Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800i (PCI Card)

[suse_amd64x2]

Yes I have been looking and for some reason I can’t get this to work at all in Suse (Or Ubuntu for that matter.)

Suse 64bit
Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800i PCI Card
KDE 4.3

I am simple trying to get something to scan for channels (ClearQAM.) I tried KdeTV and I am not even sure if I have everything installed that I need to have installed. I think so, from my research so far, but it is not picking up any channels from the cable.

Also,
Has anyone had any luck using Pinnacle TV Center Pro with WINE or with a Virtual Box (Or Xen, VMware, etc…) I would like to use it that way if possible.

[malcolmlewis]

@suse amd64x2

Yes I have been looking and for some reason I can’t get this to work at
all in Suse (Or Ubuntu for that matter.)

Suse 64bit
Pinnacle Systems PCTV 800i PCI Card
KDE 4.3

I am simple trying to get something to scan for channels (ClearQAM.) I
tried KdeTV and I am not even sure if I have everything installed that I
need to have installed. I think so, from my research so far, but it is
not picking up any channels from the cable.

Also,
Has anyone had any luck using Pinnacle TV Center Pro with WINE or with
a Virtual Box (Or Xen, VMware, etc…) I would like to use it that way
if possible.

Hi
Any out put from dmesg or hwinfo? Else you could try a scan from the
command line eg?

scan /usr/share/dvb/atsc/us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB -o zap | tee
~/channels.conf

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[suse_amd64x2]

Ok first this is what I got from demsg, ( I tried to get only what I saw for Pinnacle/cx88)

ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC1] enabled at IRQ 16
vendor=10de device=03f3
cx88_audio 0000:01:05.1: PCI INT A → Link[APC1] → GSI 16 (level, low) → IRQ 16
cx88_audio 0000:01:05.1: setting latency timer to 64
cx88[0]: subsystem: 11bd:0051, board: Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i [card=58,autodetected]
cx88[0]: TV tuner type 76, Radio tuner type -1
ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023] GUID[00000ae6ffbec065]
cx88[0]: Test OK
tuner’ 2-0064: chip found @ 0xc8 (cx88[0])
xc5000: Successfully identified at address 0x64
xc5000: Firmware has not been loaded previously
xc5000: waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw)…
firmware: requesting dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw
xc5000: Upload failed. (file not found?)
xc5000: Unable to initialise tuner
input: cx88 IR (Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:01:05.1/input/input6
cx88[0]/1: CX88x/0: ALSA support for cx2388x boards
vendor=10de device=03f3
cx8800 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A → Link[APC1] → GSI 16 (level, low) → IRQ 16
cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 5, irq: 16, latency: 20, mmio: 0xf9000000
cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2]
cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0
xc5000: waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw)…
firmware: requesting dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw
xc5000: Upload failed. (file not found?)
i2c-adapter i2c-2: sendbytes: NAK bailout.
xc5000: I2C write failed (len=4)
xc5000: xc_SetTVStandard failed
cx88[0]/2: cx2388x 8802 Driver Manager
vendor=10de device=03f3
cx88-mpeg driver manager 0000:01:05.2: PCI INT A → Link[APC1] → GSI 16 (level, low) → IRQ 16
cx88-mpeg driver manager 0000:01:05.2: setting latency timer to 64
cx88[0]/2: found at 0000:01:05.2, rev: 5, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio: 0xfa000000
cx88/2: cx2388x dvb driver version 0.0.6 loaded
cx88/2: registering cx8802 driver, type: dvb access: shared
cx88[0]/2: subsystem: 11bd:0051, board: Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i [card=58]
cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based DVB/ATSC card

For hwinfo,

[Created at input.161]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14f1_8801_logicaldev_input
Unique ID: WQTM.aAdz1NqSnm0
Hardware Class: keyboard
Model: “cx88 IR (Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i)”
Vendor: 0x11bd
Device: 0x0051 “cx88 IR (Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i)”
Compatible to: int 0x0211 0x0001
Device File: /dev/input/event6
Device Files: /dev/input/event6, /dev/input/ir, /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:01:05.1-event-ir
Device Number: char 13:70
Driver Info #0:
XkbRules: xfree86
XkbModel: pc104
Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

Now for this

scan /usr/share/dvb/atsc/us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB -o zap | tee
~/channels.conf

