Kworld T399u and DHCP

[Garbui]

Greetings all 

This is my first post so please...be kind. After much lurking, reading and investigation I have migrated from windoze to LMCE after finding, like many, that win MCE isnt cutting it. After multiple installations I seem to have a stable, albeit with niggling problems-fighting with DHCP, beta install (snapshot 23148).

However, even with the help of the wiki and debs from totallymaxed i cannot seem to get my Kworld T399u tuners recognised. I have followed the wiki page

Once i had Kubuntu installed i tried installing the debs but I had an error and was unable to install the v4l firmware (presumably due to the changes Mandingo has been working on with PnP?-i am unsure) but as per but the wiki I continued and the v4l modules successfully built and installed. The cards were not detected. As per the wiki advice i copied the latest firmware file as recommended, rebooted and initialised the linuxmce install from kde. No apparent issues on install and i successfully booted and went through av wizard-cards did not show. I have a stable and functional base but don’t seem to be able to get LMCE to detect the cards. Being the complete linux newb that I am, i am not sure where to start looking to find a solution, especially as it seems that it should have worked.

My second issue is just as annoyingly simple i am sure. The modem for my adsl 2+ connection is an isp provided router/modem tpllink TD8840. Again I have followed the wiki and all advice for a dual nic standard setup. eth0 is connected to 'external' network ie modem router (with DHCP) and given 192.168.1.102 IP second eth1 (supported OTB asus GB PCI NIC) connected to a seperate dlink 8port GB switch. From what I can understand the setup seems and is configured as it should be; LMCE detects my other compluters on interna network etc and assigns 192.168.80.XX IP addresses. However there is no internet connection for these devices. I am not looking for any unsupported setup, simply to let LMCE to its job, i must be missing something...Disabling DHCP on router modem has caused headaches

Motherboard is an Asus m4n78-Pro with 2gb ram 320gb system drive,onboard gig NIC and asus supported pci nic. I also have a haupaugge pvr mce500 card which I plan to use (at a later date) for capture of a sat tv box. 

I am learning quickly, but any help or a pointer in the right direction would be appreciated

TIA
Garath

[b4rney]

Welcome to the forums Garath. I have today installed lmce using the snapshot from 2nd August and a t399u tuner. The debs are now incorporated into lmce and it isn't necessary to install them manually.

My tuner is already available inside mythtv setup (it does not appear as a tuner in the av wizard). Just go to computing > mythtv setup and the tuner should be there.

Not sure about the dhcp issue. Is your pci network card supported under linux?
Barney

[Garbui]

Hi Barney,
Thanks for the welcome and the quick reply. I have followed your advice and rechecked the myth setup however only the pvr 500 is showing up (/dev/video0 and /dev/video1) under 'capture cards'. Is this the section you are referring to?

As for the dhcp issues, internal NIC is Asus NX1101 and is supported OTB in 8.10 according to wiki. Latest is that internet becomes available to devices after 3 refreshes of browser, but doesn't always successfully load the page. I do recall seeing earlier posts with similiar issues but can't seem to find again.

Thanks again
Garath

[purps]

As b4rney said, the cards do not show up in the AV wizard (I used to use these cards).

In mythtv-setup, I'm pretty sure you have to select "DVB DTV capture card (v3.x)". If you DON'T see message saying something horrible, then chances are it's all OK in my experience.

Have a look at this page, specifically under the title "MythTV Setup", I found it very useful http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_ubuntu.php

[Garbui]

Thanks for the assistance Purps, I followed your advice and the guide you posted and have successfully got all tuners configured and installed.

Many thanks
Garath

[purps]

Fantastic news. Enjoy.