[mythtv-users] upgrading to kenel 3.16? (PCTV 292e triplestick supported)

[Mike Perkins]

On 31/08/14 17:17, Tim Draper wrote:
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> ---- On Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:32:30 +0100 Andre Newman<mythtv-list at dinkum.org.uk> wrote ----
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> On 31 Aug 2014, at 14:46, Tim Draper <veehexx at zoho.com> wrote:
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> > I've had enough of my budget DVB-T USB dongle semi-freezing every 3-4 weeks and making recordings unwatchable until a reboot, so I look into the 290e to see it has now been superceded with the 292e model.
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> > After a but of research, it seems that only the >=3.16 kernel will natively support it.
> > This is where i fall down. I've never upgraded a kernel to out-of-repo state before.
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> Not exactly answering your question but…
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> I have a T290e and a T292e, the 290 is on the main mythtv backend (Ubuntu 12.0.4.5) and the 292 is attached to my desktop PC, Ubuntu 14.04 and OSX dual boot.
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> About every two or three weeks the T290e freezes up needing a usb un plug and re plug or a server reboot. The T292e is running with the standard 14.04 kernel and media build for the updated drivers. You don’t have to run a newer kernel but maybe it works better if you do...
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> http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers
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> The T292 may freeze up every now and then too but the desktop PC is shutdown or rebooted every week or so anyway so I wouldn’t know.
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> Reading around the linux media mailing list it seems pretty common that USB tuners are flaky whether they are budget or otherwise.
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> Andre
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> Thanks for the info on stability. Maybe take another look at my options. I thought the T290e was 24/7 stable, but based on your experience it actually isn't. seems pointless to upgrade to a product that has the same issues.
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I've been using a T290e for two years now on a stock Debian Wheezy server with 
no problems at all. Don't overlook other factors like location, heat, cable / 
connector quality, signal strength and so on.

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Mike Perkins