Tuning failed down the whole list,

Example

WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
>>> tune to: 213000000:8VSB (tuning failed)

[malcolmlewis]

@suse amd64x2

Ok first this is what I got from demsg, ( I tried to get only what I saw
for Pinnacle/cx88)

> ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC1] enabled at IRQ
> 16
>
> vendor=10de
> device=03f3
>
> cx88_audio 0000:01:05.1: PCI INT A → Link[APC1] → GSI 16 (level,
> low) → IRQ 16
> cx88_audio 0000:01:05.1: setting latency timer to
> 64
>
> cx88[0]: subsystem: 11bd:0051, board: Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i
> [card=58,autodetected]
> cx88[0]: TV tuner type 76, Radio tuner type
> -1
>
> ieee1394: Host added: ID:BUS[0-00:1023]
> GUID[00000ae6ffbec065]
>
> cx88[0]: Test
> OK
>
> tuner’ 2-0064: chip found @ 0xc8
> (cx88[0])
>
> xc5000: Successfully identified at address
> 0x64
>
> xc5000: Firmware has not been loaded
> previously
>
> xc5000: waiting for firmware upload
> (dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw)…
>
> firmware: requesting
> dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw
>
> xc5000: Upload failed. (file not
> found?)
>
> xc5000: Unable to initialise
> tuner
>
> input: cx88 IR (Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i) as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/0000:01:05.1/input/input6
>
> cx88[0]/1: CX88x/0: ALSA support for cx2388x
> boards
>
> vendor=10de
> device=03f3
>
> cx8800 0000:01:05.0: PCI INT A → Link[APC1] → GSI 16 (level, low) →
> IRQ 16
> cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:01:05.0, rev: 5, irq: 16, latency: 20, mmio:
> 0xf9000000
> cx88[0]/0: registered device video0
> [v4l2]
>
> cx88[0]/0: registered device
> vbi0
>
> xc5000: waiting for firmware upload
> (dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw)…
>
> firmware: requesting
> dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw
>
> xc5000: Upload failed. (file not
> found?)
>
> i2c-adapter i2c-2: sendbytes: NAK
> bailout.
>
> xc5000: I2C write failed
> (len=4)
>
> xc5000: xc_SetTVStandard
> failed
>
> cx88[0]/2: cx2388x 8802 Driver
> Manager
>
> vendor=10de
> device=03f3
>
> cx88-mpeg driver manager 0000:01:05.2: PCI INT A → Link[APC1] → GSI
> 16 (level, low) → IRQ
> 16
>
> cx88-mpeg driver manager 0000:01:05.2: setting latency timer to
> 64
>
> cx88[0]/2: found at 0000:01:05.2, rev: 5, irq: 16, latency: 64, mmio:
> 0xfa000000
> cx88/2: cx2388x dvb driver version 0.0.6
> loaded
>
> cx88/2: registering cx8802 driver, type: dvb access:
> shared
>
> cx88[0]/2: subsystem: 11bd:0051, board: Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i
> [card=58]
>
> cx88[0]/2: cx2388x based DVB/ATSC card

For hwinfo,

> [Created at input.161]
> UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_14f1_8801_logicaldev_input
> Unique ID: WQTM.aAdz1NqSnm0
> Hardware Class: keyboard
> Model: “cx88 IR (Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i)”
> Vendor: 0x11bd
> Device: 0x0051 “cx88 IR (Pinnacle PCTV HD 800i)”
> Compatible to: int 0x0211 0x0001
> Device File: /dev/input/event6
> Device Files: /dev/input/event6, /dev/input/ir,
> /dev/input/by-path/pci-0000:01:05.1-event-ir
> Device Number: char 13:70
>
> Driver Info #0:
>
> XkbRules: xfree86
>
> XkbModel: pc104
>
> Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

Now for this

> scan /usr/share/dvb/atsc/us-NTSC-center-frequencies-8VSB -o zap | tee
> ~/channels.conf

Tuning failed down the whole list,

Example
> WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
> >>> tune to: 213000000:8VSB (tuning failed)
>

Hi
You need to add the firmware (dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw), look at this post;
http://forums.opensuse.org/hardware/418832-no-channels-found-dvb-card.html

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.29-0.1-default
up 6 days 1:30, 2 users, load average: 1.56, 0.88, 0.79
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 190.18

[suse_amd64x2]

I checked YaST but didn’t see dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw there. Where can I get it or did I miss something? I do have dvb and lindvbpsi5 installed.

