Re: Hauppauge Nova-T USB stick -- now what?

[Sian Mountbatten <poenikatu@fastmail.co.uk>]

On 16/04/12 16:50, Rob Owens wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 04:13:36PM +0100, Sian Mountbatten wrote:
> > On 16/04/12 15:00, Dom wrote:
> > > On 16/04/12 13:02, Sian Mountbatten wrote:
> > > > Dear All
> > > >
> > > > This morning I received a second-hand USB stick which consisted of
> > > > the stick
> > > > a USB extension cable plus USB plug/socket
> > > > a mini antenna
> > > > No instructions of any sort.
> > > >
> > > > I plugged the USB stick into a USB slot on the front of the computer and
> > > > checked dmesg which gave the following:
> > > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > > ...
> > > > [67244.676831] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 50 msecs.
> > > > [67244.676835] dvb-usb: Hauppauge Nova-T Stick successfully initialized
> > > > and connected.
> > > > [67244.676971] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_dib0700
> > > > -----------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > I have a number of questions:-
> > > > 1. With NO remote control, how do I control the device?
> > >
> > > With great easy. The remote control is configured as an input device and
> > > mapped to predefined key presses - pressing "1" on the remote is the
> > > same as pressing "1" on your keyboard. It doesn't control the device
> > > directly.

Under what circumstances does "1" on my keyboard correspond to "1" on a 
remote?

> > I've tried me-tv, which just hangs, mplayer, which cannot be
> > configured correctly,
> > vlc and kaffeine. So far, no joy. No TV at all. What am I doing wrong?
> What device is created for the usb stick?  Is it /dev/video0?  Check out
> the permissions and make sure your user has access to it.  Are you a
> member of the "video" group?

Yes, I am a member of the video group. I've checked /dev and there is no 
video0 or any other video device. The kernel does not mention any device.

Regards
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Sian Mountbatten
Algol 68 specialist