Can't watch TV with Technisat SkyStar2

igprolin · 2008-12-21 21:12:09

Hello everybody,

since i upgraded my ram i have some trouble with my SkyStar2 dvb-s card.
I can't watch tv or radio over this card but with my old 1 gb kit i can it?
I need 8 gb of ram because i used 2 virtual maschines with windows xp and linuxfromscratch.

I can't really describe this problem. You must see it
Only i can say: It's looks like a "no signal" error but the output from szap are ok ...

reading channels from file '/root/.szap/channels.conf'
zapping to 3 'ProSieben':
sat 0, frequency = 12544 MHz H, symbolrate 22000000, vpid = 0x01ff, apid = 0x0200
using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0'
status 00 | signal 0002 | snr 69de | ber 00002929 | unc fffffffe | 
status 1f | signal bd8b | snr c951 | ber 00000145 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal bd24 | snr c999 | ber 0000008b | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal bf51 | snr c915 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal beb0 | snr c81c | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal bbb7 | snr c933 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK
status 1f | signal bf57 | snr c909 | ber 00000000 | unc fffffffe | FE_HAS_LOCK

... and all needed modules are loaded:

output from 'lsmod | grep flexcop' and 'lsmod | grep dvb':

root@doppelherz $ lsmod | grep flexcop
b2c2_flexcop_pci        9240  0 
b2c2_flexcop           29580  1 b2c2_flexcop_pci
dvb_core               86956  2 stv0299,b2c2_flexcop
cx24123                17288  1 b2c2_flexcop
s5h1420                14724  1 b2c2_flexcop
i2c_core               25760  6 stv0299,b2c2_flexcop,cx24123,s5h1420,nvidia,i2c_nforce2
(/home/christian)
root@doppelherz $ lsmod | grep dvb    
dvb_core               86956  2 stv0299,b2c2_flexcop

output from dmesg:

... snip ...
fuse init (API version 7.9)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKB] enabled at IRQ 18
EMU10K1_Audigy 0000:02:09.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKB] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input1
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input2
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
processor ACPI0007:00: registered as cooling_device0
processor ACPI0007:01: registered as cooling_device1
i2c-adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x2d00
i2c-adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x2e00
parport_pc 00:05: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA]
sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 5
sd 5:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /class/input/input3
input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:02.0-3.1
input: NOVATEK USB Keyboard as /class/input/input4
input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [NOVATEK USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:02.0-3.2
input: NOVATEK USB Keyboard as /class/input/input5
gameport: EMU10K1 is pci0000:02:09.1/gameport0, io 0xc480, speed 1131kHz
input,hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [NOVATEK USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:02.0-3.2
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
usbhid: v2.6:USB HID core driver
input: PC Speaker as /class/input/input6
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 17
ohci1394 0000:02:07.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKD] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
ohci1394: fw-host0: Unrecoverable error!
ohci1394: fw-host0: Async Req Rcv Context died: ctrl[0000880e] cmdptr[bc822001]
ohci1394: fw-host0: Async Rsp Rcv Context died: ctrl[0000880e] cmdptr[bc827001]
ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1 (PCI): IRQ=[17]  MMIO=[f97ff800-f97fffff]  Max Packet=[2048]  IR/IT contexts=[4/8]
ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
Error: Driver 'pcspkr' is already registered, aborting...
PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
b2c2-flexcop: B2C2 FlexcopII/II(b)/III digital TV receiver chip loaded successfully
flexcop-pci: will use the HW PID filter.
flexcop-pci: card revision 2
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 16
b2c2_flexcop_pci 0000:02:08.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
DVB: registering new adapter (FlexCop Digital TV device)
b2c2-flexcop: MAC address = 00:d0:d7:0b:60:0b
b2c2-flexcop: i2c master_xfer failed
b2c2-flexcop: i2c master_xfer failed
CX24123: cx24123_i2c_readreg: reg=0x0 (error=-121)
CX24123: wrong demod revision: 87
b2c2-flexcop: found 'ST STV0299 DVB-S' .
DVB: registering frontend 0 (ST STV0299 DVB-S)...
b2c2-flexcop: initialization of 'Sky2PC/SkyStar 2 DVB-S' at the 'PCI' bus controlled by a 'FlexCopIIb' complete
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNED] enabled at IRQ 19
nvidia 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNED] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
nvidia 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  177.82  Tue Nov  4 16:50:05 PST 2008
ohci1394: fw-host0: Unrecoverable error!
ohci1394: fw-host0: Async Req Tx Context died: ctrl[0000880e] cmdptr[bc82b002]
ohci1394: fw-host0: Async Req Rcv Context died: ctrl[0000880e] cmdptr[bc822001]
ohci1394: fw-host0: Async Rsp Rcv Context died: ctrl[0000880e] cmdptr[bc827001]
ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023]  GUID[008f1300c7f30500]
ReiserFS: sda4: found reiserfs format "3.6" with standard journal
ReiserFS: sda4: using ordered data mode
ReiserFS: sda4: journal params: device sda4, size 8192, journal first block 18, max trans len 1024, max batch 900, max commit age 30, max trans age 30
ReiserFS: sda4: checking transaction log (sda4)
ReiserFS: sda4: Using r5 hash to sort names
Adding 1076344k swap on /dev/sda2.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1076344k
r8169: eth0: link up
r8169: eth0: link up
RPC: Registered udp transport module.
RPC: Registered tcp transport module.
warning: `avahi-daemon' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
w83627ehf: Found W83627EHG chip at 0x290
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
eth0: no IPv6 routers present

