Gx6605s hd satellite receiver chip, Linux kernel support

[siliconhippy]

Hi xenpac,

Great project. I actually am not a dev or hardware guy, but was wondering about this dvb chipset that seems fully supported in the Linux kernel and heavily used in many $25+ DVB-S2 receivers from Ali Express etc:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnx-software.com/2018/11/12/c-sky-linux-development-board-gx6605s-media-soc/%3famp=1

Can you have a look and let me know if it is directly possible to connect a gx6605s DVB-S2 receiver to Linux PC and stream satellite mux tv channels to VLC/ tvheadend for network distribution?

The gx6605s board seems well supported but it will be really cool to stream channels to a Linux PC! This should be then an easier project that having to assemble hardware; just buy a cheap satellite receiver. 😃

[xenpac]

Oh, hi, sorry for late reply.

I have also looked at those GX6605 receivers.
Well, those are "closed" boxes acting as a sat receiver outputting video/audio to a TV/Terminal.
There is no Linux DVB interface at all.
Some have a network interface /wifi/ethernet via USB.

There might be a Network streaming output, but who knows how it works to control it.
Not that i know of.

Some try to hack those boxes and run linux on it.
But, you cant get hardware access to the tuner etc.
There is no hardware documentation as to my knowledge.

So unfortunately, i guess no.
I would be interested in hardware details if someone has it.!

The cheap C-SKY gx6605 dev board is NOT a sat receiver!
its just another single board computer using the gx6605 microprocessor.
there is no sat tuner or demodulator in the gx6605! and on the c-sky board.
sooo for satelite not really useful.

yes it would be handy to mod the software of an existing sat receiver to stream to the linux kernel or stream on the LAN.
But...havend seem many succesfull projects ion that ;)