Has anyone been able to get plex recording more than one channel at a time using the WinTV DualHD device? I always get a conflict. Or have a missed something in the fine print that says at the moment Plex is only supporting one tuner.
I’m running plex on a virtual ubuntu 16.04.2 server.
If you’re on a virtual ubuntu server, make sure /dev/dvb/adapter0 and /dev/dvb/adapter1 are both created, so Plex can see both tuners. (also under DVR it should say 2 tuners)
If it does, please post full logs. (Settings > Help > Download Logs)
Thanks. It seems there’s only one adapter showing up, and Plex only shows 1 tuner. It looks like a driver issue then. Does anyone else running Plex under Ubuntu see two tuners or just one?
DVB adapter list:
/dev/dvb/adapter0
Solved.
Ensure you have followed the instructions here: http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/linux.html and are running a supported version of Ubuntu and Kernel. I had to change kernel version back to 4.4 to get it to work. I now see both tuners.
From Hauppauge support:
supported kernel versions:
Ubuntu 16.04.1 with kernel 4.4
Ubuntu 16.10 with Kernel 4.8
Ubuntu 17.04 with kernel 4.10
Not supported Ubuntu 16.04.2 to 16.04.4 because they are based of kernel 4.4 but load 4.8 hwe which is not really 4.8 kernel.
You then need to ensure you have the demodulation firmware installed (European/AU/NZ only I believe) https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1459572
Download demoduldation firmware from http://palosaari.fi/linux/v4l-dvb/firmware/Si2168/Si2168-B40/ - I’m using 4.0.25 and it’s working great. Place into /lib/firmware
Hauppauge supports additional Ubuntu versions (via PPA)
Linux 16.04 Xenial with kernel 4.4
17.04 Zesty with kernel 4.10
17.10 Artful with kernel 4.13
Why does Plex fail to see BOTH tuners?
My Plex DVR only shows 1 tuner in the GUI:
Whereas, /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Logs/ Plex Media Tuner.log indicates the presence of 2 tuners: (file attached)
Jan 25, 2018 12:30:54.355 [0x7f859f7fe700] INFO - * web_service_t::process_compound_devices. Merged 2 tuners for device dvb#v4l#/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-3/3-3:1.0:0013811907
Whereas, the system logs indicate the presence of 2 tuners: (file attached)
[ 11.179301] dvbdev: DVB: registering new adapter (3-3:1.0)
[ 11.179303] em28xx 3-3:1.0: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3306A VSB/QAM Frontend)…
[ 11.179575] em28xx 3-3:1.0: DVB extension successfully initialized
:
[ 11.184439] dvbdev: DVB: registering new adapter (3-3:1.0)
[ 11.184441] em28xx 3-3:1.0: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (LG Electronics LGDT3306A VSB/QAM Frontend)…
[ 11.184697] em28xx 3-3:1.0: DVB extension successfully initialized
Whereas, the linux /dev filesystem indicates the presence of 2 tuners:
# ls -l /dev/dvb
total 0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jan 25 13:21 adapter0
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Jan 25 13:21 adapter1
My System:
OS: Ubuntu 17.10
uname: uname -a
Linux daumas-media 4.13.0-19201712311231-generic #0+mediatree+hauppauge-Ubuntu SMP Sun Dec 31 21:14:27 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Plex: Version 1.11.0.4666
I am not running a Plex Linux installation as my normal production or even test server and don’t have a Hauppauge device for any testing. I had seen others with the Quad device have had to add it twice to get all 4 tuners to be visible. Have you tried clicking the add device link to see if Plex will see the other tuner as a separate device?
