Good try! I don't know if this will be even remotely helpful, but at least you tried. It's really a pity that the support for this card is still incomplete these days. Specially having in mind that (I think) we are very close to have a fully functional driver, as the USB disconnects (without plugin in the remote captor) are really very marginal.
However, plugin in and using the remote controller is a total different story, a nightmare I'd even say: system locks, frequent disconnects (not solvable by restarting the mythbackend - I need to do a full poweroff and even unplug the power cord to force a firmware reload on the card sometimes...), etc... Is there any possibility that we get a better support for the Nova-T 500 remote any day? It'd really be "the perfect card" if only this issue were solved... Kind regards, Eduard Huguet Barcelona (Spain) ---------- Missatge reenviat ---------- > From: Nicolas Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:03:18 +0100 > Subject: [linux-dvb] Open letter - Linux Support for WinTV -T-500 DVB-T TV > card > To: Hauppauge, manufacturer of complete TV solutions > To: Microtune and Dibcom, manufacturers of discrete elements used in the > above solutions > Copy: Linuxtv.org DVB mailing list, representing the linux users of > above equipment, and the current developers of drivers > > I am a user of an Hauppauge WinTV-T-500 DVB-T dual tuner card. I am also > a Linux user, trying to build a home-made Home Theater PC (HTPC). > > This letter is an individual effort, not reflecting the official policy > of any other group or body of persons. Nevertheless, I hope that other > users will make the effort of sending you equivalent requests. > > The WinTV-500-T is a very attractive piece of hardware with a feature > set that matches many of the needs of HTPC builders, especially due to > its dual-tuners capabilities. It has become very popular. > > Unfortunately, the current drivers available, developed by individual > efforts, through reverse engineering or limited corporate efforts are > still not fully working and are not completely usable, due primarily to > disconnecting USB devices or tuning difficulties. > > Such problems could easily be corrected if efforts were made by the > manufacturers, both of the card (Hauppauge) and of the components > (Dibcom and Microtune). > > I understand that the Linux users of your equipment are still a fringe > of your user base, but please keep in mind that this situation is > rapidly evolving, with the growing success of the platform itself, > partly driven by the growing popularity of custom HTPC applications. > > I am sure that a solid and vendor-supported set of drivers would only > accelerate the success of Linux around the TV applications. > > Please, take a look at the situation and assign official and sufficient > resources (humans, coders, development hardware and lab, multi-parties > communications, time, money, salaries) in order to achieve complete and > solid support for your hardware under the Linux kernel. These efforts > wil allow you to grab a reward, the capture of a fast-growing market > where you would be the first to grab an audience. > > The Linux users and developers community will certainly be eager to > support these efforts and provide all the feedback you may need. > > Nicolas Will >
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