[pvrusb2] Some install guidance on WinTV PVR2 USB

[Roger]

>dmesg shows:
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>[ 315.904957] Linux video capture interface: v2.00
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>[ 315.955716] usbcore: registered new interface driver em28xx
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>No video0 or video1.
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>I'm not sure that the above is even the WinTV PVR2 USB device. I guess I could remove it and reboot, however, if memory serves,
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>back a couple of years ago I did have it running, it would pop up a message that was more clear when it was detected.
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>Later.... I removed the device and rebooted. Nothing indicating video. I plugged it back in, and still nothing.
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>The only thing I can figure, is somehow the driver is not compiled correctly. 

Make sure you have your USB HCD drivers installed (ie. Drivers > USB Support > 
xHCI?/UHCI?/OHCI? HCD and maybe Drivers > HID Support > Generic HID)

But really, the pvrusb2 module .config depends should automatically pull in 
these?

You also need the pvrusb2 firmware.  But since you're not getting any USB 
device detection, I'm posting my very recent experience just in case this might 
be a low-level kernel thing.

My old PVRUSB2 29XXX device, I recently tossed-out because I think a 
transformer on the same outlet strip shorted-out, causing the PVRUSB2 device to 
also take a spike.

I assumed since the kernel USB plug & play wasn't registering and showing any 
activity on plug-in with my currently installed operating systems, I pretty 
much assumed the PVRUSB2 device was trashed.  I should have thoroughly tested 
just a little more to rule-out any recent kerenl bugs, because I just tested on 
Windows 8 and a few other current Linux boxes.  Maybe using an old LiveCD or 
definitely an older 32 bit Winodws XP just to be safely sure.

But really, after the accident, I should have seen a little more within dmesg 
by just plugging in the device.  Should have seen at least a one liner stating
registered pvrusb2 at the very least.  Only thing I didn't rule-out, a very 
low-level kernel bug and just assumed the timing of the two were too much to 
rule-out.

I still have a Hauppauge HVR-1950.  My next device, since I'm using PCI-e, will 
be a Hauppauge PCI-e device with FM tuner.  On my Linux box that I was using 
the PVRUSB2 29XXX for an FM radio device, I just bought an ADS TECH Instant FM 
USB device.


-- 
Roger
http://rogerx.freeshell.org/