Problems configuring a Kworld card

[Hartmut Hackmann <hartmut.hackmann (at) t-online.de>]

Hi, Pete

Pete Dabbs schrieb:
> after a modprobe i get these kernel messages
> 
> [17179640.320000] saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
> [17179640.632000] saa7133[0]: found at 0000:04:00.0, rev: 208, irq:
> 169, latency: 32, mmio: 0xd0100000
> [17179640.632000] saa7133[0]: subsystem: 1131:0000, board:
> UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected]
> [17179640.632000] saa7133[0]: board init: gpio is 40
> [17179640.736000] saa7133[0]: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-5)?
> [17179640.736000] saa7133[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
> [17179640.736000] saa7133[0]: registered device vbi0
> [17179641.032000] saa7134 ALSA driver for DMA sound loaded
> [17179641.032000] saa7133[0]/alsa: saa7133[0] at 0xd0100000 irq 169
> registered as card -1
> 
> lspci -v gives
> 
> 04:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7133/SAA7135
> Video Broadcast Decoder (rev d0)
>        Subsystem: Philips Semiconductors Unknown device 0000
>        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 169
>        Memory at d0100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
>        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
> 
> correspondig lspci -n  (not sure if this is of any help as it looks
> like a LOT of cards have this id)
> 
> 04:00.0 0480: 1131:7133 (rev d0)
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/23/07, Hartmut Hackmann <hartmut.hackmann (at) t-online.de> wrote:
>> Hi, Pete
>>
>> Pete Dabbs schrieb:
>> > I just got a cheap Kworld analog pci card
>> > http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/118214   box says   Global TV
>> Terminator
>> >
>> > lspci detects it as being a Philips saa7133/saa7135 video broadcast
>> decoder
>> > (rev d0)
>> >
>> > There are several of these available to base my fiddling around on  but
>> all
>> > of them seem to be rev d1
>> >
>> > So far all I get from the card on kdetv and xawtv is a black screen on
>> > composite,svideo or television.
>> >
>> > Is there any way I can track down exactly which card and tuner type
>> I need
>> > to use?   Sticking it in a windows box maybe?
>> >
>> > TIA
>> >
>> > Pete
>> > --
>> Plese do a "modprobe saa7134" (as root).
>> This will cause a number of messages in the kernel log. Please send us
>> these.
>>
>> Best regards
>>   Hartmut
>>
What a pity, your card has no configuration eeprom, so it can't be autodetected
and the configuration can't be read from the card.
You need to force the card type. Please try
modprobe saa7134 card=65
After a little research, i think it is this type.

Good luck
  Hartmut

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