Q-Box II DVB-S2 HD
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 15a4:9016 Afatech Technologies, Inc. AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 0bc7:0004 X10 Wireless Technology, Inc. X10 Receiver
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


Thanks for help

[updatelee]

I haven't compared firmware files. But even with no firmware file it still should show in lsusb. You sure you don't mean drivers?

UDL

[skrzyp]

When no firmware files are in system, qbox is visable after lsusb.
I try many options and this is broken dvb-usb-tbsqbox-id5928.fw after loading them qbox are unavaliable. Only disconnecting them from power source helps, even reboot don't help.
All CX24116 firmware versions works (now I try compare which version are the best). Diffirence is only that in oryginal firmware doesn't display version on dmesg. Maybe some of this firmwares improve channel switch speed and HD channels.

BTW this is normal, that switching channels on linux takes 8..10 seconds?

[skrzyp]

I run monitoring of usb throughput. On SD channels they use 30Mbytes/s, on HD 2-3 seconds 60-120 and 20sec. 0! M/s
Something is not ok with drivers/firmware.
Have any run without troubles on some drivers? Can send me link for them? Thanks

EDIT:

After disabling debug and power manager for usb in kernel and use firmware in v1.26.90.0 I can change SD channel in 3-6sec, but HD channels still didn't works. Oryginal firmware is really wrong.
In dmesg I have only "tbsqboxs2: tbsqboxs2_set_voltage". I really don't know what now I can do Can anybody help me?

[skrzyp]

And everything clear.
I connect tuner to my another htpc with atom/ion and all works ok (on git drivers). So if somebody want run qbox-s2 let do not use Asrock E350M1 motherboard.
Tested on several kernels with different settings and on 3 linux distributions (funtoo, arch, ubuntu). There are usb error in AMD chipset.
There are also problems with PCI-E and Nvdia graphic card (9300 and 8400 was tested). There was errors with IRQ and lost communication with card.

Sorry for my english

[updatelee]

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-C_USB_Devices

its mentioned here issues with AMD chipsets sometimes, I know others on the forum have posted similar issues once in awhile.

you could try a separate usb card see if that helps.

UDL

[crazycat]

maybe connected to usb 3.0 port ?

[skrzyp]

No, my MB have only 2.0 USB

[skrzyp]

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-C_USB_Devices
you could try a separate usb card see if that helps.
UDL

I change MB to other with ION. On E350M1 is only one PCI-e where I insert GeForce card, because hardware acceleration for video with ATI also don't work.

Thanks all for help.