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<title>DVB Frontend API</title>
<para>The DVB frontend device controls the tuner and DVB demodulator
hardware. It can be accessed through <emphasis
role="tt">/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0</emphasis>. Data types and and
ioctl definitions can be accessed by including <emphasis
role="tt">linux/dvb/frontend.h</emphasis> in your application.</para>
<para>DVB frontends come in three varieties: DVB-S (satellite), DVB-C
(cable) and DVB-T (terrestrial). Transmission via the internet (DVB-IP)
is not yet handled by this API but a future extension is possible. For
DVB-S the frontend device also supports satellite equipment control
(SEC) via DiSEqC and V-SEC protocols. The DiSEqC (digital SEC)
specification is available from
<ulink url="http://www.eutelsat.com/satellites/4_5_5.html">Eutelsat</ulink>.</para>
<para>Note that the DVB API may also be used for MPEG decoder-only PCI
cards, in which case there exists no frontend device.</para>
<section id="frontend_types">
<title>Frontend Data Types</title>
<section id="fe-type-t">
<title>Frontend type</title>
<para>For historical reasons frontend types are named after the type of modulation used in
transmission. The fontend types are given by fe_type_t type, defined as:</para>
<table pgwide="1" frame="none" id="fe-type">
<title>Frontend types</title>
<tgroup cols="2">
&cs-def;
<thead>
<row>
<entry>fe_type</entry>
<entry>Description</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody valign="top">
<row>
<entry id="FE_QPSK"><constant>FE_QPSK</constant></entry>
<entry>For DVB-S standard</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry id="FE_QAM"><constant>FE_QAM</constant></entry>
<entry>For DVB-C standard</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry id="FE_OFDM"><constant>FE_OFDM</constant></entry>
<entry>For DVB-T standard. Also used for ISDB-T on compatibility mode</entry>
</row>
<row>
<entry id="FE_ATSC"><constant>FE_ATSC</constant></entry>
<entry>For ATSC standard (terrestrial or cable)</entry>
</row>
</tbody></tgroup></table>
<para>Newer formats like DVB-S2, ISDB-T, ISDB-S and DVB-T2 are not described at the above, as they're
supported via the new <link linkend="FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY">FE_GET_PROPERTY/FE_GET_SET_PROPERTY</link> method.
</para>
</section>
<section id="frontend_caps">
<title>frontend capabilities</title>
<para>Capabilities describe what a frontend can do. Some capabilities can only be supported for
a specific frontend type.</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_caps {
FE_IS_STUPID = 0,
FE_CAN_INVERSION_AUTO = 0x1,
FE_CAN_FEC_1_2 = 0x2,
FE_CAN_FEC_2_3 = 0x4,
FE_CAN_FEC_3_4 = 0x8,
FE_CAN_FEC_4_5 = 0x10,
FE_CAN_FEC_5_6 = 0x20,
FE_CAN_FEC_6_7 = 0x40,
FE_CAN_FEC_7_8 = 0x80,
FE_CAN_FEC_8_9 = 0x100,
FE_CAN_FEC_AUTO = 0x200,
FE_CAN_QPSK = 0x400,
FE_CAN_QAM_16 = 0x800,
FE_CAN_QAM_32 = 0x1000,
FE_CAN_QAM_64 = 0x2000,
FE_CAN_QAM_128 = 0x4000,
FE_CAN_QAM_256 = 0x8000,
FE_CAN_QAM_AUTO = 0x10000,
FE_CAN_TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO = 0x20000,
FE_CAN_BANDWIDTH_AUTO = 0x40000,
FE_CAN_GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO = 0x80000,
FE_CAN_HIERARCHY_AUTO = 0x100000,
FE_CAN_8VSB = 0x200000,
FE_CAN_16VSB = 0x400000,
FE_HAS_EXTENDED_CAPS = 0x800000,
FE_CAN_TURBO_FEC = 0x8000000,
FE_CAN_2G_MODULATION = 0x10000000,
FE_NEEDS_BENDING = 0x20000000,
FE_CAN_RECOVER = 0x40000000,
FE_CAN_MUTE_TS = 0x80000000
} fe_caps_t;
</programlisting>
</section>
<section id="frontend_info">
