1 How to set up the Technisat/B2C2 Flexcop devices
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4 1) Find out what device you have
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7 Important Notice: The driver does NOT support Technisat USB 2 devices!
9 First start your linux box with a shipped kernel:
10 lspci -vvv for a PCI device (lsusb -vvv for an USB device) will show you for example:
11 02:0b.0 Network controller: Techsan Electronics Co Ltd B2C2 FlexCopII DVB chip /
12 Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 02)
14 dmesg | grep frontend may show you for example:
15 DVB: registering frontend 0 (Conexant CX24123/CX24109)...
17 2) Kernel compilation:
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20 If the Flexcop / Technisat is the only DVB / TV / Radio device in your box
21 get rid of unnecessary modules and check this one:
22 "Multimedia support" => "Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build"
23 In this directory uncheck every driver which is activated there
24 (except "Simple tuner support" for ATSC 3rd generation only -> see case 9 please).
28 "Multimedia support" => "DVB/ATSC adapters"
29 => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters"
31 a.) => "Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC PCI" (PCI card) or
32 b.) => "Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC USB" (USB 1.1 adapter)
33 and for troubleshooting purposes:
34 c.) => "Enable debug for the B2C2 FlexCop drivers"
36 2b) Frontend / Tuner / Demodulator module part:
37 "Multimedia support" => "DVB/ATSC adapters"
38 => "Customise the frontend modules to build" "Customise DVB frontends" =>
40 1.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.3:
41 a.) => "Zarlink VP310/MT312/ZL10313 based"
42 b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
44 2.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.6:
45 a.) => "ST STV0299 based"
46 b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
48 3.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.7:
49 a.) => "Samsung S5H1420 based"
50 b.) => "Integrant ITD1000 Zero IF tuner for DVB-S/DSS"
51 c.) => "ISL6421 SEC controller"
53 4.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.8:
54 a.) => "Conexant CX24123 based"
55 b.) => "Conexant CX24113/CX24128 tuner for DVB-S/DSS"
56 c.) => "ISL6421 SEC controller"
58 5.) AirStar DVB-T card:
59 a.) => "Zarlink MT352 based"
60 b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
62 6.) CableStar DVB-C card:
63 a.) => "ST STV0297 based"
64 b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
66 7.) AirStar ATSC card 1st generation:
67 a.) => "Broadcom BCM3510"
69 8.) AirStar ATSC card 2nd generation:
70 a.) => "NxtWave Communications NXT2002/NXT2004 based"
71 b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
73 9.) AirStar ATSC card 3rd generation:
74 a.) => "LG Electronics LGDT3302/LGDT3303 based"
75 b.) "Multimedia support" => "Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build"
76 => "Simple tuner support"
78 Author: Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> August 2009