Re: Hauppauge Nova-T USB stick -- now what?
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:
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> ...
[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
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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.
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?
I've never used the remote that came with my DVB-T card until this
morning, and I've been using that card happily for over 5 years.
2. What do I have to do to get TV reception?
This is a good question. I use MythTV, which recognises my card (and
should be fine with your stick, as the kernel presents it properly), but
that is a bit over the top for just watching TV.
3. Do I have to buy any more hardware? eg, should I buy the device new
so that I get all the relevant h/w?
You shouldn't need any other hardware, although I'd recommend connecting
to a proper antenna, as those little ones don't have good reception.
I have removed the mini-antenna and plugged the USB stick into an amplified
indoor aerial. Unfortunately, I have no software which recognises the
device apart from the kernel which loads the proper firmware. Can
anybody give me some simple instructions for getting TV reception? I'm
quite happy using the CLI. What I need is some guide on how to get TV
reception.
Sincerely
--
Sian Mountbatten
Algol 68 specialist
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