[malcolmlewis]

@suse amd64x2

I checked YaST but didn’t see dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw there. Where can I
get it or did I miss something? I do have dvb and lindvbpsi5 installed.

Hi
You need to run the script to download it

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.29-0.1-default
up 6 days 3:29, 2 users, load average: 0.03, 0.45, 1.07
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 190.18

[malcolmlewis]

@Malcolm

@suse amd64x2

I checked YaST but didn’t see dvb-fe-xc5000-1.1.fw there. Where can I
get it or did I miss something? I do have dvb and lindvbpsi5 installed.

Hi
You need to run the script to download it

Hmmm, this may this may be better
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_(800i)

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.29-0.1-default
up 6 days 3:57, 2 users, load average: 0.16, 0.12, 0.28
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 190.18

[suse_amd64x2]

Thanks for the help on this. I do appreciate it, but

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[malcolmlewis]

@suse amd64x2

Thanks for the help on this. I do appreciate it, but

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Hi
Link didn’t work? Try
<http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_(800i)>
or
Pinnacle_PCTV_HD_Card_(800i)

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openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7 (i586) Kernel 2.6.31-rc9-7-desktop
up 1:53, 2 users, load average: 0.14, 0.14, 0.10
ASUS eeePC 1000HE ATOM N280 1.66GHz | GPU Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME

[suse_amd64x2]

That one did it.

I will check it out once I boot back into Suse. I am in XP right now getting AoC set up.

Thanks

[suse_amd64x2]

I tried the link above. I used the one for my kernel. And still nothing. I have to be missing something here, probably something small and simple. I will try this all again tomorrow. I hate having to log into Windows just to use it, bad enough I am stuck doing that with AoC for now.

[suse_amd64x2]

I give up. I am not sure why this TV card doesn’t want to work. Some seem to have gotten it to work. Between this and a simple Java based game I am spending all my time in XP. I think I will hang around until 11.2 comes out and see if things get any better. If not I will have to install Vista again and keep openSUSE around as a second OS rather then my main one and see if I can somehow get things to work. It isn’t just a Suse problem. Seems to be hit or miss, a lot of miss with the game half and half with the TV card, with all other distro’s. I did notice that people seem to have an easier time getting things going, usually, with a 32bit OS rather then a 64Bit one.

Either way I am tired of weeks of trying to solve this. Thanks to everyone who tried to help out with all of this.

[user]

Questions like this are sometimes better off sent to the linux-media mailing list, since most of the developers don’t troll the random distribution boards.

Are you still seeing errors related to not being able to find the xc5000 firmware? I would recommend you provide the dmesg output after performing a channel scan.

Cheers,

Devin Heitmueller
Your friendly xc5000 driver maintainer…

[suse_amd64x2]

@devinheitmueller

Questions like this are sometimes better off sent to the linux-media mailing list, since most of the developers don’t troll the random distribution boards.

Are you still seeing errors related to not being able to find the xc5000 firmware? I would recommend you provide the dmesg output after performing a channel scan.

Cheers,

Devin Heitmueller
Your friendly xc5000 driver maintainer…

I put it on hold for now. The linux-media mailing list is a good idea, think I will do that. First though I am going to try this again in Ubuntu 9.10 final and Suse final and see if I can get it to work.

[user]

Ah, well I can tell you definitively that under 9.10 it will “just work”. In fact, I got the xc5000 firmware bundled into the distribution so you won’t even need to download it from somewhere.

Cheers,

Devin

[suse_amd64x2]

Nice

Is it working in 9.10 Alpha 6? or will it be later with the final release?

[user]

It’s working now (I’m running the bleeding edge of Karmic).

Devin

[suse_amd64x2]

Thanks.

I am going to install it now and see how it goes.

[suse_amd64x2]

Installed Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 6. Then I installed TVTime. And it works. Now I need to install something later that can get the channels scanned above the 100+ setting. I need to get up higher, 800-900.

At least I have a starting point. I can learn and get use to this and then see if I can do the same in Suse 11.2.

Then what do I need windows for?!!! :):)

[conram]

Although of different model you might find some hint
Linux Configure Pinnacle PCTV Card to Watch Television with saa7134 / saa7134-alas Driver