dvb: diseqc setup failed -1

Gabor Newbie

hi
system:
- asus at3iont-i deluxe +4gb ram
- tevii s471
- ubuntu 12.04 netinst (mini.iso) (system is installed this way: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=140198 outher xbmc install)
- xbmc+pvr +tvheadend 3.0 (installed this way: http://www.loggn.de/ubuntu-xbmc-repository-11-eden-airplay-pvr-livetv/ ) autologin and xbmc startup with lightdm

- a simple lnb+satellite without diseqc what works fine with dreambox dm500-s.

sat: 0.8W Thor 5-6 & Intelsat 1W http://en.kingofsat.net/pos-0.8W.php

the plan is to trash the dm500, i dont need it, if i can make the tv with htpc work.

so i plug the sat cable from dreambox out, plug it into the htpc.
i log in the tvheadend, i set up the tvcard shows not "tevii s471" but "Montage Technology DS3000/TS2020"

if i set up the add dvb network by location, it messes up the database with unneccessary channels and services, and i get EMs dvb:diseqc failed -1 and it comes one after antoher.

i decided to add my muxes manually. http://de.kingofsat.net/tp.php?tp=616

freq: 11747000, symbolrate: 28000000, fec 5/6 dvb-s, qpsk, horizontal and default lnb. i click "add" and i get the em: dvb diseqc failed -1

so my question would be what am i doing wrong? can i ignore/delete/disable the diseqc since i dont have one.

if you need log/images/whatever i can give it to you immediately.

thank you!

rigo

update: i turned the debug mode on:
after adding an EXISTING mux based on an up to date database http://de.kingofsat.net/tp.php?tp=3689

i get the following 2 lines right after another:

Sep 27 14:32:51 dvb: "/dev/dvb/adapter0" tuning via s2api to "11,938,000 kHz Horizontal (Default (Port 0, Universal LNB))" (1338000, 28000000 Baud, 7/8, SYS_DVBS, QPSK)

Sep 27 14:32:56 dvb: "11,938,000 kHz Horizontal (Default (Port 0, Unive" on adapter "Montage Technology DS3000/TS2020", status changed to No signal

now i found a working (of corse no hungarian channels)

but after a while it sais no signal. than ok again:

Sep 27 16:27:40 dvb: "Telenor: 12,188,000 kHz Vertical (Default (Port 0" on adapter "Montage Technology DS3000/TS2020", status changed to No signal

Sep 27 16:28:47 dvb: "Telenor: 12,188,000 kHz Vertical (Default (Port 0" on adapter "Montage Technology DS3000/TS2020", status changed to OK

WTF? :)

MrRepel Joooow

Is you signal quality ok ? I've used a DM7000 before Tvheadend and found out that it needs less signal than my DVB-S2 PCI tuner. After fine tuning the dish everything is ok.

Adam Sutton

The only time I've seen this before was on a users system and it turned out the DVB driver had crapped out and while the device file was still present and responded to some requests it was mostly non-functional.

Adam

Gabor Newbie

hi
i'm sorry i didnt wrote the solution here.
we solved the issue with adam, im thankful for the support he gave me.

i had to install the correct driver for the s471 (the card was installed as an s470)

i just solved the oscam/cccam problem either.

i wrote a step by step installation guide i hope i can post it somewhere soon.

best regards
rigo

Adam Sutton

Oops I completely forgot we'd already figured this one out :)

Adam

Karmen Habob

Could you please write the solution here? I'm getting the same errors.

Adam Sutton

I believe the solution was that the drivers in use were actually not for the S471, but the S470.

I'm not actually sure what the fix was myself since I didn't figure this out etc.. Maybe Gabor will be able to update you, if not ask in #hts there are a few others that have also come across this issue.

Adam

Gabor Newbie

hi Karmen,
yes if you have S471 you will not be able to use the card with the S470 driver.

but there is an easy solution: upgrade the kernel to a newer one. here is a short but easy guide for you:

you need the unrar software installed on your system than download the firmware file from tevii homepage, unrar it to the firmware library, download the 4 deb files, and with them upgrade the kernel and reboot.
Code:
apt-get install unrar -y
wget http://tevii.com/dvb-fe-ds3000.rar unrar x dvb-fe-ds3000.rar /lib/firmware
cd ~
mkdir v3.5.4-quantal
cd v3.5.4-quantal
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.5.4-quantal/linux-headers-3.5.4-030504_3.5.4-030504.201209142010_all.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.5.4-quantal/linux-headers-3.5.4-030504-generic_3.5.4-030504.201209142010_i386.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.5.4-quantal/linux-image-3.5.4-030504-generic_3.5.4-030504.201209142010_i386.deb wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.5.4-quantal/linux-image-extra-3.5.4-030504-generic_3.5.4-030504.201209142010_i386.deb dpkg -i *.deb

reboot

i would suggest to do the steps on a fresh installed ubuntu 12.04.
hope it helps!

Karmen Habob

Thank you Gabor!!

This has been driving me crazy. I did upgrade the kernel before, but for some reason the firmware files that were there before were missing. I just added the firmware files to the latest 12.10 Ubuntu release and voila, it works :)

Just my luck though, the tevii.com site is down. I had to do quite a bit of googling to find the dvb-fe-ds3000.fw file.

Thanks again!