Seems simple right? YAST even has a “TV Card” section where it automatically found my card, installed it and then let me scan analog channels…which it found at least 60.
Now where is the TV program to view TV? Is it not installed by default? Kaffine seems to only work for “digital tv.” Any help would be greatly appreciated.
+I would like a mediacenter-type program…are there any for opensuse?(not mythtv…I hate mythtv)
Thanks
install ktv (from my repo), xawtv, kdetv, mplayer, etc…
The repo in your sig does not work. Any reason?
^^^nevermind…I clicked into it and it worked
I posted here:
No TV in Kaffeine - openSUSE Forums
Should I use your repos? They are not listed in the multimedia FAQ:
Multi-media and Restricted Format Installation Guide - openSUSE Forums
So now I’m confused about which way to go…
So far, everything is working but no TV. 
Just my two cents for you: Have a look at Xine! 
Let’s get this a bit more clear.
Kaffeine can be used to watch digital TV. AFAIK it cannot deal with analog TV cards.
On microchip’s repo: No they are not listed, since they’re not official ones. Microchip has his own building account at opensuse.org. So his repo contains packages he provides to the community.
Please inform us about the TV card. Brand, type etc., detected?
Please also post output of:
su -c lspci
su -c lsusb
The commands will require the root password.
Thank you. My tuner is a Hauppauge HRV 850. I’m not against buying a different TV card, if required.
BTW, once I get this working, I’m going to install openSUSE on another computer with 3 Hauppauge WinTV PVR 150 cards and I’m going to try some software that will support the Hauppauge 1st generation Media MVPs as front ends (maybe MythTV or SageTV or ???. So this is just a warm up (a learning experience).
# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2040:7240 Hauppauge
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0483:2016 SGS Thomson Microelectronics Fingerprint Reader
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HBM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Quadro FX 570M (rev a1)
02:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ba)
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)
15:00.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 21)
15:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev ff)
15:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 11)
15:00.5 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 11)
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 PCI Express Root Port (rev 0c)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566MM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port 5 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f3)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HBM (ICH8M-E) LPC Interface Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) SATA AHCI Controller (rev 03)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Quadro FX 570M (rev a1)
02:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Turbo Memory Controller (rev 01)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
15:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev ba)
15:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 04)
15:00.2 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter (rev 21)
15:00.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev ff)
15:00.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter (rev 11)
15:00.5 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev 11)
dmesg after unplugging my HVR-850 and plugging it back in:
8954.040322] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2
8954.041481] au8522 1-0047: destroying instance
8954.041582] xc5000 1-0061: destroying instance
8962.337076] usb 2-2: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
8962.474587] usb 2-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=7240
8962.474606] usb 2-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=10
8962.474621] usb 2-2: Product: WinTV HVR-850
8962.474630] usb 2-2: Manufacturer: Hauppauge
8962.474640] usb 2-2: SerialNumber: xxxxxxxxx
8962.474890] usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
8962.828201] au0828: i2c bus registered
8963.098250] tveeprom 1-0050: Hauppauge model 72301, rev B3F0, serial# xxxxxxxxx
8963.098258] tveeprom 1-0050: MAC address is 00-00-00-00-00
8963.098264] tveeprom 1-0050: tuner model is Xceive XC5000 (idx 150, type 76)
8963.098270] tveeprom 1-0050: TV standards NTSC(M) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0x88)
8963.098276] tveeprom 1-0050: audio processor is AU8522 (idx 44)
8963.098281] tveeprom 1-0050: decoder processor is AU8522 (idx 42)
8963.098286] tveeprom 1-0050: has no radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
8963.098292] hauppauge_eeprom: hauppauge eeprom: model=72301
8963.128398] au8522 1-0047: creating new instance
8963.128404] au8522_decoder creating new instance...
8963.146541] tuner 1-0061: chip found @ 0xc2 (au0828)
8963.146799] xc5000 1-0061: creating new instance
8963.151717] xc5000: Successfully identified at address 0x61
8963.151732] xc5000: Firmware has not been loaded previously
8963.153394] au8522 1-0047: attaching existing instance
8963.161319] xc5000 1-0061: attaching existing instance
8963.166973] xc5000: Successfully identified at address 0x61
8963.166979] xc5000: Firmware has not been loaded previously
8963.166984] DVB: registering new adapter (au0828)
8963.166990] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Auvitek AU8522 QAM/8VSB Frontend)...
8963.170224] Registered device AU0828 [Hauppauge HVR850]
(BTW, maybe this post should be moved to here?
No TV in Kaffeine - openSUSE Forums)
Hi
As a test, in that scan command I gave you (in the other thread), have a
look in the /usr/share/dvb/ directory there are other files to scan
against which include cable from memory.
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
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FYI, Xine isn’t listed here:
Television | Linux App Finder
I guess it is not primarily intended for TV.
For now, I just want to get something simple working so I can learn a little more. But my next step will require an app that supports front end clients like the Hauppauge Media MVP (or another PC). MythTV and SageTV do this. I’m not sure about any others…
Thanks. Very interesting. Is this the right place to ask a related question? Where can I find out which of these frequency listings is the one I should be using for my Comcast provider?
I’m guessing it is one of these:
us-Cable-EIA-542-HRC-center-frequencies-QAM256
us-Cable-EIA-542-IRC-center_frequencies-QAM256
us-Cable-HRC-center-frequencies-QAM256
us-Cable-IRC-center-frequencies-QAM256
us-Cable-Standard-center-frequencies-QAM256
I’m taking a look here (after Googling) and it gives me the impression it is just a matter of trial and error:
Adding Digital Cable Channels (For ATSC/QAM Tuner Cards – USA/Canada) - MythTV
Related link:
Cable TV Channel Frequencies
EDIT:: this google search worked better than I expected:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=which+frequencies+does+comcast+use