[17:04] <obengdako> hi guys anyone got usb tvbox by trident with vendor id 6000 product id 0001 to work in linux?
[17:04] <holstein> obengdako: hey
[17:05] <obengdako> holstein, hi!
[17:06] <obengdako> hi guys anyone got usb tvbox by trident with vendor id 6000 product id 0001 to work in linux?
[17:07] <holstein> i would probably ask in #mythtv
[17:07] <obengdako> okay i'll get there now
[17:07] <holstein> i cant find the compatibility list that i found once
[17:08] <holstein> hey, theres a #ubuntu-mythtv too :)
[17:10] <obengdako> i got there and was asked to head to #linuxtv
[17:10] <holstein> doesnt look good http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=544298
[17:12] <obengdako> yeah not too good
[17:13] <holstein> i have a k-world card thats been in a static bag for a couple years now :/
[17:13] <holstein> PCI
[17:13] <holstein> it wont 'give up the funk' in linux
[17:13] <obengdako> it shows up in virtual box but it works with hisses and glitches since it is a usb and the data is flowing in bits to virtual box it doesn't give the best viewing pleasure so i have to get it to work in ubuntu
[17:14] <obengdako> hehehe
[17:14] <holstein> at least its an inexpensive/old-ish device
[17:14] <obengdako> i had a saa7134 compatible pcmcia card but i've changed my laptiop to one that doesn't have a pcmcia port so i bought this usb card
[17:14] <holstein> maybe you can craigslist it and get something more friendly
[17:15] <obengdako> mike what is craigslist
[17:15] <obengdako> ?
[17:15] <holstein> like ebay
[17:15] <holstein> online auction
[17:16] <holstein> obengdako: if you just bought it
[17:16] <holstein> maybe you can return it :)
[17:16] <obengdako> well i returned a previous one that was an encore enutv-2 usb box
[17:17] <obengdako> that one does not even show up in lsusb and it was giving problems to drivers and blue screen in windows
[17:17] <obengdako> and got this replacement
[17:18] <obengdako> lol where i am online shopping is not an alternative so ebay is way "far" for me holstein
[17:19] <holstein> being able to return it is ideal i say
[17:19] <holstein> sometimes you just gotta keep trying
[17:19] <holstein> maybe take the laptop with you
[17:20] <holstein> lsusb in there
[17:20] <holstein> and try seeing it with something
[17:20] <holstein> VLC or some capture app
[17:21] <obengdako> i always take the laptop but like this one it show up in lsusb but there is no kernel module loaded for this one plus i assume there is a solution online until i hit the wall
[17:22] <holstein> lol
[17:22] <holstein> assume nothing
[17:22] <holstein> i can see quite a few devices in lspci
[17:22] <holstein> and lsusb
[17:22] <holstein> that dont work
[17:22] <holstein> sometimes support can be worked out
[17:23] <obengdako> well that takes time
[17:23] <holstein> but there should be something plug and play
[17:23] <holstein> at a similar price
[17:24] <obengdako> hmmm but where to get some here in Ghana would be a tough task for me
[17:25] <holstein> amazon
[17:25] <holstein> assuming you can find a compatibility list
[17:25] <holstein> the one i used to go to is gone :/
[17:26] <obengdako> well in Ghana to get a credit card or even a debit card to shop online would be cumbersome
[17:26] <obengdako> i do need to get the compatibility list so i can know what not to buy
[17:26] <holstein> more cumbersome than writing a kernel module ;)
[17:27] <obengdako> lol hehe that's rather even more cumbersome 'writing a kernel module'
[17:27] <holstein> obengdako: im sure you can sort it out
[17:27] <holstein> they can probably tell you in one of those myth channels where the compatibility list went
[17:28] <obengdako> yep i'll try till i'm tired of the card
[17:28] <holstein> OR suggest some easy plug and play devices
[17:28] <holstein> maybe even tell you how to get started reverse engineering a driver :)
[17:29] <obengdako> yep i saw a post right now about it doing some extraction from the .sys file to get fw files
[17:29] <holstein> obengdako: maybe using the windows driver
[17:30] <holstein> like the old wifi cards used to do it
[17:30] <obengdako> yeah i'll see
[21:17] <djindy> Hello, is anyone here today?
