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USB Saorview receiver ($7.40 delivered)

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  • #152
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭Nollog


    hamhamwich wrote: »
    Mine arrived during the week but the supplied CD is blank. :confused:

    Could someone please upload the driver from the CD somewhere and post a link here?

    Thanks.
    styron wrote: »
    I've uploaded the CD content here:
    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZKSHROQI

    'autorun.exe' will give you the interface if you need it. I only installed the bare driver - the Blaze HD player ain't up to much. Windows Media Centre and VLC work fine for me (RTE2 HD can be a bit jumpy).

    The thread that vibe666 mentioned gives plenty of good configuration and troubleshooting advice.
    There you go.


  • #153
    Red Silurian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,659 ✭✭✭Red Silurian


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Do you know for a fact that you have the signal strength in your location to receive the broadcasts on that small aerial?

    Lack of signal strength indoors is common ...... which is why most aerials are positioned outdoors and up high to avoid obstacles.

    I'd assume so... I'm less than 8km from woodcock hill, which is a digital transmitter... I can pick up the analog signal on my telly with a little rabbit-ears aerial bought in poundland in Belfast (that has since bitten the dust)


  • #154
    hamhamwich
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭hamhamwich


    /\/ollog wrote: »
    There you go.

    Nice one thanks. :)


  • #155
    UnknownSpecies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,183 ✭✭✭UnknownSpecies


    Had some trouble setting it up on Windows 7, but after I reinstalled the drivers, Blaze TV worked fine. I have perfect signal here in Cork City with the supplied aerial. Also set it up on WMC with no problems.


  • #156
    charlie_says
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,666 ✭✭✭charlie_says


    Thanks Op, just ordered mine.


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  • #157
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Still waiting for mine and I'm pretty sure I ordered at the start of December... getting pi$$ed off now!


  • #158
    Bummer1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,860 ✭✭✭Bummer1234


    Bummer1234 wrote: »
    Got mine working last night,Got it going on WMC with no problems,Im currently in Dublin City centre and it works perfectly and going to try it this weekend in cavan and will let you's know, Great Find OP.

    Tried it at the weekend at home(Cavan) and it couldn't pick up any channels so i would need to connect it to the house arial, I say you would need to be quite near a mast for it to work. Still a great job and its a steal at the price.


  • #159
    robbie99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭robbie99


    Mine arrived today. I ordered December 22nd


  • #160
    dastardly00
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,457 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    rarnes1 wrote: »
    Anyone in Galway city order this?

    Wondering what the signal is like.

    Got mine today, ordered it on December 22nd.
    I'll try get it working tonight.


  • #161
    web designer meath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28 ✭web designer meath


    why do you need this dongle? most channels now have 'on demand' channels where you can watch live and recorded shows. like rte on demand, channel 4 on demand etc.


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  • #162
    mp3ireland2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,819 ✭✭✭mp3ireland2


    web designer meath wrote: »
    why do you need this dongle? most channels now have 'on demand' channels where you can watch live and recorded shows. like rte on demand, channel 4 on demand etc.

    I know my internet is only 2mbps so wouldn't be able to handle HD channels.....also handy for recording stuff, although I haven't managed to get time to set up my own one properly yet! I only have a freesat box which can record sat, and a saorview tv which can't record, but can take a usb input so if i needed to record something i coudl watch it on the tv after...


  • #163
    robbie99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭✭robbie99


    If you're out and about with your laptop and without internet, you can use your laptop to watch live TV, like a normal telly.


  • #164
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,769 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    Got mine today...ordered 5th Jan.

    Having trouble with setup - do I need to register the software? I'm getting prompted for a serial number?


  • #165
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭Nollog


    there's a key printed on your cd envelope.
    Don't use the one in a .txt file on the disc as it's already been used at some stage by someone.


  • #166
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Mine eventually arrived late this afternoon...

    However, after installing it using the CD provided (my CD's contents were different to the one uploaded earlier in the thread)... everything that uses the dongle seems to crash.

    WMC crashes non stop or takes literally 30 minutes to do 1% on a channel scan.
    So I reluctantly installed the Blaze software and on the very first frequency (474.00Mhz) it's crashed...

    Faulty device or am I doing something wrong?


  • #167
    Shanegggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Shanegggg


    Got mine today, ordered it on the 5 of Jan! :)

    Cannot for the life of me get this to work. Driver installed without cd and tried to scan with WMC (Windows 7 64 bit), 4 hrs later it was only on 60%! Surely that can't be right!

