We should ensure we have the latest development V4L (Video For Linux) driver for the TV tuner to work.
Here are the steps in installing the latest V4L drivers.
In a terminal window type in the following to install gcc, mercurial and the kernel headers:
sudo apt-get install patchutils libproc-processtable-perl build-essential git-core linux-headers-`uname -r`
You may be asked for your password with the above commands, type it in and press Enter.
Move to the /usr/src/ folder with:
cd /usr/src
Download the latest V4L drivers with:
sudo git clone git://linuxtv.org/media_build.git
Move into the newly created folder with:
cd media_build
Now start the building process with:
sudo ./build
This will take a while.
Finally we install these drivers with:
sudo make install
Reboot your computer and the newer V4L drivers will be used.
Please note that if Ubuntu/Mint release a updated kernel you will have to go through the above steps again.
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