DVB installation - Revision history

Wirbel at 15:54, 24 April 2006

2006-04-24T15:54:10Z

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-	Before compiling the DVB driver the ''Makefile'' can be adapted. For a 'normal' (~~old-type~~ hardware decoding) DVB card it should work as is.	+	Before compiling the DVB driver the ''Makefile'' can be adapted. For a 'normal' (hardware decoding) DVB card it should work as is.

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2006-04-23T23:46:10Z

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		+	Howto make your DVB card working.
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		+	'''Note: here, we can give only general installation information (as for the example of a full featured DVB card [http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Full-featured_Card] with hardware decoder). Best is you search for your specific device name in the [http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/ DVB Wiki].'''
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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	You need a recent Linux kernel with some special settings. Whether it is a kernel from the 2.4 series or the 2.6 series depends on personal preference and/or other requirements.		You need a recent Linux kernel with some special settings. Whether it is a kernel from the 2.4 series or the 2.6 series depends on personal preference and/or other requirements.
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-	Before compiling the DVB driver the ''Makefile'' can be adapted. For a 'normal' DVB card it should work as is.	+	Before compiling the DVB driver the ''Makefile'' can be adapted. For a 'normal' (old-type hardware decoding) DVB card it should work as is.

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2005-11-24T22:12:40Z

Configuration

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	If you're using a recent 2.6-series kernel with ''udev'', you should find that the device nodes are created automatically.		If you're using a recent 2.6-series kernel with ''udev'', you should find that the device nodes are created automatically.

-	If using a not recent ''udev'' (like the one present in Suse 9.2) you may need to update configuration of udev according to http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-January/067169.html	+	If using a recent kernel but a not recent ''udev'' (like the one present in Suse 9.2) you may need to update configuration of udev according to http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-January/067169.html

	==CVS==		==CVS==

2005-11-24T22:10:20Z

Configuration

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	If you're using a recent 2.6-series kernel with ''udev'', you should find that the device nodes are created automatically.		If you're using a recent 2.6-series kernel with ''udev'', you should find that the device nodes are created automatically.
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		+	If using a not recent ''udev'' (like the one present in Suse 9.2) you may need to update configuration of udev according to http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2005-January/067169.html

	==CVS==		==CVS==

2005-11-24T11:15:43Z

Links

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	\| ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/Developer/		\| ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/vdr/Developer/
	\| VDR FTP download directory		\| VDR FTP download directory
-	\|}	+	\|-
		+	\| [6]
		+	\| http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/dvb-kernel/linux/Documentation/dvb/?only_with_tag=HEAD#dirlist
		+	\| DVB Documentation from cvs sources
		+	\|
		+	}

	<!-- Link to german wiki page -->		<!-- Link to german wiki page -->
	[[de:DVB Installation]]		[[de:DVB Installation]]

2005-11-24T10:03:00Z

Requirements

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	has to be deselected before.		has to be deselected before.
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		+	Firmware may be downloaded from http://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/firmware/
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		+	For AV7710 based cards and kernel compiled without firmware into the driver, if you use the hotplug firmware loader you must put the firmware file in /lib/firmware/dvb-ttpci-01.fw (in previous versions of the Linux hotplug scripts it was /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-ttpci-01.fw)

	===Driver Installation===		===Driver Installation===

2005-10-08T01:25:28Z

Kernel 2.6

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	There are two possibilities the get a DVB driver for kernel 2.6		There are two possibilities the get a DVB driver for kernel 2.6

-	* a ~~seperate~~ driver	+	* a separate driver
	* the driver included in the kernel		* the driver included in the kernel

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	===Configuration===		===Configuration===
-	~~The~~ DVB driver in kernel 2.6 got ~~(in 2004)~~ the official major device number 212. Before it was the experimental major device number 250. So be aware of it if updating the system. (Under kernel 2.4 the major device number is still 250.)	+	In 2004, the DVB driver in kernel 2.6 got the official major device number 212. Before it was the experimental major device number 250. So be aware of it if updating the system. (Under kernel 2.4 the major device number is still 250.)

	The following script will help to change the major device number to 212.		The following script will help to change the major device number to 212.

2005-10-08T01:23:27Z

Configuration

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	===Configuration===		===Configuration===
-	The DVB driver in kernel 2.6 got (~~recently~~) the official major device number 212. Before it was the experimental major device number 250. So be aware of it if updating the system. (Under kernel 2.4 the major device number is still 250)	+	The DVB driver in kernel 2.6 got (in 2004) the official major device number 212. Before it was the experimental major device number 250. So be aware of it if updating the system. (Under kernel 2.4 the major device number is still 250.)

-	The following script help to change the major device number to 212.	+	The following script will help to change the major device number to 212.
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	#!/bin/sh		#!/bin/sh
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	done		done
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		+	If you're using a recent 2.6-series kernel with ''udev'', you should find that the device nodes are created automatically.

	==CVS==		==CVS==

2005-09-28T13:54:43Z

Configuration

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	device=0		device=0
	for card in `seq 0 3`; do		for card in `seq 0 3`; do
-	mkdir /dev/dvb/adapter$card	+	mkdir -p /dev/dvb/adapter$card
	device=`echo $card \* 64 \| bc`		device=`echo $card \* 64 \| bc`
	for dev in video audio sec frontend demux dvr ca net osd; do		for dev in video audio sec frontend demux dvr ca net osd; do

2005-09-28T13:53:11Z

Configuration

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	device=0		device=0
	for card in `seq 0 3`; do		for card in `seq 0 3`; do
-	device=`echo $card \* 64 \| bc`	+	mkdir /dev/dvb/adapter$card
-	for dev in video audio sec frontend demux dvr ca net osd; do	+	device=`echo $card \* 64 \| bc`
-	mknod /dev/dvb/adapter${card}/${dev}0 c 212 $device	+	for dev in video audio sec frontend demux dvr ca net osd; do
-	chmod 0660 /dev/dvb/adapter${card}/${dev}0	+	mknod /dev/dvb/adapter${card}/${dev}0 c 212 $device
-	let device=device+1	+	chmod 0660 /dev/dvb/adapter${card}/${dev}0
-	done	+	let device=device+1
		+	done
	done		done
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