Public bug reported: This is a regression in oneiric, as this usb tuner used to work up until natty.
How to reproduce the problem: first, enable proprietary drivers for the card: system settings | additional drivers | Firmware for DVB cards | Activate then, install necessary package for scan: sudo apt-get install dvb-apps then, run command to scan for channels: sudo scan /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/gr-Athens > channels.conf output: scanning /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t/gr-Athens using '/dev/dvb/adapter0/frontend0' and '/dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0' initial transponder 690000000 0 3 9 3 1 2 0 >>> tune to: >>> 690000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! >>> tune to: >>> 690000000:INVERSION_AUTO:BANDWIDTH_8_MHZ:FEC_3_4:FEC_AUTO:QAM_64:TRANSMISSION_MODE_8K:GUARD_INTERVAL_1_8:HIERARCHY_NONE >>> (tuning failed) WARNING: >>> tuning failed!!! ERROR: initial tuning failed dumping lists (0 services) Done. output of lsusb: Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0b05:173f ASUSTek Computer, Inc. My Cinema U3100 Mini ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic 3.0.0-12.20 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 5732 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf7df8000 irq 44' Mixer name : 'Analog Devices AD1988B' Components : 'HDA:11d4198b,1043829b,00100300' Controls : 48 Simple ctrls : 26 CasperVersion: 1.287 Date: Mon Oct 31 18:47:26 2011 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) MachineType: System manufacturer P5K-E ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-12-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.60 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 01/29/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1004 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5K-E dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1004:bd01/29/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnP5K-E:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5K-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: P5K-E dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/884318 Title: Asus My Cinema U3100 Mini DVB-T tuner (usb id: 0b05:173f) fails to scan for channels To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/884318/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs