WinTV-HVR-950 on MEPIS32 6.5
Posts: 519
Folks,
I purchased a USB video stick, an Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-950, because an article showed how it could be easily installed on Ubuntu Edgy:
http://lunapark6.com/usb-hdtv-tuner-stick-for-windows-linux-hauppauge-wintv-hvr-950.html
"The method I used to install HVR-950 in Ubuntu’s Edgy Eft was :
sudo su
apt-get install mercurial linux-headers-$(uname -r) linux-source build-essential
cd /lib/firmware
wget http://konstantin.filtschew.de/v4l-firmware/firmware_v4.tgz
tar xvzf firmware_v4.tgz
hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/~mrechberger/v4l-dvb-kernel-history
cd v4l-dvb-kernel-history
make
make install
reboot
sudo modprobe em2880-dvb
If on reboot, the card stops working the em2880-dvb module is not being loaded properly in Edgy. To fix this :
cd /etc/modprobe.d
sudo gedit dvbstick
then add this line to the new dvbstick file :
install em28xx /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install em28xx; /bin/sleep 2; /sbin/modprobe em2880-dvb
reboot and it should be back up and running."
I didn't want to do any of the "mercurial" or firmware stuff but I noticed that em28xx was in the MEPIS repository, along with ivtv and MythTV, but not dvbstick. And, the repository description for the extra kernel header said it included DVB stuff. So, I downloaded and installed them and MySQL.
Apparently the em28xx.ko doesn't see the HVR-950 like em2800-dvb does, because none of the video card/chip options that MythTV offered were able to recognize the stick.
What do I have to do to the 6.5 release to get it to recognize the HVR-950?
IF Mepis32 6.5 can't see HVR-950 then I will be glad to loan mine to someone on the MEPIS team who can add the necessary stuff to the repository to get it to work. Just send me an addr.
GreyGeek
mercurial
Posts: 4864
you will have to do the mercurial bit, because his winged feet will get you the latest kernel patch. without it, the card won't be working.
you have nothing to lose from 'try-it-and-see'