cx24116 based dvb-s2 cards - International topic

  • hello All,


    sorry that i'm using English, but my Russian is very poor.


    i have questions about CX24116 firmware versions and high/low symbol rate lock problems with HVR4000.


    here is what i have found so far:


    1) Hauppauge drivers 88x_2_117_24275_1_INF.zip and 88x_2_119_25023_WHQL.zip both contain:


    CX24116 firmware version: 1.20.79.0, size: 32522 bytes, md5: 417cafd3b10e207e1dba9a03ad63e405


    2) Hauppauge drivers 88x_2_121_25351_WHQL.zip and 88x_2_122_26109_WHQL.zip both contain:


    CX24116 firmware version: 1.22.82.0, size: 32501 bytes, md5: b728b5d635393a4081e87d30d87a7632


    3) Omicom SkyStar 4 DVB-S2 drivers 2008-03-20-driver.rar, 2008-04-10-driver.rar and 1.0.1.3.rar all contain:


    CX24116 firmware version: 1.22.82.0, size: 32501 bytes, md5: b728b5d635393a4081e87d30d87a7632


    4) TeVii S460 driver (Release.20080623.zip) contains:


    CX24116 firmware version: 1.22.82.0, size: 32501 bytes, md5: b728b5d635393a4081e87d30d87a7632


    5) TeVii S650 driver (Release.20080623.zip) contains:


    CX24116 firmware version: the exact version number is still unknown,
    size: 32674 bytes, md5: dd8dfdfca6b72462d9db8032f78631c8


    Hauppauge HVR4000 doesn't use SP2633 tuner (that consists of CX24116+CX24118A too) like for example TeVii S460, but still they use the same CX24116 firmware version 1.22.82.0.


    so, seems that these CX24116 firmwares are some kind of universal, do not care about actual card hardware details and are not made from the specific card manufacture, because they all (Hauppauge, Omicom, TeVii) use the same byte by byte identical CX24116 firmware version 1.22.82.0, but rather are made from Conexant.


    TeVii S650 also uses SP2633 tuner, but has different firmware than TeVii S460, probably newer version of the same line of universal CX24116 firmwares. so, i'm almost sure that the TeVii S650 CX24116 firmware will work on HVR4000 too.


    has someone of you tried TeVii S650 CX24116 firmware on HVR4000?


    is there CX24116 firmware for HVR4000 that works with very high/very low symbol rate?


    thank you!

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    so, seems that these CX24116 firmwares are some kind of universal, do not care about actual card hardware details and are not made from the specific card manufacture, because they all (Hauppauge, Omicom, TeVii) use the same byte by byte identical CX24116 firmware version 1.22.82.0, but rather are made from Conexant.


    yes, I think so. The version of firmware is not so important


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    has someone of you tried TeVii S650 CX24116 firmware on HVR4000?


    I can try - but where's can I take it ?


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    is there CX24116 firmware for HVR4000 that works with very high/very low symbol rate?
    thank you!


    you have to download new fixed driver for cx24116 from our friend Igor M. Liplianin
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    with it yestrday I can lock the channels with high SR - 44950 from Express 80E
    my firmware is 1.22.82.0

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    I can try - but where's can I take it ?


    i've uploaded the TeVii S650 CX24116 firmware here:


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    please, tell what version number that firmware reports when load and if everything works normal. i think it is newer version than 1.22.82.0, but maybe it is version between 1.22.82.0 and 1.20.79.0 or older than 1.20.79.0. thanks!


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    you have to download new fixed driver for cx24116 from our friend Igor M. Liplianin
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    with it yestrday I can lock the channels with high SR - 44950 from Express 80E
    my firmware is 1.22.82.0


    thank you for the information and of course many thanks to Igor M. Liplianin for doing such great work!

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    please, tell what version number that firmware reports when load and if everything works normal. i think it is newer version than 1.22.82.0, but maybe it is version between 1.22.82.0 and 1.20.79.0 or older than 1.20.79.0. thanks!


    it's my existing cx24116 firmware


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    Jul 22 00:35:34 localhost kernel: cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload(2)...
    Jul 22 00:35:37 localhost kernel: cx24116_load_firmware: FW version 1.22.82.0
    Jul 22 00:35:37 localhost kernel: cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Firmware upload complete


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    :/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware$ md5sum dvb-fe-cx24116.fw
    b728b5d635393a4081e87d30d87a7632 dvb-fe-cx24116.fw


    also you can have a look here


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    thank you for the information and of course many thanks to Igor M. Liplianin for doing such great work!


    you're welcome :)
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    it's my existing cx24116 firmware


    i'm confused, probably we can't understand each others ... i was asking what happens when you load this CX24116 firmware:


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    so, could you please do:


    tar xzvf cx24116_tevii_s650.tar.gz
    mv /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-cx24116.fw /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-cx24116.fw.old
    mv cx24116_tevii_s650.fw /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-cx24116.fw


    and reload the HVR4000 drivers and paste the output about version and test how well CX24116 firmware from S650 works with HVR4000. i can't test the firmware myself, because i still don't have HVR4000, but probably will buy one soon.

