[Gllug] Humax PVR and linux

[michael norman]

On Tuesday 15 January 2008 16:51:44 Alan Pope wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 04:32:47PM +0000, michael norman wrote:
> > Having had no success at all with various pc dvb cards I bought a Humax
> > PVR-9200T which is IMHO an absolutely awesome device.
>
> Good choice, I have one too and love it. It has a few quirks but it's
> pretty reliable and the UI is better than many other freeview devices (such
> as the god-awful thompson box that topup tv tout.
>
> > What I'm now wondering is is there any way of getting the e-linker
> > software to work with Linux ?
>
> No, but I have managed to get the BIOS updater thing working in WINE. And
> others have developed linux based solutions (separate from e-linker) to get
> content off the Hummy.
>
> Unfortunately the firmware in the hummy is somewhat buggy. AIUI if there is
> a corruption when sending a file the hummy resends the whole file rather
> than just the bit that was screwy. This means getting content off it (with
> the linux tools or even the bundled e-linker) can be painful.
>
> http://www.smop.co.uk/mediawiki/index.php/Humax_PVR
>
> Cheers,
> Al.

Thanks.  I'm only really concerned about getting stuff off so simply 
connecting it it a dvd recorder is the simplest option.

Mike
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