AverTV DVB T USB2 {-2.5} {-2.5} {-2.6} {-2.6}

[Vini Engel]

On Monday 18 December 2006 12:54, John Bowden wrote:
> On Monday 18 December 2006 01:29, Vini Engel wrote:
> > On Monday 18 December 2006 12:20, John Bowden wrote:
> > > On Monday 18 December 2006 01:01, Vini Engel wrote:
> > > > On Monday 18 December 2006 03:00, John Bowden wrote:
> > > > > On Sunday 17 December 2006 14:35, Vini Engel wrote:
> > > > > > John Bowden said the following on 17/12/06 15:56:
> > > > > > > On Saturday 16 December 2006 20:26, John Bowden wrote:
> > > > > > >> On Saturday 16 December 2006 14:15, John Bowden wrote:
> > > > > > >>> On Saturday 16 December 2006 10:41, Markku Kolkka wrote:
> > > > > > >>>> John Bowden kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika lauantai, 16.
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> joulukuuta 2006 00:58):
> > > > > > >>>>> Now I have the manufacturers windoz driver disk. What would
> > > > > > >>>>> the firmware file look like, (file extension?) and if its
> > > > > > >>>>> not on the disk where can I find it?
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> You can download it from
> > > > > > >>>> http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>>> How do I tell FC to load it
> > > > > > >>>>> preferably automatically at boot.
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> Copy it to /lib/firmware.
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> Did it the newbie way found a rpm on pbone.net after
> > > > > > >>> googleing ;-)
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>>>> Also where can I find
> > > > > > >>>>> linux/Documentation/dvb/ would it be on my hard drive or on
> > > > > > >>>>> Red Hats website?
> > > > > > >>>>
> > > > > > >>>> Install the kernel-doc package or see
> > > > > > >>>> http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/dvb/?v=2.6.18
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> I had all ready installed that package. It was late last
> > > > > > >>> night and was not thinking clearly. Not quite sure what
> > > > > > >>> directory they are in.
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>>> --
> > > > > > >>>>  Markku Kolkka
> > > > > > >>>>  markku.kolkka at iki.fi
> > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >>> After much tinkering I gave up at about 5am this morning and
> > > > > > >>> went to bed, thinking a clear head would be more productive.
> > > > > > >>> Switched the machine on this morning and hey presto the blue
> > > > > > >>> light on the us dvb box came on. Fired up kaffeine and
> > > > > > >>> clicked on the dvb icon at the intro window and it now sees
> > > > > > >>> the dvb box. Did a scan and found a long list of channels.
> > > > > > >>> Yahoo! Now all I have to do is install the missing codacs to
> > > > > > >>> view tv and listen to radio. ;-( -- registered Linux user
> > > > > > >>> number 414240 Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the
> > > > > > >>> Parliament with honest intentions and he was going to blow
> > > > > > >>> them up !
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Unit is now working after some fun and games with codacs! Now
> > > > > > >> it won't work in windows and I see it has changed from a800 to
> > > > > > >> a801, which is probably whats confusing windows
> > > > > > >> --
> > > > > > >> registered Linux user number 414240
> > > > > > >> Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with honest
> > > > > > >> intentions and he was going to blow them up !
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Latest update...
> > > > > > > Linux seems to load a firmware to change the unit from a800 to
> > > > > > > a801, which means windoz sees it as a new device during start
> > > > > > > up and can't find any drivers for it (as its now a a801 not
> > > > > > > a800). I tried to manually install the original ones off the
> > > > > > > disk and some updated ones off the Avermedia's web site but
> > > > > > > windoz won't have it. I shut down the pc and went and made a
> > > > > > > cup of tea. when I got back I noticed the usb box still had its
> > > > > > > blue light on. It was still powered up! unplugging the usb
> > > > > > > cable from the box powered it down and booting into windozs it
> > > > > > > worked again. Rebooted into Fedora and it didnt work! Dmesg
> > > > > > > showed it had been recognised and the firmware had been loaded,
> > > > > > > so rebooted back into Fedora and its working. Just got to get
> > > > > > > the remote working now!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hey guys,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have the same DVB box but my one doesn't seem to work at all.
> > > > > > The kernel modules get loaded fine and firmware is also being
> > > > > > found by the modules. However the devices in /dev are not being
> > > > > > created.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I am running FC5 with Kernel 2.6.17-1.2174_FC5, I also tried on
> > > > > > FC6 with the latest kernel default kernel and the devices were
> > > > > > not created either.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Would any of you have any ideas as to why it is not working?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Vini
> > > > >
> > > > > Do you run windoz as well, does it have any problems with it? Is
> > > > > the blue light on the front of the box come on when running FC.
> > > > > What does dmesg say
> > > >
> > > > No I don't run windows and the blue light never comes on.
> > > >
> > > > This is what my dmesg says, there are also some usb messages that I
> > > > couldn't find as I got these ones from the message log file and not
> > > > the dmesg.
> > > >
> > > > dvb-usb: found a 'AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800)' in cold
> > > > state, will try to load a firmware
> > > > dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-avertv-a800-02.fw'
> > >
> > > When you boot FC before you log in do a reboot and then log in. You
> > > should find the blue light comes on and stays on even when machine is
> > > shut down. You should only need to do this once as long as the machine
> > > is left plugged into the mains and the mains is switched on. Then after
> > > doing the second boot it gives this:
> > >
> > > dvb-usb: AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB 2.0 (A800) successfully initialized
> > > and connected.
> > > usbcore: registered new driver dvb_usb_a800
> >
> > So what you are saying is that my AverTV box will only work if I start up
> > my machine with it connected to the USB port. If I just plug it won't
> > work straight away, is it correct?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Vini
>
> Yes leave it plugged in, (make sure its in a usb2 socket) you need to do a
> reboot the first time to warm up the unit. Once you have done that the blue
> light stays on even when you shut down the machine, like the mouse and
> keyboard light stays on when the machine is powered down, well my newer
> machines do. I have some old and ancient machines here! I'm off to bed now
> but will follow the thread latter tomorrow. Good luck.

Hey John,

It worked, I must say that it is not making much sense to me though. As a USB 
device it should start working when it is plugged into the port. I think if 
we restart udev after the AverTV box is connected it may turn the box on.  
Apart from having to restart my machine to make it work, everything else 
looks very good. The image and sound are awesome and I can tune many more 
channels than I could with my conventional TV.

The only thing that is not working though, is the remote control. Does yours 
work at all?

Thanks
Vini