[linux-dvb] Re: dvb card for only 59 Euro!

[<mocm@metzlerbros.de>]

Wolfgang Wegner writes:
 > Hi Marcus,
 > On Sat, Mar 30, 2002 at 07:51:16PM +0100, mocm@metzlerbros.de wrote:
 > > Looks like the Skystar2 which has a B2C2 Chipset and is not supported.
 > > Maybe someone would like to ask B2C2 for specs or reverse engineer
 > > it. The price is great, even for a Nova like card.
 > don't know if you already did, but I asked them some weeks ago
 > (got such a card "by accident" ;-) ). Below is their reply (after
 > all, a useable reply from support in less than 5 minutes - amazing!),
 > looks not completely hopeless:
 > 
 > --------------------------------------------------------------------
 > Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 00:42:29 -0800
 > To: Wolfgang Wegner <ww@kt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de>,
 > 	support@b2c2inc.com
 > From: support <support@b2c2inc.com>
 > Subject: Re: FlexCop Information?
 > 
 > Hi!
 > 
 > At this point we only support Linux in embedded applications.
 > 
 > We plan to have a Linux driver for public release in the near future. =
 > 
 > Unfortunately it won't be for FCII.
 > 
 > The possibility of a binary release of a driver for FCII is under =
 > 
 > investigation.
 > Thanks.
 > 

A binary only driver is totally useless in my view, then it would be
better to get a NOVA or to reverse engineer it.

Marcus


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