[Gllug] Humax PVR and linux

[Alan Pope]

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.
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