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hhŒ	_document”hŒsource”NŒline”NubhŒcomment”“”)”}”(hŒ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0”h]”hŒ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0”…””}”hh£sbah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œ	xml:space”Œpreserve”uh1h¡hhhžhhŸŒI/var/lib/git/docbuild/linux/Documentation/admin-guide/media/avermedia.rst”h KubhŒsection”“”)”}”(hhh]”(hŒtitle”“”)”}”(hŒ&Avermedia DVB-T on BT878 Release Notes”h]”hŒ&Avermedia DVB-T on BT878 Release Notes”…””}”(hh»hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¹hh¶hžhhŸh³h KubhŒ	paragraph”“”)”}”(hŒFebruary 14th 2006”h]”hŒFebruary 14th 2006”…””}”(hhËhžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h Khh¶hžhubhŒnote”“”)”}”(hŒSeveral other Avermedia devices are supported. For a more
broader and updated content about that, please check:

https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia”h]”(hÊ)”}”(hŒoSeveral other Avermedia devices are supported. For a more
broader and updated content about that, please check:”h]”hŒoSeveral other Avermedia devices are supported. For a more
broader and updated content about that, please check:”…””}”(hhßhžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h KhhÛubhÊ)”}”(hŒ,https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia”h]”hŒ	reference”“”)”}”(hhïh]”hŒ,https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia”…””}”(hhóhžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œrefuri”hïuh1hñhhíubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h KhhÛubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÙhh¶hžhhŸh³h Nubhµ)”}”(hhh]”(hº)”}”(hŒThe Avermedia DVB-T”h]”hŒThe Avermedia DVB-T”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¹hj  hžhhŸh³h KubhÊ)”}”(hŒ>The Avermedia DVB-T is a budget PCI DVB card. It has 3 inputs:”h]”hŒ>The Avermedia DVB-T is a budget PCI DVB card. It has 3 inputs:”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h Khj  hžhubhŒbullet_list”“”)”}”(hhh]”(hŒ	list_item”“”)”}”(hŒRF Tuner Input”h]”hÊ)”}”(hj5  h]”hŒRF Tuner Input”…””}”(hj7  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h Khj3  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j1  hj.  hžhhŸh³h Nubj2  )”}”(hŒ Composite Video Input (RCA Jack)”h]”hÊ)”}”(hjL  h]”hŒ Composite Video Input (RCA Jack)”…””}”(hjN  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h KhjJ  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j1  hj.  hžhhŸh³h Nubj2  )”}”(hŒSVIDEO Input (Mini-DIN)
”h]”hÊ)”}”(hŒSVIDEO Input (Mini-DIN)”h]”hŒSVIDEO Input (Mini-DIN)”…””}”(hje  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h Khja  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j1  hj.  hžhhŸh³h Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”Œbullet”Œ*”uh1j,  hŸh³h Khj  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hXZ  The  RF  Tuner  Input  is the input to the tuner module of the
card.  The  Tuner  is  otherwise known as the "Frontend" . The
Frontend of the Avermedia DVB-T is a Microtune 7202D. A timely
post  to  the  linux-dvb  mailing  list  ascertained  that the
Microtune  7202D  is  supported  by the sp887x driver which is
found in the dvb-hw CVS module.”h]”hX^  The  RF  Tuner  Input  is the input to the tuner module of the
card.  The  Tuner  is  otherwise known as the â€œFrontendâ€ . The
Frontend of the Avermedia DVB-T is a Microtune 7202D. A timely
post  to  the  linux-dvb  mailing  list  ascertained  that the
Microtune  7202D  is  supported  by the sp887x driver which is
found in the dvb-hw CVS module.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h Khj  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hX$  The  DVB-T card is based around the BT878 chip which is a very
common multimedia bridge and often found on Analogue TV cards.
There is no on-board MPEG2 decoder, which means that all MPEG2
decoding  must  be done in software, or if you have one, on an
MPEG2 hardware decoding card or chipset.”h]”hX$  The  DVB-T card is based around the BT878 chip which is a very
common multimedia bridge and often found on Analogue TV cards.
There is no on-board MPEG2 decoder, which means that all MPEG2
decoding  must  be done in software, or if you have one, on an
MPEG2 hardware decoding card or chipset.”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K hj  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œthe-avermedia-dvb-t”ah ]”h"]”Œthe avermedia dvb-t”ah$]”h&]”uh1h´hh¶hžhhŸh³h Kubhµ)”}”(hhh]”(hº)”}”(hŒGetting the card going”h]”hŒGetting the card going”…””}”(hj¨  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¹hj¥  hžhhŸh³h K(ubhÊ)”}”(hX<  At  this  stage,  it  has  not  been  able  to  ascertain  the
functionality  of the remaining device nodes in respect of the
Avermedia  DVBT.  However,  full  functionality  in respect of
tuning,  receiving  and  supplying  the  MPEG2  data stream is
possible  with the currently available versions of the driver.
