trying to install firmware for HDTV wonder, but I am stuck
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This card requires a firmware file (dvb-fe-nxt2004.fw1) for the demodulator, which can be obtained using the get_dvb_firmware perl script included in the kernel sources:
# cd /[kernel source directory]/Documentation/dvb/
# perl get_dvb_firmware nxt2004
Once the download is complete, place a copy of the firmware file in your /lib/firmware directory. (This directory may differ with some distros; consult your distro's documentation for the appropriate location).
I have tried this so far
Code:
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott#
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott# uname -r
3.13.0-63-generic
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott# cd /[3.13.0-63-generic]/Documentation/dvb/
bash: cd: /[3.13.0-63-generic]/Documentation/dvb/: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott# apt-get install linux-source
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
linux-image-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
The following extra packages will be installed:
linux-source-3.13.0
Suggested packages:
libncurses-dev ncurses-dev kernel-package libqt3-dev
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-source linux-source-3.13.0
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
Need to get 98.0 MB of archives.
After this operation, 114 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-source-3.13.0 all 3.13.0-63.103 [98.0 MB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-source all 3.13.0.63.71 [2,368 B]
Fetched 98.0 MB in 33s (2,928 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package linux-source-3.13.0.
(Reading database ... 274327 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-source-3.13.0_3.13.0-63.103_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-source-3.13.0 (3.13.0-63.103) ...
Selecting previously unselected package linux-source.
Preparing to unpack .../linux-source_3.13.0.63.71_all.deb ...
Unpacking linux-source (3.13.0.63.71) ...
Setting up linux-source-3.13.0 (3.13.0-63.103) ...
Setting up linux-source (3.13.0.63.71) ...
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott# cd /[3.13.0-63-generic]/Documentation/dvb/
bash: cd: /[3.13.0-63-generic]/Documentation/dvb/: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott# cd /[3.13.0-63.71]/Documentation/dvb/
bash: cd: /[3.13.0-63.71]/Documentation/dvb/: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott#
I managed to untar the source, but where did it go?
Code:
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0# tar -xjf linux-source-3.13.0.tar.bz2
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0# ls
debian debian.master linux-source-3.13.0 linux-source-3.13.0.tar.bz2
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0# cd ..
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# ls
bbswitch-0.7 linux-headers-3.13.0-62 linux-headers-3.13.0-63-generic nvidia-355-355.06
linux-headers-3.13.0-24 linux-headers-3.13.0-62-generic linux-source-3.13.0 vboxhost-5.0.0
linux-headers-3.13.0-24-generic linux-headers-3.13.0-63 linux-source-3.13.0.tar.bz2
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# cd /[kernel source directory]/Documentation/dvb/linux-source-3.13.0linux-source-3.13.0
bash: cd: /[kernel: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# cd /linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb/
bash: cd: /linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb/: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# cd /linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb
bash: cd: /linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# cd /linux-source-3.13.0
bash: cd: /linux-source-3.13.0: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# ls
bbswitch-0.7 linux-headers-3.13.0-62 linux-headers-3.13.0-63-generic nvidia-355-355.06
linux-headers-3.13.0-24 linux-headers-3.13.0-62-generic linux-source-3.13.0 vboxhost-5.0.0
linux-headers-3.13.0-24-generic linux-headers-3.13.0-63 linux-source-3.13.0.tar.bz2
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# cd linux-source-3.13.0
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0# ls
debian debian.master linux-source-3.13.0 linux-source-3.13.0.tar.bz2
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0#
I am lost here for the moment, there is no Documentation directory?
scott@scott-P5QC:~$ sudo su
[sudo] password for scott:
root@scott-P5QC:/home/scott# cd /usr
root@scott-P5QC:/usr# cd src
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src# cd linux-source-3.13.0
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0# cd linux-source-3.13.0
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0/linux-source-3.13.0# cd Documentation
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0/linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation# cd dvd
bash: cd: dvd: No such file or directory
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0/linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation# cd dvb
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0/linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb# ls
avermedia.txt cards.txt contributors.txt get_dvb_firmware lmedm04.txt README.dvb-usb technisat.txt udev.txt
bt8xx.txt ci.txt faq.txt it9137.txt opera-firmware.txt readme.txt ttusb-dec.txt
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0/linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb# perl get_dvb_firmware nxt2004
--2015-09-16 11:10:27-- http://www.avermedia-usa.com/support/Drivers/AVerTVHD_MCE_A180_Drv_v1.2.2.16.zip
Resolving www.avermedia-usa.com (www.avermedia-usa.com)... 66.85.153.58
Connecting to www.avermedia-usa.com (www.avermedia-usa.com)|66.85.153.58|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 404 Not Found
2015-09-16 11:10:27 ERROR 404: Not Found.
wget failed - unable to download firmware at get_dvb_firmware line 829.
root@scott-P5QC:/usr/src/linux-source-3.13.0/linux-source-3.13.0/Documentation/dvb#
instructions are no good, no file seems to be avermedia!!
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