geniatech dvb-s

[batzzz19]

where are the linux driver for this card

geniatech digistar dvb-s

 

[colbec]

As far as I am aware there is no need for a driver unless you are talking about a specific application. I have one of these cards and it works fine with Kaffeine provided you have a kernel that contains the support for the card. The support has been in the kernel for some time so unless your kernel is really old likely you have it.

With the card in the box try
# dmesg | grep DVB

This should show whether your card was seen on boot up
and what the kernel was able to do with it.

 

[batzzz19]

mythtv

im using myth tv

i can only fine kaffeine player when installing kaffeine from
source, its some like sudo apt-get update install
then, it is somethin like sudo apt-get kaffeine

but it just simply installs a player for music

well on # dmesg | grep dvb
i get.......nothing like it just goes to same line
but when i type in

root@xxxx-desktop:/home/xxxx# dsmeg | grep video
[ 3.701676] pci 0000:00:0f.0: Boot video device

and thats all
can you help me see if i did something from ubuntu 9.04
other that that i will try a desktop not a server

you think it has to do something with bios and how its setup with ubuntu
im using vmware workstation 6.5.2 build-156.735

i had the same problem even when installing ubuntu on it self without any othe operating sytem
other that ubuntu 9.04. and did the same thing didn't read on boot i guess like you were trying to tell me if it woul read from the beginning

so im just going to try a desktop, other that that we can try to fix it

also at esc at boot says the following
ubuntu 9.04, kenel 1.26.28-11-geneic

 

[colbec]

Genaitech Digistar 103G support was added in kernel 2.6.18 in Sept of 2006. It looks like you need to upgrade your kernel. There are lots of sites that try to help you upgrade the kernel, one place to start is Upgrade Linux kernel.

 

[batzzz19]

i didn't get far

how do i install redahat as im using x32bit

and server instel xeon motherboard

how do i do this.????????/

 

[batzzz19]

do you think

i need 8.04 with latest kernel or get jaunty 9.04 with latest kernel

which one should i install

 

[batzzz19]

working on it

im working on ubuntu 9.04server and the latest kernel 2.6.29
most important how to use emunation on kaffeine i found my way arount the player thing i was blind its on the video icon at the midddle right
now how to use emunation and patch the control if possible how to use it?

thanks

 

[colbec]

What does

# dmesg | grep DVB

say now?

 

[batzzz19]

im still working on it

its installing at the moment so cant say yet
i downloaded linux-kernel 2.6.29.1.tar.bz2

and then i am on make do u know if i have to do make install too?

i went trougth the config part first

but at make it looks to be taking its time

do i need to run make install?

please help me to know that

 

[batzzz19]

ok this is what i did

but didn't work at dmesg | grep DVB
NOTHING JUST TO THE SAME LINE

i upgraded with linux kernel linux-2.6.29.1.tar.bz2

i follow how to extract it or unzip it with readme

then i tried from the same source to config not old conifg

and then i hit make and took about 4 hours to finish that part

and restarted the computer after it was done then i hit dmesg | grep DVB
AND NOTHING STILL WENT TO THE SAME LINE

LOOK LIKE MY CARD AINT READABLE AT BOOT

DO YOU THINK SOME THING IS WRONG WITH IT IT WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE WITH WINDOWS.


SO ANYWAYS. DO U RECOMMEND SOMETHING ELSE. IT DIDNT' LOOK LIKE THE KERNEL INSTALLED ANY CX88 FILES JUST OTHER TUNERS..???/

WICH KERNEL AND LINUX SYSTEM ARE U USING TO MAKE THIS CARD WORK?

 

[colbec]

Read the readme file again and go carefully over the part after make, it will tell you to do something like (as root)

# make modules_install install

until you do this it won't be able to boot the new kernel.
When the computer restarts make sure to choose the new kernel from the list you are given.

 

[batzzz19]

ok, did something wrong

when i start i have to press enter to go to kernel options because im using vmware i think it didn't install since kernal 29 isnt' there

any ideas how to do it correctly and if a newer one is better

 

[batzzz19]

i tried everything but something is fishy

something is fishy with this server comp

i installed it correctly and loaded modules the first time with linux-2.6.29.1

the only thing is that now im using the new 2.6.30 deb all and generic
one after another. and don't know how to load those modules after
since I din't do it from source with the source cd linux..... get me!!! but from a deb package


ja, and still not showing on kernel boot for either one.
do u know if i have to load kernel modules for it to show as kernel boot
as i did in the first place because kernel 30 i didn't load modules
with the debian files dont know how!

i wish i can do something right now since i have time to work on it

when you get a chance let me know wuts up with this vmware thing not
loading my kernels

or missing something..............................?

 

[14karat]

If I read right, you're running ubuntu under a Win VM?
Ok guys who have experience with this... Will the card work properly within a VM?
I've had some issues in the past trying to run stuff like this within Xen...

 

[batzzz19]

ii two have the same problem

hey, i cant seem to get kernel installed ....

im really serious....im using linux-2.6.30-rc8.tar.gz

this is all i did since its a tar.gz ........worked the same but still cant see my kernel at boot

tar -xvzf linux-2.6.30-rc8.tar.gz
cd linux-2.6.30-rc8
make config
make modules_install
make V=1 all


i followed the read me but still no chance what is wrong?

 

[colbec]

This is the procedure I use with opensuse, it may or may not work with your setup

as user

$ make config
$ make

as root
# make modules_install install

reboot