Thread: Internal TV Tuner card for Linux

Hi,

Can somebody suggest me a good internal High Definition TV Tuner card which will be available in India to watch and record TV programs in Linux. I have tried with Intex Internal Tuner card PC TV Capture which uses Philips Chipset SAA713X but I could not find a proper driver for this card in linux. Here is my PC configuration.

Processor: Intel Core 2Duo E4500
Mother Board: Intel G945GCNL
RAM: 2GB DDR2
Monitor: 22" Samsung
OS: PCLinuxOS 2009.2 KDE4
HD: 500GB

Please let me know if I need to provide any other details. Also suggest if there is any external TV Tuner card available which supports 1920*1080 resolution. I have already posted this in Linux section but could not get a solution.

What do you get when you type: modprobe saa7134 card=3

Check about Pixel view TV Tuner card.

Typing the command I have given as root will enabled the driver. Your driver is already installed in kernel.

Search the file saa7134-cards.c

It must be there.

There are many modules which are there but are not enabled.

Yes. The module is there. but the tuner card is not recognized by the OS. It says as below for dmesg command.

saa7130/34: v4l2 driver version 0.2.14 loaded
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:05.0[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
saa7130[0]: found at 0000:05:05.0, rev: 1, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0x90000000
saa7134: <rant>
saa7134: Congratulations! Your TV card vendor saved a few
saa7134: cents for a eeprom, thus your pci board has no
saa7134: subsystem ID and I can't identify it automatically
saa7134: </rant>
saa7134: I feel better now. Ok, here are the good news:
saa7134: You can use the card=<nr> insmod option to specify
saa7134: which board do you have. The list:

And it gives a list of 142 card types. I have tried with some numbers but nothing worked. I have tried in different linux distributions. Same result in all tries.

Give me that 142 lists as attached here. I might hit & miss in other places.



Wait for 2 days at least after giving list. Modules are same for all distro as they depends upon kernels version.. They are not dependent upon distro.

PS: I don't know why that command is ranting more than helping. DTIS

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Check about Pixel view TV Tuner card.

There are many types of cards under ProLink brand. I am not sure which cards are available in India. I need to check for the driver availability in linux before buying. Any idea on particular card? I have checked in Bangalore local market but they are asking me about card model. No one is having display or brochure for these cards. All cards comes with windows drivers only.

Originally Posted by Luke Skywalker

Give me that 142 lists as attached here. I might hit & miss in other places.



Wait for 2 days at least after giving list. Modules are same for all distro as they depends upon kernels version.. They are not dependent upon distro.

