Does running 'lsusb' list your USB capture card? http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man8/lsusb.8.html
That is where I would start. Looks like that is what you were thinking. Make sure Ubuntu can see it and applying at driver. On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 11:11 AM, The PC Medic in Iowa < thepcmedici...@gmail.com> wrote: > Greetings to all, > > I am passing familiar with Ubuntu (Currently running Linux Mint 18.3 on > Primary system), but by no means an 'expert'. > > I am working to install Mythbuntu (16.04.3) on a Dell Optiplex GX620. The > capture card I have is a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1950. > > I began the installation of Mythbuntu before discovering the Quick Start > Guide that has been written. Except for a very few typos, it is a most > excellent, well written document. If you all would like, I would be happy > to send the version of the guide I prepared for my own use with the typos > corrected. Please let me know. > > Except for choosing to download updates and drivers not already included > during install, everything has gone well up to the point where I select a > capture card. I chose 'add a new card', as directed, but once I did, > nothing else happened. The drop down that was supposed to appear, did not. > This leads me to wonder if my capture card hasn't been 'seen' by Ubuntu > owing to being connected via USB. Of course, I did check and confirm that > all of the connections to the capture card were connected. I'm thinking > that the thing I should do is exit out of the MythTV backend setup and go > into Ubuntu's settings to discover if my capture card is being recognized > by Ubuntu (it has been recognized during previous attempts to set this > computer up as my HTPC, the 'hard way'). > > I'm looking for advice and guidance on how to proceed from this point. > > Thank you! > > -- > Ubuntu-mythtv mailing list > Ubuntu-mythtv@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mythtv > >
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