August DVB-T210

derp derp · 2014-02-11T22:48:40+00:00

Hi. Was wondering if this was compatible with tvheadend as there's not much information from users about this device. Does anyone have one? Is it working wel...

Laurie Davis

This will stop Kodi from running on Libreelec - http://openelec.tv/forum/64-installation/70097-headless-openelec#163056

Anthony Thomas

Anyone else managed to kill their T230C?

Was working perfectly for some time, until recently it is showing like the signal is very weak with massive amounts of breakup.

mpmc

Anthony Thomas wrote:
> Anyone else managed to kill their T230C?
>

> Was working perfectly for some time, until recently it is showing like the signal is very weak with massive amounts of breakup.

I get this on occasion with the T230 [None C] version. I don't think there is a fix. A retune usually clears it.

Adam Bowen

I've got two connected to my RPI2 and one of them died after about a year's use. The other one has been going strong for a couple of years now (along with the replacement stick). However, before you write your T230C off as completely dead, you might want to try a cold boot. So, power off (unplug stick if you aren't sure), count to 10, plug back in, power up, test. Every now and then one of my sticks refuses to tune properly, and nothing but a cold boot sorts it out. If I simply reboot the system it doesn't fix it. Worth a try (if you haven't already).

Adam Bowen

Forgot to say that all my tuners are T220, but the same advice probably applies.

Anthony Thomas

Unfortunately it hasn't worked :(

I've tried it on a separate system from the RPi that it was originally used on and it's still showing a similar issue.

Though.... I used minisatip to provide the stream and checked the signal quality, when I changed the output on the signal splitter the signal seemingly increased (signal showing green (55%+)) but still breaking up, but marginally less. Need to try another DVB-C adapter I've got to see if it's the device or the signal.

joey ramone

I have a orangepi +2e (http://www.orangepi.org/orangepiplus2e/) as a tv-server (only) and want to buy a geniatech mygica t230 (without C ;) ). The problem is, I can only use kernel 3.4. I read on linuxtv


Drivers are included in kernel 3.19. They can be built with media_build for older kernels

I have asked in armbian-forum about compiling media-build for T230 and the answer was

Latest media_build probably doesn't build Geniatech T230 driver on 3.4 kernel anymore

What is the truth ?

Tschau nepo

mpmc

joey ramone wrote:
> hi
>
> I have a orangepi +2e (http://www.orangepi.org/orangepiplus2e/) as a tv-server (only) and want to buy a geniatech mygica t230 (without C ;) ). The problem is, I can only use kernel 3.4. I read on linuxtv
> [...]
> I have asked in armbian-forum about compiling media-build for T230 and the answer was
> [...]
>

> What is the truth ?

I have an OrangePi PC running Armbian & the dev kernel (4.10.0) without issue. Although I don't use my T230 (branded as the August T210v2) with it anymore, it worked fine (on an older dev kernel). I don't see why you can't upgrade your kernel to the dev one. And, if the driver isn't limited by the kernel version it should build just fine, only way to find out is to attempt a build :p

> Tschau nepo

joey ramone


I have an OrangePi PC running Armbian & the dev kernel (4.10

I've tried with a Astrometa stick (mn88473 for dvb-C) and kernel 4.10, the same problems like here https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-4235.html . Same, cable, same device ... with Raspi3 no problems.
But I can't compile mn88473 for kernel 3.4


I can tell you only that you can't make it work on 3.4.113 kernel. According to RPi log you provided, Astrometa stick uses RTL2832 chip, which is supported on media_build, but only if you have kernel 4.7 or newer. Here is the relevant info: https://git.linuxtv.org/media_build.git/tree/v4l/versions.txt#n4

mpmc

joey ramone wrote:
> [...]

> I've tried with a Astrometa stick (mn88473 for dvb-C) and kernel 4.10, the same problems like here https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread-4235.html . Same, cable, same device ... with Raspi3 no problems.

I have the older astrometa (mn88472) but decided to dump it in my "crap drawer" because (at the time) the drivers weren't very good, thankfully crope & the gang have improved them a lot. I really should give it a run on my Banana Pi.

Oh I forgot to mention I only have access to DVB-T so the bitrates are lower.

> But I can't compile mn88473 for kernel 3.4

Thanks for the link & while the astrometa driver uses a different module to the MyGica, that page lists the module (si2168) as needing kernel 4.7+!

> [...]

joey ramone


that page lists the module (si2168) as needing kernel 4.7+!

... and that's the question !
Linuxtv or armbian forum - What is the truth ?

I don't want to buy new stick without to know if it works. At moment I have two myGicat230*C* sticks (first attempt) -> not good for dvb-c and two astrometa sticks with problems describe above.

What is the solution ?
Perhapts another stick for kernel 3.4, I can't find anything !

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