    Also for some reason it likes to make firefox not respond and makes the mouse pointer fuzzy! :o

    Tried it on a xp machine and seemed to scan alot faster but no channels found. Will have to try an aerial once I get my hands on a adapter for it.


    @Vertakill - Sounds like we got the same devices!


  • #168
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Shanegggg wrote: »
    Got mine today, ordered it on the 5 of Jan! :)

    Cannot for the life of me get this to work. Driver installed without cd and tried to scan with WMC (Windows 7 64 bit), 4 hrs later it was only on 60%! Surely that can't be right!

    Also for some reason it likes to make firefox not respond and makes the mouse pointer fuzzy! :o

    Tried it on a xp machine and seemed to scan alot faster but no channels found. Will have to try an aerial once I get my hands on a adapter for it.


    @Vertakill - Sounds like we got the same devices!

    Sounds familiar alright!
    I let my scan run overnight and it came back with 0 channels.
    But literally everything it does seems to make the PC or the program(s) hang if you so much as look at them so thats why I let it run overnight.

    And yeah, I had a load of problems trying to get the driver to work.
    One minute it'd install as a WinFast DVB Dongle in Device Manager, then it'll disappear and a USB device with the yellow/black exclamation mark would appear.
    I've tried both drivers as well - the one on the CD that came with mine and the one from the uploaded CD on here with the same results.


  • #169
    IrishHomer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,973 ✭✭✭IrishHomer


    Vertakill wrote: »
    Sounds familiar alright!
    I let my scan run overnight and it came back with 0 channels.
    But literally everything it does seems to make the PC or the program(s) hang if you so much as look at them so thats why I let it run overnight.

    And yeah, I had a load of problems trying to get the driver to work.
    One minute it'd install as a WinFast DVB Dongle in Device Manager, then it'll disappear and a USB device with the yellow/black exclamation mark would appear.
    I've tried both drivers as well - the one on the CD that came with mine and the one from the uploaded CD on here with the same results.

    Very same for me here, yet I have good Saorview reception on my tv,s even with same aerial connection to pc dongle no can do :(

    I also tried mine on a few different computers still nothing.


  • #170
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Yeah I've no idea what to do with it now. I'm living in an area that's covered by saorview.
    I got 2 of these delivered and both are reacting the same way, both on Win7 x64.

    I'll try test it on a laptop outside tonight (*brrrrrr*) or something and see if I'm just struggling for coverage etc.


  • #171
    styron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭styron


    Vertakill wrote: »
    Sounds familiar alright!
    I let my scan run overnight and it came back with 0 channels.
    But literally everything it does seems to make the PC or the program(s) hang if you so much as look at them so thats why I let it run overnight.

    And yeah, I had a load of problems trying to get the driver to work.
    One minute it'd install as a WinFast DVB Dongle in Device Manager, then it'll disappear and a USB device with the yellow/black exclamation mark would appear.
    I've tried both drivers as well - the one on the CD that came with mine and the one from the uploaded CD on here with the same results.

    On the face of it, the struggle to retain driver recognition and hanging/crashing on multiple systems points to a dud dongle, but 3 out of 3 between both of you is a very unlucky batch.

    I've installed it on 3 systems, dual & triple booting (XP/Vista/Win7) and never once was the dongle natively recognised - I had to install the driver first for it to be picked up as an af9015 device on all 8 OS installations .

    I'd system restore back to before you installed any dongle drivers, then install the simple driver (setup.exe - by right clicking and "run as administrator") waiting for the finish button to appear. Click to close the interface and immediately restart the system.

    Only then plug in the dongle and wait for any af9015 device message pop up in the notification area and/or look for it under 'sound video and game controllers' in a clear device manager (ie. without any question or exclamation marks). If it's still unstable and dropping the driver as before - particularly on a non-64bit WIN7 system - the dongle(s) are the likely problem.

