User:CityK

This is my sandbox. Being a sandbox, everything you see here is a work in progress. However, my intention should be pretty clear from the content.

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Welcome to the LinuxTV Wiki !

this welcome section is way toooooo wordy. it needs to be cut down to be short and sweet This wiki is intended to serve as a community focus and reference source for the projects covered under the LinuxTV umbrella/framework. It is hoped that this Wiki will, in time, become an authoritative source of information and support regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources on Linux. Whether that goal is achieved depends very much upon fellow users and developers such as yourself. Like all other wikis, the LinuxTV wiki relies upon the contributions of its users, and therefore will only be as useful as we make it. As every user of LinuxTV is bound to know something useful in relation to the project's coverage, we encourage you to help with the task of turning this site into a repository of knowledge. Whether it be by providing a set of instructions for how to get a certain device working; a minor improvement to an existing article; or an explanation for some complex concept -- whatever knowledge you can provide will be highly appreciated. Help ensure that your expertise acquired through dedication and hard work doesn't get lost in the ether, but can instead be passed on to new developers and users alike, and can help to keep free software thriving. Before you Begin But before you jump in and make your contribution, please first familiarize yourself with the layout of the site. Doing so will likely help you place your information in the right location. As the wiki grows, it takes an increasing amount of effort and discipline to keep it from quickly turning into a tangled mess. So it's up to each of us to make sure the information submitted is easy for everybody to find and access. That said, it is important not to feel offended if, by chance, your contribution is moved to another area of the wiki or if the contents of your entry are edited. Everyone understands and appreciates the time and efforts you took, but bear in mind that a factual and well-organized resource for everyone interested in analog or digital TV is the ultimate aim of the LinuxTV wiki. Submitters should also know that, to keep the information contained in the wiki free, all contributions are automatically licensed under the GNU General Public License GPL. If you wish, you may specify in each case that your contribution is dual-licensed under the MIT License. Please do not reproduce or submit copyrighted works without obtaining the express consent of the owner or its agent. Lastly, to help keep the wiki free from spam, contributors are required to set up an account and to sign in before they can post to the wiki. (This is a painless process that only takes a few seconds). Now enjoy and have fun! -- The LinuxTV WikiTeam People behind V4L We want to aggregate information about available hardware, v4l experiences, HOWTOs, and technical information about the workings of v4l devices work, hardware quirks, software applications The basic plan is to collect facts about available hardware, v4l or dvb experiences, HOWTOs, encyclopedia-like information and explanations about how v4l and dvb work, what an EPG is and so on, Save and share knowledge. ' Template:Click User_info How to install your hardware, and software to use it with Template:Click Hardware_&_Components Information on Hardware devices and related components Template:Click Technical_Background_&_Developer_Page Technical details, standards, etc Template:Click Technical_Background_&_Developer_Page Information to help device driver development Information Centre If you didn't find what you were looking for in the wiki, please try searching the mailing list archives first, before asking a question on the v4l mailing list. You may also be able to get immediate help on the #v4l irc channel on irc.freenode.net -- hopefully someone there will be able to help you! Don't leave your question on the wiki -- ask on the mailing list! to complement and offload the v4l mailing list -- cf. searchable archives. User Info Page Tutorials, Howtos, Usage Info & Guides: Overview of TV/video on Linux How to install DVB First steps with a DVB card Example setups and Use cases by country FAQ Software and Usage * Applications Commented software list, including: Applications to watch TV ** TV Viewing ** TV Recording Kaffeine Klear Mplayer Xine XdTV Full Media Centers VDR MythTV Freevo GeeXboX show Videotext/Teletext ** Text capture (Teletext/Closed Captioning) alevt Tools for testing, tuning, streaming ** Streaming femon (dvb)scan {a,s,c,t}zap dvbstream Tools for unattended/headless recording dvbrecord dvbd Howto record multiple programs at once Post-processing of recorded material Hardware & Components Page Hardware and Components Tuners Audio Decoders Interface chipsets used for DVB devices ** PCI interface chipsets used for v4l cards Hard- or Software Decoder? Hardware vs software encoders Analog Devices Video via PCI Video via PCI Express Video via USB Video via PC104 Graphics cards with TV tuner Other devices DVB Devices DVB-S devices DVB-T devices DVB-C devices ATSC devices*** Kworld ATSC-110 Devices sorted by Vendor ** v4l card vendors Also see these articles (info to be mergered into the appropriate sections above): DVB/ATSC USB boxes sorted by driver DVB at the USB bus Em2880 (USB Analog+DVB-T) Supported DVB cards Pre-configured Systems and Set Top Hardware Peripheral Components and Hardware Modifications Sat antenna DVB-T antenna DVB Conditional Access Modules Dolby Digital receiver Remote Controllers ** Remote controllers User Modifications to Supported Devices v4l --> style="background-color:#006600; Analog Devices Video via PCI List survey of cards in use now bttv devices (bt848, bt878) btaudio (bt878) Matrox Meteor II cards (not working) saa713x devices (saa713x) saa7134-alsa saa7146 devices cx88 devices (cx2388x) ivtv devices (cx23415, cx23416) zoran devices (zr36057, zr36067) zoran devices (zr36120, zr36125) Video via PCI Express saa7162 devices (not yet supported) nGene devices (not supported) Video via USB USBVideo Request support for USB Video devices Em2820 (USB Analog only) USBVision devices DiBcom USB devices OmniVision USB devices (OV511, etc) Video via PC104 Sensoray devices Graphics cards with TV tuner ATI/AMD NVIDIA Other devices Radios Webcams Scanners Loopback DVB --> style="background-color:#6289AB; DVB Pre-configured Systems and Set Top Hardware Examples of hardware Barebones and bundles Commercial solutions VDR-based STBs MythTV STBs Enigma on the dbox2 Neutrino on the dbox2 Enigma on the Dreambox Streaming clients Technical Background & Developers Page Technical Background TV Encyclopedia Analog TV ** Analog TV Digital TV DVB Standard Modulation Schemes used for Analog and Digital TV MPEG2 Standard Anatomy of a v4l device **Anatomy of a DVB device i2c Protocol ** i2c Protocol GPIO pins Radio Data System (RDS) DSM-CC ObjectCarousel Protocol DiSEqC Protocol Developer Section Video4linux APIs**Linux DVB API Version 4 DVB API history and future Anatomy of a v4l driver **Anatomy of a LinuxTV driver File a Bug Report ** How to write a good problem report How to add support for a new card How to build from v4l mercurial How to submit patches Invitation for Code Review Hints for Refactoring existing DVB drivers The DVB Decoder Challenge Maintaining mercurial trees TODO - main tasks Kernel Development Rules for submitting patches Rules for submitting drivers Coding Style Documentation index Master v4l development repository Current git log DVB Links v4l Links