Geniatech T230C
The Geniatech T230C (also branded as MyGica T230C with a black case instead of a white one) is an evolution of Geniatech T230. Although it has the same external appearence, it uses different hardware. Support for «T230C v2» has made it to the vanilla kernel in the fall of 2019. The MyGica-branded device can be found on websites that ship hardware directly from China.
There is a version without IR called eyeTV T2, eyeTV T2 hybrid and eyeTV T2 lite (three names for the same hardware). Targetting a Mac OS audience, they are 5 to 6 times as expensive as the MyGica T230C which does feature IR support (and comes with a 28-button remote control). These three share the same conic case, while MyGica and GeniaTech devices get wider only around the IEC connector. The T2 lite has a white case (and different EEPROM), the other two have a case that is silver with a transparent cap. [1] (There is also a bulky eyeTV hybrid, which lacks the «T2» in its name but supports DVB-T2 nonetheless unlike its predecessor of the same name. Its hardware is currently unknown.)
The device can be used with the PadTV HD app on Android if connected via a USB OTG adapter. That app supports H.265, but the phone must be fast enough. On Windows, 28 Jun 2017 drivers (shipped with some devices in 2018, probably ones with updated «T230C2» EEPROM) are required to prevent frequent blue screens in nearly all apps.
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Overview/Features
Components Used
The following components are used on the device
Driver support
As of kernel 4.4, drivers are not shipped with the kernel (at least not in Raspbian 8).
Kernel 4.9.24 included in Raspbian 8 (installed when upgrading packages through apt-get) does not ship the driver either.
Kernel 4.14 (included in Raspbian 9 in 2019) ships with the correct driver to support the T230C.
Kernel 5.4 vanilla has moved some code about, the T230C and T230C v2 are now supported by driver dvb_usb_dvbsky, rather than the previously responsible dvb_usb_cxusb. For years, CrazyCat has done a patient job of keeping the T230C hardware supported in dvb_usb_cxusb in his own build of the «media» driver subsystem. The list of T230 flavours supported by the vanilla driver dvb_usb_dvbsky as of kernel 5.4 goes like this:
The rest of this paragraph and the whole chapter on Building the driver, contain data that may still be useful, but is starting to feel dated, now with the suport in vanilla. Obviously the vanilla driver is nowadays inherently «in the tree» and builds as part of the kernel, and will eventually make it into distro kernels. The following data is related to the past «CrazyCat solution».
Example device detection in the log:
To be confirmed: it looks like this device is better integrated into LibreElec system (see here how to use the Crazycat-CC driver pack).
Building the driver
The following procedure works (at least) on a Raspberry Pi running 4.4.43-v7+ or 4.9.30-v7+ kernel (but does not seem to work with the 4.9.24-v7+ kernel). It should be pretty similar on other distros and/or with other kernels.
Run apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers to get the correct headers (i.e. the headers corresponding to your exact current kernel build) into /lib/modules/ /. In my case, 2 folders were created: 4.4.43+ and 4.4.43-v7+. In case it does not download the right kernel version headers (there may be a mismatch between uname -r and the folder names in /lib/modules), you can grab the raspi sources by running:
Check that a correct .config file (corresponding to the exact current build of your kernel) is available at /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/.config It should normally have been fetched by rpi-source. If it was not the case, run modprobe configs, and the .config file that you want is available in the compressed file /proc/config.gz
Now we have the correct sources and .config file, we can fetch the driver sources and build it by using CrazyCat’s media_build tool:
Be sure to have some space left, as it downloads a part of the kernel tree.
In case the build fails about frame_vector.c: No rule to make target ‘. /v4l/frame_vector.c’ , comment the following lines in media_build/v4l/Makefile, so that they appear like this:
Then you can install the drivers by running sudo make install
The process should have installed the correct corresponding firmwares into /lib/firmware. If it is not the case, grab and install the needed firmwares from https://bitbucket.org/CrazyCat/media_build/downloads/dvb-firmwares.tar.bz2.
Firmware
The Geniatech T230C and T230C v2 requires these firmwares (available at https://github.com/osmc/dvb-firmware-osmc):
They must be copied in /usr/lib/firmware.
IR Remote Control
The dvbsky driver as of vanilla Linux 5.4 registers a devinput device for the IR sensor and reports support for the RC5 protocol only. The sensor happily picks up codes transmitted by various remote controllers — such as those packaged with TV’s and other hardware by Philips or Vestel. Using the ir-keytable command-line tool, these feral scan codes received via the IR sensor can be mapped to meaningful devinput events — these are then directly accepted by the Xwindows xinput layer (which can be prevented via xorg.conf if desired) or can be passed to LIRC for further application steering.
If the device is unable to initialize, you may want to prevent the IR from loading:
A reboot is needed to take effect.
Supported streams
This DVB-T stick supports every French DVB-T channel (i.e. both HDTV and SDTV, broadcast as MPEG4). They are succesfully processed through tvheadend.
Another tester reports success in receiving DVB-T and DVB-T2 with MPEG2, MPEG4 and HEVC encodings, in the Czech Republic, played back by VDR 2.4.1 with the softhdvaapi front end.
DVB-C is advertised on the package and is recognized by tvheadend, however this requires the model that includes DVB-C.
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SUPPORT
Support-Downloads & Documentation
- TV Tuner for PC
- Manual
- Windows Driver
- Software
- Linux Driver
- Raspberry Pi Driver
- T119
- T230C
- S270
- A681
- U720
- VT20
- U2386
- Video Capture
- Manual
- Driver
- Software
- HD Cap X
- HD CAP X-II
- U800II
- Video Convertor
- Manual
- Driver
- Firmware
- US165
Please don’t unzip the files, copy them to SD card or USB disk root directory, connect to your Enjoy TV Box/Dongle and run
Upgrade app, select Local update. Find SPI to update first,then Firmware.