PS: I don't know why that command is ranting more than helping. DTIS

Thanks for your willingness to help. Looks like all distributions are using the same kernal. Here is the cards list.
saa7134: which board do you have. The list:
saa7134: card=0 -> UNKNOWN/GENERIC
saa7134: card=1 -> Proteus Pro [philips reference design] 1131:2001 1131:2001
saa7134: card=2 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000 5168:0138 4e42:0138
saa7134: card=3 -> LifeView/Typhoon FlyVIDEO2000 5168:0138 4e42:0138
saa7134: card=4 -> EMPRESS 1131:6752
saa7134: card=5 -> SKNet Monster TV 1131:4e85
saa7134: card=6 -> Tevion MD 9717
saa7134: card=7 -> KNC One TV-Station RDS / Typhoon TV Tune 1131:fe01 1894:fe01
saa7134: card=8 -> Terratec Cinergy 400 TV 153b:1142
saa7134: card=9 -> Medion 5044
saa7134: card=10 -> Kworld/KuroutoShikou SAA7130-TVPCI
saa7134: card=11 -> Terratec Cinergy 600 TV 153b:1143
saa7134: card=12 -> Medion 7134 16be:0003
saa7134: card=13 -> Typhoon TV+Radio 90031
saa7134: card=14 -> ELSA EX-VISION 300TV 1048:226b
saa7134: card=15 -> ELSA EX-VISION 500TV 1048:226a
saa7134: card=16 -> ASUS TV-FM 7134 1043:4842 1043:4830 1043:4840
saa7134: card=17 -> AOPEN VA1000 POWER 1131:7133
saa7134: card=18 -> BMK MPEX No Tuner
saa7134: card=19 -> Compro VideoMate TV 185b:c100
saa7134: card=20 -> Matrox CronosPlus 102b:48d0
saa7134: card=21 -> 10MOONS PCI TV CAPTURE CARD 1131:2001
saa7134: card=22 -> AverMedia M156 / Medion 2819 1461:a70b
saa7134: card=23 -> BMK MPEX Tuner
saa7134: card=24 -> KNC One TV-Station DVR 1894:a006
saa7134: card=25 -> ASUS TV-FM 7133 1043:4843
saa7134: card=26 -> Pinnacle PCTV Stereo (saa7134) 11bd:002b
saa7134: card=27 -> Manli MuchTV M-TV002
saa7134: card=28 -> Manli MuchTV M-TV001
saa7134: card=29 -> Nagase Sangyo TransGear 3000TV 1461:050c
saa7134: card=30 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1216 Tuner Card( 1019:4cb4
saa7134: card=31 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1236 Tuner Card 1019:4cb5
saa7134: card=32 -> AVACS SmartTV
saa7134: card=33 -> AVerMedia DVD EZMaker 1461:10ff
saa7134: card=34 -> Noval Prime TV 7133
saa7134: card=35 -> AverMedia AverTV Studio 305 1461:2115
saa7134: card=36 -> UPMOST PURPLE TV 12ab:0800
saa7134: card=37 -> Items MuchTV Plus / IT-005
saa7134: card=38 -> Terratec Cinergy 200 TV 153b:1152
saa7134: card=39 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum Mini 5168:0212 4e42:0212
saa7134: card=40 -> Compro VideoMate TV PVR/FM 185b:c100
saa7134: card=41 -> Compro VideoMate TV Gold+ 185b:c100
saa7134: card=42 -> Sabrent SBT-TVFM (saa7130)
saa7134: card=43 -> :Zolid Xpert TV7134
saa7134: card=44 -> Empire PCI TV-Radio LE
saa7134: card=45 -> Avermedia AVerTV Studio 307 1461:9715
saa7134: card=46 -> AVerMedia Cardbus TV/Radio (E500) 1461:d6ee
saa7134: card=47 -> Terratec Cinergy 400 mobile 153b:1162
saa7134: card=48 -> Terratec Cinergy 600 TV MK3 153b:1158
saa7134: card=49 -> Compro VideoMate Gold+ Pal 185b:c200
saa7134: card=50 -> Pinnacle PCTV 300i DVB-T + PAL 11bd:002d
saa7134: card=51 -> ProVideo PV952 1540:9524
saa7134: card=52 -> AverMedia AverTV/305 1461:2108
saa7134: card=53 -> ASUS TV-FM 7135 1043:4845
saa7134: card=54 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum FM / Gold 5168:0214 5168:5214 1489:0214 5168:0304
saa7134: card=55 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T DUO / MSI TV@nywhere D 5168:0306 4e42:0306
saa7134: card=56 -> Avermedia AVerTV 307 1461:a70a
saa7134: card=57 -> Avermedia AVerTV GO 007 FM 1461:f31f
