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=Installation=
 
=Installation=
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==Load Appropriate Modules==
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Please note: before trying to add the cx88-dvb module, verify if your system doesn't have it loaded already. You do this by entering
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  lsmod |grep cx88
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on a terminal to see if the module is loaded already.
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You should see something like this:
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  cx88_dvb              16772  1
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  cx88_vp3054_i2c        4608  1 cx88_dvb
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  dvb_pll                15492  2 cx88_dvb
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  video_buf_dvb          7812  1 cx88_dvb
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  cx8800                34944  0
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# After a fresh install I navigate to the KDE desktop, then open up a terminal to add a line to '''/etc/modules''' to load the cx88-dvb module on startup.
 
# After a fresh install I navigate to the KDE desktop, then open up a terminal to add a line to '''/etc/modules''' to load the cx88-dvb module on startup.
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#: Heres the line to type into the terminal to bring the file up for modification.
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#: Here's the line to type into the terminal to bring the file up for modification.
 
#: <pre>kate /etc/modules</pre>
 
#: <pre>kate /etc/modules</pre>
 
#: This will bring up /etc/modules which is mostly empty.  Add the line below on a new line and save the file.
 
#: This will bring up /etc/modules which is mostly empty.  Add the line below on a new line and save the file.
 
#: <pre>cx88-dvb</pre>
 
#: <pre>cx88-dvb</pre>
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# After saving the file I then goto settings and click on MythTV Backend Setup -mythtv-setup.
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# After saving the file go to settings and click on MythTV Backend Setup -mythtv-setup.
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#: This will get you a dialog box that will tell you that you need to be added to a user group(Not sure of the exact wording here).
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#: This may get you a dialog box that will tell you that you need to be added to a user group(Not sure of the exact wording here).
 
#: Click OK.  At this point reboot your machine. (You can use "sudo reboot" without the quotes, at the command line.)
 
#: Click OK.  At this point reboot your machine. (You can use "sudo reboot" without the quotes, at the command line.)
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# After reboot navigate to the KDE desktop and goto settings and click on MythTV Backend Setup -mythtv-setup.
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==Setup MythTV==
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# After reboot navigate to the KDE desktop, go to Settings and click on MythTV Backend Setup -mythtv-setup.
 
#:You should be able to enter mythtvsetup at this point and set up capture cards.
 
#:You should be able to enter mythtvsetup at this point and set up capture cards.
 
# Set up capture card -You want to pick DVB DTV capture card(v3.x)  '''NOT''' pcHDTV DTV capture card(w/V4L drivers).
 
# Set up capture card -You want to pick DVB DTV capture card(v3.x)  '''NOT''' pcHDTV DTV capture card(w/V4L drivers).
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:Made a new page (stub) for the [[PcHDTV HD3000]], pointing out the instructions here (for the time being). --[[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]] 13:29, 20 May 2008 (PDT)
 
:Made a new page (stub) for the [[PcHDTV HD3000]], pointing out the instructions here (for the time being). --[[User:Zaerc|Zaerc]] 13:29, 20 May 2008 (PDT)
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Edit (Tal): I installed beta 4 clean, and didn't need to add the cx88-dvb to my modules list. It was ready to go right away. lsmod |grep cx88 to see if it's loaded already before doing this step.
 

Revision as of 04:15, 5 March 2009


Intro

(Adapted from "Installation Issues" forum post Re: My LinuxMCE Problems.)

I (chuckfox) currently have the latest beta (at February 03, 2008, 04:43:53 am 0710b3) running as a hybrid with a PCHDTV-5500 installed. I am by no means a linux expert, but playing with linuxmce has helped me alot.

Hardware

Cheap ECS MOBO + intel dual core + 1 gig mem + 120gig PATA hard drive + PCHDTV-5500

Installation

Load Appropriate Modules

Please note: before trying to add the cx88-dvb module, verify if your system doesn't have it loaded already. You do this by entering 

 lsmod |grep cx88

on a terminal to see if the module is loaded already. You should see something like this: 

 cx88_dvb               16772  1
 cx88_vp3054_i2c         4608  1 cx88_dvb
 dvb_pll                15492  2 cx88_dvb
 video_buf_dvb           7812  1 cx88_dvb
 cx8800                 34944  0
  1. After a fresh install I navigate to the KDE desktop, then open up a terminal to add a line to /etc/modules to load the cx88-dvb module on startup.
    Here's the line to type into the terminal to bring the file up for modification.
    kate /etc/modules
    This will bring up /etc/modules which is mostly empty. Add the line below on a new line and save the file.
    cx88-dvb
  2. After saving the file go to settings and click on MythTV Backend Setup -mythtv-setup.
    This may get you a dialog box that will tell you that you need to be added to a user group(Not sure of the exact wording here).
    Click OK. At this point reboot your machine. (You can use "sudo reboot" without the quotes, at the command line.)

Setup MythTV

  1. After reboot navigate to the KDE desktop, go to Settings and click on MythTV Backend Setup -mythtv-setup.
    You should be able to enter mythtvsetup at this point and set up capture cards.
  2. Set up capture card -You want to pick DVB DTV capture card(v3.x) NOT pcHDTV DTV capture card(w/V4L drivers).
    When done you should see a capture card [DVB:0] listed.
  3. Set up a video source. I have two video sources, one is Digital and one is analog. I subscride to SchedulesDirect to grab the channel data. For both, the Channel frequency table is set to us-cable. (I'm not sure about the PCHDTV-3000, but the 5500 has digital and analog tuners).
  4. Set up Input Connections. I set up two connections Digital and analog.
    Digital: choose [DVB:0](DVBInput) -> Digital, add the digital video source you created earlier. Click scan for channels. Select; full scan, cable high, Cable (QAM-256) [If you are connected to cable, otherwise pick the one that applies to you], I like the period to seperate channels and Minimal Updates as the last option.
    Click next and you should see Scan progress with a mostly(hopefully) full signal meter. Let the scan finish and move on to the analog channels.
    Analog: choose [V4L:dev/video0](Televison) ->analog, add the analog video source you created earlier. Same process as digital, only scan for cable instead of cable high. This scan should run alot quicker. After both scans I click Fetch channels from listing source, to add the channel data.
  5. This should get your card working if there are no other conflicts. Here are some things that caught me up along the way.
    The admin password for the latest beta is linuxmce. You will need to input this a few times, it took me a few minutes of RTFM to find this one.
    For some reason when exiting myth backend setup the dialog box that asks if I would like to run mythfilldatabase, would not run mythfilldatabase when clicking OK. To resolve this, open a command line and type sudo mythfilldatabase to run the program.


Edit (by Thoth): Just like to note that I got this working on LinuxMCE for my PCHDTV HD-3000, and I just reseated all cards, after a dustbunny blow-out and did a clean install of beta4 and followed these instruction exactly. Just about everything on the digital side appears to be working flawlessly, but upon first inspection I don't see analog to be working but the spec page for it says it has it:

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Oh well, digital looks great though. Maybe the title should be changed to "PcHDTV HD-5500/3000", wonder how the HD-2000 owners are getting on?

Made a new page (stub) for the PcHDTV HD3000, pointing out the instructions here (for the time being). --Zaerc 13:29, 20 May 2008 (PDT)
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