[linux-dvb] Re: szap/driver problems

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Gunther Mayer wrote:
> Ralph Metzler wrote:
>
> > Peter Schildmann writes:
> > > The original stv0299 driver from dvb-kernel checks for
> > > the PLL chip at the I2C addresses 0x60 and 0x61. If a device
> > > at 0x60 is found an SU1278/SH is detected (works with my
> > > Lorenzen DVB-S (Technotrend Budget CI) board) if a device at
> > > 0x61 is found an Alps BSRU6 is detected.
> > > > Please get the stv0299 driver from the dvb-kernel CVS and apply 
> > the patch
> > > attached to this mail. The frontend detection is now hardwired for
> > > the SU1278/SH with PLL at 0x61.
> > > > We have to write a new auto probing routine because there are > 
> > SU1278/SH frontends with the PLL at 0x60 and 0x61 out there.
> >
> >
> > How do you intend to differentiate between SU1278 and bsru2 tuners at
> > the same address?
> By looking at the PCI Subsystem ID ?
> And adding appropriate info to card_info ?
We should add the card name the the dvb_adapter struct, then you can do 
easily something like this:

if (strstr(((struct dvb_i2c_bus*) i2c)->adapter)->name, "bla") {
    /* special handling for this card...*/
}

I'll apply this change to CVS within the next minutes.

Holger



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