Request Step-by-Step Guide to using HVR-900H USB Hybrid Stick under Linux

[htpc]

Could someone provide step by step instructions to installing this stick under Linux, please?

[Robo_Raver]

Hello

Please see this link: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge

[htpc]

Yes that's a page close to the top on Google. Seen it.

It would be far more helpful if there was a step-by-step guide to setting TV up on Linux with this card.

[Robo_Raver]

Linux is not Windows, it has it's own support community and you need to learn really, there is no step by step guide as you need to know how to do certain things (like compile the driver).

If you are new to Linux then I would recommend using an all in one build like MythTV: http://www.mythtv.org/ and check out the documentation and wiki (No one is going to do all the hard work for you !).

[htpc]

I was thinking Hauppauge community. Maybe not.

[htpc]

Linux is not Windows, it has it's own support community and you need to learn really, there is no step by step guide as you need to know how to do certain things (like compile the driver).

If you are new to Linux then I would recommend using an all in one build like MythTV: http://www.mythtv.org/ and check out the documentation and wiki (No one is going to do all the hard work for you !).

What a poor response. Well I hope Hauppauge are reading this such a berated comment.

The work is done by countless individuals in private/secret. All that's being asked is to publish the steps they used to make their device work.

I know what Linux is. Despite being Linux much of it is standardised. So implementation on one system/distro would work with little, if any, modification on another.

[htpc]

1. I installed a fresh Mythbuntu 12.04 distro.

2. I copied the xc3028-v36.fw firmware file to /root/lib/firmware
The card is a HVR-900H, with a 2040:6600 ID.

3. Running

modprobe tm6000

initialises the card.

4. I followed the instructions to rebuild the media runtimes, here

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DVB-T_(USB)

And rebooted.

5. Then installed and ran VLC to do a quick check to see DVB-T/Analogue was working properly.
Both /dev/dvb/adapter0 and /dev/video0 are now present from Step 4.

6. Here is a somewhat thorough overview to get MythTV going.
http://mylinuxramblings.wordpress.co...configuration/

[htpc]

Mr Tom Cruise,

Wait one minute. Before even going down the mythTV route first make sure your card is working properly under Linux.

1. Make sure you first have the device correctly setup under Linux.
Identify your device with:

lsusb | grep dvb

Place the necessary software firmwares for your device in /lib/firmware

Linux will create a node like /dev/dvb/adaptorX where X = 0, 1, ... is the device number. For analog it may be /dev/videoX, X = 0, 1, ...

2. Test your setup is working. I recommend VLC and tuning in directly to a MUX frequency using one of the nodes.
Make a list of all the required frequencies for which you get reception.

3. Test your RC. This can be lengthy and a little finicky process.
You can setup LIRC or use some other methods.

4. Setup mythTV.
The most important thing is you have the SQL database up and running correctly. Linux DB packages are provided by MySQL or MariaDB. If you're running mythbuntu this step may already be done for you. Still it wouldn't hurt checking to make sure DB is setup and operating correctly.

If you have specific questions, as I'm probably sure you'd do, make another thread and we'll discuss/work it out there.