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= Best T2 usb device 2018 =

Have a roof areal and can visually see the transmitter, TV never has a signal problem

* Hauppauge WinTV-dual HD - Fantastic, stable and works well with my signal so far records all channels, dual support is not currently in main line kernel or v4l though patches can be found.
* PCTV nanoStick T2 - unstable with my signal
* DVB-T210 - unstable with my signal

== adding a udev rule - handy when using rtl-433 ==

/etc/udev/rules.d/10-dvb.rules

    SUBSYSTEM=="dvb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2040", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0265", PROGRAM="/bin/sh -c ' K=%k; K=$${K#dvb}; N=$${K#*.}; if [ ! -e /dev/dvb/adapter_hp0/$N ] ; then  printf dvb/adapter_hp0/%%s $${K#*.}; else printf dvb/adapter_hp1/%%s $${K#*.}; fi ; exit 0'", SYMLINK+="%c"

=Compro Videomate ir=
configure udev

 UBSYSTEMS=="pci",KERNEL=="event*",ATTRS{vendor}=="0x1131",SYMLINK+="input/irremote"

=Remotely running and remotely display x apps=
 xauth add `xauth -f /var/run/gdm3/auth-for-mythtv-*/database list`
 export DISPLAY=:0

=Keyboard doesn't work with xorg.conf=

AllowEmptyInput magic

 Section "ServerFlags"
    Option         "blank time" "0"
    Option         "standby time" "0"
    Option         "suspend time" "0"
    Option         "off time" "0"
    # allow keyboard to be auto detected without specifying one
    Option  "AllowEmptyInput"       "false"
 EndSection

= ir keymap now handled by kernel, lirc not required =
create and edit keymap

find your input device and extract the current map:

    ir-keytable --read --device=/dev/input/event12 > hauppauge

save it in the normal place: 

/etc/rc_keymaps/hauppauge

test it by loading the new file
ir-keytable -w /etc/rc_keymaps/hauppauge


add entry to /etc/rc_maps.cfg
    *	rc-hauppauge		 hauppauge