Golden Interstar LX3

[Rob van der Does]

There was a limitation of 4 tuners within E2.

Surely that must have been a driver limitation then, as E2 has no and never had a limitation on the number of drivers.

[rassi]

There was a limitation of 4 tuners within E2. That has been increased to 8.

Awesome, why i havent noticed this earlier!
Oh well, it´s always huge hunt to find newest drivers and change log

Surely that must have been a driver limitation then, as E2 has no and never had a limitation on the number of drivers.

uh oh wait.. Now reading Abu´s post again and he talks about E2 and not LX3. Need to test it again, but i´m afraid that it´s still 4 tuners

[rassi]

Tested it with Sundtek USB-stick and not working when all Internal tuners are in use.. So it is still 4 tuners max

[Rob van der Does]

Tested it with Sundtek USB-stick and not working when all Internal tuners are in use.. So it is still 4 tuners max

That sounds like a driver issue. What image and build is the box?

[akronim]

Just curious, how many internal tuners you do have in your LX3?
Havent tested lately, but in the begining USB tuners didnt came visible when 4 internal tuners were in use. It was 4 tuners max with the LX3, hopefully it´s fixed and i could utilize my Sundtek sticks again.

PS. Have you tried to copy terrestial.xml from Vu+ uno to Lx3 and tested scan again?
Or just use DreamboxEdit and take channel lists from Uno to LX3

I've got only 2 DVB-S tuners (embedded) in my LX3.
PS. I'll try to copy terrestrial.xml from Vu+ Uno.
PS2. I've found that Vu+ Uno on Apollo.088 has lost its ability to use my additional DVB-T stick (Asus MyCinema based on dib700 chip). It is still visible to the system but automatic scan returns info "0 channels found". Asus stick was working perfectly on Vu+ with Apollo.064. Asus MyCinema is not visible on LX3 both Apollo.064 and Apollo.090.

[Rob van der Does]

USB tuners are and will always be far less stable than build in tuners. It's a sensitive game with lots of variables involved; not all of which are under control.
It's always a good idea to have working image-backups before updating, but especially when using external hardware.

[rassi]

That sounds like a driver issue. What image and build is the box?

Yeah it must be driver issue. At the moment using ~week old OpenATV (reason is here why not using OpenVix )
Tested few driver version a go same setup with ViX without an luck.
Used "years" those 2x Sundtek sticks with Vu+ Duo and with Solo2 and those works like a charm.

[abu baniaz]

What bootloader are you using?

[rassi]

What bootloader are you using?

Using 3.45 at the moment. 3.46 only fix "Multiple USB devices", but now i got flash to my mind again, could it be the reason. Hopefully yes, but im afraid not
As i do have USB stick for picons & backups in use...

[rassi]

No luck with 3.46 bootloader

Screenshots when 3 installed internal tuners + Sundtek and 4 internal + Sundtek, only ABCD visible.

sundtek_ok.jpg
4_internal.jpg

[Rob van der Does]

What does the about screen (devices) tell you?

[rassi]

What does the about screen (devices) tell you?

It´s ABCD internals only

root@xpeedlx3:~# cat /proc/bus/nim_sockets
NIM Socket 0:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: DVB-S2 NIM
        Frontend_Device: 0
        I2C_Device: 0
NIM Socket 1:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: DVB-S2 NIM
        Frontend_Device: 1
        I2C_Device: 1
NIM Socket 2:
        Type: DVB-S2
        Name: DVB-S2 NIM
        Frontend_Device: 2
        I2C_Device: 2
NIM Socket 3:
        Type: DVB-C
        Name: DVB-C NIM
        Mode 0: DVB-T2
        Mode 2: DVB-C
        Frontend_Device: 3
        I2C_Device: 3

root@xpeedlx3:~#  /opt/bin/mediaclient -e
**** List of Media Hardware Devices ****
device 0: [Sundtek MediaTV Pro (USB 2.0)]  DVB-C, DVB-T, ANALOG-TV, FM-RADIO, REMOTE-CONTROL, OSS-AUDIO, RDS
  [INFO]:
     STATUS: STANDBY
  [BUS]:
     ID: 2-1.3.1
  [SERIAL]:
     ID: tek00147
  [DVB-C]:
     FRONTEND: /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
     DVR: /dev/dvb/adapter1/dvr0
     DMX: /dev/dvb/adapter1/demux0
  [DVB-T]:
     FRONTEND: /dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0
     DVR: /dev/dvb/adapter1/dvr0
     DMX: /dev/dvb/adapter1/demux0
  [ANALOG-TV]:
     VIDEO0: /dev/video0
     VBI0: /dev/vbi0
  [FM-RADIO]:
     RADIO0: /dev/radio0
     RDS: /dev/rds0
  [REMOTECONTROL]:
     INPUT0: /dev/mediainput0
  [OSS]:
     OSS0: /dev/dsp0

[nsw9154]

Well that's just burst my bubble I was going to order a Sundtek USB C/T2 tuner from the sponsors tomorrow for my LX3

[rassi]

Well that's just burst my bubble I was going to order a Sundtek USB C/T2 tuner from the sponsors tomorrow for my LX3

Yeah, you should hold up little bit your order..
I do have two of them waiting. Older C/T models, but anyway.

Anyone have a clue how reach LX3 driver devs to get request for their sight?

[Andy_Hazza]

Norm, you just know you want a Mut@ant box, go on treat yourself for chrimbo!