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Using AverTVHD Duet for Mythbuntu DVR

Asked by Todd Jasinski

I've been searching the internet a lot lately looking for a way to get the AverTVHD Duet tv tuner working with mythbuntu. I've been on many forums and read that this tuner card doesn't work with Linux. However, all these posts I've read are more than 6 months old. Hopefully, things have changed since then. Maybe someone was able to make some drivers since then. The card does work great with Windows 7 Media Center and has a very clear picture. I just tested it in Windows to make sure the card was working. I find the WMC interface somewhat cumbersome. MythTV has a much better interface and I like all the customizations that can be done. If no one knows how to get this working, maybe I can get some other TV tuner recommendations. I'm looking for a PCI-e dual tuner card for use OTA ATSC only.

Here is a link to the TV tuner card I have:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815100041&cm_re=avermedia_duet-_-15-100-041-_-Product

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

The make and model are or near zero value, we need to know the CHIP inside. Companies like Avermedia buy chips from the like of Philips and Conexant and make adapters. What is printed on the plastic casing does not tell us what is inside. It works in Windows as you have configured it and installed and setup drivers.

Can you give the output of:

lspci; uname -a; lsb_release -a

Thanks

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Todd Jasinski (tjasinski00) said : 		#2

Thanks for the reply. Here's the info you requested:

todd@todd-mythtv:~$ lspci; uname -a; lsb_release -a
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge Alternate
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (ext gfx port 0)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [IDE mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3c)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h Processor Link Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV770 [Radeon HD 4870]
01:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc HD48x0 audio
02:00.0 Multimedia controller: Philips Semiconductors SAA7160 (rev 01)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
04:06.0 Communication controller: Conexant Systems, Inc. HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01)
04:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
Linux todd-mythtv 2.6.32-25-generic-pae #44-Ubuntu SMP Fri Sep 17 21:57:48 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
Codename: maverick
todd@todd-mythtv:~$

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Ok so it's a Philips Semiconductors SAA7160

We can use this to find guides.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1606520

Relates to the chip, may help

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Todd Jasinski (tjasinski00) said : 		#5

OK. I think I may be getting somewhere now. I found this file on my computer:
/lib/modules/2.6.35-22-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/media/video/saa7164/saa7164.ko

Keep in mind that I'm a Linux noob and don't really know a whole lot. I'm guessing that this is the driver I need. I have no idea of what to do with it. I read a little bit about .ko files. I guess I'm supposed to copy this to a different folder and change file permissions? Then the driver will load when the computer boots up. Any ideas?

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