2011-12-07

Linux DVB-T Avermedia A867 (italian SKY Digital Key "blue led") driver

- code cleanup
- added SNR (was missing) 16bit output or dB output (see modinfo param 'snrdb')
- added support for new kernel 3.2.0 (thanks Gennar1)

**** 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/A867_kernel_3.0.0.git

- goto into source dir
cd A867_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-a867

If all is fine you can see in kernel log something like this:
 [ 1837.177882] AVerMedia A867 driver module V1.0.27 loaded.
 [ 1837.262311] dvb-usb: found a 'AVerMedia A867 DVB-T Recevier' in warm state.
 [ 1837.866455] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer.
 [ 1837.866749] DVB: registering new adapter (AVerMedia A867 DVB-T Recevier)
 [ 1837.871592] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (A867 USB DVB-T)...
 [ 1837.890331] dvb-usb: AVerMedia A867 DVB-T Recevier successfully initialized and connected.
 [ 1837.890372] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_A867


Note: Module dvb-usb-a867 has many options (use modinfo dvb_usb_a867 to see them)

- if you want enable debug (default disabled) use:
modprobe dvb-usb-a867 debug=255


**** UPDATING LOCAL GIT REPO WITH NEW CHANGES ****

- go into local git repo 
cd A867_kernel_3.0.0

- update local files with new changes
git pull

- compile 
make clean
make

- install module
sudo make install