How to install a Linux supported ATSC PCIe card

[Bumpalot]

Using kubuntu 13.10 amd64 8G ram
I have a Linux supported ATSC PCIe card, confirmed at http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/ATSC_PCI_Cards
& want to use it with VLC.
According to http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Hauppauge:
WinTV-HVR-1250 ATSC*& ClearQAM & NTSC PCIe✔*Yes
Digital mode only currently.
This is the Drivers support site:
http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Ha...R-1250#Drivers
where the updated driver info is listed.
The following info is listed:
Making it Work
Firmware No firmware is needed for ATSC/QAM functionality.
Drivers The cx23885 driver has been upstream since 2.6.27, so should be available in some newer distribution kernels.
Current Update Site:
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/ker...98375a487d1eda
author
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-12-30 00:01:33 (GMT)
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-12-30 00:01:33 (GMT)
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802eee95bde72fd0cd0f3a5b2098375a487d1eda (patch)
tree
db0d56232c481812a81ffbec6021ea4686f5598b
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D7ada73c189610614d863da7799f24c32c468809 (diff)

Linux 3.13-rc6 HEADv3.13-rc6 master
This kernel is actively being updated.- download was updated 2013-12-30 00:01:33 =3 days ago!!!
Linux kernel source tree
v3.13-rc6
commit 802eee95bd...

Then, inside the cx18- directory do:
-details on using make & make install etc
MY PROBLEM: How do I download this?
I haven't a clue – any suggestions would be most welcome!!

[sithlord48]

if the device is supported by upsteam then you should not have to install any other stuff. check using lsmod as described in the link you have provided that the module is loaded or not.

you can also check with 'lshw' to see what hardware is in your machine and what driver it is using. when looking thru if you see it as UNCLAIMED then there is no driver assigned to it.. FOR SOME capture cards they use a generic chip and several hardware setup (mine is like this) so in addition to loading the driver i you have to add an option (in my case its card=42) for the device to work correctly. (mine uses the saa7134 driver its not the same chipset as yours)

the device being loaded up and "working" and using it in VLC are two entirely different beasts . i would suggest you try first using "tvtime" as it is only for tuning capture cards and will do most of the configure itself. if it works then you know your issue is a VLC one. (mostly likley a config one)