Questions tagged [tv-tuner]

a piece of hardware that receives TV signals and makes them available to the OS

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Is it really possible to set up VLC to stream TV from TV tuner card ENCORE "ENLTV-FM3"?

After 2 weeks of searching for any solution, I could say that I didnt find any way to make this work. I'm on Xubuntu 12.04 from Work, and I saw that with VLC was possible to capture TV and then stream ...
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Trying to use SDR as TV tuner, works fine until I use it as an SDR, then needs to reboot

I've made sure the SDR-specific kernel module (rtl2832) is unloaded, and that dvb_usb_rtl28xxu, dvb_usb_v2, rtl2832, and dvb_core are all loaded. There are no errors trying to open or scan for TV ...
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Can anybody help me to make Kworld UB445-Q TV tuner work?

Can anybody help me to make Kworld UB445-Q TV tuner work in Ubuntu? Product page here lsusb output: Bus 002 Device 051: ID 1b80:e421 Afatech
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USB Tuner TV : Eye TV Go not Recognized

My tuner TV "Eye Tv Go" is not recognized ( Ubuntu 14.04, kernel 4.2.0-42-generic ) $ tail -f /var/log/syslog usb 2-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 12 usb 2-1.1: new high-speed USB device number ...
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Unable to get a WinTV-HVR-5525 running under Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I just got a WinTV-HVR-5525 for a Media PC that I'm building. But for some reason I can't seem to get the card working under Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. I followed the instructions [here][1] and can get the DVB-...
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Why is my Ceton InfiniTV 6 PCIe not working on Ubuntu Server 22.04?

There are a lot of details to understand my problem, so bear with me. I need help from any Linux gurus, Linux kernel module/driver programmers, HTPC experts and anyone with experience dealing with the ...
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What software is available to use TV tuner card?

I am looking for software programs to use my TV Tuner card in Ubuntu. I have mythTV installed and use it quite a bit. But I am looking for a program that can tune my tuner card in just a window, not ...
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WinTV-quadHD randomly stops working

I'm having trouble with my WinTV-quadHD. All four tuners work fine, but it seems after using any one of them, they randomly stop getting any signal. By "randomly" I mean that if I start watching or ...
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How do I record a stream from an HDHomeRun Connect DUO via VLC? [duplicate]

I have an HDHomeRun Connect DUO hooked up to an aerial mast to watch over the air television. I'm trying to record TV shows in a more lightweight fashion than making an all-up installation of MythTV. ...
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Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD not working on ubuntu 18.04

I have followed instructions on http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support_linux.html but it's not working anymore on 16.04 aswell as 18.04. Any help would be appreciated. It appears that the ...
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Unbranded TV card not working

I bought an unbranded tv card and I cannot seem to get it to work. At some point I wanted to quit Ubuntu and go back to windows for this. Someone please help me, I been coping with Ubuntu for months ...
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Television on Linux with TV-Tuner? How can I find a way to use it?

I would like to watch television with my TV-Tuner. All I want is someone give me some steps to follow so I can find a driver. I am searching for several months but nothing. Also which application ...
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How to check if my usb tvtuner is working

I am trying to get my USB TV tuner to show the picture from my building's security camera. The camera is set up in the lobby and is fed to my flat via an analog signal in the building's shared TV ...
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Hauppauge WinTV-dual HD - Dual, Triple Mode, TV Tuner and Ubuntu 16.04

So I have the Hauppauge WinTV-dual HD - Dual, Triple Mode, TV Tuner and successfully installed it under Ubuntu following the hauppage tutorials, installing their PPA etc. Ubuntu support for ...
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Is the Astrometa DVB-T2 usb stick working on Ubuntu?

I tryed to run DVB-T2 channels with Astrometa DVB-t2 on Ubuntu. I installed Linux firmware nonfree and media build. After this I installed w_scan. If I scan channels with w_scan I make channels.xpsf ...
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How to make an Avermedia AverTV Volar Green HD work?

