DVB access not working

attempting to access dvb tuner fails under versions 2.0.0, 2.1.4, 2.1.5 . Works under 1.1.13 .

cmdline:

./vlc -vv channels.tst.conf  --sout '#transcode{vcodec=DIV3,vb=900,height=480,fps=10,acodec=wma2,ab=40,channels=1}:std{access=mmsh,mux=asfh,dst=:8080/test.asf}

relevant error messages from 2.1.5 run

[0x81d7190] dtv access debug: setting property  2 to 0
[0x81d7190] dtv access debug: setting property 17 to 11
[0x81d7190] dtv access debug: setting property  3 to 543000000
[0x81d7190] dtv access debug: setting property  4 to 5
[0x81d7190] dtv access error: cannot set frontend tuning parameters: Inappropriate ioctl for device
[0x81d7190] dtv access error: tuning to 543000000 Hz failed
[0x81d7190] main access debug: no access modules matched
[0xf6b33a50] main input error: open of `atsc://frequency=543000000:modulation=256QAM' failed

channels.tst.conf contents:

10-1:543000000:QAM_256:3531:3532:353

running Debian 7.6 uname -a output:

Linux m********d 3.4.82 [#1](https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/issues/1) SMP Thu Mar 6 16:55:54 PST 2014 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Hardware: USB WinTV HVR-950