Hi Community!
I am still trying to get my DVB-T USB Stick (afa9015) up and running.
What I always read in different forums that I need to install "linux-firmware-nonfree".
I would like to install this package but doing "apt-get install linux-firmware-nonfree" brings an error due to the fact that this package is not available.
I have the original and unchanged sources.list on my Core.
Is there any way to install this package?
it would be wonderful if I get help here - if possible with a detailed step by step description.
Thank you very much and best regards
Roman
I guess this has to do with Kubuntu 8.10 is fading away from the repos - Intrepid is removed from the http://packages.ubuntu.com/ and http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/8.10/ doesn't seem to have that specific file listed.
Look for alternate downloads.
/Joakim
Hi Joakim!
What alternatives are available?
Sorry, but I am not that Linux Crack to know what to do now.
It seems that you have know how in this area so please get back to me with a proposal which I can try.
thank you and best regards
Roman
If the firmware isn't available with your kernel/distro you may need to build the module yourself from source and install it.
A quick google for your device leads to this http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hama_DVB-T_USB2_Stick
I don't know if its the same brand but the internals match up with the model number you quote so the firmware should be fine.
regards,
-Coley
Hi Coley!
Thank you for your reply!
I never did this and so your link looks like a good step-by-step description.
Hopefully this will lead to success - I will try this and will provide feedback.
very best regards
Roman
It is again me for this topic.
I read the pages of the link you provided a little deeper.
There is often the link to a driver.
So I need a Driver and a firmware?
I followed another link (http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/af9015/ (http://linuxtv.org/hg/~anttip/af9015/)) which is mentioned very often in forums - to locate the driver but when I follow this link I get to a page where it not seems to get anything for DVB stuff.
Perhaps you can light my darkness a little again ;-)
thank you and best regards
Roman
The link to the firmware is provided on the linuxtv wiki page I posted, as are instructions for building the driver.
Have you tried these and they have failed?
-Coley.
No, I had not the chance so far to test the description in the link.
I will do it later this evening and will post the result here.
Thanks again Coley,
best regards
Roman
Hi Coley!
Unfortunately it did not work.
I followed exactly the guideline and during this no error happened. It simply does not do anything when I plug in the DVB-T Stick. I rebootet also the PC to be quite sure .... nothing.
I tool some logs and will paste them here - perhaps it is worth to look at.
best regards
Roman
sudo lsusb -v -s 4:3
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 15a4:9015
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x15a4
idProduct 0x9015
bcdDevice 2.00
iManufacturer 1 Afatech
iProduct 2 DVB-T 2
iSerial 3 010101010600001
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 46
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 0x81 EP 1 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
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 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 0x85 EP 5 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
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: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
dmesg:
793.720553] usb 4-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[ 793.862794] usb 4-3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 793.958250] dvb_core: Unknown symbol __kmalloc_track_caller
[ 793.960778] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmxdev_init
[ 793.961695] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_register_adapter
[ 793.962846] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_swfilter_204
[ 793.963064] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_release
[ 793.963514] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_net_init
[ 793.963727] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_swfilter
[ 793.963990] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmxdev_release
[ 793.964338] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_frontend_detach
[ 793.964727] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_net_release
[ 793.964982] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_unregister_frontend
[ 793.965565] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_register_frontend
[ 793.965784] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_unregister_adapter
[ 793.966002] dvb_usb: Unknown symbol dvb_dmx_init
[ 793.969318] dvb_usb_af9015: Unknown symbol dvb_usb_device_init
[ 793.969538] dvb_usb_af9015: Unknown symbol dvb_usb_device_exit
Hi Coley!
I decided to install LMCE 10.04 from scratch.
When I did this I decided to upgrade the Kernel right at the beginning and did an upgrade to 2.6.38.
It worked pretty good, just had to re-install the NVIDIA driver and the LMCE Dashboard was up and running again.
with LMCE 10.04 I was able to install "linux-firmware-nonfree" and with 2.6.38 Kernel I have now a working DVB-T AFA9015 Stick.
My guess is that the Kernel 2.6.27 from 8.10 is simply "too old" !?
Just a guess.
best regards
Roman