Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-S2 tuner not recognised

jcjefferies · September 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM

I have been running NextPVR for many years on Windows but almost a year ago changed to running on LibreElec. It been working well with my SAT>IP and Hauppauge DVB-T2 tuners but never been able to get my Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-S2 tuner recognised. Six months ago Hauppauge were not that helpful saying some new driver had recently been created so it should work. However I just emailed support again and this time the reply included a separate link for the WinTV-NOVA-S2 tuner!

https://hauppauge.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/linux/dvb-demod-m88ds3103c.fw

I followed the LibreElec wiki instructions to add firmware and created directory:-

/storage/.config/firmware and copied the file to the directory and rebooted but the NOVA-S2 is still not recognised!

Is there something else I should be doing? I am running the latest LibreElec.

Chris

**emveepee** · September 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM

Did they tell you if kernel support needed to be added for that firmware? I saw this patch mentioned recently https://github.com/b-rad-NDi/Ubun…ment-3335838122 so I expect more is needed. I am not even sure if this https://launchpad.net/~b-rad/+archiv…g-archive-extra is in the LE kernel.

I see this as a continuation of this thread [x86-64] WinTV-Nova-S2 USB DVB-S2 Tuner since you are answering chewitt

Martin

**chewitt** · October 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM

Quote from jcjefferies

Is there something else I should be doing?

Sharing a log file?

NB: These days we are not too enthusiastic about adding patches that we can't drop in the future with a kernel bump, so if there are things in Issues/Forum threads that work (meaning, they need to be tested and confirmed first) someone needs to submit them to the linux-media mailing list. As long as there are signs that patch(es) will be merged upstream we will be happy to pick/backport the changes until some future kernel bump drops them. Firmware is more easily handled as we mostly have our own collection(s) and can add things to our own repo.

Also note that I'm unable to test any form of DVB hardware (as no DVB-T/DVB-S feeds) so I depend on being told what's needed.

jcjefferies · October 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM

Enclosed is the log file after a reboot with Hauppauge WinTV-Nova-S2 (PCTV461e)tuner plugged into USB port. Also connected and fully working is WinTV-DualHD DVB-T2 tuner.

I booted my old Windows server and the tuner is recognised!

**emveepee** · October 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Any h/w issues would be in the kernel logs. If it is an issue with NextPVR server it would be in the NextPVR server logs.

Also is it all frequencies, just DVB-S frequencies (patch #2) or certain frequencies? It could even be the dtv-scanning-tables.

Martin

**chewitt** · October 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM

Run "journalctl | paste" after booting to pastebin the system log, then share the URL generated.

jcjefferies · October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM

There is no indication anywhere I can see that the tuner is recognised!

Thanks. Log file as requested

https://paste.libreelec.tv/key-treefrog.log

**chewitt** · October 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM

Quote from jcjefferies

There is no indication anywhere I can see that the tuner is recognised!

You didn't bother to look in the log then?

