--- dvb-kernel/README.bt8xx 2003/12/22 18:51:57 1.6 +++ dvb-kernel/README.bt8xx 2004/01/29 10:43:37 1.7 @@ -7,8 +7,13 @@ bttv driver. Please pay close attention to the warning about the bttv module options below for the DST card. -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. +2) 2.6 +====== + +For 2.6, you don't need the latest bttv driver, everything is in +the kernel drivers. Please use 2.6.1 and above. + +Build and intsall the driver like described in README. 1) 2.4 ====== @@ -55,37 +60,7 @@ Extract it and do the usual "make" and " This will give you (amongst other stuff) a recent bttv driver. --- - -Ok, now grab "dvb-kernel" from CVS: - - $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv login - $ cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@linuxtv.org:/cvs/linuxtv co dvb-kernel - -... and build the driver: - - $ cd dvb-kernel/build-2.4 - $ ./getlinks - $ make - $ make install - -If you don't use devfs (or your devfs setup is not configured -correctly) you might need to add the device nodes manually with the -"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 - -2) 2.6 -====== - -For 2.6, you don't need the latest bttv driver, everything is in -the kernel drivers. Please use 2.6.0 and above. - -Checkout dvb-kernel as mentioned above, but then do everything as per -the README in dvb-kernel. - -Unfortunately, in some older kernels the bttv card lists have the -TwinHan cards listed as card=0x68. (see below) Using card=0x71 there -will lockup your machine. +Now build and install the driver like described in README. 3) Loading Modules ================== @@ -99,7 +74,7 @@ driver and one frontend driver. The bttv driver will HANG YOUR SYSTEM IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY THE COORECT CARD ID! A list of possible card ids can be found inside -"bttv-cards.c" inside the bttv driver package. +"bttv-cards.c" inside the bttv driver package. Pay attention to failures to load these frontends. (E.g. dmesg, /var/log/messages). @@ -124,8 +99,7 @@ For Pinnacle PCTV cards use the "cx24110 $ modprobe dst The value 0x71 will override the PCI type detection for dvb-bt8xx, -which is necessary for TwinHan cards. If you're using 2.6, see the -remark above about the card parameter. +which is necessary for TwinHan cards. If you're having an older card (blue color circuit) and card=0x71 locks your machine, try using 0x68, too. If that does not work, ask on the @@ -157,14 +131,3 @@ dst_check_ci: recognize DST-MOT or dst_check_ci: unable to recognize DSTXCI or STXCI - -4) The rest -=========== - -That's it. Have fun. Report problems to the mailing list. Thanks! - --- -Authors: -Richard Walker (Original) -Jamie Honan (13 Oct 2003) -Michael Hunold (25 Nov 2003)