Month: October 2020

As usual, I forgot the steps to get this working on a fresh install, so documenting here. Fresh linux install. Get Tvheadend installed. It detects the USB device but nothing works – won’t tune/scan. Remembered to check dmesg output: it says couldn’t find firmware. To resolve:Download this firmware file below to /lib/firmware, and reboot. (remove…

List of all licencees: https://www.blu-raydisc.info/licensee-list/discmanuid-licenseelist.php (basically anything that is not single layer is always HTL type) French study looking into archive quality of different brands: https://club.myce.com/t/french-study-on-bd-r-for-archival/302333 Panasonic followed by Sony are the best for longevity according to the study. However, neither are widely available outside Japan. Acu-disc are a supplier of HTL discs widely avaiiable…