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1	How to set up the Technisat/B2C2 Flexcop devices
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3	
4	1) Find out what device you have
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6	
7	Important Notice: The driver does NOT support Technisat USB 2 devices!
8	
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)
13	
14	dmesg | grep frontend may show you for example:
15	DVB: registering frontend 0 (Conexant CX24123/CX24109)...
16	
17	2) Kernel compilation:
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19	
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).
25	
26	Then please activate:
27	2a) Main module part:
28	"Multimedia support" => "DVB/ATSC adapters"
29	 => "Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters"
30	
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"
35	
36	2b) Frontend / Tuner / Demodulator module part:
37	"Multimedia support" => "DVB/ATSC adapters"
38	 => "Customise the frontend modules to build" "Customise DVB frontends" =>
39	
40	1.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.3:
41	a.) => "Zarlink VP310/MT312/ZL10313 based"
42	b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
43	
44	2.) SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.6:
45	a.) => "ST STV0299 based"
46	b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
47	
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"
52	
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"
57	
58	5.) AirStar DVB-T card:
59	a.) => "Zarlink MT352 based"
60	b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
61	
62	6.) CableStar DVB-C card:
63	a.) => "ST STV0297 based"
64	b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
65	
66	7.) AirStar ATSC card 1st generation:
67	a.) => "Broadcom BCM3510"
68	
69	8.) AirStar ATSC card 2nd generation:
70	a.) => "NxtWave Communications NXT2002/NXT2004 based"
71	b.) => "Generic I2C PLL based tuners"
72	
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"
77	
78	Author: Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> August 2009
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