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paulgir at gmail

Jan 14, 2012, 10:57 AM

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Help needed setting up HVR-2200 in Mythbuntu (Paulgir)

>> This is where I have got to.
>> I've been running a mythTV backend in Ubuntu 11.10 to test the hardware.
>> I followed the directions on
>> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200
>> ?to install the firmware and got the capture cards section to recognise
>> the tuner.
>> I could not figure out how to test the card using myth BE - it would not
>> let me do a scan.
>> I found and installed Gnome DVB daemon.This app could not be easier.I
>> selected New Zealand
>> and it brought up Waiatarua as my closest transmitter.It scanned all the
>> freeview channels
>> with signal strength indications. It had downloaded the freeview
>> programme
>> guide for the
>> next six hours.I selected a programme to record and it created a folder
>> in
>> Downloads to
>> store the file.it created an mpeg file that had a 0 KB size.
>>
>> So I thought I must be almost there and decided to install Mythbuntu.
>> This is not an easy program to use with no guide.
>> I went through the same process as above to install the firmware but now
>> that process
>> does not work:
>>
>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/22xxdrv_27086.zip
>> wget
>> http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/HVR-12x0-14x0-17x0_1_25_25271_WHQL.zip
>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/extract.sh
>>
>> sh extract.sh
>> cp *fw /lib/firmware
>> # for some linux distros, might need the following line instead of the
>> above
>> cp *fw /lib/firmware/`uname -r`
>>
>> I get to the "sh extract.sh" ?command and it tells me it can't find the
>> file.
>
> Probably you need to be root to do that, try preceeding it with sudo
>
>>
>> any help?
>>
>> I tried to play a .avi file after copying it to /var/lib/videos and
>> filling the database but when
>> I go to media library ?I can't find the file.
>>
>
> Wrong place if you have not changed the mythbuntu defaults. Try
> /var/lib/mythtv/videos
>
>
Thanks.I will try those suggestions.
I think /var/lib/mythtv/videos was the location I used.It was my post
that was in error.

I guess my other option is to use the Ubuntu + MythTV installation instead
of Mythbuntu
I still have it as a dual boot on the same box.I could strip out all the
unnecessary apps.
Would there be any downside to that?
I noticed that the Mythbuntu version uses a different theme from the
mythTV package from
the software center.

Paul

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nick.rout at gmail

Jan 14, 2012, 11:32 AM

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Re: Help needed setting up HVR-2200 in Mythbuntu (Paulgir) [In reply to]

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Paulgir <paulgir [at] gmail> wrote:
>
>>> This is where I have got to.
>>> I've been running a mythTV backend in Ubuntu 11.10 to test the hardware.
>>> I followed the directions on
>>> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200
>>> ?to install the firmware and got the capture cards section to recognise
>>> the tuner.
>>> I could not figure out how to test the card using myth BE - it would not
>>> let me do a scan.
>>> I found and installed Gnome DVB daemon.This app could not be easier.I
>>> selected New Zealand
>>> and it brought up Waiatarua as my closest transmitter.It scanned all the
>>> freeview channels
>>> with signal strength indications. It had downloaded the freeview
>>> programme
>>> guide for the
>>> next six hours.I selected a programme to record and it created a folder
>>> in
>>> Downloads to
>>> store the file.it created an mpeg file that had a 0 KB size.
>>>
>>> So I thought I must be almost there and decided to install Mythbuntu.
>>> This is not an easy program to use with no guide.
>>> I went through the same process as above to install the firmware but now
>>> that process
>>> does not work:
>>>
>>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/22xxdrv_27086.zip
>>> wget
>>> http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/HVR-12x0-14x0-17x0_1_25_25271_WHQL.zip
>>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/extract.sh
>>>
>>> sh extract.sh
>>> cp *fw /lib/firmware
>>> # for some linux distros, might need the following line instead of the
>>> above
>>> cp *fw /lib/firmware/`uname -r`
>>>
>>> I get to the "sh extract.sh" ?command and it tells me it can't find the
>>> file.
>>
>> Probably you need to be root to do that, try preceeding it with sudo
>>
>>>
>>> any help?
>>>
>>> I tried to play a .avi file after copying it to /var/lib/videos and
>>> filling the database but when
>>> I go to media library ?I can't find the file.
>>>
>>
>> Wrong place if you have not changed the mythbuntu defaults. Try
>> /var/lib/mythtv/videos
>>
>>
> Thanks.I will try those suggestions.
> I think /var/lib/mythtv/videos was the location I used.It was my post
> that was in error.
>
> I guess my other option is to use the Ubuntu + MythTV installation instead
> of Mythbuntu
> I still have it as a dual boot on the same box.I could strip out all the
> unnecessary apps.
> Would there be any downside to that?
> I noticed that the Mythbuntu version uses a different theme from the
> mythTV package from
> the software center.

