From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from nm12-vm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.91.142]:23264 "HELO nm12-vm3.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751136Ab1KLPMs (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:12:48 -0500 Message-ID: <4EBE8B89.60108@yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:06:49 +0100 From: Norret Thierry MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Linux Media Subject: Re: Any update on the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H? References: <4EBE73F4.4080002@technomancy.org> <4EBE8018.6010005@gmail.com> <4EBE84D7.5000800@yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > You're talking about two different versions of the 900H. You have to go > by the USB IDs, and *not* the model number. One of you has 2040:6600 > and the other has 2040:b138. The 6600 version (which is a TM6000 > design) did work at one point. The b138 (which is a cx231xx design) has > never been supported. > > Devin > > Effectively I did not pay attention We don't have the same card, mine is 2040:6600 >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I recently bought a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H (usb id: 2040:b138), but I >>>> see from this wiki page >>>> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-900H that there is >>>> no driver for it. However that's as of 2008. >>>> >>>> Has there been any progress on this since? Is that wiki page correct >>>> that there is still no support for that card? Is there anyway to get >>>> this USB device to work under linux? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>> >>> Hi Rory, >>> >>> If you search for the 900H, you'll find a thread titled "Hauppauge >>> HVR900H don't work with kernel 3.*". The original submitter stated that >>> it worked in 2.6.x, but when the computer was upgraded to a 3.x kernel, >>> it stopped working. This was two days ago (9 November 2011), so I'm not >>> sure how much progress was made (if any). >>> >>> So, if your running a 2.6.x kernel, it *may* work, but it seems to be >>> broken on the 3.x kernels (Ubuntu 11.10 or similar distros). >>> Unfortunately I don't have that tuner, so I can't help out with it. >>> >>> I would say try it. You can check dmesg to see if the tuner is even >>> being recognized (and drivers loaded). If so, then see if it works. If >>> not, then you might need the latest build of the v4l. You can get >>> information on installing the latest version from >>> > http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers >>> . Then make it (without your tuner plugged in) and try plugging it in >>> again. Check dmesg again, and if it's recognized, try it. >>> >>> Sorry I couldn't find more information on this. Also if anyone else >>> posts a reply, I would defer to their suggestions--as they have more >>> experience with this than me. >>> >>> Have a good weekend.:) >>> Patrick. >>> -- >>> >> I confirm, I've this card >> >> Support for this card is break since kernel 2.6.39 >> http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg39917.html >> >> Building v4l from git don't solve the problem. >> This card work fine with < 2.6.38 kernels. >> -- >>