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MythTv supports DVB, and there are a number of DVB devices that are supported under [Linux]. There are some tricks to setting this up, but we'll cover them all below. I have installed all the software below on [Ubuntu] Edgy (6.10). It does not cover the basic MythTv installation, which you are assumed to have done already. If not, the [Ubuntu guide|https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV] is very straightforward.
!! Hardware and connectivity
-Get a DVB card. The ~TechniSat ~SkyStar 2 satellite is currently
$139 for a serial remote or $145 for a USB remote on Trade Me from [an importer|http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1094847], who lives in Te Awamutu, and is a thoroughly nice bloke. The [Technotrend S-1401|http://nicegear.co.nz/dvb-cards/technotrend-s1401-dvbs-card] is currently $120
from nicegear along with a number of other Linux supported [DVB cards|http://nicegear.co.nz/dvb-cards]
+Get a DVB card. The ~TechniSat ~SkyStar 2 satellite used to be
$139 for a serial remote or $145 for a USB remote on Trade Me from [an importer|http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member=1094847], who lives in Te Awamutu, and is a thoroughly nice bloke. Sadly he hasn't had any for ages.
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The [Technotrend S-1401|http://nicegear.co.nz/dvb-cards/technotrend-s1401-dvbs-card] is currently $125
from nicegear along with a number of other Linux supported [DVB cards|http://nicegear.co.nz/dvb-cards] and is another thoroughly nice bloke.
I installed the card and didn't have to do anything else. Check <tt>lsmod</tt> for <tt>b2c2_flexcop_pci</tt>; if it's not there, modprobe it, and add it to <tt>/etc/modules</tt> so it will load at boot.
Now, connect it to your Sky dish, or other satellite dish pointed at Optus D1. The device at the end of the arm off the dish, that focuses the beam, is called an LNB. Since August 2007, Freeview and Sky Digital uses horizontal polarisation. You can use a splitter and connect to both the DVB-S card and Sky Digital at the same time.
