Sundtek keeps dropping (freezing) from Openelec and requires a power cycle

[eikido]

Hi

Can anyone help me figure out why my Sundtek USB stick keeps dropping from the Openelec system. After a while, the picture freezes and then Tvheadend reports there is no hardware to receive channels, that is the sundtek somehow freezes and needs a reboot. I shutdown the HTPC and remove the USB Stick from USB stick including the DVB-C cable and then it works.
Only rebooting doesn't help.

I have reinstalled Openelec more than 3 times trying newer versions but it's not helping. I've had this problem for more than a year. The freezing happens often. I'm trying KODI now.

[Sundtek]

What does lsusb -t show up?

Possibly USB 3.0 issue?

I think someone else also reported this recently so we'll keep an eye on it.

There's no change on the USB driver, but who knows if the Linux USB controller driver introduced some faulty bug for some USB Controller hardware again...

[eikido]

Hey, thanks for the response.

I don't have any USB 3 ports.

It shows up this:

OpenELEC:~ #  lsusb -t
/:  Bus 07.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/4p, 12M
/:  Bus 06.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/2p, 12M
/:  Bus 05.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/5p, 12M
    |__ Port 5: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
    |__ Port 5: Dev 2, If 1, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
    |__ Port 5: Dev 2, If 2, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 12M
/:  Bus 04.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ohci-pci/5p, 12M
/:  Bus 03.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/4p, 480M
/:  Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/5p, 480M
    |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=ath9k_htc, 480M
/:  Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci-pci/5p, 480M
    |__ Port 3: Dev 3, If 0, Class=Vendor Specific Class, Driver=, 480M
OpenELEC:~ #

I'm using an AMD Fusion E350

[Sundtek]

ok AMD again.. I don't think you will have many choices there.

I recommend to buy a USB Controller to use the tuner locally, or Raspberry PI and use the the tuner via network.
The driver offers a network mode based on driver level, so you could use the tuner remotely via network with any application you want on your target PC. You could even use the tuner on an openwrt / ddwrt router and set it up to use it via network.

dmesg | grep -i sb700

this might show up that Linux tries to apply a workaround for that USB Controller, however those AMD USB controllers have terrible Linux support and make everything stuck after some time.

lspci might also show up SB700/SB800 (or equivalent AMD Controllers)

[eikido]

Thanks for the response mate.
That is probably my problem.

I'm very curious about the raspberry pi option running as a tv server.

I'm a little lost here. What's your tips?

If i say
Rasbian
Sundtek drivers
Tvheadend

Is that a good idea or do you have an even better idea?

[Sundtek]

If you use a new Raspberry PI quadcore that is okay, RPI B works for streaming but since it's a single core.

http://support.sundtek.com/index.php/topic,179.0.html
This works flawlessly with a Raspberry PI B (singlecore)

[eikido]

Oh boy, great! Thanks!

A small question.

Which XBMC PVRs can connect to that TV server?
I would guess Tvheadend doesn't work?

Edit: I still haven't figured it out since yesterday. Would appreciate a small hint
I will be running the TV server on the raspberry pi. I will then use a HTPC with openelec and XBMC to connect to that TV Server.