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EDIT: Short howto:
This is based on Siano chip.

If it do not work and you in syslog see when you plug in the stick:
mageia 2: "error -2 loading firmware: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw"
mageia 4: ..."failed to load firmware: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw"
Then: get that file! As root:

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# cd /lib/firmware/
# wget http://steventoth.net/linux/sms1xxx/sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw

Kaffeine is good to use to make it autoscan and set up list of channels, view, record...
Sidenote mga2: After suspend i had to restart Kaffeine to get sound.

I have not bothered configuring for the IR remote, but if someone know, please fill in
mga4: i see in systrem log it automatically registered MCE IR Keyboard

I requested the firmware file to be integrated in mageia nonfree firmware: https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9022

Some interesting liks see posts below.
/EDIT - original first post follow:
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I got a such one from my father, said it did not work for him on Win7 nor XP
Of course it would be nice to have it running on Mageia
(Well it could be broken hardware, but I give it a try)

Websearch told me it should probably work: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/H ... -MiniStick

In a terminal I isued $ tail -f /var/log/* and after the dust settled i plugged in the stick, and see:

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==> syslog <==
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.285048] usb 6-3: new high-speed USB device number 6 using ehci_hcd
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.399983] usb 6-3: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=5500
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.399988] usb 6-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.399992] usb 6-3: Product: WinTV MiniStick
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.399994] usb 6-3: Manufacturer: Hauppauge Computer Works
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.399996] usb 6-3: SerialNumber: f067c922
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.401803] smscore_set_device_mode: error -2 loading firmware: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw, trying again with default firmware
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.404849] smscore_set_device_mode: error -2 loading firmware: dvb_nova_12mhz_b0.inp
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.404854] smsusb_init_device: line: 382: smscore_start_device(...) failed
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.404953] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405073] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405198] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405323] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405573] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405697] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405823] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.405947] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.406072] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.406198] smsusb_onresponse: line: 118: error, urb status -2, 0 bytes
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.406208] sms_ir_exit:
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3"
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M kernel: [ 2085.414759] smsusb: probe of 6-3:1.0 failed with error -2

==> user.log <==
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 6: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3"

==> syslog <==
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 6 was not an MTP device

==> user.log <==
Feb  6 02:27:21 T61M mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 6 was not an MTP device

Specifically the part "error -2 loading firmware: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw" is interesting as it is the correct name of the firmware according to linuxtv.
But what do error - 2 mean? That the firmware file is not found?
Using MCC add/remove programs i searched for that file but it is in no package?! I have nonfree and tainted enabled. Mageia 2 64-bit.
Just to do something i installed firmware-nonfree. No change.
And i also checked TvTime and XawTV say i have no reciever.
...Hmmm....
This http://bbs.cqday.com/thread-50769-1-1.html suggest to try elder firmware from http://www.steventoth.net/linux/sms1xxx/
But, this http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p= ... stcount=10 give a hint it is just missing, as do https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... bug/581238, http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.p ... 68335.html
So I have now done:

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# cd /lib/firmware/
# wget http://steventoth.net/linux/sms1xxx/sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw

Plugged out/plugged in and logs look better, but LEDs on stick are now black (was lit before) and TV app still cannot find device...
I will try more later after reboot of machine and self (must sleep) Ideas are welcome anyway

With the fetched driver as per last post i get in logs

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==> /var/log/syslog <==
Feb  6 21:12:03 T61M kernel: [  108.670076] usb 6-3: new high-speed USB device number 3 using ehci_hcd
Feb  6 21:12:03 T61M kernel: [  108.785439] usb 6-3: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=5500
Feb  6 21:12:03 T61M kernel: [  108.785449] usb 6-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Feb  6 21:12:03 T61M kernel: [  108.785456] usb 6-3: Product: WinTV MiniStick
Feb  6 21:12:03 T61M kernel: [  108.785462] usb 6-3: Manufacturer: Hauppauge Computer Works
Feb  6 21:12:03 T61M kernel: [  108.785467] usb 6-3: SerialNumber: f067c922
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.339529] smscore_set_device_mode: firmware download success: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.339843] sms_ir_init: Allocating rc device
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.339857] sms_ir_init: IR port 0, timeout 100 ms
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.339864] sms_ir_init: Input device (IR) SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) is set for key events
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.367046] Registered IR keymap rc-hauppauge
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.367338] input: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3/rc/rc0/input9
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.367411] rc0: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3/rc/rc0
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.367536] input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv) as /devices/virtual/input/input10
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.367662] rc rc0: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (smsmdtv) registered at minor = 0