saa7134: card=58 -> ADS Tech Instant TV (saa7135) 1421:0350 1421:0351 1421:0370 1421:1370
saa7134: card=59 -> Kworld/Tevion V-Stream Xpert TV PVR7134
saa7134: card=60 -> LifeView/Typhoon/Genius FlyDVB-T Duo Car 5168:0502 4e42:0502 1489:0502
saa7134: card=61 -> Philips TOUGH DVB-T reference design 1131:2004
saa7134: card=62 -> Compro VideoMate TV Gold+II
saa7134: card=63 -> Kworld Xpert TV PVR7134
saa7134: card=64 -> FlyTV mini Asus Digimatrix 1043:0210
saa7134: card=65 -> V-Stream Studio TV Terminator
saa7134: card=66 -> Yuan TUN-900 (saa7135)
saa7134: card=67 -> Beholder BeholdTV 409 FM 0000:4091
saa7134: card=68 -> GoTView 7135 PCI 5456:7135
saa7134: card=69 -> Philips EUROPA V3 reference design 1131:2004
saa7134: card=70 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T300 185b:c900
saa7134: card=71 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T200 185b:c901
saa7134: card=72 -> RTD Embedded Technologies VFG7350 1435:7350
saa7134: card=73 -> RTD Embedded Technologies VFG7330 1435:7330
saa7134: card=74 -> LifeView FlyTV Platinum Mini2 14c0:1212
saa7134: card=75 -> AVerMedia AVerTVHD MCE A180 1461:1044
saa7134: card=76 -> SKNet MonsterTV Mobile 1131:4ee9
saa7134: card=77 -> Pinnacle PCTV 40i/50i/110i (saa7133) 11bd:002e
saa7134: card=78 -> ASUSTeK P7131 Dual 1043:4862 1043:4857
saa7134: card=79 -> Sedna/MuchTV PC TV Cardbus TV/Radio (ITO
saa7134: card=80 -> ASUS Digimatrix TV 1043:0210
saa7134: card=81 -> Philips Tiger reference design 1131:2018
saa7134: card=82 -> MSI TV@Anywhere plus 1462:6231 1462:8624
saa7134: card=83 -> Terratec Cinergy 250 PCI TV 153b:1160
saa7134: card=84 -> LifeView FlyDVB Trio 5168:0319
saa7134: card=85 -> AverTV DVB-T 777 1461:2c05 1461:2c05
saa7134: card=86 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T / Genius VideoWonder D 5168:0301 1489:0301
saa7134: card=87 -> ADS Instant TV Duo Cardbus PTV331 0331:1421
saa7134: card=88 -> Tevion/KWorld DVB-T 220RF 17de:7201
saa7134: card=89 -> ELSA EX-VISION 700TV 1048:226c
saa7134: card=90 -> Kworld ATSC110/115 17de:7350 17de:7352
saa7134: card=91 -> AVerMedia A169 B 1461:7360
saa7134: card=92 -> AVerMedia A169 B1 1461:6360
saa7134: card=93 -> Medion 7134 Bridge #2 16be:0005
saa7134: card=94 -> LifeView FlyDVB-T Hybrid Cardbus/MSI TV 5168:3306 5168:3502 5168:3307 4e42:3502
saa7134: card=95 -> LifeView FlyVIDEO3000 (NTSC) 5169:0138
saa7134: card=96 -> Medion Md8800 Quadro 16be:0007 16be:0008 16be:000d
saa7134: card=97 -> LifeView FlyDVB-S /Acorp TV134DS 5168:0300 4e42:0300
saa7134: card=98 -> Proteus Pro 2309 0919:2003
saa7134: card=99 -> AVerMedia TV Hybrid A16AR 1461:2c00
saa7134: card=100 -> Asus Europa2 OEM 1043:4860
saa7134: card=101 -> Pinnacle PCTV 310i 11bd:002f
saa7134: card=102 -> Avermedia AVerTV Studio 507 1461:9715
saa7134: card=103 -> Compro Videomate DVB-T200A
saa7134: card=104 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR1110 DVB-T/Hybrid 0070:6700 0070:6701 0070:6702 0070:6703 0070:6704 0070:6705
saa7134: card=105 -> Terratec Cinergy HT PCMCIA 153b:1172
saa7134: card=106 -> Encore ENLTV 1131:2342 1131:2341 3016:2344
saa7134: card=107 -> Encore ENLTV-FM 1131:230f
saa7134: card=108 -> Terratec Cinergy HT PCI 153b:1175
saa7134: card=109 -> Philips Tiger - S Reference design
saa7134: card=110 -> Avermedia M102 1461:f31e
saa7134: card=111 -> ASUS P7131 4871 1043:4871
saa7134: card=112 -> ASUSTeK P7131 Hybrid 1043:4876
saa7134: card=113 -> Elitegroup ECS TVP3XP FM1246 Tuner Card 1019:4cb6