Code

Oct 03 14:50:12 LibreELEC31 kernel: mei_hdcp 0000:00:0f.0-b638ab7e-94e2-4ea2-a552-d1c54b627f04: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops 0xffffffff9c31fcf0)
Oct 03 14:50:12 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: New device HCW dualHD @ 480 Mbps (2040:0265, interface 0, class 0)
Oct 03 14:50:12 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: DVB interface 0 found: isoc
Oct 03 14:50:12 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: chip ID is em28174
Oct 03 14:50:13 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: EEPROM ID = 26 00 01 00, EEPROM hash = 0xd0e2c6c8
Oct 03 14:50:13 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: EEPROM info:
Oct 03 14:50:13 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0:         microcode start address = 0x0004, boot configuration = 0x01
Oct 03 14:50:13 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0:         AC97 audio (5 sample rates)
Oct 03 14:50:13 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0:         500mA max power
Oct 03 14:50:13 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0:         Table at offset 0x27, strings=0x0e6a, 0x1888, 0x087e
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: Identified as Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD DVB (card=99)
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: tveeprom: Hauppauge model 204109, rev C2I6, serial# 14049275
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: tveeprom: tuner model is SiLabs Si2157 (idx 186, type 4)
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: tveeprom: TV standards PAL(B/G) NTSC(M) PAL(I) SECAM(L/L') PAL(D/D1/K) ATSC/DVB Digital (eeprom 0xfc)
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: tveeprom: audio processor is None (idx 0)
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: tveeprom: has no radio, has IR receiver, has no IR transmitter
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: We currently don't support analog TV or stream capture on dual tuners.
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: dvb set to isoc mode.
Oct 03 14:50:14 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: chip ID is em28174
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: usbcore: registered new interface driver em28xx
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: Binding DVB extension
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: i2c i2c-6: Added multiplexed i2c bus 9
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 6-0064: Silicon Labs Si2168-B40 successfully identified
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 6-0064: firmware version: B 4.0.2
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 9-0060: Silicon Labs Si2157 successfully attached
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: dvbdev: DVB: registering new adapter (1-5:1.0)
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Silicon Labs Si2168)...
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: dvbdev: dvb_create_media_entity: media entity 'Silicon Labs Si2168' registered.
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: dvbdev: dvb_create_media_entity: media entity 'dvb-demux' registered.
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: DVB extension successfully initialized
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: Binding DVB extension
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: i2c i2c-8: Added multiplexed i2c bus 10
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 8-0067: Silicon Labs Si2168-B40 successfully identified
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 8-0067: firmware version: B 4.0.2
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 10-0063: Silicon Labs Si2157 successfully attached
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: dvbdev: DVB: registering new adapter (1-5:1.0)
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: DVB: registering adapter 1 frontend 0 (Silicon Labs Si2168)...
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: dvbdev: dvb_create_media_entity: media entity 'Silicon Labs Si2168' registered.
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: dvbdev: dvb_create_media_entity: media entity 'dvb-demux' registered.
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: DVB extension successfully initialized
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx: Registered (Em28xx dvb Extension) extension
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: Registering input extension
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: Registered IR keymap rc-hauppauge
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: rc rc0: Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD DVB as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/rc/rc0
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver em28xx registered at minor = 0, scancode receiver, no transmitter
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: input: Hauppauge WinTV-dualHD DVB as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:15.0/usb1/1-5/1-5:1.0/rc/rc0/input18
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: Input extension successfully initialized
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx 1-5:1.0: Remote control support is not available for this card.
Oct 03 14:50:15 LibreELEC31 kernel: em28xx: Registered (Em28xx Input Extension) extension
Oct 03 14:50:18 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 8-0067: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw'
Oct 03 14:50:18 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 8-0067: firmware version: B 4.0.25
Oct 03 14:50:18 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 10-0063: found a 'Silicon Labs Si2157-A30 ROM 0x50'
Oct 03 14:50:18 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 10-0063: downloading firmware from file 'dvb_driver_si2157_rom50.fw'
Oct 03 14:50:19 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 10-0063: firmware version: 3.0.5
Oct 03 14:50:19 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 6-0064: downloading firmware from file 'dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw'
Oct 03 14:50:19 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2168 6-0064: firmware version: B 4.0.25
Oct 03 14:50:19 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 9-0060: found a 'Silicon Labs Si2157-A30 ROM 0x50'
Oct 03 14:50:19 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 9-0060: downloading firmware from file 'dvb_driver_si2157_rom50.fw'
Oct 03 14:50:20 LibreELEC31 kernel: si2157 9-0060: firmware version: 3.0.5

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Looks detected to me

**emveepee** · October 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM

I think his point might be that the /dev/dvb device isn't being created so the server doesn't recognize it.

Martin

jcjefferies · October 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM

I dont see anything significant in the log! No mention of the DVB-S tuner but plenty about the Dual DVB-T tuner which has always worked.

I setup an old mini PC with just the problem WinTV-Nova-S2 tuner and ran "journalctl".

https://paste.libreelec.tv/infinite-husky.log

I dont see anything in the logs about the tuner!

**emveepee** · October 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Do you see the device if you run lsusb

Martin

**mglae** · October 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM

Did you attach the power supply to the stick?

jcjefferies · October 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM

A new clean install of LibreElec on old Celeron PC.

Install NextPVR Server

Download https://hauppauge.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/linux/dvb-demod-m88ds3103c.fw

Copy file to /storage/.config/firmware then reboot

ssh into PC

lsusb "Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2013:0462 PCTV Systems PCTV 461

Tuner not detected by NextPVR!

Hauppauge infer that all drivers are included LibreElec!

**emveepee** · October 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM

The kernel logs didn't identify that it found anything on this device

Code

Oct 03 19:38:38 LibreELEC kernel: usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd

I would expect to see kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2013, idProduct=-4062, bcdDevice=##

Do you see anything with find /dev/dvb

If yes the do the journalctl | paste again.

Note the NextPVR server does the /dev/dvb scan on startup and if it is slow to be detected you would need to rescan to find the device. There are also scripts on the NextPVR forum showing how to have the server startup delayed.

Since the device is new to the kernel I don't know how Hauppauge can say LE should have the drivers.

Martin

**chewitt** · October 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Quote from jcjefferies

2013:0462

The last contribution to linux-media from the Hauppague maintainer was adding some 461 variants. The '0462' PID variant doesn't exist in the Linux 6.17.y kernel and I don't see any patches on kernel mailing lists.

Hauppague might be under the no-longer-true assumption that LE packages downstream driver collections. That turned out to be a pain in the rear to maintain as we were regularly being held back waiting for sources to be kernel bumped, so we dropped them and we now only support upstream drivers. I'll be happy to pick patches that add drivers that are being upstreamed (patches might need a few more iterations but they are visible on lists etc.) but we aren't adding patches with no plan.

Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-S2 tuner not recognised

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