Using the Yakumo DVB-T QuickStick with Debian GNU/Linux

...running kernel 2.6.14-2

setting up hardware

• check out http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
• apt-get install dvb-utils
• download firmware from http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/firmware/dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw
• put firmware file in /lib/firmware (or any other directory supported by your hotplug version)
• check /var/log/messages for something like

kernel: usb 5-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
kernel: dvb-usb: found a 'WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom)' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
kernel: dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-usb-wt220u-01.fw' to the 'Cypress FX2'
kernel: dvb-usb: WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom) successfully initialized and connected.
kernel: usb 5-3: USB disconnect, address 4
kernel: dvb-usb: generic DVB-USB module successfully deinitialized and disconnected.
kernel: usb 5-3: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 5
kernel: dvb-usb: found a 'WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom)' in warm state.
kernel: dvb-usb: will use the device's hardware PID filter (table count: 15).
kernel: DVB: registering new adapter (WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom)).
kernel: DVB: registering frontend 0 (WideView USB DVB-T)...
kernel: dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 300 msecs.
kernel: dvb-usb: WideView WT-220U PenType Receiver (Typhoon/Freecom) successfully initialized and connected.

scanning channels

• scan /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/de-Hamburg > channels.conf
• mkdir ~/.tzap
• mv channels.conf ~/.tzap
• tzap "Das Erste" -r
• gxine stdin://mpeg2 < /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0" or "mplayer - < /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0

better:

• cp channels.conf ~/.xine and use gxine ui
• cp channels.conf ~/.mplayer and use =mplayer dvb://"Das Erste"

dumping stream (timeshift recording for dummies)

dump transport stream:

• mplayer dvb://"Das Erste" -dumpstream -dumpfile out.ts

• mencoder stream.dump -o out.avi -forceidx -oac copy -ovc copy
• mencoder stream.dump -o out.avi -forceidx -oac copy -ovc lavc

record:

• mencoder dvb://"Das Erste" -o out.avi -oac copy -ovc copy

• mencoder out.avi -o out-idx.avi -forceidx -oac copy -ovc copy

-- MatthiasWientapper - 18 Nov 2005