[mythtv-users] Need to update kernel because of PCTV 292e stick .. help

[John Pilkington]

On 31/03/15 00:48, Damian wrote:
> On 30/03/2015 22:59, Andre Newman wrote:
>> On 30 Mar 2015, at 21:53, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>> On 31 Mar 2015, at 6:42 am, "Damian" <myth at surr.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I've plugged my new PCTV trippleStick (292e) into my backend server,
>>>> but it's not being detected.
>>>>
>>>> I then read that it needs Kernel 3.16 or newer.
>>>>
>>>> I run MythBuntu and assumed that it had a pretty recent Kerel, but
>>>> found ...
>>>> uname -r
>>>> 3.13.0-48-generic
>>>>
>>>> Is there a very safe and easy way for me to update the kernel to
>>>> 3.16 (or newer)? I really don't want to break anything, so if it's
>>>> not incredibly easy, I'd probably rather wait until MythBuntu
>>>> catches up to the right version.
>>>>
>>>> What do you think?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Damian
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>> There was a similar thread only a couple of days ago. See link by
>>> Stephen in 3rd post, I assume is what you will need.
>>>
>>> http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/584624
>> Yes, that’s what I use on Ubuntu for a T292e
>>
>> This explains and gives full instructions.
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/LTSEnablementStack
>>
>> Andre
> Thanks Mark, John and Andre,
>
> I'm about to go away for a few days, but that's the perfect feedback to
> get me started when I get back!!
>
> Thanks again,
> Damian

I used the "Anyone wishing to opt into the hardware enablement stack for 
Trusty" incantation last night, from my existing 14.04 setup.  It took a 
few minutes and all seems well (using 290e).

John