Gadmei UTV380 on pclos

[rise82]

1st sorry if im being a noobs... (because im a real noobs)
could someone help me how to setup this usb tv tunner? (i want to watch tv n dvd on netbook )
like what apl should i choose from repositories and other...
need help & info...
thanks before

[Just17]

First we need some information about the device to check what might get it working.

To get this information do the following ....

if the device is plugged in, remove it and wait about 20 seconds, then plug it in again .....  then immediately do the following ...

open a terminal and copy & paste the following command into the terminal, and press Enter. When completed (the prompt returns), copy and paste the result in your next post.

dmesg | tail

You should get a result similar to (although not the same as) this ...

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[user@XPS ~]$ dmesg | tail
DVB: registering new adapter (Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick)
af9013: firmware version:4.95.0.0
DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Afatech AF9013 DVB-T)...
tda18218: NXP TDA18218HN successfully identified.
Registered IR keymap rc-empty
input: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-3/1-3.4/1-3.4.1/rc/rc0/input10
rc0: IR-receiver inside an USB DVB receiver as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-3/1-3.4/1-3.4.1/rc/rc0
dvb-usb: schedule remote query interval to 500 msecs.
dvb-usb: Afatech AF9015 DVB-T USB2.0 stick successfully initialized and connected.
usbcore: registered new interface driver dvb_usb_af9015
[user@XPS ~]$

[Just17]

I found the following ...

http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Gadmei_USB_TVBox_UTV380

A Small USB based analogue capture device using EM2860 and Xceive xc2028 chip Tuner.

It is currently not supported under Linux.

....  but that might be a bit outdated (not sure) ...

[rise82]

[root@localhost ~]# dmesg | tail
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Loading kernel module for a network device with CAP_SYS_MODULE (deprecated).  Use CAP_NET_ADMIN and alias netdev-ppp0 instead
usb 1-1: USB disconnect, device number 3
usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci_hcd
usb 1-1: config 1 interface 0 altsetting 1 bulk endpoint 0x83 has invalid maxpacket 256
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=1f71, idProduct=3301
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=4, SerialNumber=2
usb 1-1: Product: USB TV Box
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Gadmei
usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 330000000009

ouch 2nd post i think that guide for expert user.... i need step by step for this... sorry for being noobs n still try to learn a lot

[Just17]

Maybe someone else would have a better idea but I don't think this will work natively in Linux.

You could try running XP in VirtualBox and running the device in XP. If you set it up in seamless mode it will appear just like any other application.
Only problem with that is your hardware would need to be capable of running XP in VirtualBox, and the video memory you can allocate might not be sufficient for good video.

My preferred option would be to buy a cheap USB dongle (~$20) that IS supported under Linux.
You would need to do your homework to select the correct device for your location as well as ensuring it is supported under Linux.

Sorry .....  but I have been unable to find any indication that your device is supported .....  and the indication is that no one has it working properly, even with a lot of work.

 

[rise82]

ok thanks for ur info...
so it can be solved between virtualbox or buy new... well i think ill try virtualbox before give up and buy new 

[Just17]

ok thanks for ur info...
so it can be solved between virtualbox or buy new... well i think ill try virtualbox before give up and buy new 

Yes .....  the best I can offer .....  but maybe someone else will have another idea 

[rise82]

need help again 
i try virtualbox, already have win xp (sound using pulse audio, if using alsa its no sound), how to add my usb to virtualbox? on virtualbox setting >> usb >> try using add filter but it no device available
need info again & thx before...

[Just17]

Run XP in VBox, plug in the device, on the top menu go to Devices - USB Devices  and there tick the box for you device .....  XP should shortly after 'see' the device and offer to install the software for it.

Put in the CD that came with the device and do the usual Windows installing of drivers and software.

It will be necessary to enable the device in the menu after each reboot of XP .......  look on it as similar to plugging the device in to an XP PC.

[rise82]

hmm done with installing and success... but there some weird problem... is it all virtualbox using default standard vga ? my vga is ati radeon... in pclos i use this driver and i have cd driver for windows too... but when i install that driver in virtualbox after finish installing usually always ask to reboot... but in this case no reboot and finish... and in device manager display adapther no upgrade it same with default standar vga = watching tv like some laggnes any other solution for this?

[agmg]

What you see in VirtualBox is not your real graphics card but your virtual one (with a name like VirtualBox Graphics Adapter). It is a virtual system so everything inside it is virtual. Have you installed the extension pack?

[Just17]

Check the Display set up in VBox ......  max memory allocated and  tick to allow video acceleration - should improve things somewhat

I think that is the best you will get.

VBox uses a 'virtual' graphics card so the drivers for the hardware graphics card are not used, IIRC.

[rise82]

@Just17
ic ic... for confirmation on setting >> system >> base memory i max it... and on display >> video memory i max it right ?

@agmg
hmm thats another clue... another question here... i didnt find virtualbox extention pack on synaptic... and im using getvirtualbox not task-virtualbox from synaptic... is it something like virtualbox-guest-additions ?

anyways... thanks for the answer...

[agmg]

Go to the download section of the official website:

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

Click on: VirtualBox 4.2.4 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack -> All platforms and select to open the file with VirtualBox. This will install the extension pack.

[Just17]

@Just17
ic ic... for confirmation on setting >> system >> base memory i max it... and on display >> video memory i max it right ?

@agmg
hmm thats another clue... another question here... i didnt find virtualbox extention pack on synaptic... and im using getvirtualbox not task-virtualbox from synaptic... is it something like virtualbox-guest-additions ?

anyways... thanks for the answer...

base memory i max it.

I wouldn't ......  you must leave sufficient memory available for PCLOS.
There is usually a 'green' indicator showing what the safe max would be .....  I would not exceed that.

video mamory - yes max it ...  I think it was 128MB last time I looked.

If you have the possibility of allowing more than one CPU core for XP then you should try that ......  decoding the broadcast signal is intensive, so XP needs all the help you can give it.