Help with HDTV FREEVIEW DVB-T DIGITAL TV USB CARD TUNER

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Hi, im new to linux and have orded this USB TV tunner of ebay. Does anyone know if it will work with openSUSE 11.1
Thanks for your help, joe

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Hi
It may do, is it here?
http://en.opensuse.org/HCL/TV_Cards

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.23-0.1-default
up 1 day 1:14, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.03, 0.01
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 185.18.14

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Hmm i ctn say for sure yet as i dont know much information about the product. i will let you know if it works when it arrives

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Hi
The important info will be found in the output from the command dmesg
when you plug it im. Also the command lsusb :slight_smile:

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.23-0.1-default
up 1 day 2:17, 2 users, load average: 0.07, 0.03, 0.00
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 185.18.14

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kk Thanks for your help

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oh ive just relised, i forgot to include this link in my first post HDTV FREEVIEW DVB-T DIGITAL TV USB CARD TUNER Laptop/PC on eBay (end time 28-Jul-09 14:46:53 BST)

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Just to make it clear. has anyone had any success with this dongle.

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Hi
The important thing is the pci id that can’t be seen until you plug it
in :frowning: For example I did a howto for the sabrent one;
http://forums.opensuse.org/applications/multimedia/405117-sabrent-digital-hdtv-atsc-analog-usb.html

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.23-0.1-default
up 1 day 12:58, 2 users, load average: 0.08, 0.07, 0.01
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - Driver Version: 185.18.14

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ok thanks for your help