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How to install the Asus My Cinema P7131 Hybrid on Linux
by Francesco Palmisano



p7131h dvb



Product description:


Procedure of configuration:

After installing the card in a slot PCI boot Linux and control the presence of new hrdware with shell commnad lspci.

To use this card as DVB-T (digital terrestrial) receiver you need a specific firmware that could be downloaded here and put it into directory /lib/firmware/ (this right for Debian, Sidux, knopix, Ubuntu and all Debian's based).
Now reboot system to load the firmware.

Some others firmware could be donwloaded here.

Verify that right module is loaded (with shell command lsmod):

saa7134

If you use a costumized kernel (build by your own) include all supports for V4L (video for linux), the module saa7134 (Philips) and the irda (infrared) support.

Now you need to configure a software for your card; in this case we consider Kaffeine.

Installa these packages:

kdelirc
lirc
lirc-modules-lirc
liblircclient0
kaffeine
dvb-apps

If you don't have a preconfigured file for digital terrestrial(like Milan, Rome, etc...), you need to build one for your area.
So you need a software called w_scan that can be downloaded here.
Untar the file and go into the directory.

Give from terminal:

./w_scan -f t -k -t 2 -x >>~/.kde/share/apps/kaffeine/dvb-t/it-Myarea

where it-Myarea his the your cuntry-town, for exemple:

Italy Monza --> it-Monza

IMPORTANT: use capital letter for your town name!!

Now use kaffeine to scan channels with the new configuration file.

kaf1

kaf2

Good! if everithing wokrs right, you can see TV with kaffeine.
Now you need to configure the remote.


Remote (not like in figure):

remote

You need to make a personal configuratio of all remote keys, but don't worry a configuration file is already made!

Download the files hardware.conf and lircd.conf and save them into /etc/lirc/

Now discover what number is associated to your device with shell command:

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

From output find somethink like this:

I: Bus=0001 Vendor=1043 Product=4876 Version=0001
N: Name="saa7134 IR (ASUSTeK P7131 Hybri"
P: Phys=pci-0000:05:06.0/ir0
S: Sysfs=/class/input/input4
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event4
B: EV=100003
B: KEY=108c0322 210400000000000 0 10000 418000000801 9f16c000000000 10000ffc

Open with an text editor the file hardware.conf and fond the line:

DEVICE="/dev/input/event4"

replace, if necessary, numer "4" with yours.
Salve and close the file.

With KDE control center load (permanently too) the irda service and configure the keys of your remote as you like.

ird-kde

You need to configure every key by hands, but it's a simple operation to do.

At the end.....open a cold bear, seat on your sofa and enjoy your prefered tv program!


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