It  may be possible that additional functionality is available
from  the  card  (i.e.  viewing the additional analogue inputs
that  the card presents), but this has not been tested yet. If
I get around to this, I'll update the document with whatever I
find.”h]”hX>  At  this  stage,  it  has  not  been  able  to  ascertain  the
functionality  of the remaining device nodes in respect of the
Avermedia  DVBT.  However,  full  functionality  in respect of
tuning,  receiving  and  supplying  the  MPEG2  data stream is
possible  with the currently available versions of the driver.
It  may be possible that additional functionality is available
from  the  card  (i.e.  viewing the additional analogue inputs
that  the card presents), but this has not been tested yet. If
I get around to this, Iâ€™ll update the document with whatever I
find.”…””}”(hj¶  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K*hj¥  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hŒOTo  power  up  the  card,  load  the  following modules in the
following order:”h]”hŒOTo  power  up  the  card,  load  the  following modules in the
following order:”…””}”(hjÄ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K5hj¥  hžhubj-  )”}”(hhh]”(j2  )”}”(hŒ-modprobe bttv (normally loaded automatically)”h]”hÊ)”}”(hj×  h]”hŒ-modprobe bttv (normally loaded automatically)”…””}”(hjÙ  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K8hjÕ  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j1  hjÒ  hžhhŸh³h Nubj2  )”}”(hŒ8modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules)
”h]”hÊ)”}”(hŒ7modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules)”h]”hŒ7modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules)”…””}”(hjð  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K9hjì  ubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1j1  hjÒ  hžhhŸh³h Nubeh}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”j  j€  uh1j,  hŸh³h K8hj¥  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hŒËInsertion  of  these  modules  into  the  running  kernel will
activate the appropriate DVB device nodes. It is then possible
to start accessing the card with utilities such as scan, tzap,
dvbstream etc.”h]”hŒËInsertion  of  these  modules  into  the  running  kernel will
activate the appropriate DVB device nodes. It is then possible
to start accessing the card with utilities such as scan, tzap,
dvbstream etc.”…””}”(hj
  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K;hj¥  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hŒïThe frontend module sp887x.o, requires an external   firmware.
Please use  the  command "get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to download
it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware/
(depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).”h]”hŒóThe frontend module sp887x.o, requires an external   firmware.
Please use  the  command â€œget_dvb_firmware sp887xâ€ to download
it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware/
(depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).”…””}”(hj  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h K@hj¥  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œgetting-the-card-going”ah ]”h"]”Œgetting the card going”ah$]”h&]”uh1h´hh¶hžhhŸh³h K(ubhµ)”}”(hhh]”(hº)”}”(hŒKnown Limitations”h]”hŒKnown Limitations”…””}”(hj1  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¹hj.  hžhhŸh³h KFubhÊ)”}”(hX  At  present  I can say with confidence that the frontend tunes
via /dev/dvb/adapter{x}/frontend0 and supplies an MPEG2 stream
via   /dev/dvb/adapter{x}/dvr0.   I   have   not   tested  the
functionality  of any other part of the card yet. I will do so
over time and update this document.”h]”hX  At  present  I can say with confidence that the frontend tunes
via /dev/dvb/adapter{x}/frontend0 and supplies an MPEG2 stream
via   /dev/dvb/adapter{x}/dvr0.   I   have   not   tested  the
functionality  of any other part of the card yet. I will do so
over time and update this document.”…””}”(hj?  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h KHhj.  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hŒëThere  are some limitations in the i2c layer due to a returned
error message inconsistency. Although this generates errors in
dmesg  and  the  system logs, it does not appear to affect the
ability of the frontend to function correctly.”h]”hŒëThere  are some limitations in the i2c layer due to a returned
error message inconsistency. Although this generates errors in
dmesg  and  the  system logs, it does not appear to affect the
ability of the frontend to function correctly.”…””}”(hjM  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h KNhj.  hžhubeh}”(h]”Œknown-limitations”ah ]”h"]”Œknown limitations”ah$]”h&]”uh1h´hh¶hžhhŸh³h KFubhµ)”}”(hhh]”(hº)”}”(hŒFurther Update”h]”hŒFurther Update”…””}”(hjf  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1h¹hjc  hžhhŸh³h KTubhÊ)”}”(hXw  dvbstream  and  VideoLAN  Client on windows works a treat with
DVB,  in  fact  this  is  currently  serving as my main way of
viewing  DVB-T  at  the  moment.  Additionally, VLC is happily
decoding  HDTV  signals,  although  the PC is dropping the odd
frame here and there - I assume due to processing capability -
as all the decoding is being done under windows in software.”h]”hXw  dvbstream  and  VideoLAN  Client on windows works a treat with
DVB,  in  fact  this  is  currently  serving as my main way of
viewing  DVB-T  at  the  moment.  Additionally, VLC is happily
decoding  HDTV  signals,  although  the PC is dropping the odd
frame here and there - I assume due to processing capability -
as all the decoding is being done under windows in software.”…””}”(hjt  hžhhŸNh Nubah}”(h]”h ]”h"]”h$]”h&]”uh1hÉhŸh³h KVhjc  hžhubhÊ)”}”(hŒgMany  thanks to Nigel Pearson for the updates to this document
since the recent revision of the driver.”h]”hŒgMany  thanks to Nigel Pearson for the updates to this document
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