How can I get a driver to make my Avermedia AverTV Volar Green HD work ? Now solved. See below: solution for latest Ubuntu releases (14.04, 13.10) solution for older Ubuntu release (12.04) to check ...
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Troubleshooting TV tuner problems

I've been using a TBS6281SE TV tuner without issues for a couple of months, after installing TBS's fork of the LinuxTV open source drivers from GitHub. Today the tuner has stopped showing up in the ...
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Problems with TV-tuner (Afatech AF9015) on Xubuntu 17.10

I am having problems making this USB TV-tuner to work under Xubuntu 17.10 (works under Windows 7). Running "lsusb" gives: Bus 001 Device 003: ID 15a4:9016 Afatech Technologies, Inc. AF9015 ...
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How can I get iball usb tv tuner card to work?

I have an iball USB TV tuner card which only has Windows drivers. I could not get it to run on Ubuntu 13.04. When I run lsusb, I get the following: drdanand@drdanand-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ ...
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How can I install a Hauppauge WinTV HVR1110 card in Ubuntu 16.04?

I have a (slightly old now, but still working) Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1110 analogue/digital tuner card. I haven't used it for years, but I remember back in about Ubuntu 10.04 it worked fine in Linux. I ...
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Problem of sound with HD channels using Kaffeine (media player for TV TNT tuner)

To watch TV on my computer, with my TV tuner, I installed Kaffeine I had no problem with this software on Ubuntu 12.04. But with Ubuntu 14.04, and Kaffeine V1.2.2-2 the result is: non HD channels ...
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Support for Kworld UB435-Q V3 TV Stick

I am trying to set up a small Home Theatre PC, based on Ubuntu (14.04), where I'm planning to run MythTV. I've chosen the KWorld UB435-Q because of price, and have hit a wall as it seems many others ...
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How do I get a SAA7231 TV Tuner card working?

I have recently bought a new pc and installed Ubuntu (as you do) all works well but my tv tuner isn't being detected. The model is a SAA7231, can someone please help me install it. What steps do I ...
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How do I install a cx8800 TV tuner's firmware?

The cx8800 TV tuner is supported in the kernel but when computer starts it says that firmware is not found. There is an unofficial firmware that can be downloaded and copied into /lib/firmware to make ...
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Recommendation on buying an USB TV tuner (analog OR hybrid) that will work?

It seems that most PCI TV tuner cards do have some support for Linux. I'm not sure though about the USB ones (analog OR hybrid). Do you have any experience that you could share regarding USB TV ...
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Looking for PCIe tv-tuner card for OTA/ATSC and dual tuners that works with mythubuntu (16.04) [closed]

I live in Ohio, and use OTA so it has to be ATSC. I have given up on trying to get the Hauppauge WinTV-QuadHD (for ATSC) to work. Does anyone know for sure what card really works? Thanks!
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Anyone get the ID 2040:026d Hauppauge to work with Ubuntu 16.04 xenial. If so how?

I have been trying to get my Hauppauge WinTv-Dual HD usb tuner to work and have tried the different instructions on the web for them to fail. Has anyone gotten this to work yet and if so can you ...
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dmesg | grep saa7164 displays nothing, why?

I'm using Ubuntu 16.04. I installed a Hauppauge Win TV-HVR-2200 MC card and did the following (from Help with hauppauge wintv-hvr-2250 on ubuntu 13.04): I copied these files NXP7164-2010-03-10.1....
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Avermedia AverTV Volar HD 2 Model TD110

recently I bought this card, and there is no way to have it working in Linux Mint. Looking at the windows inf file, looks like the card uses the IT9135 driver [Strings] AVERMEDIA = "...
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Hauppauge WinTV-soloHD usb stick does not work on 16.04.1

This question has been extensively discussed under the 'Hauppauge winTv SoloHD unclaimed' 1 question on askubuntu. My set up is similar. andrew@xps15:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. ...
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How to use Zebronics TV Tuner in Ubuntu

I have recently installed Ubuntu. How can I use my TV tuner to watch cable tv? The TV tuner model number is Zebronics TU1000. There is a driver cd for this which works on Windows 7. Can I use this cd ...
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What is similar to nextpvr

My dad wants to use Linux. I'll put him on a lightweight version because he wants to use it as Minecraft sever. He uses a PVR he got where he plugs his local antenna to his computer by using WinTV HVR ...
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Why no alsa device for usb soundcard for vlc to use?

