[mythtv-users] PCTV 290e DVB-T2 NanoStick not working with 0.25

Stephen Worthington stephen_agent at jsw.gen.nz
Thu Oct 10 09:24:53 UTC 2013


On Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:22:22 +0100, you wrote:

>I've recently clean rebuilt my system (with new discs) and installed
>mythbuntu 12.04, mythtv 0.25.2-15. I've tried a PCTV 290e usb device and
>it is not detected by mythbackend. The New Card Setup page gives:
>Card Type: DVB DTV Capture card (V3.x)
>DVB device: /dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend/0
>Frontend Id: Could not get card info for ca|Subtype: Unknown error
>
>Strangely if I run the command /scan -a 0
>file_of_multiplex_data_including_HD_channels/ this returns the full list
>of channels including the HD channels. This suggests the PCTV 290e is
>detected and works.
>
>The 290e used to work with my 11.10 mythtv, why doesn't it work with 12.04?

Does the 290e require a firmware file?  If so, did you copy it from
your old setup?


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