TT Skystar 1

[Dominique Dumont]

Lucian Lancea <lancea at rdslink.ro> writes:

>> Well, if you are using the stock debian kernel 2.6.8, it should work
>> more or less out of the box (but the drivers in newer kernels should
>> be much better). *The first thing you should know is that you need to
>> download the firmware for the card from
>> http://www.linuxtv.org/download/firmware the file
>> dvb-ttpci-01.fw-xxxx
>> this file must be placed in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/ and renamed to
>> dvb-ttpci.fw *
>>
> DONE, but I renamed it to *dvb-ttpci-01.fw*
>
>> *Then you should try to load the module for your card (dvb-ttpci).*
>>
> NOT DONE , I don't know how! :(

use modprobe command. 

>> *(If vdr later works when you load the module manually, you can add the
>> entry dvb-ttpci to /etc/modules - this will cause the module to be
>> loaded automatically everytime you start your computer.)
>> *
> NOT DONE , I don't know how! :(

See "man modules"

The simplest is to do (as root)
echo "dvb-ttpci" >> /etc/modules

(Yes, you must type the 2 '>' characters)

Or edit the file with your favorite editor (emacs, vi, zile) to add a line
containing "dvb-ttpci"

>> *A simple "apt-get install vdr" is enough to install it, after the
>> installation,*
> DONE
>> *you have to enable the deamon in /etc/default/vdr *
> NOT DONE, I don't know how!!! :(

Again use your favorite editor and change the line 
ENABLED=0 
to
ENABLED=1

>> *you can start vdr by calling "/etc/init.d/vdr start".*
>>
> ERROR :(

With the above editions, this should work (as root).

When you report an error, please include the error message in your mail.

>> *When vdr starts sucessfully (please take a look at /var/log/syslog, if
>> the driver was not loaded completely, vdr will restart itself every
>> few seconds), you should see a picture on a TV-Set.*
>>
>>
> Only on TV-Set? Nothing on my monitor???

Let's start with the easiest solution. Viewing sat on your monitor
with vdr is harder as your must also install and setup some vdr
plugins like softdevice or xine plugins.

HTH