DVB-T dongle running on Nexus 7

[impoze]

Where you from? There is a chance that DVB-T in your country could be MPEG-4 and that DroidTV might only support MPEG-2. Those are just speculations though. Is your dongle working fine with the same antenna via your PC?


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Thanks for the reply,

I have checked and we use mpeg-2 in australia,
I think it might be low reception?
how can I check the reception strength?

thanks

 

[martintzvetomirov]

Look at the title bar when you try to view a broadcast. It should contain two numbers - the signal quality in % and the bit error rate. I don't think that DroidTv could show signals strength.

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[impoze]

Look at the title bar when you try to view a broadcast. It should contain two numbers - the signal quality in % and the bit error rate. I don't think that DroidTv could show signals strength.

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thanks for the reply,

I don't get any numbers, just the channel name.

 

[micks_address]

anyone have any luck getting the sony ps3 tuner to work? i have my nexus back so will try again.. in ireland though we are using mpeg4 for digital.. is that a problem?

 

[SFVDan]

Seems as though the xc5000.ko module is not correct in some way. The insmod command indicates that the module is not in the correct exec format. I poked around on Goggle and found some reference to that module being somehow faulty, but found no solution.

Has anyone tried to use this module with success? Is this a known issue?

Thanks in advance...

 

[martintzvetomirov]

Seems as though the xc5000.ko module is not correct in some way. The insmod command indicates that the module is not in the correct exec format. I poked around on Goggle and found some reference to that module being somehow faulty, but found no solution.

Has anyone tried to use this module with success? Is this a known issue?

Thanks in advance...

What's your Kernel version? If it's different from the one stated in the first post of the thread, you would need to recompile it yourself.

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[SFVDan]

What's your Kernel version? If it's different from the one stated in the first post of the thread, you would need to recompile it yourself.

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It is not. I have the specified kernel and meet all the other prerequisites.

 

[SFVDan]

Seems as though the xc5000.ko module is not correct in some way. The insmod command indicates that the module is not in the correct exec format. I poked around on Goggle and found some reference to that module being somehow faulty, but found no solution.

Has anyone tried to use this module with success? Is this a known issue?

Thanks in advance...

What's your Kernel version? If it's different from the one stated in the first post of the thread, you would need to recompile it yourself.

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It is not. I have the specified kernel and meet all the other prerequisites.

I do not have the compiler skills to compile the xc5000.ko kernel module. Is there anyone out there who would be willing to compile it and send it to me? I know it's a quick job for someone with the right skill set. For me, it would be weeks!

Thanks again!

 

[mchinand]

I do not have the compiler skills to compile the xc5000.ko kernel module. Is there anyone out there who would be willing to compile it and send it to me? I know it's a quick job for someone with the right skill set. For me, it would be weeks!

Thanks again!

I'm getting the same error after building the module myself (other modules from the same build load fine). Not sure what the problem is yet. I think this also requires a firmware file, but don't think that will be a problem until the device (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q, in my case) is plugged in and the firmware file is tried to be accessed.

 

[SFVDan]

I'm getting the same error after building the module myself (other modules from the same build load fine). Not sure what the problem is yet. I think this also requires a firmware file, but don't think that will be a problem until the device (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q, in my case) is plugged in and the firmware file is tried to be accessed.

I have precisely the same dongle. I'll keep tinkering with it and see if there's something I'm missing. I'm usually pretty good at making stuff like this work, but this has me stumped.

Thanks much for the reply! Nice to know I'm not crazy. lol...

 

[SFVDan]

I have precisely the same dongle. I'll keep tinkering with it and see if there's something I'm missing. I'm usually pretty good at making stuff like this work, but this has me stumped.

Thanks much for the reply! Nice to know I'm not crazy. lol...

I'm getting the same error after building the module myself (other modules from the same build load fine). Not sure what the problem is yet. I think this also requires a firmware file, but don't think that will be a problem until the device (Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950Q, in my case) is plugged in and the firmware file is tried to be accessed.

I found the firmware here: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-950Q

... but I can't seem to figure out where Android will be looking for it. There's no /lib/firmware/ folder, as all the instructions say. Next step is to make the directory and push it out to the directory and see if anything changes.

