Cinergy T USB XE DVB Stick on Jaunty

**DomNewToLinux** · 08-07-2009

I just bought this TV Stick and have been trying to get it to work. But since I am absolutely new to Linux/ubuntu I have no programming abilities and troubles getting anything that doesnt just plug and play to work.

Could someone please help me out with step for step instructions?
Thanks!

**waterhead** · 08-07-2009

I am not familiar with the device itself, but the components in it may already be supported in Linux. What type of DVB card is this, as there are several (DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C etc).

Please post the outputs of these commands.

Code:

lsusb

Code:

dmesg

**waterhead** · 08-07-2009

You will have to install the latest v4l-dvb drivers to get this to work. Those can be downloaded from the V4L-DVB Mercurial repository. You first must install mercurial using apt.

LinuxTV.org - CVS and Mercurial access

You are compiling kernel modules, so you should install these first:

linux-source
kernel-headers
build-essential

You will also need to install firmware.

Index of /~crope/v4l-dvb/af9015/af9015_firmware_cutter/firmware_files

I got this info from the V4l-DVB mailing list archives. You should read through it for reference.

Gmane Loom

**DomNewToLinux** · 08-07-2009

Thanks, I did everything u said, hooked up the stick and how do I get it to tune? can I use VLC, or is there a better fit program?

Thanks
Dom

**waterhead** · 08-07-2009

I like using Kaffeine for digital TV viewing. It has a channel scanning abilty, to make setup easier.

**bigtomrodney** · 08-07-2009

I'd second Kaffeine, it's really good for DVB. One thing to be aware of is make sure the device is working the first time you run it, or it will disable the DVB functionality. Then you have to manually remove the config and start over each time (or so it was last time I checked).

**waterhead** · 08-07-2009

You can invoke the Kaffeine wizard, that runs the first time, by starting it from the terminal. I think the -w switch is the one that starts up the wizard..

Code:

kaffeine -w

**waterhead** · 08-07-2009

Originally Posted by bigtomrodney

I'd second Kaffeine, it's really good for DVB. One thing to be aware of is make sure the device is working the first time you run it, or it will disable the DVB functionality. Then you have to manually remove the config and start over each time (or so it was last time I checked).

You should have /dev/dvb/adapter0. If that isn't present, then it isn't being properly detected. Also run this command, to see if the firmware is the correct version, and that it is getting loaded.

Code:

dmesg | grep firmware

When searching for a solution for this card, I noticed that you also posted this question on Ubuntu Forums. They don't seem to have provided much help. Make sure you post back to tell them that you got the help you needed here. at Linux Forums.org!

**bigtomrodney** · 08-07-2009

Originally Posted by waterhead

You can invoke the Kaffeine wizard, that runs the first time, by starting it from the terminal. I think the -w switch is the one that starts up the wizard..

Code:

kaffeine -w

That's handy to know, I've been known to move the adapter between machines and experiment with different distros. Thanks for the tip Paul

**DomNewToLinux** · 08-09-2009

Thanks a lot you guys!
I was really worried, because when I do lsusb in Terminal it shows the device, but everything else (/dev/dvb/adapter0) or Kaffeine doesn't work. Meaning that Kaffeine did not recognize it...

Can you help me, once again?

(PS-I posted on Ubuntuforums

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