[mythtvnz] Help needed setting up HVR-2200 in Mythbuntu (Paulgir)

[Paulgir]

On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:57:35 +1300, Paulgir <paulgir at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>>> This is where I have got to.
>>> I've been running a mythTV backend in Ubuntu 11.10 to test the  
>>> hardware.
>>> I followed the directions on
>>> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200
>>> ?to install the firmware and got the capture cards section to recognise
>>> the tuner.
>>> I could not figure out how to test the card using myth BE - it would  
>>> not
>>> let me do a scan.
>>> I found and installed Gnome DVB daemon.This app could not be easier.I
>>> selected New Zealand
>>> and it brought up Waiatarua as my closest transmitter.It scanned all  
>>> the
>>> freeview channels
>>> with signal strength indications. It had downloaded the freeview  
>>> programme
>>> guide for the
>>> next six hours.I selected a programme to record and it created a  
>>> folder in
>>> Downloads to
>>> store the file.it created an mpeg file that had a 0 KB size.
>>>
>>> So I thought I must be almost there and decided to install Mythbuntu.
>>> This is not an easy program to use with no guide.
>>> I went through the same process as above to install the firmware but  
>>> now
>>> that process
>>> does not work:
>>>
>>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/22xxdrv_27086.zip
>>> wget
>>> http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/HVR-12x0-14x0-17x0_1_25_25271_WHQL.zip
>>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/extract.sh
>>>
>>>

>>> # for some linux distros, might need the following line instead of the
>>> above
>>> cp *fw /lib/firmware/`uname -r`
>>>
>>> I get to the "sh extract.sh" ?command and it tells me it can't find the
>>> file.
>>
>> Probably you need to be root to do that, try preceeding it with sudo
>>
>>>
>>> any help?
>>>
>>> I tried to play a .avi file after copying it to /var/lib/videos and
>>> filling the database but when
>>> I go to media library ?I can't find the file.
>>>
>>
>> Wrong place if you have not changed the mythbuntu defaults. Try
>> /var/lib/mythtv/videos
>>
>>
> Thanks.I will try those suggestions.
> I think  /var/lib/mythtv/videos was the location I used.It was my post  
> that was in error.
>
> I guess my other option is to use the Ubuntu + MythTV installation  
> instead of Mythbuntu
> I still have it as a dual boot on the same box.I could strip out all the  
> unnecessary apps.
> Would there be any downside to that?
> I noticed that the Mythbuntu version uses a different theme from the  
> mythTV package from
> the software center.
>
> Paul

Progress!
In my Mythbuntu installation:
First I had another look at the  error code I got here:"sh extract.sh "
It actually was telling me it could not find "zip".So I had a look in the  
xfce
menu and found that there is no archive manager.So I installed 7zip.
Now these commands:" sh extract.sh" " cp *fw /lib/firmware" work.

Still have a problem though and am getting a "card not known to driver"
type message in grep dmesg | saa output.
So I will try the directions in this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11533898&postcount=454

The good news is that I booted into the Ubuntu + MythTV and did a
seat-of-the-pants set up and was able to receive live TV freeview and  
radio.
I really need a good step by step set up guide.
-Paul