an here the lspci output:

root@doppelherz $ lspci -nn
00:00.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 Memory Controller [10de:0444] (rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 LPC Bridge [10de:0441] (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 SMBus [10de:0446] (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 Memory Controller [10de:0445] (rev a1)
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 USB Controller [10de:0454] (rev a3)
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 USB Controller [10de:0455] (rev a3)
00:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 PCI bridge [10de:0449] (rev a1)
00:09.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 IDE [10de:0448] (rev a1)
00:0a.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 SATA Controller [10de:045d] (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:045b] (rev a1)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 PCI Express bridge [10de:045a] (rev a1)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 PCI Express bridge [10de:0458] (rev a1)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP65 PCI Express bridge [10de:0459] (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration [1022:1100]
00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map [1022:1101]
00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller [1022:1102]
00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control [1022:1103]
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 02)
02:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306 Fire II IEEE 1394 OHCI Link Layer Controller [1106:3044] (rev c0)
02:08.0 Network controller [0280]: Techsan Electronics Co Ltd B2C2 FlexCopII DVB chip / Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card [13d0:2103] (rev 02)
02:09.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 [1102:0002] (rev 08)
02:09.1 Input device controller [0980]: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port [1102:7002] (rev 08)
05:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation G94 [GeForce 9600 GT] [10de:0622] (rev a1)

I have an AMD ATHLON64 X2 4000+ with 2x 4gb kits from team elite (2x 2 GB)

here the out from mplayer:

[christian@doppelherz ~]$ mplayer dvb://ProSieben -cache 8192
MPlayer 1.0rc2-4.3.2 (C) 2000-2007 MPlayer Team
CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+ (Family: 15, Model: 107, Stepping: 1)
CPUflags:  MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 1 3DNow2: 1 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled with runtime CPU detection.
115 audio & 237 video codecs
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing dvb://ProSieben.
dvb_tune Freq: 12544000
Cache fill: 19.34% (1622016 bytes)   
TS file format detected.
VIDEO MPEG2(pid=511) AUDIO MPA(pid=512) NO SUBS (yet)!  PROGRAM N. 0
VIDEO:  MPEG2  720x576  (aspect 3)  25.000 fps  15000.0 kbps (1875.0 kbyte/s)
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [mpegpes] MPEG 1/2 Video passthrough
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Mpeg PES)
Could not find matching colorspace - retrying with -vf scale...
Opening video filter: [scale]
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
VDecoder init failed :(
Opening video decoder: [libmpeg2] MPEG 1/2 Video decoder libmpeg2-v0.4.0b
Selected video codec: [mpeg12] vfm: libmpeg2 (MPEG-1 or 2 (libmpeg2))
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [mp3lib] MPEG layer-2, layer-3
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 192.0 kbit/12.50% (ratio: 24000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [mp3] afm: mp3lib (mp3lib MPEG layer-2, layer-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [oss] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
VDec: vo config request - 720 x 576 (preferred colorspace: Planar YV12)
VDec: using Planar YV12 as output csp (no 0)
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [xv] 720x576 => 1024x576 Planar YV12 
A:26162.4 V:26155.3 A-V:  7.140 ct:  0.028   8/  8 ??% ??% ??,?% 6 0 0% 
Exiting... (Quit)

I think this is not a kernel problem because under Ubuntu 8.10 the dmesg, szap and lsmod output are the same but with the difference, i can watch tv or hear radio over my skystar2.

i hope one of you can help me

igprolin · 2008-12-21 22:04:50

temporarily solved:

After i limited the memory to 2048 mbyte, i can watch tv. I think archlinux has a problem with my 8 gb kit.

Arch Linux

#1 2008-12-21 21:12:09

Can't watch TV with Technisat SkyStar2

#2 2008-12-21 22:04:50

Re: Can't watch TV with Technisat SkyStar2

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