    (If it remains confined to 64bit Win 7 a possible workaround if you're running 64bit Pro, Ultimate or Enterprise is Virtual PC with XP Mode - to effectively run the dongle through a virtual 32bit XP OS [500 MB download] run from the Win 7 desktop: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx)

    A more sensitive tuning option to media centre scanning for me is using the dongle with VLC/VideoLan Player (at least ver. 0.9.8a) in capture mode (Ctrl + C) for the appropriate local mast broadcast frequency as laid out here:
    http://www.mpeg4ireland.com/dtt-muxes#mapping

    1. select 'Media' -> 'Open Capture Device' (ie. ctrl + C)
    2. change capture mode from 'DirectShow' to 'DVB DirectShow' and 'DVB Type' to 'DVB-T'
    3. enter the local kHz frequency (eg. three rock = 738000kHz) and click 'Play'
    4. click VLC menu option 'Playback' -> dropdown 'Program' and select from Channels listed.

    Of course if you're outside mast range for the aerial you're using, it won't help much - but it got me TV where Vista Media Centre only gave me the DAB radio channels. Dual booting to WIN7 Media centre on the identical dongle setup gives me full TV too ... a bit of a headwrecker!


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  • #172
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Cheers styron!

    I'll try your suggestions once I get home. I've got two of them acting the very same, on top of some of the other guys in the posts above... so I'd be surprised if they're all duds - but for a fiver... maybe it's not all that surprising? :)

    Hopefully it's just a driver issue and I'll get it sorted as I didn't have the time/patience to dedicate to resolving it last night!

    I'll post back with feedback later on.


  • #173
    Shanegggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Shanegggg


    I think it has something to do with the drivers.

    Uninstalled the WinFast DVB Dongle in Device Manager and tried the af9015. Had to go into update drivers in the device manager.

    Blaze was a bit more responsive, was able to scan for some frequencies but crashed after about 20%! Tried to scan just 738000Khz too but no luck.

    Also noticed that on the XP machine the signal bar during the scan is at 100% but on windows 7 its zero.

    Also the drivers on the disc I got are for af9035. Need more time to mess around with them I think.


  • #174
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    The drivers on my CD are for an IT9130 ? :(


  • #175
    Shanegggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Shanegggg


    Vertakill wrote: »
    The drivers on my CD are for an IT9130 ? :(

    When I plug it says in the device manager AF9035 BDA DEVICE.

    I've been using the AF9015 driver (device comes up as AF9015 BDA device) and its a lot better. Can scan for channels in both WMC and Blaze but still not getting anything.

    It now only takes about 5 seconds in WMC to scan but it comes back with 0 results.

    Still not too sure about the 100% signal that I got with a XP machine. :confused:


  • #176
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    This thing would seriously try your patience...

    The name on my CD states "DVB-t (9135)"...

    However, the driver install looks like this:

    dvb3t.jpg


    But once it's installed, it looks like this...

    dvb4.jpg

    I'm not sure if that's what it's meant to install as though.. ?

    If I go into the driver details, it SEEMS to be using the 9135 driver... ?

    dvb6b.jpg

    In summary, I have no idea wtf is going on! :)

    Keeps crashing stuff if I cancel a scan etc... and scans take absolutely hours and come back with 0 channels.


  • #177
    Shanegggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Shanegggg


    Your not installing the correct driver. That only puts the driver on the system i think and doesn't associate it with the hardware. When you plug it in windows automatically loads the WinFast driver.

    Just click on update driver software (on the device in device manager), browse my computer, let me pick, unclick show compatible drivers.

    A list should come up.

    AF9035 is in Afatech Manufacturer list
    AF9015 is ITETech.

    This is provided you ran both driver installs (the one one on the disc and the on uploaded here).

    AF9015 seems to run better but as I said I can't get any channels from it. It stops the hanging though.


  • #178
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Shanegggg wrote: »
    Your not installing the correct driver. That only puts the driver on the system i think and doesn't associate it with the hardware. When you plug it in windows automatically loads the WinFast driver.

    Just click on update driver software (on the device in device manager), browse my computer, let me pick, unclick show compatible drivers.

    A list should come up.

    AF9035 is in Afatech Manufacturer list
    AF9015 is ITETech.

    This is provided you ran both driver installs (the one one on the disc and the on uploaded here).

    AF9015 seems to run better but as I said I can't get any channels from it. It stops the hanging though.

    Ok, but that's what I get when I install the driver via the CD and plug in the dongle - WinFast etc...

    Just used your method there for the AF9035. I'll try scan some channels now and report back!


    --- Ok, it's now seen as an AF9035 device but it's still taking AGES to scan. Only on 17% and it's scanning for just over an hour now.


  • #179
    NTC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭NTC


    Mine arrived a few weeks back, didn't get a chance to install until today.

