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[FreeView|http://freeviewnz.tv/] is the new consortium of TV and radio providers, providing digital service by [DVB-S] on the Optus D1 satellite.
-MythTv supports DVB, and the ~TechniSat ~SkyStar 2 is well
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.
+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 ~TechniSat ~SkyStar 2 satellite card. These are
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.
+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]
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.
