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Configuration:

- Make sure that the kernel sources of the kernel you are using (NOT the
  sources of some other kernel) are in the directory /usr/src/linux.
  Otherwise, change the path for KERNEL_LOCATION in DVB/driver/Makefile.
  Note that the configuration of the driver sources also has to match that
  of the kernel you are running.
  You have to have the videodev core driver enabled in your kernel
  to use the DVB driver.

- Make sure that your kernel has enabled: 

    Video4Linux Support (CONFIG_VIDEODEV),
    Input Core Support (CONFIG_INPUT) and 
    Event Device Support (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV)

- Login as root, change to the directory DVB/driver and type "make".

- If everything compiled without errors, type "make insmod" to install
  the modules.
  During the installation of the modules your PC can "hang" for one or
  two seconds. This happens during the loading of the ARM application
  ("firmware") into the DRAM of the AV7110 and is normal.

- if you don't use devfs, execute DVB/driver/makedev.napi to create
  the device nodes

- apps/szap/ contains three simple applications for zapping with
  DVB-S, DVB-C or DVB-T cards (szap/czap/tzap); read the comments in
  apps/szap/szap.c for instructions

- if your card has a hardware MPEG2 decoder you can watch TV
  with e.g. xawtv; otherwise you need a software MPEG2 decoder
  like mplayer or vlc

Now you're ready to watch out for some real applications for your card. 
Search the net for dvbtune, dvbstream, VDR, Enigma, Neutrino, tuxzap,
mplayer (incl. the DVB plugin), dvbsnoop...