2011-11-07

Original Realtek RTL2832U chipset (DVB/DAB) Linux 2.6.x driver rel. 2.2.2 , "full" version

Thanks to Realtek

Thanks to Xgazza Thanks to Skaman Thanks to Gennar1

This driver is the "full" version using DVB-T, DVB-C, DTMB and 10 tuners It looks to work also with DAB/DAB+ digital radio stick as Terratec NOXON DAB

Driver patched for Linux kernel 3.0.0 (Ubuntu Oneiric), 3.1.0 and 3.2.0 (Thanks Hans-Frieder Vogt and Gennar1) Can compile with kernel 2.6.x (2.6.x-3.0.0 main differences are about handling RC)

Main thread about OpenPli project: http://openpli.org/forums/topic/20899-rtl2832u-chipset-support-proposal/

!! WORK IN PROGRESS , ALPHA STATE !!

Tested with: Xubuntu 11.10 64bit kernel 3.0 + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK Lubuntu 11.10 32bit kernel 3.0 (cpu 64bit) + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK OpenPli 2011-11-27 ClarkeTech ET9100 (cpu Broadcom) kernel 3.1 + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK Debian testing 32bit (cpu 64bit) kernel 3.1 + Dexatek TX Hollywood (ID 1d09:1101) : compile OK, works OK Xubuntu 11.10 64bit kernel 3.2.0-RC4 + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK

Some DVB-T stick equipped with rtl2832: DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) NILOX DVB-T Stick N15 (ID 1b80:d393) TRUST 16738 (ID 0bda:2832) TERRATEC Cinergy T Stick BLACK (ID 0ccd:00a9) TX Hollywood DVTB (ID 1d19:1101) DIGIVOX mini II v3.0 (ID 1d19:1101)

UBUNTU FRESH INSTALL

• install compile kit sudo apt-get install build-essential

• install linux headers sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

• install git sudo apt-get install git

• clone this repo using git git clone https://github.com/ambrosa/DVB-Realtek-RTL2832U-2.2.2-10tuner-mod_kernel-3.0.0.git

• goto into source dir cd DVB-Realtek-RTL2832U-2.2.2-10tuner-mod_kernel-3.0.0 cd RTL2832-2.2.2_kernel-3.0.0

• edit Makefile, option INCLUDE_EXTRA_DVB (choose which include file set)

• compile code make clean make

• install module sudo make install

• insert module (or reboot) modprobe dvb_usb_rtl2832u

If all is fine you can see in kernel log something like this: [18087.037024] dvb-usb: found a 'USB DVB-T DEVICE' in warm state. [18087.037031] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer. [18087.038776] DVB: registering new adapter (USB DVB-T DEVICE) [18087.055952] RTL2832U usb_init_bulk_setting : USB2.0 HIGH SPEED (480Mb/s) [18087.287475] RTL2832U check_tuner_type : FC0012 tuner on board... [18087.853235] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Realtek DVB-T RTL2832)... [18087.853384] input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-7/input/input15 [18087.853419] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 287 msecs. [18087.853423] dvb-usb: USB DVB-T DEVICE successfully initialized and connected. [18087.853447] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_rtl2832u

Note: Module dvb_usb_rtl2832u has many options (use modinfo dvb_usb_rtl2832u to see them)

• if you want enable basic debug (default disabled) use: modprobe dvb_usb_rtl2832u debug=1
• if you want enable remote_command (default disabled) use: modprobe dvb_usb_rtl2832u rc_mode=2 (or =0 or =1)

UPDATING LOCAL GIT REPO WITH NEW CHANGES

• go into local git repo cd DVB-Realtek-RTL2832U-2.2.2-10tuner-mod_kernel-3.0.0

• update local files with new changes git pull

• compile cd RTL2832-2.2.2_kernel-3.0.0 make clean make

• install module sudo make install