Do I need to do anymore openSUSE install tasks to finish the install of the WinTV HVR-2200 ( PCIe)?

[leejenson]

Hi,

My goal with this, my first Linux project, is to reuse old hardware to make a PVR. I have a Fujitsu Espremo P400, which I have installed openSUSE 15.2 Leap and Plex. That's two of my goals completed - with your help - thanks.

My next task in this project is to see if I can use two OLD TV cards that were sitting unused in a draw.

PCIe - TV Card - WinTV-HVR-2200 DVB-T, Multi-Pal 89619 LF Rev D3F2
Dell AVerMedia TVT5 M779 Internal PAL-SECAM-DVBt Hybrid TV Tuner

I installed the cards before openSUSE to see what it picks up. When I look at hardware information through YaST2, I can see the two tuners listed. But only the HVR-2200 has the setting Drivers>Active=Yes. I don't expect the Dell tuner to work, but the HVR-2200 is still supported by Hauppauge & Plex under Linux.

https://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/sup...0.html#tabs-12

https://support.plex.tv/articles/225...-and-antennas/

Before I head over to the Plex forum, could I ask you please, do I need to do anymore openSUSE install tasks to finish the install of the WinTV HVR-2200 PCIe card? I ask this because Plex does not see any tuners when searching.

Also, can you recommend other openSUSE TV recording software that could also utilise my cards?

Thanks

Lee

[leejenson]

..this post has been moved to the Plex forum

https://forums.plex.tv/t/do-i-need-t...00-pcie/697987


Lee

[kasi042]

Hi leejenson,

According to the (German) Hauppauge page the HVR-22xx should be supported since Kernel 2.6.37. Following the link you have provided you'll find

https://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.p...WinTV-HVR-2250

Installing this firmware is all that is needed.

Not sure if the link works inside the quote:
http://www.steventoth.net/linux/hvr2...010-03-10.1.fw

Just copy it into /lib/firmware and reboot. Kaffeine is quite a nice application for watching and recording TV. It should find the card after copying the firmware file.