Wintv dual HD tuner on Ubuntu

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I could really use some help. I am trying to switch my Plex server over Ubuntu. I have Plex running, however I can not get it to recognize my tuner, I am sure it’s something simple, but I can’t figure it out. The device shows up when I run lsusb but not in Plex. Thanks for your help.

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I suppose a tv tuner isn’t a simple plug&play device. So while Ubuntu might recognize “it” is connected via USB, it might not know what to do with it.

You might want to check out Hauppauge’s linux support page where you can get drivers for (some of) their tv tuners:
http://www.hauppauge.com/pages/support/support_linux.html#plex

Edit: updated link

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Thanks for the reply. I did follow Hauppauge instructions but still no joy. Could it be a permission issue?

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could be…
did you follow that line from their instructions?

Note: After you install Plex please run the following command in terminal to provide the appropriate tuner permission to Plex
sudo usermod -a -G video plex

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I will try that tomorrow, thanks.

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No luck, still can’t find the tuner. It works perfect in windows, but I really want to get away from that if I can. I should have said I am almost a complete noob with Linux.

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Is the device being detected by the OS and giving you any errors? Run ‘dmesg’ from a terminal and see if there’s anything about missing firmware or any other dvb-t related output. Also check what kernel you have by running ‘uname -a’.

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I’ve run into the same issue after recently switching to Ubuntu 18.10. I tried 19.04 but quickly found out Happauge doesn’t support that version yet. So, after a wipe and re-install I have 18.10 up and Plex works except for my tuner. I’ve followed the PPE install instructions (and didn’t see the sudo usermod -a -G video plex line but I’ve run it since finding this thread and still no luck). The tuner is recognized and working well. I’m watching a show in Kaffeine as I’m typing this reply. It appears to be an issue exclusively with Plex.

Anything else I can try?

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I ran dmesg as suggested above and found this -

type=1400 audit(1561323802.319:534): apparmor=“DENIED” operation=“open” profile=“snap.plexmediaserver.plexmediaserver” name="/sys/bus/usb/devices/" pid=1295 comm=506C65782054756E65722053657276 requested_mask=“r” denied_mask=“r” fsuid=0 ouid=0

I’m a linux noob also but I’m guessing this has something to do with my issue? I just have no idea what to do about it. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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