[GRLUG] can't seem to get my usb tv tuner to work

[Tom Warren]

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Mike <ironmike52 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> -----Original Message----- From: megadave
> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:57 AM
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> Subject: Re: [GRLUG] can't seem to get my usb tv tuner to work
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> Have you review the info here, especially the bits at the bottom of
> the page (after the very loooooong lsusb output)
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> http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge_WinTV-HVR-950
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> I did go to that page.   Very informative but still don't work.  I am a
> Microsoft guy trying Linux out and sometimes I don't know the simplest
> commands. I got thru all directions but the   " run the extract_xc3028.pl
> script found in linux/Documentation/video4linux: ".  I believe I don't have
> that file on the computer yet.


You need to install v4l-tools for this to work.