On 16/04/12 13:02, Sian Mountbatten wrote:
Dear All
This morning I received a second-hand USB stick which consisted of
the stick
a USB extension cable plus USB plug/socket
a mini antenna
No instructions of any sort.
I plugged the USB stick into a USB slot on the front of the computer and
checked dmesg which gave the following:
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> ...
[67244.676831] dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 50 msecs.
[67244.676835] dvb-usb: Hauppauge Nova-T Stick successfully initialized
and connected.
[67244.676971] usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_dib0700
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As you can see, the Nova-T stick was recognised by the kernel and an IR
Remote Control driver registered. Unfortunately, I have not received a
remote control.
I have a number of questions:-
1. With NO remote control, how do I control the device?
With great easy. The remote control is configured as an input device and
mapped to predefined key presses - pressing "1" on the remote is the
same as pressing "1" on your keyboard. It doesn't control the device
directly.
I've never used the remote that came with my DVB-T card until this
morning, and I've been using that card happily for over 5 years.
2. What do I have to do to get TV reception?
This is a good question. I use MythTV, which recognises my card (and
should be fine with your stick, as the kernel presents it properly), but
that is a bit over the top for just watching TV.
mplayer supports playing TV from such devices, but I haven't tried this
and don't know how to set up the tuning.
3. Do I have to buy any more hardware? eg, should I buy the device new
so that I get all the relevant h/w?
You shouldn't need any other hardware, although I'd recommend connecting
to a proper antenna, as those little ones don't have good reception.
--
Dom
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