--- dvb-kernel/README 2004/03/05 11:39:15 1.22 +++ dvb-kernel/README 2004/05/03 14:27:45 1.23 @@ -1,22 +1,14 @@ -linuxtv-dvb-1.1.1 -================= +linuxtv-dvb +=========== -Digital Video Broadcast drivers for Linux 2.4.19+ and Linux 2.6.x. +Digital Video Broadcast drivers for Linux 2.6.x. Note: Unlike in previous releases, the test/utility programs have been unbundled and are released seperately as linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0. - -Linux 2.6.x: - The DVB drivers are already included in Linux 2.6.x, so you usually - don't need this package. What you will need, hwoever, is firmware. - see below. - -Linux 2.4.19+: - Due to changes in the video4linux layer we don't support kernels - older than 2.4.19. If you need to use an older kernel you must - apply video4linux patches to the kernel first. - +The DVB drivers are already included in Linux 2.6.x, so you usually +don't need this package. What you will need, hwoever, is firmware. +see below. Quick start: ------------ @@ -31,12 +23,7 @@ Quick start: For Linux 2.6.x also see linux/Documentation/dvb/firmware.txt and linux/Documentation/firmware_class/README. - Note: The firmware loader has been backported from 2.6 to 2.4.24, - but the drivers do not yet support this. You must compile the - firmwares into the drivers. - - -2. cd build-2.4 or build-2.6 +2. cd build-2.6 3. make @@ -59,7 +46,7 @@ If you encounter any problems while exec the TROUBLESHOOTING file. Simply type 'make' to build the driver. The compiled modules will be located -in directory ./build-2.4/ or ./build-2.6/, depening on the kernel version you +in directory ./build-2.6/, depening on the kernel version you are running. There you will also find scripts to load and unload the modules. For some cards or frontends you need to download additional firmware @@ -67,7 +54,7 @@ binaries: - dvb-ttpci: http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/ => wget http://www.linuxtv.org/download/dvb/dvb-ttpci-01.fw - Place the "dvb-ttpci-01.fw" file in the build-2.4 and/or build-2.6 + Place the "dvb-ttpci-01.fw" file in the build-2.6 directory. The firmware will be compiled into the driver at it used to be. @@ -96,7 +83,7 @@ loading the modules. Just in case you are wondering: the "alps_bsrv2" driver is gone, please use the new "ves1x93" driver instead. -In ./build-2.4/ or ./build-2.6/ you find the insmod script. +In ./build-2.6/ you find the insmod script. Use './insmod.sh load' to load the driver modules, './insmod.sh unload' to remove them. './insmod debug' loads the drivers with debugging enabled. @@ -164,16 +151,7 @@ file in /etc/modutils/ (e.g. /etc/moduti -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -The build system has been tested down to 2.4.20, if you run an older kernel -either update your kernel or just try - maybe you need to add some tweaks in -the dvb_compat.[hc] files. Please report your modifications on the linux-dvb -mailing list. - If you want to build a not-standalone driver but want to patch your 2.6 kernel source tree with this driver please read README-2.6. More documentation is located in ./linux/Documentation/dvb/. - -good luck, - -Holger