<title>frontend information</title>
<para>Information about the frontend ca be queried with
<link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>.</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_frontend_info {
char name[128];
fe_type_t type;
uint32_t frequency_min;
uint32_t frequency_max;
uint32_t frequency_stepsize;
uint32_t frequency_tolerance;
uint32_t symbol_rate_min;
uint32_t symbol_rate_max;
uint32_t symbol_rate_tolerance; /⋆ ppm ⋆/
uint32_t notifier_delay; /⋆ ms ⋆/
fe_caps_t caps;
};
</programlisting>
</section>
<section id="frontend_diseqc">
<title>diseqc master command</title>
<para>A message sent from the frontend to DiSEqC capable equipment.</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_diseqc_master_cmd {
uint8_t msg [6]; /⋆ { framing, address, command, data[3] } ⋆/
uint8_t msg_len; /⋆ valid values are 3...6 ⋆/
};
</programlisting>
</section>
<section role="subsection">
<title>diseqc slave reply</title>
<para>A reply to the frontend from DiSEqC 2.0 capable equipment.</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_diseqc_slave_reply {
uint8_t msg [4]; /⋆ { framing, data [3] } ⋆/
uint8_t msg_len; /⋆ valid values are 0...4, 0 means no msg ⋆/
int timeout; /⋆ return from ioctl after timeout ms with ⋆/
}; /⋆ errorcode when no message was received ⋆/
</programlisting>
</section>
<section id="frontend_diseqc_slave_reply">
<title>diseqc slave reply</title>
<para>The voltage is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable LNBs to switch the polarzation
(horizontal/vertical). When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to be switched
consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC spec.</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_sec_voltage {
SEC_VOLTAGE_13,
SEC_VOLTAGE_18
} fe_sec_voltage_t;
</programlisting>
</section>
<section id="frontend_sec_tone">
<title>SEC continuous tone</title>
<para>The continuous 22KHz tone is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable LNBs to switch the
high/low band of a dual-band LNB. When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to
be switched consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC
spec.</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_sec_tone_mode {
SEC_TONE_ON,
SEC_TONE_OFF
} fe_sec_tone_mode_t;
</programlisting>
</section>
<section id="frontend_sec_burst">
<title>SEC tone burst</title>
<para>The 22KHz tone burst is usually used with non-DiSEqC capable switches to select
between two connected LNBs/satellites. When using DiSEqC epuipment this voltage has to
be switched consistently to the DiSEqC commands as described in the DiSEqC
spec.</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_sec_mini_cmd {
SEC_MINI_A,
SEC_MINI_B
} fe_sec_mini_cmd_t;
</programlisting>
<para></para>
</section>
<section id="frontend_status">
<title>frontend status</title>
<para>Several functions of the frontend device use the fe_status data type defined
by</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_status {
FE_HAS_SIGNAL = 0x01, /⋆ found something above the noise level ⋆/
FE_HAS_CARRIER = 0x02, /⋆ found a DVB signal ⋆/
FE_HAS_VITERBI = 0x04, /⋆ FEC is stable ⋆/
FE_HAS_SYNC = 0x08, /⋆ found sync bytes ⋆/
FE_HAS_LOCK = 0x10, /⋆ everything's working... ⋆/
FE_TIMEDOUT = 0x20, /⋆ no lock within the last ~2 seconds ⋆/
FE_REINIT = 0x40 /⋆ frontend was reinitialized, ⋆/
} fe_status_t; /⋆ application is recommned to reset ⋆/
</programlisting>
<para>to indicate the current state and/or state changes of the frontend hardware.
