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Annotation of DVB/NEWS, revision 1.19

1.18      holger      1: Changes for linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1:
1.19    ! holger      2: o DMA fix by Jon Burgess
1.18      holger      3: o fixed PCI latency setting in SAA7146 driver
                      4: o added module parameter 'latency' to dvb-ttpci (saa7146_core.c).  Default value is 0 -> latency settings are *not* modified.
                      5: o fixes frontend drivers
1.19    ! holger      6: o allow readonly-open of video device
1.18      holger      7: o many improvements and bugfixes in scan utility
1.19    ! holger      8: o new keymaps for av7110_loadkeys utility
1.18      holger      9: o improvements in test_stillpicture demo
                     10: 
                     11: 
1.15      js         12: Changes for linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0:
1.16      oberritt   13: o added backport of Technisat Skystar2 (B2C2 FlexCopII) driver from dvb-kernel
1.15      js         14: o new frontends: tda1004x, mt312
1.17      js         15: o various frontend fixes for grundig_29504-401, grundig_29504-491, ves1820, alps_tdlb7,
                     16:   stv0299
                     17: o subtle changes to core frontend code to improve tuning
1.15      js         18: o dvb_net stability fixes
                     19: o AV7110 driver fixes: OSD memory handling; v4l overlay window fixes for Zapping
                     20:   (http://zapping.sourceforge.net/); SW section filter fix (stale data);
                     21:   MAC handling for dvb_net; link-level CI fixes (for VDR); fix DMX_GET_STC to
1.17      js         22:   get the msb right; I2C bus speedup; fix grabbing in VIDEO_PALETTE_UYVY mode;
                     23:   added module parameter 'latency' to change PCI latency; added IR remote
                     24:   control keymaps for Medion MD 4688 (medion_088.rc5 is for address 0,
                     25:   medion_155.rc5 for address 2)
1.15      js         26: o many fixes and extenstions to apps/scan, including correct output in VDR format
                     27: o revise "make install" for drivers using DVB_MOD_SUBDIR / DVB_MOD_DIR / DESTDIR
                     28: 
                     29: 
                     30: Changes for linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0-pre3:
1.12      holger     31: o scan: considerable rewrite of section I/O using poll() instead of busy waiting
                     32: o scan: reports PCR PID and service type (01: TV, 02: radio, >=03: other)
                     33:   in "pids" output format
                     34: o ves1820 patch by <jaakko@hyvatti.iki.fi> to distinguish different 
                     35:   PLL/Synthesizer combinations used by Siemens and Technotrend on their 
                     36:   DVB-C cards
                     37: o scan: attempt to parse the freqeuency-list descriptor for DVB-T (untested),
                     38:   set INVERSION_AUTO for tuning (was 0 == INVERSION_OFF before),
                     39:   patch from Franck Arnaud (with modifications) to restore scan output
                     40:   to be usable by szap
                     41: o av7110: Sharing SDRAM between TT re-insertion and OSD to have more 
                     42:   video buffer; firmware version 0x2615
                     43: o dvb-core: fixed a deadlock in dvb_frontend.c
                     44: o av7110_loadkeys: keymap for universal remote controls by PHILIPS, BAUR, 
1.14      holger     45:   INTERFUNK, MARANTZ, NECKERMANN, OTTO VERSAND, QUELLE, THORN, LIESENKOTTER, 
1.12      holger     46:   contributed by Poul Py
1.11      js         47: o API change: added VIDEO_EVENT_SIZE_CHANGED and VIDEO_GET_SIZE ioctl
                     48:   (both implemented for AV7110 based PCI cards)
                     49: o API change: added SEC_VOLTAGE_OFF to turn off satellite frontend power
                     50:   (implemented for alps_bsrv2 and stv0299 frontend drivers)
                     51: o various improvements to frontend drivers and frontend-thread handling
                     52:   (ves1820, grundig_29504-401, alps_tdlb7, stv0299)
                     53: o disabled frontend zig-zap scan for DVB-C (improved tuning behaviour)
                     54: o fixes and extensions for the "scan" program, including VDR output format
                     55: o fixed A/V sync bug with link-layer-CI firmware (always set PCR PID)
1.10      js         56: o fixes for IR remote control handling (key repeat, device addressing)
                     57: o added DMX_GET_STC ioctl
1.11      js         58: o added software section filter capability to av7110 driver
1.10      js         59:   (module parameter "hw_sections")
                     60: o correct ADAC volume settings (av7110 driver)
1.11      js         61: o msp3400 volume control fixes for Siemens DVB-C cards
1.13      holger     62: o ...and some things we don't remember. Check the CVS changelogs for
                     63:   details, cvsps is your friend... 
1.11      js         64: 
1.10      js         65: 
1.15      js         66: Changes for linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0-pre2:
1.9       js         67: o AV7110 firmware update; fixes OSD problems with VDR
                     68: o fixes to poll() handling for audio and video device
                     69: o stop video DMA (overlay) when v4l device is closed
                     70: o fixes to ring buffer handling for CI link layer interface
                     71: o added PCI ids for "Technotrend/Hauppauge Nexus PCI DVB-S"
1.7       ralf       72: 
1.4       rjkm       73: 
1.9       js         74: Changes for linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0-pre1 from siemens_dvb-0.9.4:
                     75: o overhauled Linux DVB API, especially for the frontends
                     76: o new device naming scheme
                     77: o unfortunately too many to list them all...