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[Bug 579783] Re: Hauppauge hvr-2200 firmware not included

 

ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  ubuntu     2238 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     2238 F.... pulseaudio
CasperVersion: 1.360
CurrentDesktop: Unity
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
IwConfig:
 lo        no wireless extensions.
 
 eth0      no wireless extensions.
 
 eth1      no wireless extensions.
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. EP45-UD3L
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 nouveaufb
ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.19.0-15-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.19.0-15-generic  N/A
 linux-firmware                             1.143
RfKill:
 
Tags:  vivid
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic i686
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 01/27/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F9
dmi.board.name: EP45-UD3L
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF9:bd01/27/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnEP45-UD3L:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnEP45-UD3L:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: EP45-UD3L
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.


** Tags added: apport-collected vivid

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Title:
  Hauppauge hvr-2200 firmware not included

Status in linux-firmware-nonfree package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  I have a Hauppauge hvr-2200 and am using it on Mythbuntu Lucid.  The
  firmware for the card is not included in Mythbuntu and has to be
  manually extracted and moved to the lib firmware folder each kernel
  update.

  I've managed to make the card work by: 
  (1) putting it in the machine and then reading dmesg, which said that it couldn't load the firmware (someone else's output follows):
  [    5.065271] saa7164[0]: Your board isn't known (yet) to the driver.
  [    5.065272] saa7164[0]: Try to pick one of the existing card configs via
  [    5.065273] saa7164[0]: card=<n> insmod option.  Updating to the latest
  [    5.065273] saa7164[0]: version might help as well.
  [    5.065276] saa7164[0]: Here are valid choices for the card=<n> insmod option:
  [    5.065278] saa7164[0]:    card=0 -> Unknown
  [    5.065280] saa7164[0]:    card=1 -> Generic Rev2
  [    5.065281] saa7164[0]:    card=2 -> Generic Rev3
  [    5.065283] saa7164[0]:    card=3 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2250
  [    5.065285] saa7164[0]:    card=4 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2200
  [    5.065286] saa7164[0]:    card=5 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2200
  [    5.065288] saa7164[0]:    card=6 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2200
  [    5.065290] saa7164[0]:    card=7 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2250
  [    5.065291] saa7164[0]:    card=8 -> Hauppauge WinTV-HVR2250

  (2) I then followed these instructions http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/community/showthread.php/38864-Hauppauge-HVR-2200-Tuner-Install-Guide?p=286124&viewfull=1 to do a modprobe card=4 and add it to the options file so that it stays after reboot.
  (3) this didn't work and gave an error about not finding the firmware to upload, so I had to extract the firmware with the instructions here http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7344302

  I understand why my card is not yet supported, but I don't understand
  why the firmware is not included. Is it a licensing issue?

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