From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.78.25]:6899 "EHLO ey-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752753AbZJHNDA (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Oct 2009 09:03:00 -0400 Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 4so1245552eyf.19 for ; Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:01:53 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4ACDFED9.30606@xfce.org> Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:01:45 +0000 From: Ali Abdallah MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Krufky CC: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Hauppage WinTV-HVR-900H References: <4ACDF829.3010500@xfce.org> <37219a840910080545v72165540v622efd43574cf085@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <37219a840910080545v72165540v622efd43574cf085@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Michael Krufky wrote: > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Ali Abdallah 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.