I have one of these in my random bucket of parts, and this is the respective dmesg output:
Then when running w_scan:w_scan claims to access the tuner OK (I don't have an aerial).
This is with unmodified Trixie.
What does w_scan output in your case?
Code:
[ 634.946876] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 4[ 634.986856] dvb_usb_v2: 'MyGica Mini DVB-(T/T2/C) USB Stick T230:3-2' successfully deinitialized and disconnected[ 645.940472] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci-hcd[ 646.077794] usb 3-2: config 1 interface 0 altsetting 0 bulk endpoint 0x86 has invalid maxpacket 188[ 646.080412] usb 3-2: language id specifier not provided by device, defaulting to English[ 646.087916] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0572, idProduct=c688, bcdDevice= 8.00[ 646.087922] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3[ 646.272474] usb 3-2: dvb_usb_v2: found a 'MyGica Mini DVB-(T/T2/C) USB Stick T230' in warm state[ 646.272594] usb 3-2: dvb_usb_v2: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to the software demuxer[ 646.272603] dvbdev: DVB: registering new adapter (MyGica Mini DVB-(T/T2/C) USB Stick T230)[ 646.272609] usb 3-2: media controller created[ 646.272886] dvbdev: dvb_create_media_entity: media entity 'dvb-demux' registered.[ 646.281668] i2c i2c-15: Added multiplexed i2c bus 16[ 646.281676] si2168 15-0064: Silicon Labs Si2168-B40 successfully identified[ 646.281680] si2168 15-0064: firmware version: B 4.0.2[ 646.286085] si2157 16-0060: Silicon Labs Si2157 successfully attached[ 646.286166] usb 3-2: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Silicon Labs Si2168)...[ 646.286179] dvbdev: dvb_create_media_entity: media entity 'Silicon Labs Si2168' registered.[ 646.286669] Registered IR keymap rc-total-media-in-hand-02[ 646.286728] rc rc2: MyGica Mini DVB-(T/T2/C) USB Stick T230 as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00300000.usb/xhci-hcd.1/usb3/3-2/rc/rc2[ 646.286786] rc rc2: lirc_dev: driver dvb_usb_dvbsky registered at minor = 0, scancode receiver, no transmitter[ 646.286873] input: MyGica Mini DVB-(T/T2/C) USB Stick T230 as /devices/platform/axi/1000120000.pcie/1f00300000.usb/xhci-hcd.1/usb3/3-2/rc/rc2/input8[ 646.286936] usb 3-2: dvb_usb_v2: schedule remote query interval to 300 msecs[ 646.286942] usb 3-2: dvb_usb_v2: 'MyGica Mini DVB-(T/T2/C) USB Stick T230' successfully initialized and connectedCode:
[ 649.336312] si2168 15-0064: Direct firmware load for dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw failed with error -2[ 649.336324] si2168 15-0064: firmware file 'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw' not found[ 649.348200] si2157 16-0060: found a 'Silicon Labs Si2158-A20 ROM 0x33'[ 649.348221] si2157 16-0060: Using ROM firmware.[ 649.522780] si2168 15-0064: Direct firmware load for dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw failed with error -2[ 649.522790] si2168 15-0064: firmware file 'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw' not foundThis is with unmodified Trixie.
What does w_scan output in your case?
Statistics: Posted by jdb — Thu Dec 04, 2025 1:09 pm