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  • Исходный код
    Jul 24 00:36:54 localhost kernel: cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload (dvb-fe-cx24116.fw)...
    Jul 24 00:36:58 localhost kernel: cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Waiting for firmware upload(2)...
    Jul 24 00:36:58 localhost kernel: cx24116_load_firmware: FW version 1.23.86.1
    Jul 24 00:36:58 localhost kernel: cx24116_firmware_ondemand: Firmware upload complete


    I didn't find any change with new firmware

  • thanks Goga777 for the test. so, to summarize until know we have 3 CX24116 firmwares:


    1) CX24116 firmware version: 1.20.79.0, size: 32522 bytes, md5: 417cafd3b10e207e1dba9a03ad63e405


    2) CX24116 firmware version: 1.22.82.0, size: 32501 bytes, md5: b728b5d635393a4081e87d30d87a7632


    3) CX24116 firmware version: 1.23.86.1, size: 32674 bytes, md5: dd8dfdfca6b72462d9db8032f78631c8


    probably newer versions have some small bug fixes that is why it is hard to find any difference between the firmwares.


    also about:


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    probably Hauppauge have permission from Conexant to use only version 1.20.79.0 under Linux, that is why they don't want other versions to be used or something like that.


    we just need to monitor TeVii, Hauppauge and Omicom driver updates for the newest firmware.

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  • for your information - there was 2 oldest firmware - 117 & 119 version
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    for your information - there was 2 oldest firmware - 117 & 119 version
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    see my first post, these drivers both contain version 1.20.79.0 of the CX24116 firmware:


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    quote from my first post
    1) Hauppauge drivers 88x_2_117_24275_1_INF.zip and 88x_2_119_25023_WHQL.zip both contain:


    CX24116 firmware version: 1.20.79.0, size: 32522 bytes, md5: 417cafd3b10e207e1dba9a03ad63e405


    TeVii S460 driver (Release.20080623.zip) contains:


    CX24116 firmware version: 1.22.82.0, size: 32501 bytes, md5: b728b5d635393a4081e87d30d87a7632


    but newest TeVii S460 driver (Release.20080715.zip) contains:


    CX24116 firmware version: the exact version number is still unknown,
    size: 32548 bytes, md5: 80a75f739ee38406fc9d246998eadd4b


    you can find it here:


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    TeVii S460 driver (Release.20080623.zip) is using the same firmware as Hauppauge drivers 88x_2_121_25351_WHQL.zip and 88x_2_122_26109_WHQL.zip, but TeVii updated the firmware with new one in TeVii S460 driver (Release.20080715.zip).


    please, load that new firmware to tell the version. thanks!

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  • something wrong



    Исходный код
    goga:/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware# md5sum dvb-fe-cx24116.fw
    80a75f739ee38406fc9d246998eadd4b  dvb-fe-cx24116.fw
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    something wrong


    please, try this:


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    size: 32519 bytes, md5: 511c7f138caba66f6a1664d986152076

  • no luck


  • Цитата

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    no luck


    it is hard to extract the firmware from the newest TeVii S460 Release.20080715.zip drivers, i have no new ideas, maybe someone with more knowledge will help.

  • Цитата

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    could you upload TeVii S460 Release.20080715.zip drivers somewhere


    it is freely available on their site:


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    my last idea about S460 Release.20080715.zip firmware extraction:


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    size: 32521 bytes, md5: 026ab451c2ad4ffd99d2fb2600c88545

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    the same bad result


    so, the first extraction seems to be right, the one that says:


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    cx24116_load_firmware: FW version 1.17.67.0


    at leats it loads without errors.


    maybe TeVii downgraded the firmware from 1.22.82.0 to 1.17.67.0 in their latest S460 drivers.

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  • Dreambox DM800 HD PVR uses CX24116 as part of Alps BSBE2 tuner. all versions of the DM800 software:



    have file "alps_bsbe2.ko" that contains the CX24116 firmware version:


    1.23.86.1, size: 32674 bytes, md5: dd8dfdfca6b72462d9db8032f78631c8


    lastest Reelbox Lite software version 1.10 also contains the CX24116 firmware version:


    1.23.86.1, size: 32674 bytes, md5: dd8dfdfca6b72462d9db8032f78631c8


    please, if you know other (than Dreambox DM800 HD PVR and Reelbox Lite) receivers that are using CX24116, let me know, so i can look for CX24116 firmwares in their software too.

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  • i found a document "CX23418 Firmware Video Firmware Release Notes.pdf":


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    about CX23418 firmware revisions, which shows that in different versions of CX23418 firmware Conexant actually did fix bugs.


    so, i believe that newer versions of cx24116 firmware also have some bug fixes, maybe they are small and it's hard to find a difference, but still they are bug fixes. basically, cx24116 driver is calling cx24116 firmware commands that is why i think that cx24116 firmware is important. plus, there is nothing wrong to know how much different versions of cx24116 firmware are available.

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