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Henk-Jan · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Amsterdam

After plugging in, the kernel seems to recognize the USB-stick.
It needs the AF9035-driver.

How to make it work in Puppy?

Puppy Linux 5.28
sh-4.1# uname -r
2.6.33.2

dmesg:
usb 1-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 7
input: Afa Technologies Inc. AF9035A USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.1/input/input13
generic-usb 0003:0B05:1779.0005: input: USB HID v1.01 Keyboard [Afa Technologies Inc. AF9035A USB Device] on usb-0000:00:1d.7-2/input1

sh-4.1# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0b05:1779

peebee · Joined: 21 Sep 2008 Posts: 913 Location: Malvern, Worcs, UK

Hi

I don't think your dvb-t is being recognised properly - you may need to find the appropriate firmware for the AF9035..... the existing firmware is in /lib/modules/all-firmware/dvb-usb-firmware - suggest google for af9035.fw

Try the firmware link here:
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Afatech_AF9035

The loading messages for my AF9005 are below.

When you have the tuner being identified and loaded then suggest you look at
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=36672&search_id=855566915

for some useful clues........

Basically you need to install
linuxtv-DVB-apps-1.1.1.pet
which will give you the scan command

You then need to find the initial frequency file for your transmitter - it may already be in /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/

Do a scan to create the channels.conf file for your transmitter

put channels.conf into hidden directory .mplayer

run mplayer and select File -> TV -> Open Digital TV

and you should be watching dvb-t

If scan doesn't work for you - you could try w_scan from
http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index2.html
which doesn't need the initial frequency file

Good luck

Cheers
peebee

Henk-Jan · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Amsterdam

I've found and copied driver dvb-usb-af9035-01.fw to /lib/firmware
Unfortunately the kernel does not associate the stick with the driver:

usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
input: Afa Technologies Inc. AF9035A USB Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.1/input/input10
generic-usb 0003:0B05:1779.0002: input: USB HID v1.01 Keyboard [Afa Technologies Inc. AF9035A USB Device] on usb-0000:00:1d.7-3/input1

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

Moderators - the device under discussion is a USB TV tuner.
It's not a wifi device, and should not be in the Networking > Wireless section of the Hardware forum.

Henk-Jan · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Amsterdam

Thanks for the .pet! After rebooting, dmesg reports an error.
Can you help?

usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
AF903X: af903x_module_init
DRIVER_RELEASE_VERSION : v9.08.14.1
FW_RELEASE_VERSION : v8_8_63_0
API_RELEASE_VERSION : 200.20090402.0
[Device_init] Error 1
dvb_usb_af903x: probe of 1-3:1.0 failed with error -12
usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_af903x

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

Well the dvb-usb-af903x driver appears to be far from stable, so success is not guaranteed.

First I suggest you reload the driver -

Henk-Jan · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Amsterdam

Nothing yet .... let me send you a PM!

dvb_usb_af903x: probe of 1-3:1.0 failed with error -12
usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_af903x
usb 1-3: USB disconnect, address 4
usb 1-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
DRIVER_RELEASE_VERSION : v9.08.14.1
FW_RELEASE_VERSION : v8_8_63_0
API_RELEASE_VERSION : 200.20090402.0
[Device_init] Error 1
dvb_usb_af903x: probe of 1-3:1.0 failed with error -12

sh-4.1# w_scan
sh: w_scan: command not found
sh-4.1#

Henk-Jan · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Amsterdam

W_scan works!
Saying that there is no driver loaded ... :

sh-4.1# w_scan
w_scan version 20111011 (compiled for DVB API 5.1)
guessing country 'NL', use -c <country> to override
using settings for NETHERLANDS
DVB aerial
DVB-T Europe
frontend_type DVB-T, channellist 4
output format vdr-1.6
output charset 'UTF-8', use -C <charset> to override
Info: using DVB adapter auto detection.
main:3079: FATAL: ***** NO USEABLE DVB-T CARD FOUND. *****
Please check wether dvb driver is loaded and
verify that no dvb application (i.e. vdr) is running.

Henk-Jan · Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 11 Location: Amsterdam

There is a module loaded:

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4944 Location: Australia

OK, the driver is clearly failing.
I see that the driver source code was intended for older kernels than Puppy 5.1/5.2 has, so the best chance of success would be to go back to an earlier kernel -
I have just compiled the driver for Puppy 4.3.x here -
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=585036#585036
With an older kernel the results were different - I was able to use the vendor-supplied version of the driver ...
but the driver is certainly still less than stable.
If this version doesn't work, you're out of options.