[mythtv-users] Hauppauge Nova-TD USB Stick

Gordon McCrae gordon.mccrae at googlemail.com
Thu Jan 15 21:34:06 UTC 2009


Roy Lofthouse wrote:
> 2009/1/15 Nicolas Will <nico at youplala.net>:
>   
>> On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 19:48 +0000, Roy Lofthouse wrote:
>>     
>>> 2009/1/15 Nicolas Will <nico at youplala.net>:
>>>       
>>>> On Thu, 2009-01-15 at 18:59 +0000, Roy Lofthouse wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>> Anyone got one of these working?
>>>>>
>>>>> Just installed one and followed the instruction on linux dvb but I
>>>>>           
>>> get
>>>       
>>>>> no signal in dvbscan.
>>>>>
>>>>> The device is recognised, the firmware is loaded and all the
>>>>>           
>>> devices
>>>       
>>>>> are correct in /dev/dvb...
>>>>>           
>>>> It would probably be more efficient to ask on the linux-dvb ML.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>> I thought I'd try here first as we're a helpful bunch :) Just a simple
>>> yes before I waste more hours trying to get it to work.
>>>       
>> Yes, it is normally very well supported.
>>
>> They are also a very helpful bunch over at linux-dvb, not only helpful,
>> but also more specialised with your issue.
>>
>> Nico
>>
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>
> Well, after a while trawling the existing DVB lists.. it would appear
> to be a problem with the signal strength being too much for the
> card... using the tiny supplied aerial I was able to pick up channels
> using dvbscan.  It appears I need an attenuator to reduce the signal!
>   
I sorted mine simply by using a tacky 50p two-way splitter which halves
the signal between two outputs, this reduced my signal enough to resolve
all the problems.

Also wee the wiki page for Nova-TD, as there are a couple of module
options you may find useful. I also find that if I leave EIT enabled, it
crashed the backend, but works fine if I disable it, so I have the cron
enable it for a couple of hours each night, that way my programme info
updates.

Cheers
Gordon


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