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 Instructions for building the standalone driver:  Instructions for building the standalone driver:
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 You must have the kernel sources for the kernel you are actually using  You must have the kernel sources for the kernel you are currently using
 installed, and symlinked to /lib/modules/$(KERNEL_VERSION)/build. This should  installed, and symlinked to /lib/modules/$(KERNEL_VERSION)/build. This should
 be the default in proper installations with installed kernel source package.  be the default in proper installations with installed kernel source package.
   
 If you are in doubt please get a fresh and clean kernel source tarball from   If you are in doubt please get a fresh and clean kernel source tarball from 
 http://www.kernel.org/, unpack, configure, install and boot this one before  http://www.kernel.org/, unpack, configure, install and boot this one before
 building the DVB driver. 80% of the bug reports on the linux-dvb mailing list  building the DVB driver. 80% of the bug reports on the linux-dvb mailing list
 have been related to not properly installed kernels in the past.  have been related to not properly installed kernel source trees in the past.
   
 For cards with MPEG decoder onboard make sure that CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is enabled  For cards with MPEG decoder onboard make sure that CONFIG_VIDEO_DEV is enabled
 in the config of your running kernel. If you get unresolved symbols named  in the config of your running kernel. If you get unresolved symbols named
 video_XXXX then you missed this option.  video_XXXX when loading the driver then you missed this option.
   
 For some cards you need Input and Event Device Support enabled to get the  For some cards you need Input and Event Device Support enabled to get the
 IR receiver on the card running. Be sure to enable CONFIG_INPUT and   IR receiver on the card running. Be sure to enable CONFIG_INPUT and 
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 instructions there if you own one of the cards that need a firmware to run.  instructions there if you own one of the cards that need a firmware to run.
   
 Now execute the ./MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script to create the DVB API device nodes.  Now execute the ./MAKEDEV-DVB.sh script to create the DVB API device nodes.
   In ./build-2.4/ or ./build-2.6/ you find the insmod script.  
   Use './insmod.sh load' to load the driver modules, './insmod.sh unload' to 
   remove them. './insmod debug' loads the drivers with debugging enabled. 
   These scripts load all drivers for all cards, if you check what hardware you 
   actually own you can accelerate the initialisation by loading only the driver 
   modules you need.
   
 When you reached this point successfully you probably want to start some  When you reached this point successfully you probably want to start some
 test applications, download the linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.tar.gz package, unpack  test applications, download the linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.tar.gz package, unpack
 it and compile it. This package contains some tools to test and debug the  it and compile it. This package contains some tools to test and debug the
 driver:  driver:
   
 apps/szap/ contains three simple applications for zapping with DVB-S, DVB-C  linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1/apps/szap/ contains three simple applications called 
 or DVB-T cards (szap/czap/tzap); read the comments in apps/szap/szap.c for  szap, czap and tzap for zapping with DVB-S, DVB-C or DVB-T cards.
 instructions.  Read linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1/apps/szap/ README for usage instructions.
   
 Note 1: tuning succeeded if you see the FE_HAS_LOCK flag and "status 1f"; a  Note 1: tuning succeeded if you see the FE_HAS_LOCK flag and "status 1f"; a
 good signal has a low bit error rate (ber) and zero uncorrectable packets (unc).  good signal has a low bit error rate (ber) and zero uncorrectable packets (unc).
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         xine stdin://mpeg2 < /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0          xine stdin://mpeg2 < /dev/dvb/adapter0/dvr0
                   
 Note: Newest mplayer and xine versions are reported to have builtin DVB support  Note: Newest mplayer and xine versions are reported to have builtin DVB support
 (see FAQ for more info).  (see ./linux/Documentation/dvb/faq.txt for more info).
   
 For 'real' everyday use you probably don't want to use these test applications   For 'real' everyday use you probably don't want to use these test applications 
 but install a program like VDR or MythTV. Read the FAQ for some links.  but install a program like VDR or MythTV.
   (Read ./linux/Documentation/dvb/faq.txt for some links)
   
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