Configuration of a TV-card??

[maffioso]

Hello everybody,

Is there anybody who knows how to install a TV-card(Airstar 2 TV) on Fedora Core 4
I tried to do this with system setttings-->network --networkconfigurations.
I went to the devicetab and there i tried to add the TV-card with the button new.
But what is the device-type that i have to use because i already used the common ethernetcard but
it is not doing the job!?
Any idea's for how to do this?

Thanks in advance

[maffioso]

My OS is not in the possibility to open it after boot/reboot but when I run
the command "dmesg" there are the following line:

e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.3.6-k2-NAPI
e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKE] enabled at IRQ 11
PCI: setting IRQ 11 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:08.0[A] -> Link [LNKE] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
e100: eth0: e100_probe: addr 0xdfeff000, irq 11, MAC addr 000:A8:F9:A4:05
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ 10
PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:0b.0[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10
drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/skystar2.c: FlexCopIIB(rev.195) chip found
drivers/media/dvb/b2c2/skystar2.c: the chip has 38 hardware filters
driver_initialize MAC address = 00:d0:d7:0d:d7:a9:00:00
DVB: registering new adapter (SkyStar2).
i2c_readbytes: i2c read error (addr 0a, err == -121)

I don't know if somebody knows what they mean but I think that Fedora recognizes my TV-card.
Please can somebody help me. I'am very new in linux and it's very difficult for me to do some
fine troubleshooting

Greetz

[wdgiles]

The network configuration panel wouldn't have anything to do with a tv card. You'll need to install a compatible program like TVTime and configure the card from there.

[maffioso]

Thanks you.
So you actually can't configure a TV-card with the Networkconfiguration-tool.
But is there a other place where you can controle if you TV-card is up or down??
Because before you scan, you have to know if you card is up.
Sorry for the questions but i'am very new with this.

Best Regards

[wshawn]

For helpers information, this card is not jsut a TV card but also allows downloading via satelite as if it is a network card.

TechniSat offers the optimal Multimedia extension with the SkyStar 2 TV for your PC!

In addition to receiving digital TV and radio programs via satellite, the device is also an extremely cost-effective and reliable solution for reception of data services such as file-delivery or high speed-internet via satellite.

Equipment characteristics

    * Reception of digital DVB-S television, radio channels and teletext
    * Reception of data services via satellite dish (Multicast/Unicast, MPE)
    * Plug & Play
    * PCI card
      Input Frequencies: 950 - 2.150 MHz
      RF-level: -65 to -25 dBm
      LNB support: 13V/18V, 350mA max.
      DiSEqC 1.0
    * SCPC and MCPC

http://www.bbti.us/products_skystar2_pci.htm

[wdgiles]

from the tech specs for the card, I don't see any official mention of linux support. Are you sure this card works with Linux?

Operating System Support Windows 98 (Second Edition) Yes
Windows Me Yes
Windows NT SP 6 Yes
Windows 2000 Pro / Server Yes
Windows XP Yes

[maffioso]

Yes,

this card works very well under linux because i saw this on the linuxTV-site
http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCI_devices_DVB-T
Look for Airstar2PC.
and i also tested in the knoppix-VDR linux.
On knoppix you can't save anything. That's why i wanted to make it work under my
linux.