No lock no signal

[deranonyme]

Hi

I like to use the TBS 6920 with gentoo standart kernel 2.6.34. The installation seens to be ok.

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dmesg| grep cx
cx23885 driver version 0.0.2 loaded
cx23885 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNEB] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
CORE cx23885[0]: subsystem: 6920:8888, board: TurboSight TBS 6920 [card=14,autodetected]
cx23885_dvb_register() allocating 1 frontend(s)
cx23885[0]: cx23885 based dvb card
DVB: registering new adapter (cx23885[0])
cx23885_dev_checkrevision() Hardware revision = 0xb0
cx23885[0]/0: found at 0000:03:00.0, rev: 2, irq: 19, latency: 0, mmio: 0xdfe00000
cx23885 0000:03:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
IRQ 19/cx23885[0]: IRQF_DISABLED is not guaranteed on shared IRQs
cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-cx24116.fw)...
cx23885 0000:03:00.0: firmware: requesting dvb-fe-cx24116.fw
cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload(2)...
cx24116_load_firmware: FW version 1.23.86.1
cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Firmware upload complete


The scan doesn't work

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dvbscan -vvv /home/frank/test/linux-tbs-all_20100818/scan-s2/dvb-s/Astra-19.2E > channels.conf
scanning /home/frank/test/linux-tbs-all_20100818/scan-s2/dvb-s/Astra-19.2E
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
initial transponder 12551500 V 22000000 5
>>> tune to: 12551:v:0:22000
DiSEqC: switch pos 0, 13V, hiband (index 2)
diseqc_send_msg:56: DiSEqC: e0 10 38 f1 00 00
DVB-S IF freq is 1951500
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 12551:v:0:22000 (tuning failed)
DiSEqC: switch pos 0, 13V, hiband (index 2)
diseqc_send_msg:56: DiSEqC: e0 10 38 f1 00 00
DVB-S IF freq is 1951500
>>> tuning status == 0x03
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
>>> tuning status == 0x01
WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
ERROR: initial tuning failed
dumping lists (0 services)
Done.


Femon says no sign.

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femon -H
FE: Conexant CX24116/CX24118 (DVBS)
status       | signal   0% | snr   0% | ber 0 | unc 0 |
status       | signal   0% | snr   0% | ber 0 | unc 0 |
status       | signal   0% | snr   0% | ber 0 | unc 0 |
status       | signal   0% | snr   0% | ber 0 | unc 0 |


Have you any hints? The TBS 6920 is the alternate for a technisat skystar2 on the same cable and LNB. The skystar before woks fine. The voltage on the output of the card is ok.

Sorry for my bad english

Frank

[cody]

Frank, i believe your configuration file:

"/home/frank/test/linux-tbs-all_20100818/scan-s2/dvb-s/Astra-19.2E"

is with wrong syntax for DVB-S2 card like TBS 6920. please, check "README" files included in Linux driver package on TBS website to see how proper "scan-s2" configuration file looks like. another possibility is to use "w_scan" tool. please, let me know if you have further questions.

[deranonyme]

Hi

What ever I did, I don't know. But it works now! I checked with the same commands like before and now it works. But a new question. I use kernel 2.6.34 and the card works (now) out of the box. Is also the remote control working with the kernel driver, or must I use the driver from the homepage?

Thank you

Frank

[cody]

Hi

What ever I did, I don't know. But it works now! I checked with the same commands like before and now it works.

hi Frank, it's good to hear that and the important thing is the problem is resolved

But a new question. I use kernel 2.6.34 and the card works (now) out of the box. Is also the remote control working with the kernel driver, or must I use the driver from the homepage?

at least for the time being you will need to use driver package from TBS website and please, note that driver with remote control support for the PCI-Express cards will be released soon as i mentioned here:

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=103

so such support is not released yet, but it's going to be very soon - i believe now it's just matter of few days more waiting.