[23:28] <obengdako> holstein, i got my card to work
[23:28] <holstein> obengdako: congrats
[23:28] <obengdako> holstein, are you there?
[23:28] <holstein> what was it?
[23:28] <holstein> a backport?
[23:28] <holstein> or something more challenging?
[23:29] <obengdako> not really i had to modprobe tm6000
[23:29] <holstein> nice
[23:29] <obengdako> but after doing that i did not have firmware
[23:29] <obengdako> so i used a perl script to extract them and then cp them to /lib/firmware
[23:29] <obengdako> and that was it !
[23:30] <obengdako> so not really challenging
[23:30] <obengdako> now i just have to figure out how to get the audio from the card
[23:30] <holstein> thats great :)
[23:31] <obengdako> do you have any ideas before i start googling?
[23:31] <holstein> OH
[23:31] <holstein> about the sound?
[23:31] <holstein> whats the deal
[23:31] <holstein> you want sound from the USB tm6000?
[23:32] <holstein> aplay -l
[23:32] <obengdako> yes man
[23:32] <holstein> and arecord -l
[23:32] <holstein> that should show you if its useable
[23:32] <obengdako> i just did arecord -l
[23:32] <obengdako> let me see aplay -l
[23:33] <obengdako> i probably should modprobe tm6000-alsa
[23:33] <holstein> sure
[23:33] <obengdako> and by the way i was looking for /dev/dsp and did not find it
[23:34] <obengdako> has it been stripped in ubuntu meercat
[23:34] <obengdako> ?
[23:34] <holstein> i dont think so
[23:34] <holstein> but, im still on lucid
[23:35] <obengdako> is it that hda doesn't use it or just pulse has removed it completely?
[23:35] <obengdako> do you have the device link?
[23:35] <obengdako> in your installation
[23:35]  * holstein looking
[23:36] <holstein> you might be right
[23:36] <holstein> i dont find it
[23:40]  * obengdako still searching
[23:41] <holstein> http://www.khattam.info/solved-cant-open-devdsp-in-ubuntu-10-10-maverick-meerkat-2010-06-09.html
[23:41] <holstein> thats all i come up with
[23:41] <obengdako> thanks checking the link
[23:42] <holstein> not very promising :/
[23:42] <holstein> just kinda supports the theory
[23:44] <obengdako> yeah i already know how to do that but thanks anyway for the link kinda lets me know that i should not expect the audio to be parsed there
[23:44] <obengdako> hmmm
[23:45] <obengdako> so mike where are you? pm
[23:46] <holstein> im in asheville north carolina US
[23:46] <obengdako> i hope you remember where i'm from?
[23:46] <holstein> :/
[23:46] <holstein> its been a while
[23:46] <obengdako> Accra, Ghana
[23:46] <holstein> OH yea
[23:47] <holstein> i remember that from earlier
[23:47] <holstein> but i thought i had seen your nick before in here
[23:47] <holstein> way back
[23:47] <obengdako> yes i've been on ubuntustudio for a while
[23:48] <holstein> obengdako: maybe before i was camped out here ;)
[23:50] <holstein> my girlfriends brother used to live in accra
[23:50] <obengdako> i actually have a basic ubuntu setup with kde, sfce, kxstudio all wrapped in
[23:50] <holstein> last year?
[23:50] <holstein> couple years
[23:51] <obengdako> wow that's cool
[23:51] <holstein> hes mostly in haiti now
[23:51] <obengdako> oh i see
[23:52] <obengdako> i can't believe we are having personal conversation in a public irc
[23:52] <obengdako> channel
[23:52] <holstein> lol
[23:52] <obengdako> plus it is even logged
[23:52] <holstein> i like to keep activity in here
[23:52] <holstein> as long as its not too personal
[23:52] <obengdako> yeah i realised
[23:52] <holstein> i think it promotes use of the channel
[23:52] <holstein> and i dont think the higher-ups mind
[23:53] <holstein> as long as the primary function isnt neglected