usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

sluggo · 2009-08-16 18:44:13

as topic reads.. got a "no name" card that i bought since it was the cheapest one (always a good idea!), that seems to get connected and initialized correctly but when scanning it returns nothing. ive tested it with a ubuntu 9.04 machine, which loads the same firmware and module as the arch one (with the antenna in the same place as with my arch box) but there it works?!
lsusb -v:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 15a4:9016  
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x15a4 
  idProduct          0x9016 
  bcdDevice            2.00
  iManufacturer           1 NEWMI
  iProduct                2 USB2.0 DVB-T TV Stick
  iSerial                 3 010103120800001
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           71
    bNumInterfaces          2
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0x80
      (Bus Powered)
    MaxPower              500mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           4
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 
      bInterfaceProtocol      0 
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x84  EP 4 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x85  EP 5 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        1
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         3 Human Interface Device
      bInterfaceSubClass      0 No Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol      1 Keyboard
      iInterface              0 
        HID Device Descriptor:
          bLength                 9
          bDescriptorType        33
          bcdHID               1.01
          bCountryCode            0 Not supported
          bNumDescriptors         1
          bDescriptorType        34 Report
          wDescriptorLength      65
         Report Descriptors: 
           ** UNAVAILABLE **
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x83  EP 3 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0040  1x 64 bytes
        bInterval              16
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
  bLength                10
  bDescriptorType         6
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  bNumConfigurations      1
Device Status:     0x0000
  (Bus Powered)

dmesg:

usb 1-5: firmware: requesting dvb-usb-af9015.fw
dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-af9015.fw'
dvb-usb: found a 'Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick)
af9013: firmware version:4.95.0
DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Afatech AF9013 DVB-T)...
tda18271 1-00c0: creating new instance
TDA18271HD/C2 detected @ 1-00c0
dvb-usb: Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick successfully initialized and connected.

lsmod | egrep "dvb|v4l":

dvb_usb_af9015         22244  0 
tda18271               35756  1 dvb_usb_af9015
af9013                 20456  1 dvb_usb_af9015
dvb_pll                 9320  1 dvb_usb_af9015
mc44s803                3396  1 dvb_usb_af9015
mt2060                  5096  1 dvb_usb_af9015
mxl5005s               34052  1 dvb_usb_af9015
dvb_usb                16752  1 dvb_usb_af9015
dvb_core               86816  1 dvb_usb
qt1010                  6184  1 dvb_usb_af9015
i2c_core               22776  13 dvb_usb_af9015,tda18271,af9013,dvb_pll,mc44s803,mt2060,mxl5005s,dvb_usb,qt1010,i915,drm,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_i801
usbcore               150192  6 usbhid,dvb_usb_af9015,dvb_usb,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd

been struggling with this for a while now.. any ideas are welcome!

edit: just updated firmware from 4.65 -> 4.95.. no change.

edit: added [solved] to title

Last edited by sluggo (2009-11-09 16:35:21)

djszapi · 2009-08-16 22:02:57

Hello Sluggo!

Is there any relevant in log files ?

sluggo · 2009-08-17 16:20:24

Hi!
sorry bout the delayed answer, had a reeeally long day at work.
anywho, the logs doesnt really show anything relevant.. messages/dmesg.log - same as dmesg (ofcourse), error/syslog/user.log - nothing at all.
ive tried all the different drivers http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Afatech_AF9015, the only one who made any difference was the vendor released one - it didnt even recognize the device.

spychodelics · 2009-11-09 14:47:31

Same here,

Stick doesnt work with Archlinux, Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10 after loading the firmware
works fine.

Any sugesstions?

sluggo · 2009-11-09 16:32:36

im not sure what fixed it (i pretty much forgot about it for about a month), but it works now!
using the latest firmware (4.95.0) from http://www.otit.fi/~crope/v4l-dvb/af901 … are_files/ and a fully Syu'ed system it finds and plays all the channels its supposed to.

edit: added link

Last edited by sluggo (2009-11-09 16:34:44)

daJense · 2009-11-21 14:24:38

Just wanted to confirm the solution. I had the same problem and the new firmware solved it.
Thanks for posting.

spychodelics · 2009-11-22 20:37:32

im using the latest firmware but it wont do the trick.

still getting a Scan Failed.

But i think in time with 1 or 2 futher kernel releases this will be fixed for me too.

i keep getting a

usb 1-6: USB disconnect, address 8
usb 1-5: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 9
usb 1-5: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Geniatech AF9015: Fixing fullspeed to highspeed interval: 16 -> 8
input: Geniatech AF9015 as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.1/input/input8
generic-usb 0003:15A4:9016.0004: input,hidraw3: USB HID v1.01 Keyboard [Geniatech AF9015] on usb-0000:00:0b.1-5/input1
dvb-usb: found a 'Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
usb 1-5: firmware: requesting dvb-usb-af9015.fw
dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-af9015.fw'
dvb-usb: found a 'Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick)
af9013: firmware version:4.95.0
DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Afatech AF9013 DVB-T)...
af9015: command failed:2
qt1010 I2C read failed
input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-5/input/input9
dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 150 msecs.
dvb-usb: Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick successfully initialized and connected.
usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_af9015

Last edited by spychodelics (2009-11-22 20:53:33)

spychodelics · 2009-12-09 20:57:03

still not better

Arch Linux

#1 2009-08-16 18:44:13

usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#2 2009-08-16 22:02:57

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#3 2009-08-17 16:20:24

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#4 2009-11-09 14:47:31

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#5 2009-11-09 16:32:36

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#6 2009-11-21 14:24:38

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#7 2009-11-22 20:37:32

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

#8 2009-12-09 20:57:03

Re: usb dvb-t (af9015) card scans nothing.. [solved]

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