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Welcome to the linuxtv.org DVB Wiki! (For v4l wiki, click [http://linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Main_Page here])
Welcome to the linuxtv.org V4L-DVB Wiki !
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This Wiki is intended to become the ultimate resource regarding all questions about Video, TV and DVB support on Linux, free DVB software and cool projects.


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Like every other Wiki it relies on the contributions of its users. Also this Wiki can only get as good as you and we mean: YOU!!! make it.


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Whatever you can contribute will be highly appreciated, no matter if it's a HOWTO, help and explanations how to write a driver, how to install some a driver or whether you can explain how that beast called DVB is working.
==What is this wiki about?==
This wiki is intended to become an authoritative source of information regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources under Linux -- i.e. [[What is V4L or DVB?|the subject matters covered under the V4L & DVB frameworks]]. The basic plan is to aggregate information about available hardware, how V4L or DVB work, software used with the hardware and so forth. Like all other wikis, the V4L-DVB wiki relies upon the contributions of its users. Hence, it will only be as useful as we make it! <br>
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<div style="text-align:right">-- [[LinuxTVWiki:People|The LinuxTV V4L-DVB wiki team]] / [[People behind V4L-DVB]] </div>


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have fun, enjoy -- ''The LinuxTV WikiTeam''
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==How can I help with the wiki?==

We encourage you to share your knowledge and help with the task of turning this site into a grand repository of knowledge. Your input, whether it be for providing a set of instructions as to how to get a certain device working, or an explanation for some complex concept, or improving an existing article by correcting something even as simple as a spelling mistake, will be highly appreciated. Here are a few basic links that can help you get started:
''' ''The basic plan is to collect facts about available hardware, linux-dvb experiences, HOWTOs, encyclopedia-like information and explanations about how [[DVB]], [[MPEG-2 Standard|MPEG-2]] and [[MHP]] work, what an [[EPG]] is and so on, to make this a place useful for everybody who is doing anything related to [[analog TV|analog]] or [[digital TV]]. Save and share knowledge.'' '''
* [[Help:Contents|Everything you need to know about editing wiki pages but were afraid to ask]]
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* [[Wiki - Help Wanted List|A list of things that need to be tackled]]
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* '''User Section'''
** ''Getting Started:''
*** [[Supported Hardware]]
*** [[How to install DVB device drivers]]
*** [[Testing your DVB device]] (PCI, USB, ...)
*** [[Example setups]] and [[Use cases]] by country
*** [[FAQ & Troubleshooting]]
*** [[Bug Report|Filing a Bug Report]]
** ''Software Applications and Usage:''
*** See the [[software|commented software list]], which highlights:
**** Applications to watch TV
**** Full Media Centers
**** Applications to show Videotext/Teletext
**** Tools for testing, tuning, streaming
**** Tools for unattended/headless recording
** ''Tutorials, Howtos, Usage Info & Guides:''
*** Howto record [[multiple programs]] at once
*** [[Post-processing]] of recorded material
*** [[Testing reception quality]]
** [[Special:Allpages|The Wiki's Indexes]]
** [[DVB Links]]


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* '''The Wiki - How Can I Help?'''
** [[Help:Contents|Everything you need to know about editing wiki pages but were afraid to ask]]
** [[Wiki - Help Wanted List|A list of things that need to be tackled]]


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* '''Technical Background'''
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** ''Systems:''
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*** [[Analog TV]]
| valign=top ; style="background-color:#F5DEB3;" | '''[[Technical Background]]'''<br><small>Technical details on standards and hardware components/chipsets, etc
*** [[Digital TV|Digital TV (DTV)]]
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**** [[DVB Standards]]
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**** [[ATSC|ATSC Standards]]
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*** [[Modulation Scheme]]s used for Analog & DTV
*** [[MPEG-2 Standard]]
**** [[DSM-CC Object Carousel Protocol]]
*** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DiSEqC DiSEqC Protocol]
** ''Hardware Related:''
*** [[Anatomy of a DVB device]]
**** [[Interface chipsets]] used for DVB devices
**** [[Hardware or Software Decoder?]]
**** [[I²C Protocol]]
*** [[DVB via USB|General Information Regarding DVB via USB]]


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| valign=top | '''[[Other Sources of Info]]'''<br><small>Mailing lists, #irc channels....
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| valign=top ; style="background-color:#FFFFCC;" | '''[[Hardware Device Information]]'''<br><small>Information on hardware devices
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** [[DVB API history and future]]
*** [[Linux DVB API Version 4]]
*** [[Multiproto|Multiproto (API v5.0 candidate)]]
*** [[S2API|S2API (API v5.0 selected)]]
** [[Anatomy of a LinuxTV driver]]
** [[Development: Code Review|Invitation for Code Review]]
** [[Development: Hints for Refactoring existing DVB drivers|Hints for Refactoring existing DVB drivers]]
** [[Development: The DVB Decoder Challenge|The DVB Decoder Challenge]]
** [[Development: How to extract a firmware|How to extract a firmware]]
** [[Development: How to develop drivers for USB based devices|How to develop drivers for USB based devices]]




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* '''Hardware Information:'''
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** [[ATSC Devices]]
| align=right| <span style="font-size: 90%;">''For older news items see [[News Archive|here]]</span>
** [[DMB-T/H Devices]]
** [[DVB-C Devices]]
** [[DVB-S Devices]]
** [[DVB-S2 Devices]]
** [[8-PSK Turbo Coded Devices]]
** [[DVB-T Devices]]
** [[DVB-hybrid Devices]]<br>
** [[List of Device Vendors|Sortable List of Device Vendors]]
** [[DVB Conditional Access Modules]]
** [[User Modifications to Supported Devices]]<br><br>
** ''Peripheral Components:''
*** [[DVB-T antenna]]
*** Switches, attenuators, and amplifiers
*** [[Remote Controllers]]
*** [[Sat antenna]]
*** [[DiSEqC related hardware]]
*** [[DD receiver|Dolby Digital receiver]]<br><br>
** ''Pre-configured DVB Systems and Set Top 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]]

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Revision as of 09:30, 22 September 2014


Welcome to the linuxtv.org V4L-DVB Wiki !

What is this wiki about?

This wiki is intended to become an authoritative source of information regarding the use of analog video and digital TV sources under Linux -- i.e. the subject matters covered under the V4L & DVB frameworks. The basic plan is to aggregate information about available hardware, how V4L or DVB work, software used with the hardware and so forth. Like all other wikis, the V4L-DVB wiki relies upon the contributions of its users. Hence, it will only be as useful as we make it!

How can I help with the wiki?

We encourage you to share your knowledge and help with the task of turning this site into a grand repository of knowledge. Your input, whether it be for providing a set of instructions as to how to get a certain device working, or an explanation for some complex concept, or improving an existing article by correcting something even as simple as a spelling mistake, will be highly appreciated. Here are a few basic links that can help you get started:

Index.png The Wiki's Indexes
Article, category, image, ....
User Info icon.png User Information
How to install drivers for your hardware, and software to use with your device, ...
Technical background icon.png Technical Background
Technical details on standards and hardware components/chipsets, etc
More info.png Other Sources of Info
Mailing lists, #irc channels....
Hardware icon.png Hardware Device Information
Information on hardware devices
Developer icon.png Developer Section
Information to help device driver development


News icon2.png GENERAL NEWS:
For older news items see here