[mythtv-users] HD-PVR2 support (please vote)
Paul Harrison
mythtv at sky.com
Sun Aug 9 21:06:13 UTC 2015
On 09/08/15 21:45, John P Poet wrote:
> I have sent Hauppauge several emails over the last several months
> asking for development information for the HD-PVR2. I explain that I
> am a MythTV developer and would like to add support for it. In each
> case their response has been just a terse "It is still in beta". They
> don't seem to have any interest in a MythTV developer adding support
> for the device.
>
> Devin Heitmueller and I ended up talking about the HD-PVR2 recently,
> and he mentioned that Kernel Labs has had working Linux support for
> the HD-PVR2 for a couple of years now. Kernel Labs writes drivers and
> supports video capture devices for the Broadcast/Audio/Video industries:
>
> http://www.kernellabs.com/blog/?page_id=2
>
> They support all the different flavors of the HD-PVR2 (I was not
> previously aware that there was more than one), and their driver
> supports all of its various options and controls. Devin says that
> their HD-PVR2 driver is very robust, and it would have to be to keep
> their clients happy. He says that the HD-PVR2 is a significant
> improvement over the HD-PVR including much better audio/video sync.
>
> Long story short, Kernel Labs is willing to consider making their
> HD-PVR2 driver available for MythTV users. It would not be free, but
> the price would be a fraction of what they normally charge. Devin
> would even be willing to write the MythTV code to make it all work.
>
> As a bonus, Devin says that he would do a complete code-audit of
> MythTV's V4L2 'recorder', optimizing it and removing the cruft that
> has built up over the years. This should result in improved support
> for everything from the old PVR-150 to the HVR-2250, as well as the
> HD-PVR. It might even result in faster channel changing with the HD-PVR.
>
> For Devin to commit to this work, he would need to see enough interest
> to make it worth while. How many of you would like to see robust
> support for the HD-PVR2 and improved support for other V4L2 devices?
>
>
> John
>
>
I have one so would love a stable driver.
I have been using a slightly modified version of their beta demo app
that does work but is a bit flaky.
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/linux.html#tabs-3
Paul H.
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