 

[lionsh]

Hi guys,

I bought the same dongle as martin's (RTL2832u with E4000 tuner).
I ran the script, made sure all the files are there in the dvb folder.
All permissions are ok.
I even get the warmed state in dmesg.

But still, in droidtv i always get w_scan failed.
Can someone direct me to a possible solution?

 

[saeedmobile]

Hi, Do you use this method on Xperia Arc?
Or is there another way?

 

[moryoav]

I have the same problem as lionsh. At least I think I do.
I bought the same dongle as OP (RTL2832U), from the same ebay link he posted.
Script runs fine with no errors, files in dvb folder get 777 permissions, everything seems fine.
dmesg shows warmed state, but I get the same error as lionsh posted in his dmesg about "no frontend was attached by RTL2832U". I'm not sure if that's a problem or not.
Also, another interesting problem that I'm not sure if it's related or not, if I check the DVB folder in ES File Explorer I see 3 files instead of 4. The forth file is supposed to be frontend and it's only visible when I view the folder using "Root Explorer" app. If I use the "ls" command in the shell I do see all 4 files, this seems to be some weird problem with ES File Explorer perhaps?

DroidTV shows the usual error about not being able to load. What can I do? ideas?

Thanks...

Hi guys,

I bought the same dongle as martin's (RTL2832u with E4000 tuner).
I ran the script, made sure all the files are there in the dvb folder.
All permissions are ok.
I even get the warmed state in dmesg.

But still, in droidtv i always get w_scan failed.
Can someone direct me to a possible solution?

 

[gizmomelb]

wow, this is awesome! I'm also interested in SDR so was planning on buying one of these tuners anyways (was going to use it on my Raspberry Pi, but hey using it on the Nexus is even better )

 

[martintzvetomirov]

What do you mean w_scan failed? Can you reach the "scan channels" activity and press "scan"? What output do you get? Can you change the country to something else and try again (from the DroidTV's scan channel activity)?

P.S. Make sure that the folder dvb has also the right permissions itself. Actually if it is a permission problem, DroidTV wouldn't even start. It will just say that the tuner is not found as far as I can remember.

P.S.S. Sadly I have paused my work on the app I was developing for this because of University... sheesh. Anyways, I will try to work on it whenever I can (I guess mostly around Christmas)

Hi guys,

I bought the same dongle as martin's (RTL2832u with E4000 tuner).
I ran the script, made sure all the files are there in the dvb folder.
All permissions are ok.
I even get the warmed state in dmesg.

But still, in droidtv i always get w_scan failed.
Can someone direct me to a possible solution?

 

[couguar44]

I followed this steps for installation, but i cant enable DVBt.
Im working on Ampe A10 with CM9, it have integrated kernel modules for my firmware and stick i have (RTL2832U)
Also i try manualy install like this topic say, but with no luck.
When i try to open DroidTV it say: Sorry, no device found. This application needs a working DVB device, plugged into your android device and set up with drivers, firmware and correct permissions.
is there any other way or im doing something wrong?

 

[bmstrong]

The holy grail. Live TV on a Nexus.

 

[dgattenb]

"TV catch up" from the play store !.. live TV on your N7 !!

 

[lionsh]

When I run the startdvb script it doesn't create the frontend0 file.
And DroidTV says no device connected.
When I create the file by myself, give the right permissions to it and run the script again - I can access droidtv.
But, as soon as i choose DVB-T, some country (is used several) and hit scan i get :
wscan failed(1) and in the background i see ERROR unable to determine frontend type.
main:3094 FATAL --- NO USEABLE DVB CARD FOUND

But I do see the light on the DVB stick on - indicating it is getting power and when i write dmesg i can see that it is recognized.
Although I also see a message about no frontend was attached.

What do you mean w_scan failed? Can you reach the "scan channels" activity and press "scan"? What output do you get? Can you change the country to something else and try again (from the DroidTV's scan channel activity)?

P.S. Make sure that the folder dvb has also the right permissions itself. Actually if it is a permission problem, DroidTV wouldn't even start. It will just say that the tuner is not found as far as I can remember.

P.S.S. Sadly I have paused my work on the app I was developing for this because of University... sheesh. Anyways, I will try to work on it whenever I can (I guess mostly around Christmas)