    Using Win7 and Media Center, didn't use the drivers or software in the CD.

    Running perfect, no issues. Picture is perfect. I live in Oranmore, Galway.

    Does anyone know how to set this up on a VU+ box? I read somewhere that it works on enigma.


  • #180
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    NTC: Win7 32bit or 64bit?

    And does it appear as a WinFast dongle when it installs? Or does it appear as something else?


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  • #181
    NTC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭NTC


    Vertakill wrote: »
    NTC: Win7 32bit or 64bit?

    And does it appear as a WinFast dongle when it installs? Or does it appear as something else?

    @Vertakill

    I am using Win7 Enterprise N 32bit, and it appears as "WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Device" in my device manager.


  • #182
    styron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭styron


    Vertakill, check this out - at least it confirms installation differences even between 64bit Win 7 versions (Pro v's Ultimate), and that it's very unlikely to be any other AF90** rogue chipset. He resolved it with a Leadtek driver:

    http://blog.rhysgoodwin.com/htpc/10-usb-dvb-t-receiver-review/


    As did Log-on on pg.7 of this thread:
    Log-on wrote: »
    i got my usb from buy in coins today, wouldnt work at all untill i found a link to a driver and downloaded it then searched for channels in wmc and it picked them up

    http://www.leadtek.com/eng/support/download.asp?downlineid=217&downline=WinFast+DTV+Dongle+Gold


    :)

    enjoy

    64bit Leadteks here: http://www.leadtek.com.tw/eng/support/search.asp?keyword=WinFast+DTV+Dongle+&imageField.x=5&imageField.y=7

    If they don't work I'd try and install one or both dongles on an XP system just to confirm if they're faulty or not ... and preserve what's left of your sanity in the process ;)

    Other potential leads if it turns out the damn things work:

    Someone had success on the previous USB DVB-T thread with these:
    http://www.digittrade.de/shop/shop_content.php/coID/9

    There are a couple of MS approved Win7 driver "updates" (a 32bit & 64bit AMD) for the IT9135:
    http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=IT9135%20BDA%20Device%20


  • #183
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Thanks NTC.

    Cheers for the input styron - much appreciated.
    I think I've seen and downloaded that Leadtek driver already on my searches but I cant remember what outcome I had!

    Unfortunately I've no XP machines at home anymore - everythings on Win7! :(

    I'll give it another shot once I get home!


  • #184
    Shanegggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭Shanegggg


    Drivers tried to far:

    Winfast DVB Dual Dongle Device
    WinFast DTV Dongle Gold BDA Device
    AF9035 BDA DEVICE
    AF9015 BDA DEVICE

    Pretty much convinced now mines DOA and not really bothered in wasting more time on the sh@gging thing! :mad:


  • #185
    styron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭styron


    Shanegggg, whatever about WIN7 64bit - if on XP device manager is clear (no exclamation or question marks) and Media Center recognises the tuner, scans without hanging as it was before but picks up nothing - I'd still try and hook it up to the outside aerial.

    The supplied aerial is basically a line of sight to the mast job - with some signal boost from attaching to metal:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056102329

    Some have managed without an adapter, to fit the base into an aerial socket by unscrewing the rod and pushing the brass thread of the base into it ... or wrapping the bare coax cable around it ... or cutting the rod aerial cable and joining the wires together:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056076074&page=24

    For others attaching it to a big fridge or just packing the base behind the magnet with a ball of copper wire was sufficient for a signal:

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/64205339@N02/5845943554/in/photostream/

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72839616


  • #186
    selephonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 384 ✭✭selephonic


    Got mine at start of last week. On first use it was recognised in windows 7 and then it must have burnt out a chip or something as it doesn't show up anywhere (4 computers) under any operating system (xp, 7, OSX, Ubuntu) as even being plugged into the computer.

    Emailed buyincoins 3 times now, emails received by them but no response yet.


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  • #187
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    selephonic wrote: »
    Got mine at start of last week. On first use it was recognised in windows 7 and then it must have burnt out a chip or something as it doesn't show up anywhere (4 computers) under any operating system (xp, 7, OSX, Ubuntu) as even being plugged into the computer.

    Emailed buyincoins 3 times now, emails received by them but no response yet.

    Does dmesg in a terminal (Ubuntu) give you any information?

    Some info should show up immediately after plugging in the device.


  • #188
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,214 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Does dmesg in a terminal (Ubuntu) give you any information?

