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USB Saorview receiver ($7.40 delivered)

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    #182
    styron
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭styron


    Vertakill, check this out - at least it confirms installation differences even between 64bit Win 7 versions (Pro v's Ultimate), and that it's very unlikely to be any other AF90** rogue chipset. He resolved it with a Leadtek driver:

    http://blog.rhysgoodwin.com/htpc/10-usb-dvb-t-receiver-review/


    As did Log-on on pg.7 of this thread:
    Log-on wrote: »
    i got my usb from buy in coins today, wouldnt work at all untill i found a link to a driver and downloaded it then searched for channels in wmc and it picked them up

    http://www.leadtek.com/eng/support/download.asp?downlineid=217&downline=WinFast+DTV+Dongle+Gold


    :)

    enjoy

    64bit Leadteks here: http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/support/search.asp?keyword=WinFast+DTV+Dongle+&imageField.x=5&imageField.y=7

    If they don't work I'd try and install one or both dongles on an XP system just to confirm if they're faulty or not ... and preserve what's left of your sanity in the process ;)

    Other potential leads if it turns out the damn things work:

    Someone had success on the previous USB DVB-T thread with these:
    http://www.digittrade.de/shop/shop_content.php/coID/9

    There are a couple of MS approved Win7 driver "updates" (a 32bit & 64bit AMD) for the IT9135:
    http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=IT9135%20BDA%20Device%20


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    #183
    Vertakill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Thanks NTC.

    Cheers for the input styron - much appreciated.
    I think I've seen and downloaded that Leadtek driver already on my searches but I cant remember what outcome I had!

    Unfortunately I've no XP machines at home anymore - everythings on Win7! :(

    I'll give it another shot once I get home!


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    #184
    Shanegggg
    Registered Users Posts: 275 ✭✭Shanegggg


    Drivers tried to far:

    Winfast DVB Dual Dongle Device
    WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Device
    AF9035 BDA DEVICE
    AF9015 BDA DEVICE

    Pretty much convinced now mines DOA and not really bothered in wasting more time on the sh@gging thing! :mad:


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    #185
    styron
    Registered Users Posts: 904 ✭✭✭styron


    Shanegggg, whatever about WIN7 64bit - if on XP device manager is clear (no exclamation or question marks) and Media Center recognises the tuner, scans without hanging as it was before but picks up nothing - I'd still try and hook it up to the outside aerial.

    The supplied aerial is basically a line of sight to the mast job - with some signal boost from attaching to metal:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056102329

    Some have managed without an adapter, to fit the base into an aerial socket by unscrewing the rod and pushing the brass thread of the base into it ... or wrapping the bare coax cable around it ... or cutting the rod aerial cable and joining the wires together:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056076074&page=24

    For others attaching it to a big fridge or just packing the base behind the magnet with a ball of copper wire was sufficient for a signal:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/64205339@N02/5845943554/in/photostream/

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72839616


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    #186
    selephonic
    Registered Users Posts: 381 ✭✭selephonic


    Got mine at start of last week. On first use it was recognised in windows 7 and then it must have burnt out a chip or something as it doesn't show up anywhere (4 computers) under any operating system (xp, 7, OSX, Ubuntu) as even being plugged into the computer.

    Emailed buyincoins 3 times now, emails received by them but no response yet.


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    #187
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,990 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    selephonic wrote: »
    Got mine at start of last week. On first use it was recognised in windows 7 and then it must have burnt out a chip or something as it doesn't show up anywhere (4 computers) under any operating system (xp, 7, OSX, Ubuntu) as even being plugged into the computer.

    Emailed buyincoins 3 times now, emails received by them but no response yet.

    Does dmesg in a terminal (Ubuntu) give you any information?

    Some info should show up immediately after plugging in the device.


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    #188
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Does dmesg in a terminal (Ubuntu) give you any information?

    Some info should show up immediately after plugging in the device.
    Mine is recognised but the firmware download fails, even on using the 3.2 kernel (in which support was added to the kernel).

    Must dig into the source when I get a chance.


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    #189
    selephonic
    Registered Users Posts: 381 ✭✭selephonic


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Does dmesg in a terminal (Ubuntu) give you any information?

    Some info should show up immediately after plugging in the device.

    Yep, not a dicky bird, stick is definitely dead.


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    #190
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,990 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    selephonic wrote: »
    Yep, not a dicky bird, stick is definitely dead.

    bummer :mad:


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    #191
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Not really sure what I'm doing wrong...


    I plugged it in and W7 installed the "WinFast DTV Dongle Dual Device" driver.
    Started up VLC.
    Media > Open Capture device
    Capture Mode > DVB DirectShow
    DVB type > DVB-T
    Frequency > 738000 kHz
    Bandwidth > 8 Mhz
    Press play

    Nothing happens

    I live in Dublin city centre. My CD was blank and the MegaUpload link provided earlier has obviously been taken down by the feds.


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    #192
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users Posts: 6,275 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    Ah this thing is not worth the hastle.

    Got it in mail. Tried it only W7 laptop and desktop. It works ahri. Just cant pick up any channels. Yesterday it took several hours for Windows Media Centre to scan for channels. After that it stopped working and it asked me to scan the channels again.

    I dont have any more time for this. Your better of paying a bit more for a decent TV receiver for a PC.

    I wrote the company an email last week they didnt even get back to me.

    So my conclusion is to avoid them


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    #193
    Vertakill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Yeah, I ordered two from them originally.
    Then they didn't arrive within about a month so I had given up on it and ordered a 3rd from a different seller on eBay this time.

