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 How to get the Nebula, PCTV and Twinhan DST cards working  How to get the Nebula, PCTV and Twinhan DST cards working
 =========================================================  =========================================================
   
 This class of cards has a bt878a as the PCI interface, and  This class of cards has a bt878a as the PCI interface, and require the
 require the bttv driver.  bttv driver.
   
 Please pay close attention to the warning about the bttv module  Please pay close attention to the warning about the bttv module options
 options below for the DST card.  below for the DST card.
   
 For 2.4, make sure you are using an uptodate kernel 2.4.23 and above.  For 2.4, make sure you are using an uptodate kernel 2.4.23 and above.
 For 2.6, shuffle down to the 2.6 section below.  For 2.6, shuffle down to the 2.6 section below.
Line 17  For 2.4, make sure you are using an upto Line 17  For 2.4, make sure you are using an upto
 This is the *only* way to go when you are experimenting with   This is the *only* way to go when you are experimenting with 
 bleeding-edge stuff like DVB.  bleeding-edge stuff like DVB.
   
 Do the usual to build your kernel and remember to enable the V4L functionality.  You need an up-to-date bttv driver for the bt8xx-based cards to work.
 For the 'BT848 Video For Linux' in the 'Video for Linux' section to show up  
 you need to enable 'I2C support' and 'I2C bit-banging interfaces' in the  
 charcter devices section.  
   
 I'd recommend you install and  test your kernel, rather than diving  Two methods to get a recent version:
 straight into the bt878 stuff.  a) Patch your kernel (and possibly recompile it)
   b) Compile an external package
   
   Method a)
   The most recent patches for 2.4.23 so far are at
   http://bytesex.org/patches/2.4.23-4/
   
   You need to fetch at least the following patches:
   20_v4l2-2.4.23.diff.gz
   30_video-buf-2.4.23.diff.gz
   31_ir-input-2.4.23.diff
   31_tuner-2.4.23.diff.gz
   32_bttv-2.4.23.diff.gz
   
   Decompress them with "gzip -d *.gz" and the apply them one after
   another to your 2.4.23 kernel tree via "patch -p1 < [...]"
   
   Then select the bttv driver and recompile your kernel and modules.
   Remeber to enable the V4L functionality. For the 'BT848 Video For
   Linux' in the 'Video for Linux' section to show up you need to enable
   'I2C support' and 'I2C bit-banging interfaces' in the charcter devices
   section, as well as 'Sound' => 'Sound card support'.
   
   Method b)
   
 Download http://bytesex.org/snapshot/video4linux-xxxxyyzz.tar.gz, where  Download http://bytesex.org/snapshot/video4linux-xxxxyyzz.tar.gz, where
 xxxxyyzz is the date of the release.  xxxxyyzz is the date of the release.
Line 32  Extract it and do the usual "make" and " Line 52  Extract it and do the usual "make" and "
   $ tar xzfv video4linux-xxxxyyzz.tar.gz    $ tar xzfv video4linux-xxxxyyzz.tar.gz
   $ make    $ make
   $ make install    $ make install
   
   This will give you (amongst other stuff) a recent bttv driver.
   
   --
       
 Now grab "dvb-kernel" from CVS:  Ok, now grab "dvb-kernel" from CVS:
   
   $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv login    $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv login
   $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv co dvb-kernel    $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv co dvb-kernel
Line 45  Now grab "dvb-kernel" from CVS: Line 69  Now grab "dvb-kernel" from CVS:
   $ make    $ make
   $ make install    $ make install
   
 If you don't use devfs (or your devfs setup is not configured correctly)  If you don't use devfs (or your devfs setup is not configured
 you might need to add the device nodes manually with the "makedev"  correctly) you might need to add the device nodes manually with the
 script from the DVB driver:  "makedev" script from the DVB driver:
 http://linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/DVB/driver/makedev.napi?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain  http://linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/DVB/driver/makedev.napi?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain
   
 2) 2.6  2) 2.6
 ======  ======
   
 For 2.6, you don't need the latest bttv driver, everything is in  For 2.6, you don't need the latest bttv driver, everything is in
 the kernel drivers. Please use 2.6.0-test10 and above.  the kernel drivers. Please use 2.6.0 and above.
   
 Checkout dvb-kernel as mentionen above, but then do everything as per  Checkout dvb-kernel as mentioned above, but then do everything as per
 the README in dvb-kernel.  the README in dvb-kernel.
   
 Unfortunately, in some older kernels the bttv card lists have the  Unfortunately, in some older kernels the bttv card lists have the
Line 66  will lockup your machine. Line 90  will lockup your machine.
 3) Loading Modules  3) Loading Modules
 ==================  ==================
   
 You can either modify and use the "insmod-bt8xx.sh" script in the build-2.4  You can either modify and use the "insmod-bt8xx.sh" script in the
 directory or simply do everything by hand.  build-2.4 directory or simply do everything by hand.
   
 In general you need to load the bttv driver, which will handle the gpio and  In general you need to load the bttv driver, which will handle the gpio
 i2c communication for us. Next you need the common dvb-bt8xx device driver  and i2c communication for us. Next you need the common dvb-bt8xx device
 and one frontend driver.  driver and one frontend driver.
   
 The bttv driver will HANG YOUR SYSTEM IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY THE COORECT   The bttv driver will HANG YOUR SYSTEM IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY THE
 CARD ID! A list of possible card ids can be found inside "bttv-cards.c" inside  COORECT  CARD ID! A list of possible card ids can be found inside
 the bttv driver package.   "bttv-cards.c" inside the bttv driver package. 
   
 Pay attention to failures to load these frontends.   Pay attention to failures to load these frontends. 
 (E.g. dmesg, /var/log/messages).  (E.g. dmesg, /var/log/messages).
Line 99  For Pinnacle PCTV cards use the "cx24110 Line 123  For Pinnacle PCTV cards use the "cx24110
    $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx     $ modprobe dvb-bt8xx
    $ modprobe dst     $ modprobe dst
   
 The value 0x71 will override the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx, which   The value 0x71 will override the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx,
 is necessary for TwinHan cards. If you're using 2.6, see the remark above  which  is necessary for TwinHan cards. If you're using 2.6, see the
 about the card parameter.  remark above about the card parameter.
   
 If you're having an older card (blue color circuit) and card=0x71 locks your  If you're having an older card (blue color circuit) and card=0x71 locks
 machine, try using 0x68, too. If that does not work, ask on the mailing list.  your machine, try using 0x68, too. If that does not work, ask on the
   mailing list.
   
 The DST module takes a couple of useful parameters, in case the  The DST module takes a couple of useful parameters, in case the dst
 dst drivers fails to detect your type of card correctly.  drivers fails to detect your type of card correctly.
   
 dst_type takes values 0 (satellite), 1 (terrestial TV), 2 (cable).  dst_type takes values 0 (satellite), 1 (terrestial TV), 2 (cable).
   
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