Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T
Sunday, February 12th, 2006 at 11:49 pmI’ve finally got my TV card working under Linux and it only took me just over 3 months and several kernel upgrades. I am now running Linux kernel 2.6.15 which I hadn’t even realised was out yet.
Installing things would be a lot easier if the hardware vendors always had ways of uniquely identifying what they were selling. Hauppauge Nova-T PCI can refer to cards containing any of 3 different chipsets (mine was a Conexant), that get sold with the same name.
Here’s a HOWTO explaining the installation process.
For anyone else that is trying to tune in digital channels around the Plymouth area, the Caradon Hill transmitter was picked up when I used the linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0 scan tool (util/scan/scan) with the Oxford (util/scan/dvb-t/uk-Oxford) settings.
# T freq bw fec_hi fec_lo mod transmission-mode guard-interval hierarchy
T 578000000 8MHz 2/3 NONE QAM64 2k 1/32 NONE
February 13th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
Uniquely identify, like PCI vendor and device codes? lspci is your friend.
Cool can we come over and watch your TV?
February 19th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Well done on getting the TV card to work under Linux – I had LOADS of grief with my WinTV card on my Debian box. But not a lot beats (well ok, some things do) the feeling of satisfaction when you finally get something working which has been a pain for a while!!
I like your site by the way, and the modelling … a girl with patience; a rare thing! ;o)
Seriously though, it was nice stumbling upon a local girls website that’s well written – I will be coming back often!
February 21st, 2006 at 11:18 am
> Uniquely identify, like PCI vendor and device codes? lspci is your friend.
You can’t see these when the product is in it’s box in the shop. I’d rather know what I am getting before I make the decision to buy.
April 18th, 2006 at 10:34 pm
I am looking to get a freeview TV tuner card,
just have to see what will work with KnopMyth, and Windows xp (64bit if i fancy a battle)