Comment 0 for bug 1068356

Today I tried my Hauppauge Ministick DVB-T tuner (2040:c000) with Kaffeine, but it didn't recognized it. Lookig at /var/log/dmesg I saw these lines:

[ 13.538438] smscore_set_device_mode: error -2 loading firmware: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw, trying again with default firmware
[ 13.540204] smscore_set_device_mode: error -2 loading firmware: dvb_nova_12mhz_b0.inp
[ 13.540209] smsusb_init_device: line: 382: smscore_start_device(...) failed
[ 13.540318] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.540444] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.540562] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.540686] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.540809] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.540940] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.541062] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.541186] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.541308] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.541443] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
[ 13.541508] sms_ir_exit:
[ 13.594131] r8169 0000:20:00.0: eth0: link down
[ 13.594520] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 13.598563] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 13.631746] smsusb: probe of 2-1.1:1.0 failed with error -2
[ 13.631771] usbcore: registered new interface driver smsusb

I looked for some additional driver in software-properties, but I only saw the additional drivers for my Graphic Video Card and my wifi card, and nothing about the tv tuner

So i tried to install linux-firmware-nonfree, and then it started to work.

I think we should add this tuner to the list in software-properties, shouldn't we? If not the fact it doesn't work when plugging it in and doesn't notify you the need to install some additional software may be confusing for a normal user