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===Drivers===
===Drivers===
The following drivers are needed for these devices:
- stb0899.ko
- stb6100.ko
- lnbp22.ko
- dvb-usb.ko
- dvb-usb-pctv452e.ko

To use this device you have to have a tuning application that uses the new [[multiproto]] DVB api.
there's a patched version of szap available (search mailing list).

Make sure you haven't loaded any old dvb drivers.
Here's a step by step howto:
Here's a step by step howto:


hg clone http://www.jusst.de/hg/multiproto
hg clone http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin
cd s2-liplianin
wget -O pctv452e.patch http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/attachments/20080125/b9e1d749/attachment-0001.patch
# you might have to edit v4l/.config and disable CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV
cd multiproto
make
patch -p1 < ../pctv452e.patch
make install
make ; # there might be a few warnings.
cd v4l
insmod dvb-core.ko
insmod dvb-pll.ko
insmod stb6100.ko verbose=0
insmod stb0899.ko verbose=0
insmod lnbp22.ko
insmod dvb-usb.ko
insmod dvb-usb-pctv452e.ko
# in case some insmod complains about unresolved symbols:
modprobe firmware_class


====Driver Status====
====Driver Status====

Revision as of 06:35, 19 December 2010

Top of PCTV 452e PCB
Barren bottom of the PCTV 452e PCB, save for the stickers

A DVB-S2 USB 2.0 Device from Pinnacle.

It is currently unsupported, but is identical to the TechnoTrend TT-connect S2-3600 which has experimental support via patches.

Overview/Features

Evidently, as can be seen in the images, the silkscreen writing on the PCB indicate that this device is actually a [TechnoTrend] design, identical to the S2-3600.

Components Used

Identification

It has a USB ID: 2304:021f

Making it Work

What we know:

  • it uses parts/all of the ttusb-USB-protocol
  • isochronous Data transfer (whole TS only)
  • no firmware is needed (budget device)

Drivers

Here's a step by step howto: 

hg clone http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin
cd s2-liplianin
# you might have to edit v4l/.config and disable CONFIG_DVB_FIREDTV
make
make install

Driver Status

Working: 

- Remote Control
- LNB Power (13/18V)
- 22kHz
- DiSEqC
- DVB-S
- DVB-S2

External Links

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