[mythtv-users] [SOLVED-ish] Thinking of moving on from MythTV ... I found the main problem, but still have 292e woes

[Damian]

On 20/04/2017 15:19, Stephen Worthington wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:52:39 +0100, you wrote:
>
>> On 20/04/2017 13:14, Simon Hobson wrote:
>>> I wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, you'll need firmware. In effect (as a simplification), the device is a small computer in it's own right, and needs to be loaded with software before it will work. Because the firmware is proprietary, it can't be included with "free" OSs* - so you have to go and get the file yourself.
>>>>
>>>> * Depending on policies etc (particularly on the part of the device vendor), it may or may not be available in a "non free" section of the OS software repository. Typically the user must manually enable use of the non free section if they need stuff from it.
>>> In some cases, the firmware file may need to be ripped out of an installer package downloaded from the vendor's site. Some are really restrictive about things, and only provide a Windows installer - so you have to download that, unpack it, and extract the firmware file contained in it. Once you have that, the driver on your free OS can use it.
>> Thanks Simon,
>>
>> That makes things clearer.
>>
>> I'm not sure what to do about it :-) But the issue is clearer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Damian
> You need to read the section "Firmware" on the web page:
>
> https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/PCTV_Systems_tripleStick_T2_(292e)
>
> It has a link to a page you can download the required
> dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw firmware file from.  Download that file and
> put it into your /lib/firmware directory.  Then reboot and the tuner
> should work.  You can check if the tuner is installed correctly by
> checking your log files for messages similar to those listed on that
> web page.

After adding the dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw file to /lib/firmware and 
rebooting, I'm now getting ...

$ dmesg | grep firmware
[    2.347333] GHES: APEI firmware first mode is enabled by WHEA _OSC.
[   13.053032] dvb-usb: found a 'Hauppauge Nova-T Stick' in cold state, 
will try to load a firmware
[   13.182291] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 
'dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw'
[   13.466849] dib0700: firmware started successfully.
[   14.636233] dvb-usb: found a 'Hauppauge Nova-T Stick' in cold state, 
will try to load a firmware
[   14.636316] dvb-usb: downloading firmware from file 
'dvb-usb-dib0700-1.20.fw'
[   14.848210] dib0700: firmware started successfully.
[   77.586586] si2168 14-0064: downloading firmware from file 
'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw'
[   77.916681] si2168 14-0064: firmware version: 4.0.11
[   77.970051] si2157 15-0060: firmware version: 3.0.5
$ dmesg | grep adapter
[   13.967792] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge Nova-T Stick)
[   14.336511] usb 1-5: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (DiBcom 
7000PC)...
[   14.922917] DVB: registering new adapter (em28178 #0)
[   14.922925] usb 1-4: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (Silicon 
Labs Si2168)...
[   15.352071] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge Nova-T Stick)
[   15.583880] usb 2-1: DVB: registering adapter 2 frontend 0 (DiBcom 
7000PC)...

That looks like progress!

Can't check if it's working or not now though as I'm about to watch a 
film :-)

Thanks all,
Damian