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General => Users => Topic started by: acematti on May 07, 2007, 01:37:17 pm
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Hi Im loving using LinuxMCE its great.
I would like to know now which TV card to get, I would like one that receives DVB-T (UK Freeview i think). Im looking at the Hauppage Series as they seem pretty well supported. Any ideas?
I have a usb freecom one lying around but im not sure if this would work I cant see any success anywhere.
I would like to know if i will need to re-format the computer and re-install everything to get it working or can it be added after. Im hoping so but im not sure how to go about it on my system which I have been using for a couple of weeks and loving.
Thanks in advance.
Matt
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hauppauge are very well supported, as well as many others.
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Hi,
I haven't installed Linux MCE yet as I'm waiting for 1.1 release. I just want to check my video cards look okay though. I have 2 WinTV-NOVA-T DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0). I am happy to got out and get better ones if I need to, once I have played around with a working system. Here is some info:
dmesg:
[ 14.384000] CORE cx88[0]: subsystem: 0070:9002, board: Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T [card=18,autodetected]
[ 14.384000] TV tuner 4 at 0x1fe, Radio tuner -1 at 0x1fe
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: Hauppauge model 90003, rev C2B0, serial# 784873
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: MAC address is 00-0D-FE-0B-F9-E9
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: tuner model is Thompson DTT75105 (idx 110, type 4)
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: TV standards ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0x80)
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: audio processor is None (idx 0)
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: decoder processor is CX882 (idx 25)
[ 14.540000] tveeprom 2-0050: has no radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
[ 14.540000] cx88[0]: hauppauge eeprom: model=90003
[ 14.540000] input: cx88 IR (Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T as /class/input/input4
[ 14.540000] cx88[0]/0: found at 0000:01:07.0, rev: 5, irq: 21, latency: 20, mmio: 0xfa000000
[ 14.540000] cx88[0]/0: registered device video0 [v4l2]
[ 14.540000] cx88[0]/0: registered device vbi0
[ 14.540000] cx88[0]/2: cx2388x 8802 Driver Manager
I tried to install Klear and Kaffine to see if they worked, but it didn't seem to, but I am a Linux novice.
Thanks
Mike (London, UK)
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it seems that your card was recognized. try to watch tv with kdetv or tvtime.
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I just tried tvtime. It didn't work. I think it recognises the card but it isn't working properly. Surely Ubuntu has the latest driver? Is there a beginner’s guide to updating drivers anywhere?
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can you copy/paste the output of lsmod?
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Module Size Used by
binfmt_misc 12680 1
rfcomm 40856 0
l2cap 25728 5 rfcomm
ppdev 10116 0
powernow_k8 16064 1
cpufreq_ondemand 9228 1
cpufreq_conservative 8200 0
cpufreq_stats 7360 0
cpufreq_powersave 2688 0
cpufreq_userspace 5408 0
freq_table 5792 3 powernow_k8,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
dev_acpi 12292 0
pcc_acpi 13184 0
tc1100_wmi 8068 0
sony_acpi 6284 0
battery 10756 0
asus_acpi 17308 0
button 8720 0
dock 10268 0
container 5248 0
sbs 15652 0
i2c_ec 5888 1 sbs
ac 6020 0
backlight 7040 1 asus_acpi
video 16388 0
ipv6 268704 12
lp 12452 0
fuse 46612 0
snd_intel8x0 34204 1
snd_ac97_codec 98336 1 snd_intel8x0
ftdi_sio 34696 0
ac97_bus 3200 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss 44544 0
snd_mixer_oss 17408 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 79876 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 4740 0
snd_seq_oss 32896 0
snd_seq_midi 9600 0
snd_rawmidi 25472 1 snd_seq_midi
usbserial 32488 1 ftdi_sio
snd_seq_midi_event 8448 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
ide_cd 32672 0
cdrom 37664 1 ide_cd
snd_seq 52592 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
nvidia 4713780 22
cx8802 19332 0
hci_usb 18204 2
bluetooth 55908 7 rfcomm,l2cap,hci_usb
agpgart 35400 1 nvidia
cx8800 35212 0
cx88xx 67364 2 cx8802,cx8800
ir_common 31236 1 cx88xx
serio_raw 7940 0
snd_timer 23684 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 9100 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq
snd 54020 12 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
af_packet 23816 2
