2013-10-01

Original Realtek RTL2832U chipset (DVB/DAB) Linux 2.6.x driver rel. 2.2.2 , "full" version

Thanks to Realtek

Thanks to Xgazza
Thanks to Skaman
Thanks to Gennar1

This driver is the "full" version using DVB-T, DVB-C, DTMB and 10 tuners
It looks to work also with DAB/DAB+ digital radio stick as Terratec NOXON DAB

Driver patched for Linux kernel 3.0.0 (Ubuntu Oneiric), 3.1.0 and 3.2.0 (Thanks Hans-Frieder Vogt and Gennar1)
Can compile with kernel 2.6.x (2.6.x-3.0.0 main differences are about handling RC)

Main thread about OpenPli project: http://openpli.org/forums/topic/20899-rtl2832u-chipset-support-proposal/


!! WORK IN PROGRESS , ALPHA STATE !!


Tested with:
 Xubuntu 11.10 64bit kernel 3.0 + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK
 Lubuntu 11.10 32bit kernel 3.0 (cpu 64bit) + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK
 OpenPli 2011-11-27 ClarkeTech ET9100 (cpu Broadcom) kernel 3.1 + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK
 Debian testing 32bit (cpu 64bit) kernel 3.1 + Dexatek TX Hollywood (ID 1d09:1101) : compile OK, works OK
 Xubuntu 11.10 64bit kernel 3.2.0-RC4 + DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394) : compile OK, works OK

Some DVB-T stick equipped with rtl2832:
  DIKOM USB-DVBT HD (ID 1b80:d394)
  NILOX DVB-T Stick N15 (ID 1b80:d393)
  TRUST 16738 (ID 0bda:2832)
  TERRATEC Cinergy T Stick BLACK (ID 0ccd:00a9)
  TX Hollywood DVTB (ID 1d19:1101)
  DIGIVOX mini II v3.0 (ID 1d19:1101)


**** CLASSIC INSTALL ****

1) clone this repo using git clone and go into source dir

2) build and install

apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) git
cd RTL2832-*
make clean
make
make install
modprobe dvb_usb_rtl2832u

3) insert dvb stick and check logs with dmesg

Note: Module dvb_usb_rtl2832u has many options (use modinfo dvb_usb_rtl2832u to see them)

- if you want enable basic debug (default disabled) use:
modprobe dvb_usb_rtl2832u debug=1
- if you want enable remote_command (default disabled) use:
modprobe dvb_usb_rtl2832u rc_mode=2  (or =0 or =1)


**** DMKS INSTALL ****

1) extract to /usr/src

2) setup dkms, build and install

cd /usr/src/DVB-RTL/RTL2832-*
ln -s "$PWD" /usr/src/dvb-rtl2832u-2.2.2
(eventually :dkms remove -m dvb-rtl2832u -v 2.x.x --all)
dkms add -m dvb-rtl2832u -v 2.2.2
dkms build -m dvb-rtl2832u -v 2.2.2
dkms install -m dvb-rtl2832u -v 2.2.2
modprobe dvb-usb-rtl2832u