saa7134: card=114 -> KWorld DVB-T 210 17de:7250
saa7134: card=115 -> Sabrent PCMCIA TV-PCB05 0919:2003
saa7134: card=116 -> 10MOONS TM300 TV Card 1131:2304
saa7134: card=117 -> Avermedia Super 007 1461:f01d
saa7134: card=118 -> Beholder BeholdTV 401 0000:4016
saa7134: card=119 -> Beholder BeholdTV 403 0000:4036
saa7134: card=120 -> Beholder BeholdTV 403 FM 0000:4037
saa7134: card=121 -> Beholder BeholdTV 405 0000:4050
saa7134: card=122 -> Beholder BeholdTV 405 FM 0000:4051
saa7134: card=123 -> Beholder BeholdTV 407 0000:4070
saa7134: card=124 -> Beholder BeholdTV 407 FM 0000:4071
saa7134: card=125 -> Beholder BeholdTV 409 0000:4090
saa7134: card=126 -> Beholder BeholdTV 505 FM/RDS 0000:5051 0000:505b 5ace:5050
saa7134: card=127 -> Beholder BeholdTV 507 FM/RDS / BeholdTV 0000:5071 0000:507b 5ace:5070 5ace:5090
saa7134: card=128 -> Beholder BeholdTV Columbus TVFM 0000:5201
saa7134: card=129 -> Beholder BeholdTV 607 / BeholdTV 609 5ace:6070 5ace:6071 5ace:6072 5ace:6073 5ace:6090 5ace:6091 5ace:6092 5ace:6093
saa7134: card=130 -> Beholder BeholdTV M6 / BeholdTV M6 Extra 5ace:6190 5ace:6193 5ace:6191
saa7134: card=131 -> Twinhan Hybrid DTV-DVB 3056 PCI 1822:0022
saa7134: card=132 -> Genius TVGO AM11MCE
saa7134: card=133 -> NXP Snake DVB-S reference design
saa7134: card=134 -> Medion/Creatix CTX953 Hybrid 16be:0010
saa7134: card=135 -> MSI TV@nywhere A/D v1.1 1462:8625
saa7134: card=136 -> AVerMedia Cardbus TV/Radio (E506R) 1461:f436
saa7134: card=137 -> AVerMedia Hybrid TV/Radio (A16D) 1461:f936
saa7134: card=138 -> Avermedia M115 1461:a836
saa7134: card=139 -> Compro VideoMate T750 185b:c900
saa7134: card=140 -> Avermedia DVB-S Pro A700 1461:a7a1
saa7134: card=141 -> Avermedia DVB-S Hybrid+FM A700 1461:a7a2
saa7134: card=142 -> Beholder BeholdTV H6 5ace:6290
saa7130[0]: subsystem: 1131:0000, board: UNKNOWN/GENERIC [card=0,autodetected]
saa7130[0]: board init: gpio is c05400
saa7130[0]: Huh, no eeprom present (err=-5)?
saa7130[0]: registered device video0 [v4l2]
saa7130[0]: registered device vbi0


And I did not get this line in your reply.

PS: I don't know why that command is ranting more than helping. DTIS

I am sorry if you feel like I am commanding.

Please check the manufacturer website for drivers. If lucky, you may find them. Or else you can put a query in their website asking them whether they have Linux drivers.

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Please check the manufacturer website for drivers. If lucky, you may find them. Or else you can put a query in their website asking them whether they have Linux drivers.

Generally TV Tuner Card manufacturers do not provide drivers for linux. Many drivers are included in linux kernals itself by default. Otherwise we can download them from linux-drivers.org site but we need to find a model and then driver for that card. I have Pinnacle, Averview also in my mind along with Pixelview but not able to find a model in local market. I am not sure the available ones are suitable for linux or not. Letś see what Luke Skywalker suggests for the existing Intex card. Then I can search for the other cards if that cannot be used.

try of pixel view........i also tried and its good...........

Originally Posted by imrock

try of pixel view........i also tried and its good...........

Looks like Pixed View is good . Please let me know the model of the tuner you are using. And also please provide the distro and TV application names if you are using linux os.