[linux-dvb] Re: 5 Months and counting...

[raid517 <raid517@fairadsl.co.uk>]

Thanks, I will check out the latest build of XawTV and see if this makes 
any difference.

Unfortunately Input Core Support is not a user selectable option in the 
2.6.8.1 kernel. It is simply enabled by default as CONFIG_INPUT=y in 
.config - and is visible only to the user through menuconfig as a 
catagory heading. There is no module y/n or compile directly into the 
kernel option for it in menu config (or any other configuration tool).

Changing this somehow by hand to read CONFIG_INPUT=m would I think have 
several detremental effects on various other components and on the whole 
would not be a good idea - as having your entire device inpute core 
support as a module just seems a very unstable and unpredictable way to 
do things. (I assume this is why the Linux kernel developers don't allow 
it).

Event Device Support however is a selectable option - but it makes no 
difference to the hotplug messages whether it is enabled as a module or 
is compiled directly into the kernel. That is to say hotplug still reports:

module input not found
module dvb_ttpci_budget_ci not found

Just for kicks I have included the output from lsmod to show what is 
loaded. Maybe you guys can tell me if I am missing anything?

lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
ipv6                  262660  6
fglrx                 234300  7
vmnet                  30736  12
vmmon                  48056  0
parport_pc             40256  0
lp                     11692  0
parport                41800  2 parport_pc,lp
saa7146_vv             50688  0
video_buf              22148  1 saa7146_vv
v4l1_compat            14596  1 saa7146_vv
v4l2_common             6400  1 saa7146_vv
videodev                9984  1 saa7146_vv
tda1004x               18824  1
sg                     34592  0
ds                     19076  0
yenta_socket           21760  0
pcmcia_core            66756  2 ds,yenta_socket
8250                   21088  0
serial_core            23808  1 8250
eth1394                22024  0
hfsplus                60164  0
hfs                    47492  0
minix                  33156  0
nls_iso8859_1           4352  0
ntfs                   99668  0
sbp2                   24584  0
ohci1394               35844  0
ieee1394              111288  3 eth1394,sbp2,ohci1394
snd_emu10k1            98568  0
snd_rawmidi            25636  1 snd_emu10k1
snd_pcm_oss            54568  0
snd_mixer_oss          20096  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                97800  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer              25732  1 snd_pcm
snd_seq_device          8456  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_ac97_codec         69764  1 snd_emu10k1
snd_page_alloc         11912  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem            4864  1 snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep               9732  1 snd_emu10k1
snd                    56932  10 
snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_seq_device,snd_ac97_codec,snd_util_mem,snd_hwdep
soundcore              10208  1 snd
forcedeth              17792  0
evdev                   9600  0
budget_ci              10240  0
budget_core             8836  1 budget_ci
dvb_core               87848  3 tda1004x,budget_ci,budget_core
saa7146                19364  3 saa7146_vv,budget_ci,budget_core
ttpci_eeprom            3072  1 budget_core
loop                   16136  0
cdemu                  11404  0
thermal                13072  0
processor              13220  1 thermal
fan                     4236  0
button                  6552  0
battery                 9740  0
ac                      5132  0
floppy                 58960  0
uhci_hcd               33040  0
ohci_hcd               21636  0
raid517@0[~]$

GJ


Matthias Fechner wrote:
> Hello raid517,
>
> * raid517 <raid517@fairadsl.co.uk> [11-10-04 10:53]:
>
> > That is certainly a helpful response. Thankyou. Unfortunately I can't do 
> > that with Kernel 2.6.8.1 as 'input' is not avaiable as a configurable 
> > option - at least not in any of the common utilities such as menuconfig 
> > xconfig make config and so on. However if I look at my .Config file, 
> > this this already set, that is input=y. I can only guess that the kernel 
> > developers have made the assumption that pretty much everyone is going 
> > to want some kind of input support or other. Even if they do not want X, 
> > they are probably still going to want keyboard support. The mystery is 
> > however why does hotplug assume 'input' is part of the dvb package?
>
> why hotplug want to load, i dont know, but i checked my kernel
> (2.6.8.1) and there these options are available.
> But for my video i use kernel 2.4 and in this documentation i found:
> - Make sure that your kernel has enabled: 
>     Video4Linux Support (CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV)
>       needed by cards with integrated MPEG decoder to display
>       video on screen
>  
>     Input Core Support (CONFIG_INPUT)
>       Event Device Support (CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV)
>       needed by the DVB remote control driver
>
> I'm not sure if this is required for kernel 2.6 too.
> Maybe you should set these options manual in your .config file and
> then start menuconfig or what u want and check it.
> I think it is under Device Driver -> Input device support.
>
> But of the reason that my video is temporaily not working i cannot
> check it.
>
> Hope this help a little