==> /var/log/Xorg.0.log <==
[   109.369] (II) config/udev: Adding input device MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv) (/dev/input/mouse2)
[   109.369] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[   109.369] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[   109.372] (II) config/udev: Adding input device MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv) (/dev/input/event10)
[   109.372] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[   109.372] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[   109.372] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv)'
[   109.372] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[   109.372] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): always reports core events
[   109.373] (**) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Device: "/dev/input/event10"
[   109.373] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Vendor 0 Product 0
[   109.373] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found 3 mouse buttons
[   109.373] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found relative axes
[   109.373] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found x and y relative axes
[   109.373] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found keys
[   109.373] (II) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Configuring as mouse
[   109.373] (II) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Configuring as keyboard
[   109.373] (**) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[   109.373] (**) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[   109.373] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input10/event10"
[   109.373] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv)" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[   109.373] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[   109.373] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[   109.373] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[   109.373] (**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"
[   109.373] (II) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): initialized for relative axes.
[   109.373] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[   109.373] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) acceleration profile 0
[   109.373] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[   109.373] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) acceleration threshold: 4

==> /var/log/syslog <==
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.385218] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M kernel: [  109.385565] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Siano Mobile Digital MDTV Receiver)...
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3"

==> /var/log/user.log <==
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3"

==> /var/log/syslog <==
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 3 was not an MTP device

==> /var/log/user.log <==
Feb  6 21:12:04 T61M mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 3 was not an MTP device

==> /var/log/Xorg.0.log <==
[   109.459] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) (/dev/input/event9)
[   109.460] (**) SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[   109.460] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)'
[   109.460] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[   109.460] (**) SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): always reports core events
[   109.460] (**) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Device: "/dev/input/event9"
[   109.460] (--) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Vendor 0 Product 0
[   109.460] (--) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Found keys
[   109.460] (II) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Configuring as keyboard
[   109.460] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3/rc/rc0/input9/event9"
[   109.460] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)" (type: KEYBOARD, id 14)
[   109.460] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[   109.460] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[   109.460] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[   109.460] (**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"

The IR remote works: Number keys print numbers, and power button put my laptop in standby
TV client programs stil say no device.
I guess it need be set up/initialised, scan channels...?
I am a complete newbie at this... Hmmm
SOLUTION
Installed Kaffeine, started it, selected TV. Settings scan automatically. TV icon, scan button and it scanned and found. ETC
JIIIHAAA

Please mark the thread accordingly by editing the topic of the first post and prefix it by [SOLVED], thanks

Yep.
Updated first post to begin with a mini howto

Here are some links that may be interesting should any problem arise
Or if someone want to dig

http://arcierisinasce.wordpress.com/201 ... hz_b0-inp/
http://contribs.martymac.org/FreeBSD-siano/README
http://joseph.zikusooka.com/?p=282 (about scan script)

At http://www.steventoth.net/linux/sms1xxx/ there are alternate files and a readme.txt that reads

These firmware files used with the Siano sm1xxx drivers.
Post all questions to the v4l/dvb mailing lists at linuxtv.org

An interesting message: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... comments/1

I believe a newer firmware can be found by extracting it directly from the Hauppauge driver:
$ wget http://www.wintvcd.co.uk/drivers/WinTV- ... 7_WHQL.zip
$ unzip -j WinTV-MiniStick_4_2_26_28027_WHQL.zip driver17/hcw17dvb.1b0
$ sudo mv hcw17dvb.1b0 /lib/firmware/sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw

This procedure was inspired by this page: http://ubuconf.buron.eu/2010/03/changin ... wintv.html

This newer file differ from (is bigger than) the file downloaded from steventoth.net. I have tested with both files and not found any visible difference.

I notice that I today without having changed anything other than installing and using Kaffeine, i get two more lines close to the beginning:

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Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.938426] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.938908] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Siano Mobile Digital MDTV Receiver)...

