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emmauspaul · Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 15

Does anyone know if it is possible to run usb tv dongle receivers under wine on puppy 528? just wonder if anybody as had any experience of these before I buy

Many Thanks

Paul

ozsouth · Joined: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 82 Location: S.E Australia

I have a Kaiser-Baas TVStick running under 528. Goes OK without wine. I use Xine to watch TV. I had to compile the driver for model 1008. Apparently, model 1007 (netbook version) already has linux drivers. You have to search the net for a channels.conf file for your area. Good antenna is vital.

peterw · Joined: 19 Jul 2006 Posts: 39 Location: UK

Hi

I use tv dongles in Puppy linux using programmes such as xine and MPlayer. I also use Mythtv as a PVR, with usb dongles although that is not on Puppy Linux. As I understand it WINE does not interact with the surrounding hardware and could not use your dongle. WINE is excellent for playing Microsoft Windows games or Word programmes since these are software activities. I am interested and will watch others responses to your query.

Best of luck

emmauspaul · Joined: 14 Sep 2011 Posts: 15

thanks for you help, they are only cheap so I will give one a try and report back how I get on with it

Paul

Wink

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9387 Location: SwedenEurope

There are at least two threads about TV dongles.
Member Mercedes have one and there is another.
Use search in my signature. I don't remember but
the brand Hauptpauge or similar name where one of them.
Maybe one thread mention mythTV or similar name.

I have a hauptpauge that I want to get going.
But I am too lazy just now to add to the thread
I know nothing but like you I do want to know.
Wikipedia have info too.

search for dvbt or similar names. And user Mercedes.

DC · Posted: Mon 25 Jun 2012, 03:52 Post subject: how small?

If you want a ridiculously small USB DVB

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandberg-Mini-DVB-T-USB-Dongle/dp/B003JDS1QA

This works with most flavors of Puppy. Also have a old Twinhann that works just as well.

Mostly used for listening to the DVB radio.

DC

pemasu · Joined: 08 Jul 2009 Posts: 5169 Location: Finland

I have compiled VLC-2.0.1 with dvb and Hauppage ivtv pvr support...in Dpup Exprimo. Succesfully tested now. You need to find out needed firmware for your stick though.
Relevant threads:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=636508#636508
http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=453966#453966

And this DC's old thread which lead me originally to the tracks in 2010:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=404400#404400

nooby · Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 9387 Location: SwedenEurope

Thanks Pemasu
I downloaded latest Dpup exprimo and all the otehr stuff
But most likely I am not intelligent enough to know how
to set such things up. So I will read this thread and see
if he get his dongle going and learn from that?

I don't want to steal the thread. My USB TV is a
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900

grump · Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Location: Melbourne, Oz

ozsouth · Joined: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 82 Location: S.E Australia

* see next post *

ozsouth · Joined: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 82 Location: S.E Australia

I've now made a tar.gz with the driver & cut-down Xine & channels conf for Melb.
Best to try on a live CD to protect your current system.

copy kbxs.tar.gz to / folder.
then, from a terminal, run:

cd /
tar -zxvf kbxs.tar.gz
depmod
modprobe dvb-usb-rtl2832u
fixmenus

Plug in tv dongle & after about 10 sec,
run Xine & click dvb.
Should see channel 7 after about 10 sec.

grump · Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Posts: 65 Location: Melbourne, Oz

Thank you very oz - after a bit of fumbling around my TVStick is working in Lupo528.005. I don't have a great antenna (just the one that comes in the box) but at the mo I can hear ABC24news in xine, but it's not good enough for TV. I have rabbit ears somewhere ...

ozsouth · Joined: 01 Jan 2010 Posts: 82 Location: S.E Australia

Nice to hear, Grump. Good antenna is vital for TV. Dick Smith Elecs sold amplified rabbit ears for $29.99 recently. Just OK.

kevin bowers · Joined: 20 Dec 2009 Posts: 143

I found enough info to get TV tuners working in LUPU, the only problem left is finding drivers for whatever hardware you might have. Here is my post:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=70855&start=1830
if you look it over, it tells you how to generate your channels.conf. It does involve going to yet another posting, and download a couple .pets, but it's a pretty comprehensive solution. Except, of course, for the driver problem. When will they require the publishing of source codes for hardware drivers?