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Hi,
Bit stuck on this one. Either I am doing something wrong here or the hardware just isn't compatible.
New dvb-t usb stick purchased. It's a WinTV Ministick SE (http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/product … stick.html)
'lsusb' for the device in question shows:
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 2040:f900 Hauppauge'dmesg |grep dvb' provides the following:
[ 1.931519] usb 3-14: dvb_usb_af9035: prechip_version=83 chip_version=02 chip_type=9135
[ 1.931875] usb 3-14: dvb_usb_v2: found a 'Hauppauge WinTV-MiniStick 2' in warm state
[ 1.932997] usb 3-14: dvb_usb_af9035: [0] overriding tuner from 00 to 60
[ 1.934598] usb 3-14: dvb_usb_v2: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer
[ 1.986722] usb 3-14: dvb_usb_v2: schedule remote query interval to 500 msecs
[ 1.986724] usb 3-14: dvb_usb_v2: 'Hauppauge WinTV-MiniStick 2' successfully initialized and connected
[ 1.986766] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_af9035'dmesg |grep firmware' provides the following:
[ 1.941451] i2c i2c-6: af9033: firmware version: LINK=0.0.0.0 OFDM=3.40.1.0Running w_scan (from the AUR) provides the following:
w_scan -c GB
w_scan version 20141122 (compiled for DVB API 5.10)
using settings for UNITED KINGDOM
DVB aerial
DVB-T GB
scan type TERRESTRIAL, channellist 6
output format vdr-2.0
WARNING: could not guess your codepage. Falling back to 'UTF-8'
output charset 'UTF-8', use -C <charset> to override
Info: using DVB adapter auto detection.
/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0 -> TERRESTRIAL "Afatech AF9033 (DVB-T)": good :-)
Using TERRESTRIAL frontend (adapter /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
-_-_-_-_ Getting frontend capabilities-_-_-_-_
Using DVB API 5.10
frontend 'Afatech AF9033 (DVB-T)' supports
INVERSION_AUTO
QAM_AUTO
TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO
GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO
HIERARCHY_AUTO
FEC_AUTO
FREQ (174.00MHz ... 862.00MHz)
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
Scanning DVB-T...
Scanning 7MHz frequencies...
177500: (time: 00:00.339)and eventually completes with the following message:
ERROR: Sorry - i couldn't get any working frequency/transponder
Nothing to scan!!I get the same results using the portable antenna that came with the stick and when connecting the stick to my roof antenna. Am I doing something wrong here/missing something or should I just return the hardware for a refund?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Can you get radio stations?
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I'm not sure how to go about checking that. Can you give me some pointers please? This is my first attempt at trying to get a dvb tuner working in linux.
Thanks very much for your help.
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Do you know what chipset it is? Looks like it is afatech, and it probably uses dvb-usb-af9305-fw. You'll probably need linux-dvb-apps. I'm assuming DVB-T is the correct standard for where you're at.
Last edited by nomorewindows (2014-11-26 17:22:00)
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You're right, it is afatech and a dmesg I ran last night showed it loading firmware file dvb-usb-it9135-02.fw (not sure why this doesn't always show in dmesg)
I have the linuxtv-dvb-apps package installed, but not sure what extra this gives me.
I'll try the stick on my windows netbook tonight too, just to see it works at all.
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Tested in Windows last night using the supplied software and it still doesn't pick up any channels during a scan.
Packaged up and is now being sent back for refund.
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If you can get your hands on a RTL2832U, you can use it for SDR.
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Funny you should mention that, I ordered one of these this morning which is apparently based on that very chipset. There are a handful of reviews on there stating success with Openelec and Ubuntu so I thought I'd give it a go. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 … ge_o00_s00
Thanks again for all your help.
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You'll then need to install the rtl-sdr, gqrx, and related goodies (for SDR use), but you should be good with what you have installed now.
Last edited by nomorewindows (2014-11-27 15:41:02)
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Will I need to use this kernel module https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/dvb- … u-openpli/ or is there a module in the standard arch linux kernel package that supports the RTL2832U chipset?
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There is a module with the kernel. If you use the SDR, you blacklist it.
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Thanks again for all your advice on this, much appreciated.
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