[mythtv-users] HD-PVR2 support (please vote)

[Andrew C. Stadt]

On 09/08/2015 4:45 PM, 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
>
Well John, love the concept, just not sure on the specifics.

I spend a lot of time on the road for my work, and live in Canada, so 
the cable card option is out, really only leaving the HDPVR (and its 
successors). Due to the the time I spend on the road, I need a solution 
I can depend on for my family to just work. Over the years I've created 
scripts, cron jobs and lord knows what else to make my HDPVR's run 
dependably with Myth, and for the most part have been fairly 
successful.  Having said that, I know that sooner or later I'm going to 
have to replace them with something, just not sure what that something 
is yet.

Would I pay for a working driver for the HDPVR2, short answer is yes. I 
guess the question at hand is just how much are we talking here? What 
would it take to make KernelLabs interested?

Cheers,

Andrew.