i2c_algo_bit 8712 1 cx88xx
tveeprom 15888 1 cx88xx
compat_ioctl32 2304 1 cx8800
btcx_risc 5896 3 cx8802,cx8800,cx88xx
videodev 28160 2 cx8800,cx88xx
v4l2_common 25216 2 cx8800,videodev
v4l1_compat 15236 2 cx8800,videodev
pcspkr 4224 0
psmouse 38920 0
video_buf 26116 3 cx8802,cx8800,cx88xx
i2c_nforce2 6784 0
parport_pc 36388 1
parport 36936 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
k8temp 6656 0
shpchp 34324 0
pci_hotplug 32576 1 shpchp
i2c_core 22784 6 i2c_ec,nvidia,cx88xx,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_nforce2
soundcore 8672 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 10888 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
tsdev 8768 0
evdev 11008 4
ext3 133128 1
jbd 59816 1 ext3
mbcache 9604 1 ext3
sg 36252 0
sd_mod 23428 3
amd74xx 15260 0 [permanent]
generic 5124 0 [permanent]
usb_storage 72256 0
libusual 17936 1 usb_storage
sata_nv 20868 2
ata_generic 9092 0
floppy 59524 0
ohci_hcd 22532 0
forcedeth 46728 0
libata 125720 2 sata_nv,ata_generic
scsi_mod 142348 4 sg,sd_mod,usb_storage,libata
ehci_hcd 34188 0
usbcore 134280 8 ftdi_sio,usbserial,hci_usb,usb_storage,libusual,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
thermal 14856 0
processor 31048 2 powernow_k8,thermal
fan 5636 0
fbcon 42656 0
tileblit 3584 1 fbcon
font 9216 1 fbcon
bitblit 6912 1 fbcon
softcursor 3200 1 bitblit
vesafb 9220 0
capability 5896 0
commoncap 8192 1 capability
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from what i see, the drivers are loaded. so, it should work. make sure that you made the correct setup in tvtime. or, else, try kdetv.
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Is it one of these that tells me the drivers are loaded:
cx8802 19332 0
cx8800 35212 0
cx88xx 67364 2 cx8802,cx8800
Because the Conexant chips have the following codes on:
DVB-T chip CX22702-25
Broadcast Decoder chip CX23882-39
In tvtime I selected Europe, then I unistalled and asked it to scan but neither made a difference. The screen was black the whole time and it just showed DVB, but no channel number in the top right corner. (Should it say DVB-T?)
I'll try kdetv as well.
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what is the exact model and name of the card?
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Hi Im loving using LinuxMCE its great.
I would like to know now which TV card to get, I would like one that receives DVB-T (UK Freeview i think). Im looking at the Hauppage Series as they seem pretty well supported. Any ideas?
I have a usb freecom one lying around but im not sure if this would work I cant see any success anywhere.
I would like to know if i will need to re-format the computer and re-install everything to get it working or can it be added after. Im hoping so but im not sure how to go about it on my system which I have been using for a couple of weeks and loving.
Thanks in advance.
Matt
We're using the Happauge T500 twin DVB-T tuner cards here in the UK... they work very nicely.
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I am successfully using the Hauppage 500MCE dual tuner card with no problems, I am also using a firewire card hooked up to my Motorola HDTV receiver for high def recordings.
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The exact cards I am using are WinTV-NOVA-T-DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0)
If the dual 500 works I might invest in one of these, but it would be nice to see it working with these Nova-T's
Interested to hear about your setup DrACoNus - is that in the UK? What High Def source are you using?
Mike
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FYI - this is what happened when I loaded kdetv:
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 147
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 147
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
DCOPClient::attachInternal. Attach failed Could not open network socket
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 147
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 169
Major opcode: 147
Minor opcode: 3
Resource id: 0x0
Failed to open device
kbuildsycoca running...
Reusing existing ksycoca
kio (KService*): WARNING: The desktop entry file /usr/share/applications/DefaultPlugins.desktop has Type=Link instead of "Application" or "Service"
kio (KService*): WARNING: Invalid Service : /usr/share/applications/DefaultPlugins.desktop
kio (KSycoca): ERROR: No database available!
DCOP Cleaning up dead connections.
ALSA lib control.c:910:(snd_ctl_open_noupdate) Invalid CTL
Creating vbi proxy client, rev.
$Id: proxy-client.c,v 1.12 2006/05/31 03:54:28 mschimek Exp $
proxy_msg: connect: error 2, No such file or directory
kdetv: WARNING: VBIDecoder: vbi_capture_proxy_new error: Connection via socket failed, server not running.
