MythTv

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

Getting the firmware

Download a tgz file from http://ppa.launchpad.net/b-rad/kernel+mediatree+hauppauge/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-firmware-hauppauge/

unpack and copy the .fw files to /lib/firmware