</para>
</section>
<section id="frontend_params">
<title>frontend parameters</title>
<para>The kind of parameters passed to the frontend device for tuning depend on
the kind of hardware you are using. All kinds of parameters are combined as an
union in the FrontendParameters structure:</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_frontend_parameters {
uint32_t frequency; /⋆ (absolute) frequency in Hz for QAM/OFDM ⋆/
/⋆ intermediate frequency in kHz for QPSK ⋆/
fe_spectral_inversion_t inversion;
union {
struct dvb_qpsk_parameters qpsk;
struct dvb_qam_parameters qam;
struct dvb_ofdm_parameters ofdm;
} u;
};
</programlisting>
<para>For satellite QPSK frontends you have to use the <constant>QPSKParameters</constant> member defined by</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_qpsk_parameters {
uint32_t symbol_rate; /⋆ symbol rate in Symbols per second ⋆/
fe_code_rate_t fec_inner; /⋆ forward error correction (see above) ⋆/
};
</programlisting>
<para>for cable QAM frontend you use the <constant>QAMParameters</constant> structure</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_qam_parameters {
uint32_t symbol_rate; /⋆ symbol rate in Symbols per second ⋆/
fe_code_rate_t fec_inner; /⋆ forward error correction (see above) ⋆/
fe_modulation_t modulation; /⋆ modulation type (see above) ⋆/
};
</programlisting>
<para>DVB-T frontends are supported by the <constant>OFDMParamters</constant> structure
</para>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_ofdm_parameters {
fe_bandwidth_t bandwidth;
fe_code_rate_t code_rate_HP; /⋆ high priority stream code rate ⋆/
fe_code_rate_t code_rate_LP; /⋆ low priority stream code rate ⋆/
fe_modulation_t constellation; /⋆ modulation type (see above) ⋆/
fe_transmit_mode_t transmission_mode;
fe_guard_interval_t guard_interval;
fe_hierarchy_t hierarchy_information;
};
</programlisting>
<para>In the case of QPSK frontends the <constant>Frequency</constant> field specifies the intermediate
frequency, i.e. the offset which is effectively added to the local oscillator frequency (LOF) of
the LNB. The intermediate frequency has to be specified in units of kHz. For QAM and
OFDM frontends the Frequency specifies the absolute frequency and is given in
Hz.
</para>
<para>The Inversion field can take one of these values:
</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_spectral_inversion {
INVERSION_OFF,
INVERSION_ON,
INVERSION_AUTO
} fe_spectral_inversion_t;
</programlisting>
<para>It indicates if spectral inversion should be presumed or not. In the automatic setting
(<constant>INVERSION_AUTO</constant>) the hardware will try to figure out the correct setting by
itself.
</para>
<para>The possible values for the <constant>FEC_inner</constant> field are
</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_code_rate {
FEC_NONE = 0,
FEC_1_2,
FEC_2_3,
FEC_3_4,
FEC_4_5,
FEC_5_6,
FEC_6_7,
FEC_7_8,
FEC_8_9,
FEC_AUTO
} fe_code_rate_t;
</programlisting>
<para>which correspond to error correction rates of 1/2, 2/3, etc., no error correction or auto
detection.
</para>
<para>For cable and terrestrial frontends (QAM and OFDM) one also has to specify the quadrature
modulation mode which can be one of the following:
</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_modulation {
QPSK,
QAM_16,
QAM_32,
QAM_64,
QAM_128,
QAM_256,
QAM_AUTO
} fe_modulation_t;
</programlisting>
<para>Finally, there are several more parameters for OFDM:
</para>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_transmit_mode {
TRANSMISSION_MODE_2K,
TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K,
TRANSMISSION_MODE_AUTO
} fe_transmit_mode_t;
</programlisting>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_bandwidth {
BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ,
BANDWIDTH_7_MHZ,
BANDWIDTH_6_MHZ,
BANDWIDTH_AUTO
} fe_bandwidth_t;
</programlisting>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_guard_interval {
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_32,
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_16,
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8,
GUARD_INTERVAL_1_4,
GUARD_INTERVAL_AUTO
} fe_guard_interval_t;
</programlisting>
<programlisting>
typedef enum fe_hierarchy {
HIERARCHY_NONE,
HIERARCHY_1,
HIERARCHY_2,
HIERARCHY_4,
HIERARCHY_AUTO
} fe_hierarchy_t;
</programlisting>
</section>
<section id="frontend_events">
<title>frontend events</title>
<programlisting>
struct dvb_frontend_event {
fe_status_t status;
struct dvb_frontend_parameters parameters;
};
</programlisting>
</section>
</section>
<section id="frontend_fcalls">
<title>Frontend Function Calls</title>
<section id="frontend_f_open">
<title>open()</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>This system call opens a named frontend device (/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0)
for subsequent use. Usually the first thing to do after a successful open is to
find out the frontend type with <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>.</para>
<para>The device can be opened in read-only mode, which only allows monitoring of
device status and statistics, or read/write mode, which allows any kind of use
(e.g. performing tuning operations.)
