Linux DVB API Version 4

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Important note

The project is currently not actively maintained. Unfortunately, none of the developers has worked on it for quite some time now due to various reasons. So the project is in some sort of sleep-mode.

If you are interested in developing the V4 API futher and want to work on the project, please contact Michael Hunold <hunold@linuxtv.org>.

The current status is, that the dvb-core is ready and working, with the basic features implemented and tested (basic frontend, demux, audio and video decoder handling, section filtering, recording filters and memory playback). The reference TTPCI PCI DVB driver is currently non-functional.

Introduction

This page is dedicated to the upcoming Linux DVB API Version 4.

The code is hosted in the "dvb-kernel-v4" tree of the public CVS.

Background information

In order to make it easier for people to understand what all this is about we suggest to read the following documents:

  • Linux DVB API v4 documentation snapshot: The current API documentation can only be generated from the source code. From time to time, we will release snapshots of the documentation in http://linuxtv.org/downloads/linux-dvb-api-v4/.

The latest version is dated 2005/04/15 http://linuxtv.org/downloads/linux-dvb-api-v4/linux-dvb-api-v4-0-3.pdf

Contact

Please ask any technical questions on the official linux-dvb mailinglist http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb. If you're unsure and want to speak to one of the project members personally, you can mail to Michael Hunold <hunold@linuxtv.org>.

CE Linux Conference

The Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF, http://www.celinuxforum.org/) is a California non-profit corporation and is focused on the advancement of Linux as an open source platform for consumer electronics (CE) devices.

The annual technical conference took place in San Jose, California, USA. More informations about the event can be found on the offical CE Linux Technical Conference page: http://tree.celinuxforum.org/pubwiki/moin.cgi/TechnicalConference

On January, 26th, Michael Hunold gave a presentation about the current status of the Linux DVB API v4, which is clearly targeted towards embedded platforms running DVB and Digital TV. Thanks to Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) for making both the trip and the presentation possible!

A revised version of the presentation slides can be found in the download section under the linux-dvb-api-v4/ directory within a PDF file. You can download it directly using this link: http://linuxtv.org/downloads/linux-dvb-api-v4/celf_2005_01_linux_dvb_v4.pdf

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