Hi, I'm a long-time linux user (since the early 1990s, pre-1.0),
but absolutely brand spanking new to mythtv and digital TV cards. I
have a new PC set up with the latest mythbuntu (beta 8.04, due out
in a few weeks). I've been trying to get a Nova-T 500 to work
reliably without much luck. The card (as noted now on the wiki --
unfortunately not when I bought it) has serious problems with the
new Linux kernel. I can't get it to work for more than a few hours
at a time, and the remote is even worse. I'm in London, with a
strong signal (and a booster too), so I don't think that's the
problem. The PC connected to the main TV is a backend/frontend, so
periodically restarting the backend doesn't fix the remote control
problem (you have to log out and log back in again, which is too
painful for what should be as simple to use for the wife and kids
as sky+...)
I've pulled the latest driver sources, followed all the
instructions on the various wiki pages, have the latest firmware,
etc., but I'm ready to give up. I'm going to try an MCE remote,
which by all reports seems well supported in Linux, and I'm ready
to try a new DVB card(s). Dual-tuner is preferred, but I can also
just install two.
Can anyone recommend a DVB card that they know works reliably with
hardy heron (ubuntu 8.04) and/or the 2.6.24 kernel, something
that's available now down at PC World or on amazon.co.uk?
Thanks much in advance.
-Eamonn