Re: Hauppage WinTV-HVR-900H

[Ali Abdallah <aliov@xfce.org>]

Michael Krufky wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Ali Abdallah <aliov@xfce.org> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> Very unlucky, i bought a pinnacle hybrid pro and couldn't get it to work
>> with linux, then i gave it up, and i found that HVR-900 card works well
>> under linux, i got one, but i didn't know that the company is referring now
>> for 900 same as 900H.
>>
>> 900H doesn't work under Linux, is there is way to get this card working?
>>
>> googling i didn't find much information, all i found is work under way to
>> get this card supported (2008).
>>
>> Please help,
>>     
>
> Mauro was working on this driver some time ago...  There is a current
> thread about the tm6010 on the mailing list now, but I have not read
> up on it.  Last I heard, progress on the driver has been minimal.
>   
I saw the thread, but no news since quite some time, and trust me, 
searching on the internet it seems a lot of people are getting the 900H 
instead of the 900, it is the hauppage fault here.

> Almost all other Hauppauge products have relatively decent linux
> support -- you were unlucky and picked the one usb stick that will
> probably not be fully functional for a while.
>   
That's why i got hauppauge card, but well it was the 900H one.

> If you're interested in helping the driver development, then take a
> look at the related mailing list posts.  Otherwise, you might be
> better off choosing a different product.
>
> On the other hand, I think there's been some recent progress on the
> PCTV hybrid pro -- Devin Heitmueller has been doing a lot of work on
> those products lately.  For more information, see
> http://kernellabs.com
>
>   
That's a good new, i can still get that card, probably i can help 
testing the driver.

> Are you specifically looking for a hybrid analog / digital usb stick?
> ...or is digital-only good enough for your purposes?
>   
Yeah, i need to get an analog USB stick to work under Linux, because i 
replaced my desktop with a small imax mini (which i got the windows 
refund for it) but it is a very small PC that doesn't have PCI card.

So basically if i can get the analog part of the PCTV hybrid pro or the 
Win TV hvr900h to work under Linux that will be awesome.

> -Mike
>   
Thanks for your quick reply.
Ali.