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i have install ubuntu 6.06 on a server IBM cpu 1ghz 512 RAMM video 8mb onboard Hdd 30GB SCSI but i can't install my wintv 878 and skystar 2 card to stream on network ... i'm new in linux and i don't know to much ....thanks!

i have install the tv tuner card but i don't know how to install the skystar card....

Hello,
you have to have loaded modules for your dvb card (according to the kernel version it could differ).
Try to use google first (e.g. http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-60549.html), make your cards working and then move forward to VLC streaming.
Albert

thanks Albert i will take a look on the site ,and i will post with what i did thanks again!

i have try to install the skystar 2 card from this url : http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-60549.html but ... do like this : i type this command in the console : modprobe budget
modprobe stv0299 after that i type this command nano /etc/init.d/dvb i create the that document ... dvb and i write in it :

#!/bin/bash
#/etc/init.d/dvb
# get rid of old DVB API devices; do it twice for good measure...

rm -rf /dev/ost
rm -rf /dev/ost
rm -rf /dev/dvb
rm -rf /dev/dvb

#for major and minor devicenumber see here
#vi /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt

cd /dev
mkdir dvb
chmod 755 /dev/dvb
cd dvb
mkdir adapter0
cd adapter0
mknod -m 0660 frontend0 c 212 3
mknod -m 0660 demux0 c 212 4
mknod -m 0660 dvr0 c 212 5
mknod -m 0660 ca0 c 212 6
chown root.video /dev/dvb/adapter0/*''
chmod 744 /etc/init.d/dvb



after that i type the command update-rc.d dvb defaults in the console ,then i type the command : sudo apt-get install xine-ui dvb-utils
there are downloaded but i don't know where .... and from here i don't know what tot do ... how i can make the channels.conf ? i don't understand ... what i must do ... next ... [/b]