    Some info should show up immediately after plugging in the device.
    Mine is recognised but the firmware download fails, even on using the 3.2 kernel (in which support was added to the kernel).

    Must dig into the source when I get a chance.


  • #189
    selephonic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 384 ✭✭selephonic


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    Does dmesg in a terminal (Ubuntu) give you any information?

    Some info should show up immediately after plugging in the device.

    Yep, not a dicky bird, stick is definitely dead.


  • #190
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    selephonic wrote: »
    Yep, not a dicky bird, stick is definitely dead.

    bummer :mad:


  • #191
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    Not really sure what I'm doing wrong...


    I plugged it in and W7 installed the "WinFast DTV Dongle Dual Device" driver.
    Started up VLC.
    Media > Open Capture device
    Capture Mode > DVB DirectShow
    DVB type > DVB-T
    Frequency > 738000 kHz
    Bandwidth > 8 Mhz
    Press play

    Nothing happens

    I live in Dublin city centre. My CD was blank and the MegaUpload link provided earlier has obviously been taken down by the feds.


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  • #192
    evolutionqy7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,277 ✭✭✭evolutionqy7


    Ah this thing is not worth the hastle.

    Got it in mail. Tried it only W7 laptop and desktop. It works ahri. Just cant pick up any channels. Yesterday it took several hours for Windows Media Centre to scan for channels. After that it stopped working and it asked me to scan the channels again.

    I dont have any more time for this. Your better of paying a bit more for a decent TV receiver for a PC.

    I wrote the company an email last week they didnt even get back to me.

    So my conclusion is to avoid them


  • #193
    Vertakill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Vertakill


    Yeah, I ordered two from them originally.
    Then they didn't arrive within about a month so I had given up on it and ordered a 3rd from a different seller on eBay this time.

    All 3 arrived within the same week! :(

    Anyways, same scenario on all 3. Installs fine on Win7 x64 using WinFast Dongle etc, WMC detects it but I get no channels... on all 3 dongles. And it takes AGES to scan as well so it's not like it's easy to test.

    Gave it to my brother who lives about 40 minutes from me and he has the exact same result.
    I'd imagine you have to be sitting under the feckin soarview mast to get a signal.

    Terrible little yokes.


  • #194
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    If ye don't have a good signal going into the device what can ye expect from it?

    Connect it to a 'proper UHF' aerial and then try it.


  • #195
    moonboy52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,199 ✭✭✭moonboy52


    I installed the drivers that came with.

    Launched WMC and scanned for channels and found all the FTA Saorview channels with excellent reception, using the little aerial that came with it.

    I am in Waterford city.


  • #196
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    I installed the drivers that came with.
    Launched WMC and scanned for channels and found all the FTA Saorview channels with excellent reception, using the little aerial that came with it.
    I am in Waterford city.

    Aka, unless you have a remarkably good signal, or an external aerial, you're screwed?

    I've tried it in Celbridge, Leixlip, Lucan, Smithfield and Stephen's Green- to no avail. I give up. I can pick up DAB radio via this, but can't get a signal lock for digital tv.......


  • #197
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    moonboy52 wrote: »
    I installed the drivers that came with.

    Launched WMC and scanned for channels and found all the FTA Saorview channels with excellent reception, using the little aerial that came with it.

    I am in Waterford city.

    How long did WMC take?


  • #198
    Nollog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭Nollog


    Baza210 wrote: »
    My CD was blank and the MegaUpload link provided earlier has obviously been taken down by the feds.

    Silly Americans.
    This is an iso of my disc, I can upload just the contents later if you have trouble with it.
    http://www.Nollog.net/MyBin/DVB-T%20AAF%20(F).ISO


  • #199
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,214 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    I've tried it under Windows and haven't been able to get anything out of it.

    It works great under Linux though. I'm using the latest Linux media git, and the device will be fully supported under Linux 3.4. :)


  • #200
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,031 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Jonathan wrote: »
    I've tried it under Windows and haven't been able to get anything out of it.

    It works great under Linux though. I'm using the latest Linux media git, and the device will be fully supported under Linux 3.4. :)

    What tuner is in that device please?


  • #201
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,214 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Johnboy1951 wrote: »
    What tuner is in that device please?
    ITE IT9135.

    Version 1 works with Linux 3.2, but my device is Version 2 requires this patch, which is currently in linux-next for inclusion in 3.4.


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