[mythtvnz] DVB-S PCI card availability

[Robin Gilks]

>
> On Wed, February 25, 2009 4:24 pm, Craig Whitmore wrote:
>> On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 16:15 +1300, Steven Ellis wrote:
>>> On Wed, February 25, 2009 3:32 pm, Craig Whitmore wrote:
>>> > On Wed, 2009-02-25 at 14:54 +1300, Robin Gilks wrote:
>>> >> Does anyone have any recommendations? I have a SkyStar 2 at present
>>> but
>>> >> wish to double up to get both multiplexes from D1. A PCI-E X1 would
>>> be
>>> >> ideal since I'm upgrading the m/b soon anyway (but I doubt there
>>> will
>>> be
>>> >> one at a sensible price even if they are available!!!)
>>> >>
>>> >> I see Hads is having problems getting Technotrend cards and I'm shy
>>> of
>>> >> ordering a no-name card from TradeMe in case it isn't supported
>>> under
>>> >> Linux.
>>> >>
>>> >> Cheers
>>> >
>>> > The Hauppauge HVR-3000 and HVR-4000 are both 100% supported in Linux
>>> and
>>> > I use the HVR-4000 with no problems. Has DVB-S, DVB-T and DVB-S2
>>> support
>>> > (not at the same time) and Analog TV and FM support
>>>
>>> Out of the box with a major distro, or patched kernel etc?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> From the 2.6.28 version the standard linux Kernel (no 3rd party patches
>> are needed) the HVR3000/4000 where 100% supported.
>
> uname -a
> Linux insp1420 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> Hmm so perhaps with Ubuntu 9.04 then. Any one tried the latest Debian or
> Fedora to see if it works out of the box.
>

The HVR series cards look too expensive for the level of use it will get
here so any ideas if the AverMedia AVerTV DVB S Pro (A700) card is
supported?

Looking on the linux-dvb list I see people reporting success about a year
ago with various patches but nothing to indicate whether those patches
have hit the mainstream kernel yet or not (or at what kernel version).

Anyone any ideas?

-- 
Robin Gilks