[mythtv-users] Need help setting up freecom usb DVB-T tuner
Leo Kliger
lkliger at bigpond.net.au
Wed Aug 30 03:04:06 UTC 2006
On Tue, 2006-08-29 at 23:02 +0100, Alan Chandler wrote:
> As suggested, I am restating my initial difficulties in setting up a freecom
> DVB-T tuner. I am running a Debian Etch system
>
> The manufacturer/product id for this device is 14aa:225, which is
> approximately, but not exactly the device numbers given on this page
>
> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
>
> I have loaded the modules suggested except for crc32 which doesn't appear to
> exist 2.6.16 debian version of the kernel.
>
> When I plug the device in, I can see is adding an entry into the /sys
> filesytem, but no new devices appear in /dev. I am running udev but not
> hotplug, because (according to Debian) the functionality of hotplug is now
> contained within udev.
>
> I am not clear what I should do next. Do I need to load the firmware for the
> correct device nodes to be built, or do I need to get udev to recognise the
> device and then use that to load the firmware?
>
> How can I find out which variant of this tuner I have so I know which
> particular firmware I should install - and where should I put it
> (both /lib/firmware and /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware exist on my system).
>
There is probably some useful information in your dmesg output at the
time that you plug your device in....
Could you send us the relevant bit for a look see?
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