[linux-dvb] Re: Linux DVB driver install howto

[paul_woodward@fastnet.co.uk (Paul Woodward)]

Hi Tim,

I'm a mandrake user as well. I believe there was insufficient room on the CD to include the kernel source. I got mine from ftp://mirror.ac.uk/pub/Mandrake_Linux

The source for your kernel may be in the Mandrake-devel or Mandrake folders depending if you have upgraded the kernel. Just download the kernel-source rpm with the correct version and install it.

Then (from memory) I believe you have to modify the DVB driver kernel path to point to the kernel source. Do make in the root of the DVB folder (if you did a CVS checkout) of linuxtv... if you used the tarball. Then do a make in the drivers folder. Do a make insmod to install the drivers as modules. All as per the instructions.

I believe that work on the separate drivers has ceased and all effort is going into the dvb-kernel.

I have built the latest kernel 2.6.0 and linked the dvb-kernel in and it works fine with my Nova-t, not yet worked out how to get my AverTV DVB working. It's not too hard to get going.

Paul

> Hi,
> 
> In addition to my previous post I should add that simply following the
> instructions in the INSTALL file gave these results:
> 
> [root@Linux linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1]# make
> cat: CVS/Root: No such file or directory
> (cd driver; make)
> make[1]: Entering directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver'
> Makefile:102: /lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/build/Rules.make: No such
> file or directory
> make[1]: *** No rule to make target
> `/lib/modules/2.4.21-0.13mdk/build/Rules.make'.  Stop.
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1/driver'
> make: *** [dvb] Error 2
> [root@Linux linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1]#
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tim.
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm a one-time Unix geek who last built a kernel under Sunos 4.1.3
> > 10 years ago and coming from MacOS X I need a helping hand.
> > The linuxtv-dvb-1.0.1 driver readme says that you must have the
> > source for the kernel, I am running Mandrake 9.1, where can I get this?
> > Is there an installation procedure for dummies or do you have to be
> > a Linux expert to get DVB working? Is there and "easy install"
> > procedure
> > or does the driver need to be statically linked into the kernel. I've
> > never built a Linux kernel you see, even for installing drivers for my
> > other peripherals. Any direction as to how to get this driver
> > installed,
> > or where to go to find out how to, would be gratefully received.
> >
> > BTW the card I have is a SkyStar 2, and the PC is a 500MHz PIII,
> > will the PC be up to the job?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> 
> 
> 
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