User talk:Andybiker

DVB-T Device

Hauppage WinTV-Aero Model 1241 (On Box)

Description:

This device is a USB DVB-T device with a protective usb cap, telescopic aerial and push-in adaptor for external connection. There is a built-in sensor for a remote control which may differ from the manual. A well-braided 30cm usb extension lead is also included.

Don't expect this device to work straight away, especially with newer kernels! Unusually for Hauppage, this needs some help.

Basic analysis:

lsusb lists the device as ....ID 2040:5520 Hauppauge Windham (All devices 2040:55xx are called Windham for some reason)

Mageia 3 hardware detects the model as Vendor: Hauppage Computer Works Device: WinTV Aero-T Module: smsusb

dmesg may give a driver load error on modern kernels, here kernel 3.8.7 using Mageia 3 Beta4 with updates (Did not work on Mageia 1 with 2.6.34+ kernel, same error as below.)

[ 11.594484] smscore_set_device_mode: error -2 loading firmware: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw, trying again with default firmware

[ 11.595079] smscore_set_device_mode: error -2 loading firmware: dvb_nova_12mhz_b0.inp

[ 11.595083] smsusb_init_device: line: 382: smscore_start_device(...) failed

Locating the driver

Faulty driver (here sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw) needs downloading from https://github.com/OpenELEC/dvb-firmware/tree/master/sms1xxx and copying to /lib/firmware

On reconnection, the device should function. Do a scan for channels or test with other DVB application. DVB Control Centre (gnome-dvb-control) should recognise it, strangely as a device called "Siano Mobile Digital MDTV Receiver (DVB-T)"

Remote control

Remote control has very partial but useful control: Volume up and down, mute Power off - Sends Mageia 3 into suspend/stand by mode, may have different consequences (e.g. full power off) for your PC so test this.

Running xine, there is subtitle support available on the device, so does everything I need!

Thanks to mchehab at #linuxtv on freenode for the driver location and encouragement (17 April 2013).