</para>
<para>In a system with multiple front-ends, it is usually the case that multiple devices
cannot be open in read/write mode simultaneously. As long as a front-end
device is opened in read/write mode, other open() calls in read/write mode will
either fail or block, depending on whether non-blocking or blocking mode was
specified. A front-end device opened in blocking mode can later be put into
non-blocking mode (and vice versa) using the F_SETFL command of the fcntl
system call. This is a standard system call, documented in the Linux manual
page for fcntl. When an open() call has succeeded, the device will be ready
for use in the specified mode. This implies that the corresponding hardware is
powered up, and that other front-ends may have been powered down to make
that possible.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int open(const char ⋆deviceName, int flags);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>const char
*deviceName</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Name of specific video device.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int flags</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>A bit-wise OR of the following flags:</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>O_RDONLY read-only access</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>O_RDWR read/write access</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>O_NONBLOCK open in non-blocking mode</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>(blocking mode is the default)</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENODEV</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device driver not loaded/available.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBUSY</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device or resource busy.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Invalid argument.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="frontend_f_close">
<title>close()</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This system call closes a previously opened front-end device. After closing
a front-end device, its corresponding hardware might be powered down
automatically.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int close(int fd);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_READ_STATUS">
<title>FE_READ_STATUS</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns status information about the front-end. This call only
requires read-only access to the device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_READ_STATUS">FE_READ_STATUS</link>,
fe_status_t ⋆status);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_STATUS">FE_READ_STATUS</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct fe_status_t
*status</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Points to the location where the front-end status word is
to be stored.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>status points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_READ_BER">
<title>FE_READ_BER</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns the bit error rate for the signal currently
received/demodulated by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to
the device is sufficient.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_READ_BER">FE_READ_BER</link>,
uint32_t ⋆ber);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_BER">FE_READ_BER</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>uint32_t *ber</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The bit error rate is stored into *ber.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>ber points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSIGNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>There is no signal, thus no meaningful bit error rate. Also
returned if the front-end is not turned on.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSYS</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Function not available for this device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_READ_SNR">
<title>FE_READ_SNR</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns the signal-to-noise ratio for the signal currently received
by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_READ_SNR">FE_READ_SNR</link>, int16_t
⋆snr);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_SNR">FE_READ_SNR</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int16_t *snr</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The signal-to-noise ratio is stored into *snr.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>snr points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSIGNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>There is no signal, thus no meaningful signal strength
value. Also returned if front-end is not turned on.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSYS</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Function not available for this device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH">
<title>FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns the signal strength value for the signal currently received
by the front-end. For this command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl( int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH">FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH</link>, int16_t ⋆strength);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH">FE_READ_SIGNAL_STRENGTH</link> for this
command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int16_t *strength</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The signal strength value is stored into *strength.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>status points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSIGNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>There is no signal, thus no meaningful signal strength
value. Also returned if front-end is not turned on.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSYS</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Function not available for this device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS">
<title>FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns the number of uncorrected blocks detected by the device
driver during its lifetime. For meaningful measurements, the increment in block
count during a specific time interval should be calculated. For this command,
read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>Note that the counter will wrap to zero after its maximum count has been
reached.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl( int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS">FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS</link>, uint32_t ⋆ublocks);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS">FE_READ_UNCORRECTED_BLOCKS</link> for this
command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>uint32_t *ublocks</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The total number of uncorrected blocks seen by the driver
so far.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>ublocks points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENOSYS</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Function not available for this device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_SET_FRONTEND">
