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This question has been extensively discussed under the 'Hauppauge winTv SoloHD unclaimed' 1 question on askubuntu.

My set up is similar.

andrew@xps15:~$ lsb_release -a

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release:    16.04
Codename:   xenial
andrew@xps15:~$ uname -a
Linux xps15 4.4.0-45-generic #66-Ubuntu SMP Wed Oct 19 14:12:37 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
me-tv using Hauppauge WinTV-soloHD usb stick
There are no DVB devices available

andrew@xps15:~$ lsusb

              *-usb:0 UNCLAIMED
                   description: Generic USB device
                   product: soloHD
                   vendor: HCW
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: usb@1:1
                   version: 1.00
                   serial: 0011529330
                   capabilities: usb-2.00
                   configuration: maxpower=500mA speed=480Mbit/s

andrew@xps15:~$ lsusb

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f3:21d5 Elan Microelectronics Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a5c:6410 Broadcom Corp. 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1bcf:2b95 Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2040:0264 Hauppauge 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

andrew@xps15:~$ dmesg

[ 3023.784687] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
[ 3023.913568] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=0264
[ 3023.913570] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=1, SerialNumber=2
[ 3023.913572] usb 1-1: Product: soloHD
[ 3023.913573] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: HCW
[ 3023.913574] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 0011529330

At this point the answer to the question on askubuntu begins to become very complicated in my opinion. I have the required drivers in /lib/firmware but I have not followed the 'build and make v4l-dvb' thread; its just a bit too much for me - sorry. So my question is: Is there another way to solve my problem? Thanks Andrew

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  • If you actually have a linux-compatible driver for your SPECIFIC device, you'll need to learn how to do the make and sudo make install steps. Follow the steps in the readme or install files normally included with the source code. – heynnema Nov 07 '16 at 18:00

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You can build a separate driver for your hardware like shown here: How (recipe) to build only one kernel module?. No need to build all modules for dvb.

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