[pvrusb2] pvr-usb2 not installing

[Patrick Wagstrom]

Travis wrote:
>  I am running a clean install of mythbuntu. I was using an internal pvr150
> but the interference was to much, so I switched to a hauppauge pvr-usb2
> 29xxx. I have not been able to get it working. I installed the driver and
> firmware following the directions here (
> http://www.isely.net/pvrusb2/pvrusb2.html) and here (
> http://www.isely.net/pipermail/pvrusb2/2006-October/001064.html).
> 
> When I plug in the pvr-usb2 my dmesg reads as following:
> 
> [  355.502334] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address
> 6
> [  356.033603] usb 5-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address
> 7
> [  356.329207] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address
> 5
> [  356.449035] usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
> [  356.672730] usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
> [  356.888433] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address
> 6
> [  357.008277] usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
> [  357.231967] usb 1-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
> [  357.447672] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address
> 7
> [  357.855110] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 7, error -71
> [  357.966959] usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address
> 8
> [  358.374400] usb 1-1: device not accepting address 8, error -71
> 
> This has me stumped. A point in the right direction would be appreciated.

I've had the same problem with one of my WinTV-PVR USB2.  It turned out
that the device wouldn't get recognized under windows either.  According to
Hauppauge it was dead.  If it's not dead, that would be interesting because
I haven't scrapped it yet.

--Patrick