How to set up the Technisat/B2C2 Flexcop devices

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This documentation is outdated.

Author: Uwe Bugla uwe.bugla@gmx.de August 2009

Find out what device you have

Important Notice: The driver does NOT support Technisat USB 2 devices!

First start your linux box with a shipped kernel:

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lspci -vvv for a PCI device (lsusb -vvv for an USB device) will show you for example:
02:0b.0 Network controller: Techsan Electronics Co Ltd B2C2 FlexCopII DVB chip /
Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 02)

dmesg | grep frontend may show you for example:
DVB: registering frontend 0 (Conexant CX24123/CX24109)...

Kernel compilation:

If the Flexcop / Technisat is the only DVB / TV / Radio device in your box get rid of unnecessary modules and check this one:

Multimedia support => Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build

In this directory uncheck every driver which is activated there (except Simple tuner support for ATSC 3rd generation only -> see case 9 please).

Then please activate:

Main module part:

Multimedia support => DVB/ATSC adapters => Technisat/B2C2 FlexcopII(b) and FlexCopIII adapters

#) => Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC PCI (PCI card) or #) => Technisat/B2C2 Air/Sky/Cable2PC USB (USB 1.1 adapter) and for troubleshooting purposes: #) => Enable debug for the B2C2 FlexCop drivers
Frontend / Tuner / Demodulator module part:

Multimedia support => DVB/ATSC adapters => Customise the frontend modules to build Customise DVB frontends =>
- SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.3:
  
  #) => Zarlink VP310/MT312/ZL10313 based #) => Generic I2C PLL based tuners
- SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.6:
  
  #) => ST STV0299 based #) => Generic I2C PLL based tuners
- SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.7:
  
  #) => Samsung S5H1420 based #) => Integrant ITD1000 Zero IF tuner for DVB-S/DSS #) => ISL6421 SEC controller
- SkyStar DVB-S Revision 2.8:
  
  #) => Conexant CX24123 based #) => Conexant CX24113/CX24128 tuner for DVB-S/DSS #) => ISL6421 SEC controller
- AirStar DVB-T card:
  
  #) => Zarlink MT352 based #) => Generic I2C PLL based tuners
- CableStar DVB-C card:
  
  #) => ST STV0297 based #) => Generic I2C PLL based tuners
- AirStar ATSC card 1st generation:
  
  #) => Broadcom BCM3510
- AirStar ATSC card 2nd generation:
  
  #) => NxtWave Communications NXT2002/NXT2004 based #) => Generic I2C PLL based tuners
- AirStar ATSC card 3rd generation:
  
  #) => LG Electronics LGDT3302/LGDT3303 based #) Multimedia support => Customise analog and hybrid tuner modules to build => Simple tuner support