[linux-dvb] Re: New DVB card

[Mattia Martinello <liste@mattiamartinello.com>]

> What do you mean, "you configured it"?
I installed the kernel drivers and I loaded them, and I installed DVB 
utilities apps...

> What type of card?
Hauppauge Wintv Nova CI.

> What exactly is the problem you have?
No problem, I only wish to know how I can test it and see if it is working.

> After you installed, you can find out whether it is correctly
> recognized using the "lspci -v" command.
Yes... :-)

> 1) The command should return no error messages and a "done".
> 2) /var/log/messages should now contain messages like this
>
> Nov 15 16:22:17 vdr kernel: DVB: registering new adapter 
> (Siemens/Technotrend/Hauppauge PCI rev1.3).
> Nov 15 16:22:17 vdr kernel: ves1x93: Detected ves1893a rev2
> Nov 15 16:22:17 vdr kernel: DVB: registering frontend 0 (VES1893)...
> Nov 15 16:22:17 vdr kernel: adapter has MAC addr = 00:d0:5c:1e:8b:ab
>
> 3) a "Copyright Convergence" message should briefly appear on
>    the connected TV (assuming you have a full-featured card connected
>    to a TV).
Yes, it works...

> If all this works, your next step might be to bring up VDR.
> See the documentation.
I wish to install MythTV, but before doing that I wish to test it...
Where can I find a VDR Howto?

Thanks,
bye
Mattia