Full log:

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Feb  9 21:37:32 T61M kernel: [13199.264143] usb 6-3: new high-speed USB device number 13 using ehci_hcd
Feb  9 21:37:32 T61M kernel: [13199.380061] usb 6-3: New USB device found, idVendor=2040, idProduct=5500
Feb  9 21:37:32 T61M kernel: [13199.380071] usb 6-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Feb  9 21:37:32 T61M kernel: [13199.380079] usb 6-3: Product: WinTV MiniStick
Feb  9 21:37:32 T61M kernel: [13199.380085] usb 6-3: Manufacturer: Hauppauge Computer Works
Feb  9 21:37:32 T61M kernel: [13199.380091] usb 6-3: SerialNumber: f067c922
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.938115] smscore_set_device_mode: firmware download success: sms1xxx-hcw-55xxx-dvbt-02.fw
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.938426] DVB: registering new adapter (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.938908] DVB: registering adapter 0 frontend 0 (Siano Mobile Digital MDTV Receiver)...
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.939758] sms_ir_init: Allocating rc device
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.939771] sms_ir_init: IR port 0, timeout 100 ms
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.939779] sms_ir_init: Input device (IR) SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) is set for key events
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.939787] Registered IR keymap rc-hauppauge
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.940074] input: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3/rc/rc3/input15
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.940184] rc3: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3/rc/rc3
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.940598] input: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv) as /devices/virtual/input/input16
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M kernel: [13199.940880] rc rc3: lirc_dev: driver ir-lirc-codec (smsmdtv) registered at minor = 0

==> /var/log/Xorg.0.log <==
[ 13199.946] (II) config/udev: Adding input device MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv) (/dev/input/mouse2)
[ 13199.946] (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
[ 13199.946] (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
[ 13199.953] (II) config/udev: Adding input device MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv) (/dev/input/event10)
[ 13199.953] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Applying InputClass "evdev pointer catchall"
[ 13199.954] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 13199.954] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv)'
[ 13199.954] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 13199.954] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): always reports core events
[ 13199.954] (**) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Device: "/dev/input/event10"
[ 13199.954] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Vendor 0 Product 0
[ 13199.954] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found 3 mouse buttons
[ 13199.954] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found relative axes
[ 13199.954] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found x and y relative axes
[ 13199.954] (--) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Found keys
[ 13199.954] (II) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Configuring as mouse
[ 13199.954] (II) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): Configuring as keyboard
[ 13199.954] (**) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 13199.954] (**) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): EmulateWheelButton: 4, EmulateWheelInertia: 10, EmulateWheelTimeout: 200
[ 13199.954] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/virtual/input/input16/event10"
[ 13199.954] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv)" (type: KEYBOARD, id 13)
[ 13199.955] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 13199.955] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 13199.955] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 13199.955] (**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"
[ 13199.955] (II) evdev: MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): initialized for relative axes.
[ 13199.956] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 13199.956] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 13199.956] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 13199.956] (**) MCE IR Keyboard/Mouse (smsmdtv): (accel) acceleration threshold: 4

==> /var/log/syslog <==
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 13: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3"
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 13 was not an MTP device

==> /var/log/user.log <==
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M mtp-probe: checking bus 6, device 13: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3"
Feb  9 21:37:33 T61M mtp-probe: bus: 6, device: 13 was not an MTP device

==> /var/log/Xorg.0.log <==
[ 13200.046] (II) config/udev: Adding input device SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick) (/dev/input/event9)
[ 13200.046] (**) SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Applying InputClass "evdev keyboard catchall"
[ 13200.046] (II) Using input driver 'evdev' for 'SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)'
[ 13200.046] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/input/evdev_drv.so
[ 13200.047] (**) SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): always reports core events
[ 13200.047] (**) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Device: "/dev/input/event9"
[ 13200.047] (--) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Vendor 0 Product 0
[ 13200.047] (--) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Found keys
[ 13200.047] (II) evdev: SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick): Configuring as keyboard
[ 13200.047] (**) Option "config_info" "udev:/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.7/usb6/6-3/rc/rc3/input15/event9"
[ 13200.047] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "SMS IR (Hauppauge WinTV MiniStick)" (type: KEYBOARD, id 14)
[ 13200.047] (**) Option "xkb_rules" "evdev"
[ 13200.047] (**) Option "xkb_model" "pc105"
[ 13200.047] (**) Option "xkb_layout" "se"
[ 13200.047] (**) Option "xkb_options" "compose:rwin"


Could you tell me which kernel modules need to unloaded prior to Suspending the device?
The device is switched off after resuming from ACPI Standby/Suspend.
I've tried unloading and loading smsdvb, smsusb, smsmdtv but I have to unplug the device from the USB port to bring it back.

smsusb only.

Much the same procedure for a dongle using the Afatech AF9015 chip. The driver is different: dvb-usb-af9015.fw . Running Mga4 Official: Kaffeine freezes a bit too readily.