I have 14.04 nicely installed and running on an old mac mini. I want to wireless stream video around my home with a Kworld DVD Maker 2 USB video capture card and VLC, like I did nicely for years ...
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Phillips SAA7139 TV tuner card not working [closed]

When I had windows 7 installed on my computer, My TV tuner card used to work fine after installing the drivers but on Ubuntu it is not working. I have tried several Softwares to get it working but ...
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Polaris AV Capture USB analog TV device drivers needed

I already have a Mecer-branded USB analog TV tuner that I've been using under Windows. Now that I'm moving to Lubuntu I'd like to use it there as well. The product's minimalistic web page is here. ...
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How to install a USB TV tuner?

I have a USB TV tuner from here. It works fine with Windows, but Ubuntu 14.04 doesn't seem to recognise it... When typing lsusb in the terminal I'm getting the following output: Bus 002 Device ...
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saa7134 on Ubuntu GNOME

I'm having a problem with my tv card Compro Videomate TV/PVR. I'm using Ubuntu GNOME 15.04 and I can't see the tv. I've always had problems with this tv card altough trying I used to be able to make ...
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iBall clarotv model T18 USB TV/FM tuner stick on Ubuntu 13.10

My Ubuntu version: 13.10, Linux image: 3.12.0-7 Recently, I got a USB TV/FM tuner stick. It is working on windows 7, But I need it in my Ubuntu, I tried most of the ways found on the web & ...
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WinTV-HVR/Linux Me TV

I found on the product website how to get the WinTV-HVR 950(is a TV tuner that allows you to watch FTA TV on computer) to work in Linux. I followed the link but all I get is a Text document. I ...
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How to use TV-tuner?

I have a TV-tuner of Zebronics Model No. ZEB-TU 1000. In its packet it has only Windows support. When typing lsusb I can only find Bus 002 Device 005: ID 1b71:0042. What should I do? Does the model I ...
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Does Hauppauge WinTVR 900H work with Digital TV in the UK

I have been trying to sort out my Hauppauge WinTV 900H USB Tuner. Here in the UK, we do not have Analogue TV any more as we are fully converted to digital. I have had this working in Windows a while ...
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Tuning in Satellite Channels on Mythbuntu

I have recently set up a Mythtv system using Mythbuntu. It receives Satellite via a WinTV Nova S2-HD Card which I connected to my Satellite pointing at Astra 28.2E. I have set up the card in MythTV, ...
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Kaffeine - channel scanning help

I'm trying to get Kaffeine to do a channel scan and am getting the "No available device found" alert. I previously did have Kaffeine working nicely (using this setup: How to make an Avermedia AverTV ...
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Not Only TV USB tuner not working

How can I install a Not Only TV USB tuner on Ubuntu 12.04? Are there any drivers for it?
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Is this PCI analog TV card compatible with Ubuntu/Mythbuntu, KW-PC134-A?

Ask this question to the sellers directly in my country is a waste of time. Will this card work with Ubuntu? (assume 13.XX/14.XX)
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AV-H830 TV Tuner installation error

I have a problem with installation drivers for my TV Tuner AverTV Hybrid Volad HD H830. After running the script, I get this output: /lib/modules/3.13.0-24-generic/build found. Verifying archive ...
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How do I get a Blackgold TV tuner working?

I've bought a duel pci-e Freeview Blackgold TV tuner in the past, and have been unable to get it working under Linux. They have released the Source Code. How do I get this integrated into the Ubuntu ...
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Which DVB-S satellite receivers work with Ubuntu?

I would like to connect my satellite dish to my laptop. Can anybody recommend a USB DVB-S receiver that works well with Ubuntu?
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How do you get yuan usb dvb-t tuner to work in ubuntu?

The key problem I am having is that there appears to be no information on this specific tuner available. It is a usb dvb-t/atsc tuner, and that is all the information I could find, excluding that it ...
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How would I go about installing an AverTV Hybrid Volar HX?

How can I install the driver to get my AverTV Hybrid Volar HX working on brand new Ubuntu 11.10 computer? I'am a newby in linux world but Ubuntu looks great. Please give me a hand!