why not just copy the firmware file from the working system to the
mythbuntu system?

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paulgir at gmail

Jan 14, 2012, 2:23 PM

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Help needed setting up HVR-2200 in Mythbuntu (Paulgir) [In reply to]

On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:57:35 +1300, Paulgir <paulgir [at] gmail> wrote:

>
>>> This is where I have got to.
>>> I've been running a mythTV backend in Ubuntu 11.10 to test the
>>> hardware.
>>> I followed the directions on
>>> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-2200
>>> ?to install the firmware and got the capture cards section to recognise
>>> the tuner.
>>> I could not figure out how to test the card using myth BE - it would
>>> not
>>> let me do a scan.
>>> I found and installed Gnome DVB daemon.This app could not be easier.I
>>> selected New Zealand
>>> and it brought up Waiatarua as my closest transmitter.It scanned all
>>> the
>>> freeview channels
>>> with signal strength indications. It had downloaded the freeview
>>> programme
>>> guide for the
>>> next six hours.I selected a programme to record and it created a
>>> folder in
>>> Downloads to
>>> store the file.it created an mpeg file that had a 0 KB size.
>>>
>>> So I thought I must be almost there and decided to install Mythbuntu.
>>> This is not an easy program to use with no guide.
>>> I went through the same process as above to install the firmware but
>>> now
>>> that process
>>> does not work:
>>>
>>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/22xxdrv_27086.zip
>>> wget
>>> http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/HVR-12x0-14x0-17x0_1_25_25271_WHQL.zip
>>> wget http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr22xx/extract.sh
>>>
>>>

>>> # for some linux distros, might need the following line instead of the
>>> above
>>> cp *fw /lib/firmware/`uname -r`
>>>
>>> I get to the "sh extract.sh" ?command and it tells me it can't find the
>>> file.
>>
>> Probably you need to be root to do that, try preceeding it with sudo
>>
>>>
>>> any help?
>>>
>>> I tried to play a .avi file after copying it to /var/lib/videos and
>>> filling the database but when
>>> I go to media library ?I can't find the file.
>>>
>>
>> Wrong place if you have not changed the mythbuntu defaults. Try
>> /var/lib/mythtv/videos
>>
>>
> Thanks.I will try those suggestions.
> I think /var/lib/mythtv/videos was the location I used.It was my post
> that was in error.
>
> I guess my other option is to use the Ubuntu + MythTV installation
> instead of Mythbuntu
> I still have it as a dual boot on the same box.I could strip out all the
> unnecessary apps.
> Would there be any downside to that?
> I noticed that the Mythbuntu version uses a different theme from the
> mythTV package from
> the software center.
>
> Paul

Progress!
In my Mythbuntu installation:
First I had another look at the error code I got here:"sh extract.sh "
It actually was telling me it could not find "zip".So I had a look in the
xfce
menu and found that there is no archive manager.So I installed 7zip.
Now these commands:" sh extract.sh" " cp *fw /lib/firmware" work.

Still have a problem though and am getting a "card not known to driver"
type message in grep dmesg | saa output.
So I will try the directions in this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11533898&postcount=454

The good news is that I booted into the Ubuntu + MythTV and did a
seat-of-the-pants set up and was able to receive live TV freeview and
radio.
I really need a good step by step set up guide.
-Paul

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