[clug] Will pay money to get mythtv box working

Simon Haddon simon at sibern.com.au
Sun Feb 6 06:16:41 GMT 2005


> Paul Wayper wrote:
>> AVerMedia DVB-T
>
> Which one? The original (761) or the new one (771)? The
> new one has a better tuner with improved sensitivity.

The 771 is alot better.  Also I think that the 2.6.11 kernel has the
latest -mm drivers in it.  I could wrong although.  I will have to check
some more

>
> I have a machine with one of each. The old one uses the
> Spase SP887x, which needs the module sp887x which needs
> the firmware in /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-sp887x.fw
>
> The new one (-771) uses the Zarlink MT352 frontend, module
> mt532.
>
> You need a very uptodate kernel to get support for these cards,
> I know 2.6.10 has it, but probably not 2.6.9. -mm series had
> support during the 2.6.9 days.
>
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