<title>FE_SET_FRONTEND</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call starts a tuning operation using specified parameters. The result
of this call will be successful if the parameters were valid and the tuning could
be initiated. The result of the tuning operation in itself, however, will arrive
asynchronously as an event (see documentation for <link linkend="FE_GET_EVENT">FE_GET_EVENT</link> and
FrontendEvent.) If a new <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link> operation is initiated before
the previous one was completed, the previous operation will be aborted in favor
of the new one. This command requires read/write access to the device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link>,
struct dvb_frontend_parameters ⋆p);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct
dvb_frontend_parameters
*p</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Points to parameters for tuning operation.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>p points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Maximum supported symbol rate reached.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_GET_FRONTEND">
<title>FE_GET_FRONTEND</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call queries the currently effective frontend parameters. For this
command, read-only access to the device is sufficient.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_GET_FRONTEND">FE_GET_FRONTEND</link>,
struct dvb_frontend_parameters ⋆p);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND">FE_SET_FRONTEND</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct
dvb_frontend_parameters
*p</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Points to parameters for tuning operation.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>p points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Maximum supported symbol rate reached.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_GET_EVENT">
<title>FE_GET_EVENT</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns a frontend event if available. If an event is not
available, the behavior depends on whether the device is in blocking or
non-blocking mode. In the latter case, the call fails immediately with errno
set to EWOULDBLOCK. In the former case, the call blocks until an event
becomes available.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>The standard Linux poll() and/or select() system calls can be used with the
device file descriptor to watch for new events. For select(), the file descriptor
should be included in the exceptfds argument, and for poll(), POLLPRI should
be specified as the wake-up condition. Since the event queue allocated is
rather small (room for 8 events), the queue must be serviced regularly to avoid
overflow. If an overflow happens, the oldest event is discarded from the queue,
and an error (EOVERFLOW) occurs the next time the queue is read. After
reporting the error condition in this fashion, subsequent
<link linkend="FE_GET_EVENT">FE_GET_EVENT</link>
calls will return events from the queue as usual.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>For the sake of implementation simplicity, this command requires read/write
access to the device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = QPSK_GET_EVENT,
struct dvb_frontend_event ⋆ev);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_GET_EVENT">FE_GET_EVENT</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct
dvb_frontend_event
*ev</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Points to the location where the event,</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>if any, is to be stored.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>ev points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EWOULDBLOCK</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>There is no event pending, and the device is in
non-blocking mode.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EOVERFLOW</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Overflow in event queue - one or more events were lost.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_GET_INFO">
<title>FE_GET_INFO</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call returns information about the front-end. This call only requires
read-only access to the device.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para> int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link>, struct
dvb_frontend_info ⋆info);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_GET_INFO">FE_GET_INFO</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct
dvb_frontend_info
*info</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Points to the location where the front-end information is
to be stored.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid open file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>info points to invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD">
<title>FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>If the bus has been automatically powered off due to power overload, this ioctl
call restores the power to the bus. The call requires read/write access to the
device. This call has no effect if the device is manually powered off. Not all
DVB adapters support this ioctl.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD">FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD</link>);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD">FE_DISEQC_RESET_OVERLOAD</link> for this
command.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Permission denied (needs read/write access).</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD">
<title>FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call is used to send a a DiSEqC command.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD">FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD</link>, struct
dvb_diseqc_master_cmd ⋆cmd);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD">FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD</link> for this
command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct
dvb_diseqc_master_cmd
*cmd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Pointer to the command to be transmitted.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Seq points to an invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The data structure referred to by seq is invalid in some
way.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Permission denied (needs read/write access).</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY">
<title>FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call is used to receive reply to a DiSEqC 2.0 command.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY">FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY</link>, struct
dvb_diseqc_slave_reply ⋆reply);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY">FE_DISEQC_RECV_SLAVE_REPLY</link> for this
command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>struct
dvb_diseqc_slave_reply
*reply</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Pointer to the command to be received.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Seq points to an invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The data structure referred to by seq is invalid in some