Make sure your external devices have been mounted on your Enjoy TV Box/Dongle firstly.If yes, but still no files found, please
press menu button on remote control for 8 times continued, it will search all files again.
a. Pre-installed apps can’t be run normally;
b. Function of the system suddenly doesn’t work,such as Wi-Fi can not be connected.
c. The system runs slow suddenly;
d. The issues that still can’t be fixed after restarting Enjoy TV Box/Dongle; When you meet above problems ,please try to do factory reset in Settings->Backup & reset,but note that this will de1ete all your personal data and apps.
Try to enter into recovery mode and force to restore factory settings as below steps:
a. Use needles to press and hold the upgrade button at the back/bottom of Enjoy TV Box/Dongle.
b. Plug in power adapter, hold the button for 5 seconds;
c. Normally you will see recovery interface;
d. Then, loosen the button and press up/down button on IR remote control/USB keyboard to find Wipe data/factory reset and select Yes to wipe. wipe media partition,cache partition are necessary sometimes.
e. Choose Reboot the system now option, and the system will restart automatically.
If your Enjoy TV Box is dual core box with Android 4.1 system,please check below:
a. About CVBS:
Firstly, you have to connect the Enjoy TV Box to a TV which has HDMI,go to Setting->Display and select the output mode to lower resolution(480i),then,change the output to CVBS in setting->CVBS/YUV,choose CVBS and save the setting. Then, connect Enjoy TV Box to your old TV,make sure TV source is CVBS, you will get the android screen on TV.
b. About Ypbpr:
Make sure TV source is on component/YPbPr. Connect the Enjoy TV Box to your TV via component/Ypbpr directly(did not do anything like above a, default output mode is HDMI 720p),as long as the HDMI output mode is 720P. Ypbpr also can output image.If no any screen, have to do like above a to select YUV mode in Enjoy TV Box setting, then, try again.
If your Enjoy TV Box is dual core box with android 4.2 or quad core box with android 4.4 system, just make sure CVBS/ Ypbpr (no HDMI cable plugged) cable is connected, then, power on the box and you will get the image on TV screen.
a. Try to replace the batteries;
b. Try to restart your Enjoy TV Box/Dongle;
c. If it is 2.4G wireless remote control,try another USB port. If Infrared remote control, make sure your remote control is pointed to the infrared receiver on box/dongle(external receiver cable on dongle)
d. If your remote is KR100,please try to initialize:
a) Press ESC and G key on the keyboard together, LED keeps shining, after 5 seconds, LED will be off and on again.
b) Press Y and ” key on the keyboard together, LED keeps shining, after 5 seconds,LED will be off and enter into checking codes status.
a: Press the power button on infrared remote control, the box/dongle will enter into standby mode, press power button again, will wakeup.
b: Press the power button on 2.4G wireless remote control, the box/dongle will enter into standby mode, if you want to wake it up, have to press the power button on box, because there is no power supply for external remote control in standby mode.
c: Press the power button for one time on hardware to get standby and wakeup.
d: Press the power button for 3 seconds continued on hardware, it will power off(depends on hardware, some models have no this function), re-plug the power adapter, the box will start up.
a. If your box/dongle is using dual band Wi-Fi module which supports Bluetooth, the option can be turned on.
b. If your box/dongle is using single band Wi-Fi module, you have to connect an external USB Bluetooth dongle(only for Geniatech android 4.0/4.1 firmware)
Try to change the default input method to Engliah(US) in Settings->Language&input->default.
Make sure your box/dongle and iphone/ipad are working within the same network, run MediaCanter app on the box/dongle, enable Airplayer and automatically Start option(if your box/dongle is Android 4.0/4.1 system,the AirPlayer is enabled by default).
Then, run the online/local media application on iphone/ipad, select the file and find the box/dongle device, click to push.
Please install the RemoteIME app www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androidtvbox/RemoteIME.zip on your android phone,make sure your phone and Enjoy TV Box/Dongle are working in the same network, run RemoteIME and press the search button ,you will see the IP address of Enjoy TV Box/Dongle,click IP to connect,and then,your phone will be a remote control for our box. You also can install the 3rd party such kind of app in market.
Connect one external USB camera/webcam to the Enjoy TV Box/Dongle, run Skype and enable video call in Skype setting, then, starting video call.
a: Make sure your android phone supports Miracast function;
b: Enable Wi-Fi on both box/dongle and phone, run Miracast app on box/dongle, find the Screen Mirroring/Cast Screen/Screen output option ect(different mobile phone has different name for this function),box/dongle and phone will be searched with each other, click and accept the connection,then, you will see the whole screen of the phone mirrored to the TV screen.
a.l ocal videos: connect your external devices to the box/dongle,run XBMC app,select Videos -> Files -> Add videos -> Browse -> Root filesystem -> mnt(press down button on remote control to find “mnt”) -> choose your external devices,maybe sda1/sdb1 ect and click OK to save the setting, the files folder will be added into Files options in XBMC.
b. Online video:You can download and install add-ons in Videos->Add-ons->Get More,or search for add-ons zip files in XBMC forums,or install the zip file in System->Settings->Add-ons->Install from zip file(from external storage)..
We divided the flash memory into several partitions, one for system, one for cache, one for data and so on(different system has different partitions), so, the storage size in setting->storage is only one part of the whole flash.
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