lux-integ wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I am having difficulty with the required kernel configuration to get a  
> Hauppauge winTV  novaT stick  ( digital TV)  wortking on an oldish LFS 
> setup).  I have it working on   a   setup  with an avermedia DVB-T usb with  
> kernels 2.16.17 and 2.6.19.1.  The attached file TVdec07K2619 shows the 
> results.  it workfine with the avermedia device but notwith the hauppauge 
> device.   I have the appropriate firmware file  in /lib/firmware.
>
> I updated the kernel to 2.6,23,12.    The DVB device is now recognised by 
> kaffeine  for   both  the avermedia  as well as the winTV device  but in 
> either case I cannot scan for channels.  The attached file TVdec07K2623) 
> illustrates.
>
> Help  would be appreciated.
>
> yours sincerely
> lux-integ
>   

Dunno how much help i can provide - i got a 'Freecom' stick 18 months 
ago that took me a day & a half to get the drivers to work for, & 3 days 
to tune! Part of my trouble was that the manufacturers were using 
various internal components that needed different frontend-drivers & 
firmwares, but still calling the product the same thing (in my case, the 
driver had only been in CVS for 4 weeks). Discovery of which version you 
have can be done with 'lsusb', part of 'usbutils' (the product-id's are 
what you need). With that info, it should be possible to correctly 
identify the kernel-options & firmwares required at :-

http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_USB_Devices

Your more recent attached file lists "unable to open frontend 
/dev/dvb/adapter1/frontend0" amongst other things, which i would say was 
a group-ownership issue for a normal user, but it looks like you're 
doing this as root, so i'd say the devices mentioned aren't being 
created - so it could be either incorrect driver/firmware, or a udev 
problem...

Regarding tuning, i'd first find out which transmitter you're using, 
then if you're lucky enough to be on one that already has a 
'frequency-configuration file' set up kaffeine to use it, or as i had 
to, create one of your own; I'm in England, so i learned which 
transmitter i was on, & what it's 6 multiplex frequencies were at :-

http://www.ukfree.tv/transmitters.php

I'd suggest making sure you have the right driver/firmware setup with 
the 'LinuxTV' link first, & post any further questions as they arise. 
Hopefully, other list-members will have better idea's to offer as well...

(I should point out that i've only done this on my Gentoo box, not yet 
on {,B}LFS)

taipan

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