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linuxcbon · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 698

Hi,

with a Pinnacle PCTV Stick 72e and Puppy4 :
Does it need module dvb_usb_dib0700 ?
/dev/dvb doesnt exist.
Any help would be welcome.

Thanks

tempestuous · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 4950 Location: Australia

linuxcbon · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 698

I put the firmware.
I did the MAKEDEV-DVB.sh
I scanned channels to channels.conf
But gxine doesnt work and mplayer neither.
What did I miss ?

linuxcbon · Joined: 09 Aug 2007 Posts: 698

HERE IS HOW I GOT IT TO WORK :
I copied the firmware dvb-usb-dib0700-1.10.fw in /lib/firmware/
I plugged the stick in
I created the DVB device nodes with the script MAKEDEV-DVB.sh
I created a text file fr-Paris containing

MU · Posted: Fri 17 Oct 2008, 01:59 Post subject:

Puppy 4.1, Pinnacle PCTV DVB-T Stick solo (without remote control, 34 Euro at MediaMarkt)

I installed:
http://dotpups.de/dotpups/Multimedia/Mplayer-1.0rc1/linuxtv-DVB-apps-1.1.1.pet

ran in a consolewindow:
MAKEDEV-DVB.sh

Then downloaded and extracted:
http://www.johannes-bauer.com/dvbt/dvbt-scanaid-0.03.tar.bz2

I could find no frequency list for Karlsruhe, so I used the slow scan:

cd dvbt-scanaid-0.03
./Create_Scanning_Table
scan Scanlist.txt >/root/.xine/channels.conf

This takes around 20 minutes, but must only be done once!
Then edit /root/.xine/channels.conf, and remove the entries, that are listed twice.

Then start gxine, and choose DVB.

To switch a channel:
Use these keys on the numpad:

9 and 3

Or pageup / pagedown

Mark

MU · Posted: Fri 17 Oct 2008, 05:55 Post subject:

I wrote a small application.
It is a DVBT channelswitcher for gxine.

See attached screenshot (I cannot snapshot the running program, so gxine looks black on the screenshot).
It requires the current Puppybasic and Gtkbasic.
You can get them in one package by installing
ftp://ks301128.kimsufi.com/testing/puppy4.1-k2.6.27/Muppyfiler-gtkbasic.pet

Mark

MU · Posted: Sun 19 Oct 2008, 08:33 Post subject:

I updated the pet and the screenshot.
You now can record movies from the TV program to disk.

If you don't want to use my pet:
gxine can record like this:

Recording:
edit /root/.gxine/config
Set the savefolder:
media.capture.save_dir:/root/videos/

Start gxine like this:
gxine dvb://DasErste#save:1.wmv

Mark

edoc · Posted: Sat 12 Sep 2009, 23:20 Post subject:

arfon · Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Location: North Wales, UK

Hi edoc et al

Did you ever get the Hybrid Volar working ?

In the UK, I'm looking to buy either:

- AVerTV Hybrid Volar HD H830, or
- AVerTV Hybrid Volar HX A827

Both of these are USB, DVB-T plus Analog - hence the "Hybrid", and will plug into a laptop or a netbook (eeePC 901).

Avermedia provide a Linux driver for the A827 and LinuxTV suggests that it might be possible to get the HD working.

So it looks promising for the drivers but I was wondering if anybody ever got either of these to work with a recent version of Puppy. Have done searches and found lots of other useful posts but was looking for some product specific experience before purchasing.

Best regards
Arfon

arfon · Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Location: North Wales, UK

double posting removed Embarassed

edoc · Posted: Thu 07 Oct 2010, 17:00 Post subject:

I got distracted and then CUPS choked again, so I am chasing that.

Have you looked at this thread?

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=439096#439096

arfon · Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Location: North Wales, UK

Hi edoc

Yes, saw that and have ordered a similar device to John Lewis (I ordered a AverTv Volar Red HD+ which is like a black Volar HD but has a remote which may come in handy and didn't cost much more)

However the 2, I mentioned above, have Analog capability and can take in a VCR feed for example which would be really useful. These devices have different chipsets to the AF9015 in the Volar HD.

Will experiment and get familiar with the Volar HD first then get up to speed with a Puppy Media Centre before I venture into Hybrid land.

Let me know if you make any progress in the meantime