[Gllug] hauppage myTV.t usb dongle

[Geo]

On Wednesday 23 September 2009 10:24:48 John Edwards wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 09:45:16AM +0100, Geo wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 September 2009 16:59:40 John Edwards wrote:
> >> On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 09:47:10AM +0100, Geo wrote:
> >>> HI,
> >>>  has anyone ever managed to make these work with Ubuntu ?
> >>
> >> Yes, but you need to download a firmware file:
> >> 	http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Hauppauge_WinTV_Nova-T_USB2
> >> 	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=421110
> >
> > John,
> >  Thanks for that, the first link does not work but the second is
> > reachable ,
>
> They are both available yesterday, and are now.
>
> > followed it thro but no joy. The diagnostics he uses do not mean much to
> > me I> am afraid as the output is nothing like any of the others (with an
> > answer in the thread ).
>
> The 2nd link is not specific to the WinTV USB tuner, but talks about
> firmware in general and how to use kaffeine to watch digital (DVB) TV.
>
> The 1st link is specific to the WinTV USB tuners. But be warned that
> some manufacturers, including Hauppauge, use the same product name for
> different chipsets. For example:
> 	http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB-T_USB_Devices
>
> Lastly you could try entering "linux" and the model number (not just
> the name) into Google.

Thanks John,
 I will follow it up.

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