oliver whittington wrote:
> OK - updates on what i've tried!
>
> Moved my working Openelec install to the aerial point being used by the TVHeadEnd server to out-rule that this is signal related - Openelec machine works PERFECTLY on this Aerial.
> As per Jan's advice:
>
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> Installed Ubuntu 12.04LTS
> Upgraded Kernel to 4.0.8 to match Jan's working install.
> Installed TVHeadend 4.0.5
> installed firmware from my working openelec box (Openelec 5.0.8)
> dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw
> dvb-tuner-si2158-a20-01.fw
>
> Tested - Not working.
> -----------
> additional step:
>
> Make_build compiled as per Mark Clarkstones instructions using 'basic' approach
>
> Tested again - Not working. :(
> ------------
>
> log output matches Jan's perfectly
>
> dmesg | grep dvb
>
> [ 5.801684] 4dc102b2f53d63207fa12a6ad49c7b6448bc3301 [media] dvb_core: Replace memset with eth_zero_addr
> [ 5.929158] 4dc102b2f53d63207fa12a6ad49c7b6448bc3301 [media] dvb_core: Replace memset with eth_zero_addr
> [ 5.941977] dvb-usb: found a 'Mygica T230 DVB-T/T2/C' in warm state.
> [ 6.202865] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
> [ 6.335381] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 100 msecs.
> [ 6.337247] dvb-usb: Mygica T230 DVB-T/T2/C successfully initialized and connected.
> [ 6.337312] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_cxusb
> [ 8.535275] si2168 0-0064: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw'
> [ 11.632958] si2157 1-0060: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-tuner-si2158-a20-01.fw'
>
> All looks fine there....
>
> lsusb output:
>
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0572:c688 Conexant Systems (Rockwell), Inc.
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
> Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
>
> Here's a bit more dmesg output that looks relevant:
>
>
> [ 8.931035] si2168 0-0064: found a 'Silicon Labs Si2168-B40'
> [ 8.940732] si2168 0-0064: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw'
> [ 10.014385] init: plymouth-upstart-bridge main process ended, respawning
> [ 12.150697] si2168 0-0064: firmware version: 4.0.4
> [ 12.211020] si2157 1-0060: found a 'Silicon Labs Si2158-A20'
> [ 12.213574] si2157 1-0060: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-tuner-si2158-a20-01.fw'
> [ 18.649907] si2157 1-0060: firmware version: 2.1.6
> [ 18.649955] usb 1-1: DVB: adapter 0 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (55000000..862000000)
>
> Is this line anything to worry about?
>
> [ 18.649955] usb 1-1: DVB: adapter 0 frontend 0 frequency 0 out of range (55000000..862000000)
>
> @JAN - if you just type dmesg on your server do you get references of the firmware versions like above? (2.1.6 & 4.0.4?)
>
> Here's a few screenshots of my setup to help in case anything's glaringly obvious:
>
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http://tinypic.com/r/hvctuh/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/2gvopic/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/2yoblmv/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/28s3gxl/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/315laxk/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/5vxfrs/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/2qs1iu0/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/72qaz7/8
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http://tinypic.com/r/2z5n4ur/8
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>
> I'll upload my w_scan to pastebin when it finishes but i'm so stuck at this point Any ideas?
>
> As i know that the openelec version works out the box for my adaptor including all the relevant firmware and drivers etc... How would i look at replicating that success?
> As a the longest shot of shots...
does anyone have a working VM using the T230 they want to share with me! :)
>
> I'm all ears guys. :(
No wonder you're having so many issues!
I've tried using Tvheadend in a VM a few years ago interestingly it worked fine with Esxi 5.0 & some usb tuners until I upgraded to 5.1+>, I had nothing but CC errors when streaming & no matter what I did I could never get it to work correctly. In the end I decided it wasn't worth the hassle, removed exsi & ran it directly, no problems..
VMware and TV tuners (unless you can pass-through) are a pain in the arse!