[opensuse] dvb tv card
I am thinking of getting a tv tuner card that will work with 10.3 and mythtv. Can anybody in UK recommend one that will work (pci not usb) and give me a suppllier please ? TIA Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
I am thinking of getting a tv tuner card that will work with 10.3 and mythtv.
Can anybody in UK recommend one that will work (pci not usb) and give me a suppllier please ?
Start here: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page A specific list of PCI cards and their levels of compatibility is here: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_PCI_Cards Hauppauge Nova-T works http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-500 Quite a few of the Hauppauge DVB tuners work well in Linux. I have the Hauppage Nova-T Lite USB and it's a matter of less than 2 minutes and it is up and running in any current Linux distribution I've tried it on... I know you said pci, not usb, but... for anyone else reading this thinking of USB possibilities... works perfectly in MythTV with 10.3. One thing I learned the hard way while doing my research on DVB tuners... it is critical that you check model numbers and if possible part numbers. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 22 April 2008 12:08:05 Clayton wrote:
I am thinking of getting a tv tuner card that will work with 10.3 and mythtv.
Can anybody in UK recommend one that will work (pci not usb) and give me a suppllier please ?
Start here: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page A specific list of PCI cards and their levels of compatibility is here: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_PCI_Cards
Hauppauge Nova-T works http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-NOVA-T-500 Quite a few of the Hauppauge DVB tuners work well in Linux.
I have the Hauppage Nova-T Lite USB and it's a matter of less than 2 minutes and it is up and running in any current Linux distribution I've tried it on... I know you said pci, not usb, but... for anyone else reading this thinking of USB possibilities... works perfectly in MythTV with 10.3.
One thing I learned the hard way while doing my research on DVB tuners... it is critical that you check model numbers and if possible part numbers.
C.
Clayton So this should work : http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/241321/art/hauppauge/wintv-nova-t-stick-lite... Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
I have the Hauppage Nova-T Lite USB and it's a matter of less than 2 minutes and it is up and running in any current Linux distribution I've tried it on... I know you said pci, not usb, but... for anyone else reading this thinking of USB possibilities... works perfectly in MythTV with 10.3.
So this should work :
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/241321/art/hauppauge/wintv-nova-t-stick-lite...
I think so. It looks to be identical to the one I have. If you also check this page: http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/TV_Cards you will see the Nova-T Stick is listed as working with 10.3 It will need the dvb-usb-dib0700-01.fw firmware copied to -lib-firmware, and you will have to download and build the latest drivers from the v4l project (simple make and make install) So.. use Mercurial and get the source from here: hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pb/v4l-dvb cd v4l-dvb/v4l make make install Then download the firmware: cd /lib/firmware wget http://vaasa.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/home/files/dvb-usb-dib0700-01.fw Then plug in the USB tuner and check dmesg, and you should see that it is detected and in a "warm state". If you see this, you should be good to go. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 22 April 2008 13:59:13 Clayton wrote:
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/241321/art/hauppauge/wintv-nova-t -stick-lite-f.html
I think so. It looks to be identical to the one I have. If you also check this page: http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/TV_Cards you will see the Nova-T Stick is listed as working with 10.3
It will need the dvb-usb-dib0700-01.fw firmware copied to -lib-firmware, and you will have to download and build the latest drivers from the v4l project (simple make and make install)
So.. use Mercurial and get the source from here: hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pb/v4l-dvb cd v4l-dvb/v4l make make install
Then download the firmware: cd /lib/firmware wget http://vaasa.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/home/files/dvb-usb-dib07 00-01.fw
Then plug in the USB tuner and check dmesg, and you should see that it is detected and in a "warm state". If you see this, you should be good to go.
C.
my advice is to avoid usb sticks like the plague: those silicon tuners don't have filters and amplifiers and are extremely sensitive to poor receptions and interference. Better use a tin-can tuner that is present in many older-generations PCI cards (my Technisat Airstar 2 is perfect) or in some older USB cards (like the Hauppauge Nova-T 500) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 22 April 2008 14:40:01 Nico Sabbi wrote:
my advice is to avoid usb sticks like the plague: those silicon tuners don't have filters and amplifiers and are extremely sensitive to poor receptions and interference. Better use a tin-can tuner that is present in many older-generations PCI cards (my Technisat Airstar 2 is perfect) or in some older USB cards (like the Hauppauge Nova-T 500)
I forgot to add another nice feature of dvb usb sticks: very often they overheat after little time of usage, and at that point they begin to lose the lock on the frequency and to corrupt data -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
my advice is to avoid usb sticks like the plague: those silicon tuners don't have filters and amplifiers and are extremely sensitive to poor receptions and interference. Better use a tin-can tuner that is present in many older-generations PCI cards (my Technisat Airstar 2 is perfect) or in some older USB cards (like the Hauppauge Nova-T 500)
I forgot to add another nice feature of dvb usb sticks: very often they overheat after little time of usage, and at that point they begin to lose the lock on the frequency and to corrupt data
Interesting... I have had my Nova-T USB stick for about 3 weeks now, and with all my house guests lately, it is on a lot. I have had no issues with heat (it barely gets warm to the touch after many hours of use), and signal lock is rarely a problem - although I do have an issue at times, but that is more to do with being in a tall-building canyon where the signal is limited than anything else. I solved most of the signal issues by using a powered higher quality antenna... I don't use the little one supplied with the tuner. If I lock on to Eurosport (for example) I have signal strength between 52% and 64% and it's crystal clear... stays that way all day. Have they improved? I don't know... I have never had a PCI tuner card to compare to... I did have a dedicated tuner (one that connects direct to the TV) and it couldn't lock onto any channels at all where I live... but the USB one can... not sure why the difference... C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Tuesday 22 April 2008 12:59:13 Clayton wrote:
I have the Hauppage Nova-T Lite USB and it's a matter of less than 2 minutes and it is up and running in any current Linux distribution I've tried it on... I know you said pci, not usb, but... for anyone else reading this thinking of USB possibilities... works perfectly in MythTV with 10.3.
So this should work :
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/241321/art/hauppauge/wintv-nova-t-stick-l ite-f.html
I think so. It looks to be identical to the one I have. If you also check this page: http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/TV_Cards you will see the Nova-T Stick is listed as working with 10.3
It will need the dvb-usb-dib0700-01.fw firmware copied to -lib-firmware, and you will have to download and build the latest drivers from the v4l project (simple make and make install)
So.. use Mercurial and get the source from here: hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pb/v4l-dvb cd v4l-dvb/v4l make make install
Then download the firmware: cd /lib/firmware wget http://vaasa.wi-bw.tfh-wildau.de/~pboettch/home/files/dvb-usb-dib0700-01.fw
Then plug in the USB tuner and check dmesg, and you should see that it is detected and in a "warm state". If you see this, you should be good to go.
C.
Thanks I'll consider getting one of those. Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
michael norman a écrit :
I am thinking of getting a tv tuner card that will work with 10.3 and mythtv.
Can anybody in UK recommend one that will work (pci not usb) and give me a suppllier please ?
TIA
Mike
Hello, I've a PCI Pinnacle PCTV 310i which works fine with opensuse 10.3, Vista .... http:://www.pinnaclesys.com This is an analog and DVB card. Michel. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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