[linux-dvb] Re: WinTV Nova-T 90002 (Conexant chip)

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Wednesday 03 Nov 2004 17:48, Dominik Scherer wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I hope that someone can help me getting my Nova-T to work. It's the
> newer model with a Conexant chip. I'm pretty disappointed (in Hauppauge)
>   because I did research before buying this card and all the articles I
> read indicated that it wouldn't be too hard to get it running. Lucky me,
> I got the new version. :(
>
> How are the chances to get this card working at all? Should I return it
> and get a different one?

100%. I have one working here.

> I'm running Mandrake Linux 10.0 with a 2.6.3 custom kernel. Do I
> understand correctly that I have to get at least kernel 2.6.9? What
> patches/firmware do I need? And what kernel compile options are required?

You'll need the latest video4linux snapshot from bytesex.org, plus the CVS 
HEAD of the dvb-kernel tree. This stuff is all very new, so its not made it 
into the mainline kernel yet.

2.6.9 would be best as 2.6.8.x seems to be unreliable.