    All 3 arrived within the same week! :(

    Anyways, same scenario on all 3. Installs fine on Win7 x64 using WinFast Dongle etc, WMC detects it but I get no channels... on all 3 dongles. And it takes AGES to scan as well so it's not like it's easy to test.

    Gave it to my brother who lives about 40 minutes from me and he has the exact same result.
    I'd imagine you have to be sitting under the feckin soarview mast to get a signal.

    Terrible little yokes.


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    #194
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,990 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    If ye don't have a good signal going into the device what can ye expect from it?

    Connect it to a 'proper UHF' aerial and then try it.


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    #195
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    I installed the drivers that came with.

    Launched WMC and scanned for channels and found all the FTA Saorview channels with excellent reception, using the little aerial that came with it.

    I am in Waterford city.


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    #196
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,278 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    I installed the drivers that came with.
    Launched WMC and scanned for channels and found all the FTA Saorview channels with excellent reception, using the little aerial that came with it.
    I am in Waterford city.

    Aka, unless you have a remarkably good signal, or an external aerial, you're screwed?

    I've tried it in Celbridge, Leixlip, Lucan, Smithfield and Stephen's Green- to no avail. I give up. I can pick up DAB radio via this, but can't get a signal lock for digital tv.......


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    #197
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    I installed the drivers that came with.

    Launched WMC and scanned for channels and found all the FTA Saorview channels with excellent reception, using the little aerial that came with it.

    I am in Waterford city.

    How long did WMC take?


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    #198
    Nollog
    Registered Users Posts: 5,406 ✭✭✭Nollog


    Baza210 wrote: »
    My CD was blank and the MegaUpload link provided earlier has obviously been taken down by the feds.

    Silly Americans.
    This is an iso of my disc, I can upload just the contents later if you have trouble with it.
    http://www.Nollog.net/MyBin/DVB-T%20AAF%20(F).ISO


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    #199
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    I've tried it under Windows and haven't been able to get anything out of it.

    It works great under Linux though. I'm using the latest Linux media git, and the device will be fully supported under Linux 3.4. :)


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    #200
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,990 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Jonathan wrote: »
    I've tried it under Windows and haven't been able to get anything out of it.

    It works great under Linux though. I'm using the latest Linux media git, and the device will be fully supported under Linux 3.4. :)

    What tuner is in that device please?


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    #201
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,104 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    What tuner is in that device please?
    ITE IT9135.

    Version 1 works with Linux 3.2, but my device is Version 2 requires this patch, which is currently in linux-next for inclusion in 3.4.


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    #202
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Baza210 wrote: »
    How long did WMC take?

    To do the scan, it took maybe 5 minutes.


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    #203
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 13,990 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Jonathan wrote: »
    ITE IT9135.

    Version 1 works with Linux 3.2, but my device is Version 2 requires this patch, which is currently in linux-next for inclusion in 3.4.

    Thank you ;)

    More details here if anyone is interested

    http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ITE_IT9135


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    #204
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    To do the scan, it took maybe 5 minutes.

    Okay... mine took 2 hours to get to 25% and came up with nothing. I'll try the CD software then.


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    #205
    Vertakill
    Registered Users Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    smccarrick wrote: »
    Aka, unless you have a remarkably good signal, or an external aerial, you're screwed?

    I've tried it in Celbridge, Leixlip, Lucan, Smithfield and Stephen's Green- to no avail. I give up. I can pick up DAB radio via this, but can't get a signal lock for digital tv.......

    Same here in Leixlip!

    Baza210 wrote: »
    Okay... mine took 2 hours to get to 25% and came up with nothing. I'll try the CD software then.

    I think that's indicative of no signal... mine reacts in the same way and I've clearly got no signal. An aerial might be the best bet maybe.


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    #206
    ozmo
    Registered Users Posts: 3,842 ✭✭✭ozmo


    Vertakill wrote: »
    Same here in Leixlip!
    .

    Havn't tried it in months - but I'm very close to Leixlip and the usb saoerview dongle worked ok when I tried it- with just the tiny antanae plugged in - It wont work when the antanae is held too close to metal - like the pc case.
    Took less 5minutes to tune in.
    Only tried it couple times - bit flakey - stopped a few times and wouldnt restart - so I gave up using it.

    “Roll it back”



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    #207
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Vertakill wrote: »
    smccarrick wrote: »
    Aka, unless you have a remarkably good signal, or an external aerial, you're screwed?

    I've tried it in Celbridge, Leixlip, Lucan, Smithfield and Stephen's Green- to no avail. I give up. I can pick up DAB radio via this, but can't get a signal lock for digital tv.......

    Same here in Leixlip!

    Baza210 wrote: »
    Okay... mine took 2 hours to get to 25% and came up with nothing. I'll try the CD software then.

    I think that's indicative of no signal... mine reacts in the same way and I've clearly got no signal. An aerial might be the best bet maybe.
    I got working with Linux. There is obviously something awry with the Windows drivers.


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    #208
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    I thought i read somewhere on boards that Waterford City is well covered for Saorview.

    I am up on a small hill overlooking the city center (Barrack Street), so the signal may be particularly good here.


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    #209
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    The sucessful install was on my Win7 32-bit laptop. (shows up as a IT9135 BDA device) in device manager.

    I tried to install the CD drivers on my Win7 64-bit machine and there was an issue in device manager.

    Downloaded those 64-bit drivers from the link before and the scan goes on forever. it must be a driver issue then. I will investigate more later.


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    #210
    Brian
    Registered Users Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Could you upload the W32 driver? Mine shows up as WinFast and didn't work on 32 bit.


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    #211
    moonboy52
    Registered Users Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    Baza210 wrote: »
    Could you upload the W32 driver? Mine shows up as WinFast and didn't work on 32 bit.


    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1468100/DrvInstall.exe


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