Try to open V4L2 0.20 VBI device, libzvbi interface rev.
$Id: io-v4l2.c,v 1.33 2006/05/22 09:00:47 mschimek Exp $
Opened /dev/vbi0
libzvbi:capture_v4l2k_new: Try to open V4L2 2.6 VBI device, libzvbi interface rev.
$Id: io-v4l2k.c,v 1.41 2006/05/31 03:54:00 mschimek Exp $.
libzvbi:capture_v4l2k_new: Opened /dev/vbi0.
libzvbi:capture_v4l2k_new: /dev/vbi0 (Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T) is a v4l2 vbi device,
driver cx8800, version 0x00000006.
libzvbi:capture_v4l2k_new: Using streaming interface.
libzvbi:v4l2_get_videostd: Current scanning system is 625.
libzvbi:v4l2_update_services: Querying current vbi parameters...
libzvbi:v4l2_update_services: ...success.
libzvbi:print_vfmt: VBI capture parameters supported: format 59455247 [GREY], 35468950 Hz, 2048 bpl, offs 244, F1 6...22, F2 318...334, flags 00000000.
libzvbi:print_vfmt: VBI capture parameters granted: format 59455247 [GREY], 35468950 Hz, 2048 bpl, offs 244, F1 6...22, F2 318...334, flags 00000000.
libzvbi:vbi3_raw_decoder_add_services: No services to add.
libzvbi:v4l2_update_services: Nyquist check passed.
libzvbi:v4l2_update_services: Request decoding of services 0x60000c7f, strict level -1.
libzvbi:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_service: Service 0x00000020 (Closed Caption 525, field 1) requires videostd_set 0x2, have 0x0.
libzvbi:_vbi_sampling_par_permit_service: Service 0x00000040 (Closed Caption 525, field 2) requires videostd_set 0x2, have 0x0.
libzvbi:v4l2_update_services: Will capture services 0x0000041f, added 0x41f commit=1.
libzvbi:v4l2_stream_alloc: Requesting 16 streaming i/o buffers.
libzvbi:v4l2_stream_alloc: Mapping 16 streaming i/o buffers.
libzvbi:capture_v4l2k_new: Successfully opened /dev/vbi0 (Hauppauge Nova-T DVB-T).
kdetv: WARNING: MainWindow::setupInfraRed(): Lirc not available
kdetv: WARNING: SaverControl: Error in DCOP communication. Unable to disable KDE Screensaver.
kdetv: WARNING: VolumeController::doSetVolume: AudioManager failed, trying SourceManager
kdetv: WARNING: VolumeController::doSetVolume: AudioManager failed, trying SourceManager
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The exact cards I am using are WinTV-NOVA-T-DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0)
If the dual 500 works I might invest in one of these, but it would be nice to see it working with these Nova-T's
Interested to hear about your setup DrACoNus - is that in the UK? What High Def source are you using?
Mike
I own a wintv-nova-t-500 (the european dual turner) and there is a problem in the kernel with its drivers, that makes the kernel ops, and it might crash the system or it might make you quit the video aplication you are using. So right now and before a update is released is a no-way. Its a shame because its a good card, but not even the newest kernel solve this. Well have to wait a bit to use this card.
Hugo
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The exact cards I am using are WinTV-NOVA-T-DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0)
If the dual 500 works I might invest in one of these, but it would be nice to see it working with these Nova-T's
Interested to hear about your setup DrACoNus - is that in the UK? What High Def source are you using?
Mike
Hi Mike,
I live in Canada and I am running Gentoo Linux on my MythTV backend (portage developers do an excellent job keeping up with MythTV CVS and all dependent libraries) It's primary tuner is the Firewire capture hooked up to a Motorolla DCT6200 my cable provider does not encrypt any channels so I can grab the raw mpeg-2 stream for any channel I subscribe to the quality is amazing. My additional tuner's are provided by the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 MCE this cards two tuner's only come into play when the DCT6200 Firewire setup is occupied.
I have LMCE 1.1 on Kubuntu installed on three frontends around the house (one of the frontends also hosts the LMCE core) and they only run MythTV as a frontend to stream TV off of the gentoo box. This setup works great for me I can keep all my content and recording on the stable gentoo platform and not have to worry about playing around with the settings on my orbiters/core.
