[linux-dvb] Re: Newby, channels.conf, ARM-stuff

[jhall@UU.NET (Jeremy Hall)]

In the new year, mocm@metzlerbros.de wrote:
> Benjamin Forgeau writes:
>  > 
>  > 	Hi You All,
>  > 
>  > 	What about this ARM stuff in gnufirm?? Do I have an ARM-processor on 
>  > my card (a quick look at the components, I did not see anything with 
>  > "ARM")? If yes, what it is used for? I could not find any clue about 
>  > this in the libdvb api documentation.
> 
> The av711x has an arm core. This has nothing to do with the libdvb api
> since the api is supposed to be hardware independent. The stuff in
> gnufirm is a minimal skeleton for writing an ARM application for the
> AV7110 on a  Siemens/Technotrend/Hauppauge DVB-S board. It does not
> provide any functionality yet. Just as it states in the README file in
> gnufirm.
> 
Is any active work ongoing about this portion of the driver? Who is
currently working on this? What are the priorities / expected time
schedule for this to be useful?

_J


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