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1.1       cvs         1: This is an evaluation release of a Linux device driver module for the Kfir
                      2: encoder card.
                      3: 
                      4: Most of the files in kfir/driver/ are part of all newer Linux kernels.
                      5: If you are using a 2.4.x kernel you can also use the i2c and videodev files
                      6: from your kernel. They are included here for compatibility with 2.2.x kernels
                      7: which use an older I2C interface.
                      8: 
                      9: All files are released under the GNU General Public License except
                     10: micro/kfir_micro.h which contains material which is copyrighted by Visiontech.
                     11: 
                     12: This driver is provided for evaluation purposes only.
                     13: 
                     14: Known problems: see http://linuxtv.org/mpeg2
                     15: 
                     16: INSTALLATION:
                     17: 
                     18: Change into the driver directory.
                     19: The Makefile expects the configured sources of the currently used kernel to be 
                     20: in /usr/src/linux. Otherwise, change the setting of KERNEL_LOCATION in the Makefile.
                     21: 
                     22: Do a "make"
                     23: 
                     24: If everything compiled without problems try "make insmod".
                     25: 
                     26: Now (if your PC did not crash :-) plug in a PAL composite signal an sound and 
                     27: try: "cat /dev/video > test.mpg"
                     28: 
                     29: Stop the encoding process by pressing CNTRL-C.
                     30: 
                     31: 
                     32: Right now you can only change the recording parameters via module arguments.
                     33: Possible options for the kfir module:
                     34: 
                     35: loaded       - Altera is already loaded with microcode, so donīt do it again
                     36:                (reloading takes time and can lock your machine!)
                     37: 
                     38: vidinmode    - vidimode=0  for PAL, 1 for NTSC, 2 for SECAM (default PAL)
                     39: 
                     40: vidoutmode   - vidoutmode=0 for NTSC, 1 for PAL (default PAL)
                     41:                (yaeh, I know, KFIR and Video4Linux defines are different for PAL/NTSC)
                     42: 
                     43: vidsize      - vidsize=(vertical_mode<<4)|horizontal_mode,  cf. KfirCMD.h
                     44:                e.g. vidsize=0x12 (=(KFIR_V_288<<4)|KFIR_H_352)
                     45: 
                     46: vidrate      - video bitrate
                     47: 
                     48: mpeg1mode    - mpeg1mode=1 for MPEG1 
                     49: 
                     50: streamtype   - streamtype=0, ..., 7 (cf. KfirCMD.h, default VT_KFIR_PROGRAM) 
                     51: 
                     52: sndfreq      - sndfreq=0, ..., 7 (cf. KfirCMD.h, default VT_KFIR_AUDIO_FREQ_32_000) 
                     53: 
                     54: 
                     55: 
                     56: July 2000
                     57: 
                     58: Ralph Metzler