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Is it possible to use a SkyStar USB HD box on my ET9000 OpenPLi 4 as an external tuner ?

I already have a Aver HD usb DTT tuner, but I don't find any drivers for Technisat SS.

Got it working.....

opkg install kernel-module-dvb-usb-technisat-usb2

One month ago, I get it working on an ET9000.

But now I'm trying to do it in my new ET8000, but it doesn't work.

I install kernel-module-dvb-usb-technisat-usb2 , and kernel-module-stv6110x, I put the firmware file in /lib/firmware.

Then, the first time I connect the USB device, dmesg shows the following....

usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-brcm
technisat-usb2: set alternate setting
dvb-usb: found a 'Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2)' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-SkyStar_USB_HD_FW_v17_63.HEX.fw'
usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_technisat_usb2
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 2
dvb-usb: generic DVB-USB module successfully deinitialized and disconnected.
usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci-brcm
technisat-usb2: set alternate setting
technisat-usb2: firmware version: 17.63
dvb-usb: found a 'Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2)' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2))
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 53 = 72
dvb-usb: MAC address reading failed.
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
stv6110x_attach: Attaching STV6110x
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
usb 1-1: DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2))...
dvb-usb: Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2) successfully initialized and connected.
root@et8000:~#

I reboot receiver, and the USB tunes is connected, then dmesg says:

technisat-usb2: set alternate setting
technisat-usb2: firmware version: 17.63
dvb-usb: found a 'Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2)' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2))
dvb-usb: MAC address: 00:08:c9:f0:7b:9b
stv6110x_attach: Attaching STV6110x
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
usb 1-1: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2))...
dvb-usb: Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2) successfully initialized and connected.
usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_technisat_usb2
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
root@et8000:~#

I have deleted some i2c-errors, they are all the same....

The device Technisat USB device (DVB-S2) appears in tuners list, but when trying to tune, it doesn't find anything.

I see that kernel has been updated.today.  Has anything to do ?

Does anybody have any external USB DVB.S2 tuner working on an ET 8000 box ?

Need also kernel-module stv090x

Yes, it was already installed, and didn't work.

Telnet : lsmod

stv090x   used by = 0 ,1 ?

I'm not @ home, I'm on holiday.

Next week when I'll be back, I'll tell you.

root@et8000:~# lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipv6                  361256  22
it913x_fe              30895  1
dvb_usb_it913x         10284  1
dvb_usb_v2             14558  1 dvb_usb_it913x
stv6110x                4963  1
dvb_usb_technisat_usb2     8486  1
dvb_usb                17658  1 dvb_usb_technisat_usb2
stv090x                64658  2 dvb_usb_technisat_usb2
dvb                  8787575  39
modloader2             33009  1 dvb
modloader              22287  0
tpm                     6589  3 dvb,modloader,modloader2
root@et8000:~#

telnet :  cat /proc/bus/nim_sockets

root@et8000:~# cat /proc/bus/nim_sockets
NIM Socket 0:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: AVL6211
        Has_Outputs: yes
        Frontend_Device: 0
        I2C_Device: 3
NIM Socket 1:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: AVL6211
        Has_Outputs: yes
        Frontend_Device: 1
        I2C_Device: 4
NIM Socket 2:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: AVL6211
        Has_Outputs: yes
        Frontend_Device: 2
        I2C_Device: 0
NIM Socket 3:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: TechniSat USB device
        Has_Outputs: no
        Frontend_Device: 3
        I2C_Device: -1
NIM Socket 4:
        Type: DVB-T
        Name: A835B
        Has_Outputs: no
        Frontend_Device: 4
        I2C_Device: -1
root@et8000:~#

Hello,

Just to tell my own, expérience:

Obviously, this device has some issues.

It woks flowless on my ET 6000 provided there is no another USB tuner connected, i;e; USB DVB-T device.

When both the internal DVB-S tuner and the Technisat are working: no problem.

If another DVB-T is connected and willing to make all 3 tuners in action: lot of freezes with the recorded files.

I come to the conclusion the Technisat loads too much the system.

I changed my dead Anysee E7 S2 for the Technisat: big mistake!!!!

With the Anysee, all tuners could work at the same time....

Yes, the tuner could load too much the system, but If I use this tuner and another USB DVB-T device (same ones) on my old ET-9000, both work fine.

ET-9000 has 3 times less CPU, 4 times less RAM.....

Tried removing USB DVB-T device.

same results.

With all file changes applied last week (big changes), it has not changed behaviour. It doesn't work.

I really wonder why exists an option to install it on et8000.

OpenPLi team, you could delete it from feeds. It has no sense to have something that doesn't work at all.

old ET9000 ==> no problem.

new ET8000 ==> not working.

technisat-usb2: set alternate setting
technisat-usb2: firmware version: 17.63
dvb-usb: found a 'Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2)' in warm state.
dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
DVB: registering new adapter (Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2))
dvb-usb: MAC address: 00:08:c9:f0:aa:2f
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
stv6110x_attach: Attaching STV6110x
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
usb 1-1: DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2))...
dvb-usb: Technisat SkyStar USB HD (DVB-S/S2) successfully initialized and connected.
NET: Registered protocol family 10
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
platform dvb0.0: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 4 (vtuner)...
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 64
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 60 = 7
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
technisat-usb2: i2c-error: 68 = 65
root@et8000:~#