Any hints to get an "Astrometa" DVB-stick (MN88473/RTL2832) to work in Amlogic (S905) devel releases (8.90.5 at the moment)? I have installed Tvheadend 4.2 and CrazyCat drivers. The stick is found and available in Tvheadend. Channels are found but none of them opens and Tvheadhend gives "Continuity counter errors". In 7.0 and 8.2 (S905) it does not work either (channels are not found or "Continuity counter errors"). Stick (all T/T2/C) works fine in RPi with Libreelec 7.0.3 or Milhouse's testbuilds (but not in 8.2.3 as well known).
Astrometa DVB-stick in Amlogic
- jvjlu
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March 11, 2018 at 4:57 PM - Thread is Unresolved
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@8.90.5 all you have to do is (at least my Astrometa DVB-stick works after that):
1. Install DVB Tools (from Addons > Programs)
2. SSH into yours tvbox and type (if you use tvheadend42):
systemctl stop service.tvheadend42.service
dvblast -a 0 -f 546000000 -b 8 -O 60000 -Q 60000
systemctl start service.tvheadend42.service
3. That's all, from now on you should be able to use your card without any problem
Unfortunately in latest 8.90.6 Astrometa doesn't work (probably missing/or problem with mn88473 driver)
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dvblast -a 0 -f 546000000 -b 8 -O 60000 -Q 60000
I tried this in 8.2.3.1: I have two of these sticks, one connected to cable (DVB-C) and second one to aerial (DVB-T/T2). I gave the command twice (with -a 0 and -a 1). Now the T/T2 connected stick works but the C stick not (only RTL2832 is visible in tvheadend). The command should possibly be modified for a C network?
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No, that dvblast command is only for fix "Continuity counter errors", it works for whole stick (I use it only for DVB-C on 8.90.5), it isn't any special magic thing with that dvblast command, probably there is some missing, kind of activation 'thing' in MN88473 drivers or tvheadend, dvblast just 'push it' to activate it (at last that's what I think).
Unfortunately whole stick have to be visible in tvheadend because otherwise it won't work.
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I have a Qodi Tap 1 box (Beelink, S905x, 2GB) and an Astrometa tuner. I cant able to use with LE8.2.3.1, after reboot it visible but cant able to tune, and after then only the SDR part staying and others are gone...any hint? Im speechless.
With dvb-fe-tools it visible and able to change mode, but cant see in tvheadend....
LibreELEC:~ # dvb-fe-tool -a 0 -f 1
Device Panasonic MN88473 (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend1) capabilities:
CAN_2G_MODULATION
CAN_FEC_1_2
CAN_FEC_2_3
CAN_FEC_3_4
CAN_FEC_5_6
CAN_FEC_7_8
CAN_FEC_AUTO
CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO
CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO
CAN_INVERSION_AUTO
CAN_MULTISTREAM
CAN_MUTE_TS
CAN_QAM_16
CAN_QAM_32
CAN_QAM_64
CAN_QAM_128
CAN_QAM_256
CAN_QAM_AUTO
CAN_QPSK
CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO
DVB API Version 5.10, Current v5 delivery system: DVBT
Supported delivery systems:
[DVBT]
DVBT2
DVBC/ANNEX_A
LibreELEC:~ # dvb-fe-tool -a 0 -f 1 -d DVBC/ANNEX_A
Changing delivery system to: DVBC/ANNEX_A
LibreELEC:~ # dvb-fe-tool -a 0 -f 1
Device Panasonic MN88473 (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend1) capabilities:
CAN_2G_MODULATION
CAN_FEC_1_2
CAN_FEC_2_3
CAN_FEC_3_4
CAN_FEC_5_6
CAN_FEC_7_8
CAN_FEC_AUTO
CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO
CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO
CAN_INVERSION_AUTO
CAN_MULTISTREAM
CAN_MUTE_TS
CAN_QAM_16
CAN_QAM_32
CAN_QAM_64
CAN_QAM_128
CAN_QAM_256
CAN_QAM_AUTO
CAN_QPSK
CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO
DVB API Version 5.10, Current v5 delivery system: DVBC/ANNEX_A
Supported delivery systems:
DVBT
DVBT2
[DVBC/ANNEX_A]
LibreELEC:~ #
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Tried LE8.9, it working but cant able to scan channels over 5-600MHz. Astrometa stick and cables are OK with PC, so maybe LE cant activate something in tuner (proper initialize some LNA?).
