Jon Fairbairn wrote: > On 2005-04-22 at 07:46BST Q wrote: > >>Hi I have tried various kernels from 2.10.5. to 2.11.7 and I am afraid >>to say that tuning quality really seems to have deteriorated >>significaltly since the 2.6.8x kernels with my WinTV Nova-T card. > > > Which Nova-T? I have a Nova-T 900 (IIRC) and a 2.6.11 (I > assume that's what you are talking about -- 2.10 is a way > off, I think :-), and no tuning problems. > > >>The signal quality is so bad in some instances that I can no longer >>watch several of my most favorite channels. >> >>The card worked perfectly with the 2.6.7x and 2.6.8x kernels. >> >>Nothing about my setup - except a kernel change - has >>changed since then. > > > Have you checked that the older kernels still work? There's > always the possibility that an albatross bent your aerial at > the same time you changed the kernel. Seems there are different Nova-T cards, e.g the Hauppauge Winfast 2000 Nova-T XP isn't supported under linux-dvb, but with Gerd Knorr's stuff in dl.bytesex.org/cvs-snapshots. My card is working wth up to 2.6.11.7 + video4linux-20050403-221421.tar.gz on mandrake 10.1. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce ... Hamradio License G3VBV, Keen licensed Private Pilot Retired IBM Mainframes and Sun Servers Tech Support Specialist Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux for all Computing Tasks
