[mythtv-users] Can't see my tuner card?

Igor Cicimov icicimov at gmail.com
Mon May 14 12:21:58 UTC 2012


Is the mythtv user in the video group? If not add him.
 On May 14, 2012 8:29 PM, "Batshua bat Yehonatan" <batshua at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just to confirm I did this right, this is what lspci gives me:
>
> 03:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. CX23887/8 PCIe
> Broadcast Audio and Video Decoder with 3D Comb (rev 04)
> Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc. Device 2259
>  Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr-
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort-
> <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
>  Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
> Region 0: Memory at f7800000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2M]
>  Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: cx23885
> Kernel modules: cx23885
>
> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:24 AM, Batshua bat Yehonatan <batshua at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Since then I downloaded and installed V4L and it now shows up in lspci.
>>
>> Of course, NOW I can't find channels … (dvbscan is saying "Failed to
>> open frontend").
>>
>> On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:41 AM, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> Igor Cicimov wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your card is definitely not recognized by the kernel. Looks like lots
>>>> of people have problems with this card especially with the newer versions
>>>> that are actually 1255 not 1250. read this:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.mythtvtalk.com/**installation-issue-wintv-hvr-**
>>>> 1250-a-13951/<http://www.mythtvtalk.com/installation-issue-wintv-hvr-1250-a-13951/>
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is for a different problem - it is *NOT* relevant to the OPs
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> From the opening post in that forum thread :
>>>
>>>> - and when: sudo lspci
>>>> I get:
>>>> 03:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. Hauppauge
>>>> Inc. HDPVR-1250 model 1196 (rev 04)
>>>>
>>>
>>> The OP in this thread does not get anything from lspci.
>>>
>>> So far he's determined that his card is not recognised in his system -
>>> in any available slot. Since it's recognised in a friend's system, that
>>> suggests the card is working.
>>> I'd suggest the next step is to try a different card (any card, not
>>> specifically a tuner) in his system to make sure the slot itself is working.
>>>
>>>
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