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The exact cards I am using are WinTV-NOVA-T-DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0)
If the dual 500 works I might invest in one of these, but it would be nice to see it working with these Nova-T's
Interested to hear about your setup DrACoNus - is that in the UK? What High Def source are you using?
Mike
I own a wintv-nova-t-500 (the european dual turner) and there is a problem in the kernel with its drivers, that makes the kernel ops, and it might crash the system or it might make you quit the video aplication you are using. So right now and before a update is released is a no-way. Its a shame because its a good card, but not even the newest kernel solve this. Well have to wait a bit to use this card.
Hugo
Hi,
Nova T500 is working fine here... we have a number of them installed in various Core's. We also have a single Core with 3 x T500's installed.
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The exact cards I am using are WinTV-NOVA-T-DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0)
If the dual 500 works I might invest in one of these, but it would be nice to see it working with these Nova-T's
Interested to hear about your setup DrACoNus - is that in the UK? What High Def source are you using?
Mike
I own a wintv-nova-t-500 (the european dual turner) and there is a problem in the kernel with its drivers, that makes the kernel ops, and it might crash the system or it might make you quit the video aplication you are using. So right now and before a update is released is a no-way. Its a shame because its a good card, but not even the newest kernel solve this. Well have to wait a bit to use this card.
Hugo
Hi,
Nova T500 is working fine here... we have a number of them installed in various Core's. We also have a single Core with 3 x T500's installed.
Check this page: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/WinTV-NOVA-T-500_PCI
Seems like rev 61/63 is fine, but rev 62/65 has the problem. I guess I had bad luck and picked the bad one. My advice: If you pick the bad one, you wont be able to watch tv properly for more than an hour.
Hugo
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The exact cards I am using are WinTV-NOVA-T-DVB-T 90003 LF (Rev C2B0)
If the dual 500 works I might invest in one of these, but it would be nice to see it working with these Nova-T's
Interested to hear about your setup DrACoNus - is that in the UK? What High Def source are you using?
Mike
I own a wintv-nova-t-500 (the european dual turner) and there is a problem in the kernel with its drivers, that makes the kernel ops, and it might crash the system or it might make you quit the video aplication you are using. So right now and before a update is released is a no-way. Its a shame because its a good card, but not even the newest kernel solve this. Well have to wait a bit to use this card.
Hugo
We're using T500's without any problems & we have several Core's some with multiple T500 cards installed.
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TotallyMaxed are you a UK (European) user?
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Hi,
I just installed my new Nova-T 500 (I've switched to Kubuntu now) I get this message in the dmesg:
[ 15.140000] dvb-usb: found a 'Hauppauge Nova-T 500 Dual DVB-T' in cold state, will try to load a firmware
[ 15.156000] dvb-usb: did not find the firmware file. (dvb-usb-dib0700-01.fw) Please see linux/Documentation/dvb/ for more details on firmware-problems. (-2)
I don't think this looks good? What is cold state?
Mike
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Mike_Izisys go to www.linuxtv.org, look for dvb-t hardware and download the file dvd-usb-dib0700-01.fw and place it into /lib/firmware/ (or if there is a directory there with the kernel number place the file in there /lib/firmware/kernelnumber/) then reboot and it should work.
Keep in mind that some version of these cards dont work with the actual linux driver, so good luck, cause mine doesnt work and it just keeps on hanging mythtv back end every hour or so.
Hugo
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Thanks Hugo - that seems to have done the job.
I can't get MythTV working - it says that I am using all the inputs at the moment.
I thought I would start with a simpler product - Kaffeine. When I try and Auto scan for channels I only pick up BBC1 HD (I'm in the test area).
I can hear BBC1 HD, but it just shows a Kaffeine holding page for the video - I guess this is a codec issue with it being HD.
Anyway I have tested the TV signal and it is fine with my Microsoft MCE. Any ideas how to tune in for the UK?
Mike
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I have found the mythtv scan poor. It just doesnt pick channels that other programs do. And as well, doing several scans one after another makes more channels apear, wich is weird because signal doesnt change so much over 2 or 3 minutes that takes to scan 3 times.
Again in www.linuxtv.org you can find several utilities to scan and get channels. You should save it in a file named channels.conf and then load that in mythtv back end configuration. Watch out because to me the channels loaded this way are configured to not use eit, and you have to go one by one and configure them to get the programation info from eit. The method I use to scan is explained in this page: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Scan
Hugo