way.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Permission denied (needs read/write access).</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST">
<title>FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This ioctl call is used to send a 22KHz tone burst.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST">FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST</link>, fe_sec_mini_cmd_t burst);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST">FE_DISEQC_SEND_BURST</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>fe_sec_mini_cmd_t
burst</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>burst A or B.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBADF</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>fd is not a valid file descriptor.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EFAULT</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Seq points to an invalid address.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The data structure referred to by seq is invalid in some
way.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Permission denied (needs read/write access).</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_SET_TONE">
<title>FE_SET_TONE</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This call is used to set the generation of the continuous 22kHz tone. This call
requires read/write permissions.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_SET_TONE">FE_SET_TONE</link>,
fe_sec_tone_mode_t tone);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_TONE">FE_SET_TONE</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>fe_sec_tone_mode_t
tone</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The requested tone generation mode (on/off).</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENODEV</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device driver not loaded/available.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBUSY</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device or resource busy.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Invalid argument.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File not opened with read permissions.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">
<title>FE_SET_VOLTAGE</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>This call is used to set the bus voltage. This call requires read/write
permissions.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request = <link linkend="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">FE_SET_VOLTAGE</link>,
fe_sec_voltage_t voltage);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">FE_SET_VOLTAGE</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>fe_sec_voltage_t
voltage</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The requested bus voltage.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENODEV</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device driver not loaded/available.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBUSY</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device or resource busy.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Invalid argument.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File not opened with read permissions.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE">
<title>FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>If high != 0 enables slightly higher voltages instead of 13/18V (to compensate
for long cables). This call requires read/write permissions. Not all DVB
adapters support this ioctl.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE">FE_ENABLE_HIGH_LNB_VOLTAGE</link>, int high);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int fd</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int request</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Equals <link linkend="FE_SET_VOLTAGE">FE_SET_VOLTAGE</link> for this command.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>int high</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>The requested bus voltage.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS
</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row><entry
align="char">
<para>ENODEV</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device driver not loaded/available.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EBUSY</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Device or resource busy.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINVAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Invalid argument.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EPERM</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>File not opened with read permissions.</para>
</entry>
</row><row><entry
align="char">
<para>EINTERNAL</para>
</entry><entry
align="char">
<para>Internal error in the device driver.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE">
<title>FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>Allow setting tuner mode flags to the frontend.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE">FE_SET_FRONTEND_TUNE_MODE</link>, unsigned int flags);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>unsigned int flags</para>
</entry>
<entry align="char">
<para>
FE_TUNE_MODE_ONESHOT When set, this flag will disable any zigzagging or other "normal" tuning behaviour. Additionally, there will be no automatic monitoring of the lock status, and hence no frontend events will be generated. If a frontend device is closed, this flag will be automatically turned off when the device is reopened read-write.
</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char"><para>EINVAL</para></entry>
<entry align="char"><para>Invalid argument.</para></entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
<section id="FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD">
<title>FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD</title>
<para>DESCRIPTION</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>WARNING: This is a very obscure legacy command, used only at stv0299 driver. Should not be used on newer drivers.</para>
<para>It provides a non-standard method for selecting Diseqc voltage on the frontend, for Dish Network legacy switches.</para>
<para>As support for this ioctl were added in 2004, this means that such dishes were already legacy in 2004.</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>SYNOPSIS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>int ioctl(int fd, int request =
<link linkend="FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD">FE_DISHNETWORK_SEND_LEGACY_CMD</link>, unsigned long cmd);</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>PARAMETERS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>unsigned long cmd</para>
</entry>
<entry align="char">
<para>
sends the specified raw cmd to the dish via DISEqC.
</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
<para>ERRORS</para>
<informaltable><tgroup cols="1"><tbody><row>
<entry align="char">
<para>There are no errors in use for this call</para>
</entry>
</row></tbody></tgroup></informaltable>
</section>
</section>
&sub-dvbproperty;
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