On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:41:57 +0100 Sian Mountbatten <poenik...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi All > > The subject is pretty confusing. I've ordered a Hauppauge DVD-T > Nova-T USB stick and I've downloaded a 7zip file with all the > firmware files required. I've been able to check that the firmware > for the Nova-T is now installed in /lib/firmware. What now? > > Ok, eventually the TV tuner will arrive and I've also ordered a small > TV aerial. So, I connect the aerial to the tuner, connect the tuner > to the PC via a USB port. Then what? I gather there is a remote > control with 45 buttons on it. Seems a lot to me. > > I've found a web page about XBMC and I've succeeded in compiling xbmc > for my Linux desktop. The xbmc-bin file is gigantic: 145MB of binary > and it still requires 115 libraries! Do I have to have XBMC. What > will it enable me to do which I couldn't do without? > > Has anybody on the list got TV on Linux and, if so, what did you do > to get it working? Any comments would be much appreciated (I don't > have room for a standalone TV set so TV on Linux is my only option). > > Regards > -- > Sian Mountbatten > Algol 68 specialist > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120411084158.66a8e...@jretrading.com
