[mythtv-users] Can't see my tuner card?

Batshua bat Yehonatan batshua at gmail.com
Mon May 14 10:24:45 UTC 2012


Since then I downloaded and installed V4L and it now shows up in lspci.

Of course, NOW I can't find channels … (dvbscan is saying "Failed to open
frontend").

On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 2:41 AM, Simon Hobson <linux at thehobsons.co.uk>wrote:

> Igor Cicimov wrote:
>
>> Your card is definitely not recognized by the kernel. Looks like lots of
>> people have problems with this card especially with the newer versions that
>> are actually 1255 not 1250. read this:
>>
>> http://www.mythtvtalk.com/**installation-issue-wintv-hvr-**1250-a-13951/<http://www.mythtvtalk.com/installation-issue-wintv-hvr-1250-a-13951/>
>>
>
> That is for a different problem - it is *NOT* relevant to the OPs problem.
>
> From the opening post in that forum thread :
>
>> - and when: sudo lspci
>> I get:
>> 03:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. Hauppauge
>> Inc. HDPVR-1250 model 1196 (rev 04)
>>
>
> The OP in this thread does not get anything from lspci.
>
> So far he's determined that his card is not recognised in his system - in
> any available slot. Since it's recognised in a friend's system, that
> suggests the card is working.
> I'd suggest the next step is to try a different card (any card, not
> specifically a tuner) in his system to make sure the slot itself is working.
>
>
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