Any update on the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H?

Hi,

I recently bought a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H (usb id: 2040:b138), but I see from this wiki page
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-900H that there is no driver for it. However that's as of 2008.

Has there been any progress on this since? Is that wiki page correct that there is still no support for that card? Is there anyway to get this USB device to work under linux?

Thanks,

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Hi,

I recently bought a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H (usb id: 2040:b138), but I see from this wiki page
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-900H that there is no driver for it. However that's as of 2008.

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Has there been any progress on this since? Is that wiki page correct that there is still no support for that card? Is there anyway to get this USB device to work under linux?

Thanks,

Hi Rory,

If you search for the 900H, you'll find a thread titled "Hauppauge HVR900H don't work with kernel 3.*". The original submitter stated that it worked in 2.6.x, but when the computer was upgraded to a 3.x kernel, it stopped working. This was two days ago (9 November 2011), so I'm not sure how much progress was made (if any).

So, if your running a 2.6.x kernel, it *may* work, but it seems to be broken on the 3.x kernels (Ubuntu 11.10 or similar distros). Unfortunately I don't have that tuner, so I can't help out with it.

I would say try it. You can check dmesg to see if the tuner is even being recognized (and drivers loaded). If so, then see if it works. If not, then you might need the latest build of the v4l. You can get information on installing the latest version from
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers
. Then make it (without your tuner plugged in) and try plugging it in again. Check dmesg again, and if it's recognized, try it.

Sorry I couldn't find more information on this. Also if anyone else posts a reply, I would defer to their suggestions--as they have more experience with this than me.

Have a good weekend.:)
Patrick.
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You're talking about two different versions of the 900H. You have to go by the USB IDs, and *not* the model number. One of you has 2040:6600 and the other has 2040:b138. The 6600 version (which is a TM6000 design) did work at one point. The b138 (which is a cx231xx design) has never been supported.

Devin

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Hi,

I recently bought a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-900H (usb id: 2040:b138), but I see from this wiki page
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-900H that there is no driver for it. However that's as of 2008.

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Has there been any progress on this since? Is that wiki page correct that there is still no support for that card? Is there anyway to get this USB device to work under linux?

Thanks,

Hi Rory,

If you search for the 900H, you'll find a thread titled "Hauppauge HVR900H don't work with kernel 3.*". The original submitter stated that it worked in 2.6.x, but when the computer was upgraded to a 3.x kernel, it stopped working. This was two days ago (9 November 2011), so I'm not sure how much progress was made (if any).

So, if your running a 2.6.x kernel, it *may* work, but it seems to be broken on the 3.x kernels (Ubuntu 11.10 or similar distros). Unfortunately I don't have that tuner, so I can't help out with it.

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I would say try it. You can check dmesg to see if the tuner is even being recognized (and drivers loaded). If so, then see if it works. If not, then you might need the latest build of the v4l. You can get information on installing the latest version from

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/How_to_Obtain,_Build_and_Install_V4L-DVB_Device_Drivers

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. Then make it (without your tuner plugged in) and try plugging it in again. Check dmesg again, and if it's recognized, try it.

Sorry I couldn't find more information on this. Also if anyone else posts a reply, I would defer to their suggestions--as they have more experience with this than me.

Have a good weekend.:)
Patrick.
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I confirm, I've this card

Support for this card is break since kernel 2.6.39
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg39917.html

Building v4l from git don't solve the problem.
This card work fine with < 2.6.38 kernels.
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If it's B138 then it's the newer revision of the 900H and it's actually never been supported. The issue is the device has a demod for which no driver currently exists (si216x)