[mythtvnz] Ubuntu and getting updated v4l/dvb

[David Lowe]

I have an old Pinnacle Dazzle PCTV USB that I used for capturing video. Its
been gathering dust for a couple of years because it wasn't supported in
Linux. So I fired up this package and hey presto it burst into life using
XawTV. Amazing.

Maybe a silly question but if I install these drivers on Ubuntu 7.10 (my
MythTV box) will I break anything? I'm running kernel 2.6.22 so I figure it
should all be fine.

- D

On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 12:50 AM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Steve Hodge <stevehodge at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Nick Rout <nick.rout at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> I remember seeing a while ago that someone was packaging very up to date
>>>> versions of v4l/dvb drivers for ubuntu, with a nice repo and everything. In
>>>> fact I may have even posted about it myself. Now I can't remember where I
>>>> saw it or find the b****y post I was thinking of.
>>>>
>>>> (I have a Pinnacle 73e USB device that I read will work with the newer
>>>> DVB drivers. I also know that none of my machines will decode the streams,
>>>> but I have to start somewhere. The device was on special do I grabbed one,
>>>> figuring I could 'trademe' it if it doesn't work on linux).
>>>>
>>>> Help?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Is this what you're thinking of:
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>>> http://martinpitt.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/packaged-dvb-t-drivers-for-ubuntu-804/
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Steve
>>>
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>> Was indeed! I just installed, with the device plugged in. To my amazement,
>> after the new v4l-dvb package was built, the kernel recognised it. No
>> reboot, no taking it out of the usb slot and plugging it back in, here is
>> dmesg:
>>
>> [100334.522428] usb 3-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and
>> address 5
>> [100334.662256] usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
>>
>> ********** above here the output from pluggin the device in before
>> installing the new modules, below here generated automatically after the
>> LKMS had instaled the new v4l-dvb tree.
>>
>>
>> [100787.749593] dib0700: loaded with support for 7 different device-types
>> [100787.752050] dvb-usb: found a 'Pinnacle PCTV 73e' in cold state, will
>> try to load a firmware
>> [100791.713941] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file
>> 'dvb-usb-dib0700-1.10.fw'
>> [100791.935665] dib0700: firmware started successfully.
>> [100792.436028] dvb-usb: found a 'Pinnacle PCTV 73e' in warm state.
>> [100792.436172] dvb-usb: will pass the complete MPEG2 transport stream to
>> the software demuxer.
>> [100792.437709] DVB: registering new adapter (Pinnacle PCTV 73e)
>> [100792.678699] DVB: registering frontend 0 (DiBcom 7000PC)...
>> [100792.884908] DiB0070: successfully identified
>> [100792.885132] input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as
>> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:12.2/usb3/3-1/input/input9
>> [100792.912018] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 150 msecs.
>> [100792.912035] dvb-usb: Pinnacle PCTV 73e successfully initialized and
>> connected.
>> [100792.912759] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_dib0700
>>
>> Even seems to have recognised the IR receiver for the tiny losedownthesofa
>> remote!
>>
>> I applaud whoever developed LKMS, what a sweet result. I expeected to at
>> least unplug it and plug it back in, or even a reboot.
>>
>>
>
> It seems to be close to tuning in kaffeine too. Using the supplied indoor
> aerial you could see the strength going up to 14 to 17 % but never locked to
> a station. Could be the concrete block flats i live in. I'll try it in the
> park with no real obstructions to sugarloaf and see what I get. Good thing I
> got a new battery for the lappie a couple of weeks ago.
>
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