Help needed: Anysee E30C Plus (DVB-C Tuner)

Hi

I am new to this mailing list, so bare with me if this have been asked before.

I have just bought an Anysee E30C Plus, as I had read, that this device is supported in Linux, my plan is building a Mythtv media center, to replace my old harddisk recorder.

However I cannot get it to work, and then I read thatt the newest version might not work, and that I should join this list.

I have tried to compile a new kernel with the newest dvb stuff from the git repository, just to make sure, that I have the newest drivers. I have alsio blacklistet the zl10353 module to avoid the device being loaded as an DVB-T device (which it is not, it is a cable only version).

What information do you need me to obtain, or do you have a hint to how I might get this working?

The device is reconnized OK as seen here from dmesg:

[   11.354973] dvb-usb: found a 'Anysee DVB USB2.0' in warm state.
[   11.355004] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
[   11.355239] DVB: registering new adapter (Anysee DVB USB2.0)
[   11.356661] anysee: firmware version:0.1.2 hardware id:15
[   11.391192] IR NEC protocol handler initialized
[   11.412221] IR RC5(x) protocol handler initialized
[   11.412611] DVB: Unable to find symbol zl10353_attach()
[   11.414527] DVB: Unable to find symbol zl10353_attach()
[   11.417536] DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (Philips TDA10023 DVB-C)...
[   11.430950] IR RC6 protocol handler initialized
[   11.553821] IR JVC protocol handler initialized
[   11.555642] input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-5/input/input6
[   11.555682] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 200 msecs.
[   11.555689] dvb-usb: Anysee DVB USB2.0 successfully initialized and connected.
[   11.557207] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_anysee
[   11.569445] IR Sony protocol handler initialized
[   11.584259] lirc_dev: IR Remote Control driver registered, major 251
[   11.586747] IR LIRC bridge handler initialized

but lsusb reports this as an DVB-T Device:

tux3:~ # lsusb -s 002:002 -v

Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1c73:861f AMT Anysee E30 USB 2.0 DVB-T Receiver Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00

  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x1c73 AMT
  idProduct          0x861f Anysee E30 USB 2.0 DVB-T Receiver
  bcdDevice            1.00
  iManufacturer           1 AMT.CO.KR
  iProduct                2 anysee-FA(LP)
  iSerial                 0
  bNumConfigurations      1

Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 83
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 4
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 1
bNumEndpoints 4
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 1
Transfer Type Isochronous
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x1400 3x 1024 bytes
bInterval 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 1
Transfer Type Isochronous
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x1400 3x 1024 bytes
bInterval 1
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00

  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0

bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0002
(Bus Powered)
Remote Wakeup Enabled

The problem is, that I cannot get it to tune into any frequency:

using '/dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter1/demux0' initial transponder 143000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 156000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 378000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 394000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 442000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 490000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 498000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 514000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 530000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 538000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 554000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 570000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 578000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 618000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 626000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 714000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 730000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 770000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 786000000 6875000 0 3
initial transponder 794000000 6875000 0 3

WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!

WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!

WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!

WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!

WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!!
ETC

Rgds Per

For the some reason hardware ID 15 does not work on latest Ubuntu 11.04. That is basically E30 Combo Plus and newer E30 C Plus, which is same device as E30 Combo Plus but without DVB-T demod.

Install latest drivers and it will work. And I hope someone have time to examine why it does not work anymore out-of-the-box in Ubuntu 11.04.

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers

Antti

http://palosaari.fi/

Thanks, that worked. Actually I am not running ubuntu on this PC; but OpenSuSE 11.4; but I was planninh using Mythbuntu far my media center.

Thanks a lot.

Cheers Per

Thanks for the report. I have now following matrix:

not working:
OpenSuSE 11.4 Kernel 2.6.37
Ubuntu 11.4 Kernel 2.6.38

working:
Fedora 14 Kernel 2.6.35

regards
Antti

http://palosaari.fi/