[linux-dvb] Re: Newbie questions

[Bruno Prior <bruno@rpgd.uklinux.net>]

Holger,

Thanks for your help.

Holger Waechtler wrote:
> 
> this is a _very_ old driver. Please get a fresh one (directly out of CVS 
> from http://linuxtv.org/cvs/) before reporting any problems.

Mandrake have built a very old driver into their Mandrake 9.0 kernel 
package? How can you tell it's so old? Shall I report this to Cooker, so 
they can build a more recent set of drivers into new kernel packages?

> if you use only tools compiled against the old API: yes. If you want to 
> use recent tools you should get + install a fresh kernel.

Fresh kernel or fresh drivers? The README didn't tell me I needed a new 
kernel, just that I had to compile the drivers against the source of the 
kernel currently being used. 2.4.19 isn't so old. Do I really need a new 
kernel or just new drivers?

>> Most importantly, what is my most direct route to be able at least to 
>> view a channel on-screen? 
> 
> start xawtv, use szap/czap/tzap for tuning.
> 
> If you don't have installed X11 but a remote login on your box you can 
> use the framebuffer video utility (DVB/apps/test/video.c) and 
> szap/czap/tzap for tuning. dvbstream and dvbtune should work as well, 
> tuxzap too.

I have X on this box, so I'll try xawtv. Is there any guide anywhere to 
using the various *zap programs?

Cheers,

Bruno Prior



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