[linux-dvb] Re: [PATCH] Legacy Dish Network switches

[Holger Waechtler <holger@qanu.de>]

NooneImportant wrote:

> On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:34:10 +0200, Holger Waechtler wrote:
>  
> > NooneImportant wrote:
> >
> >    
> > > Based off the work that Jeremy Hall did 2 years ago, I have patch that
> > > supports controlling legacy dish network switches (SW21, SW44, SW64,
> > > etc)
> > >
> > > The code itself is simple enough, and is added to the frontend code (st0299.c).
> > >
> > > However, the question is, how do I call this code.  I came up  with 2 options:
> > > 1) add a new ioctl for it, and 2) overload the FE_DISEQC_SEND_MASTER_CMD ioctl.
> > >
> > >
> > >      
> > Please create a new ioctl() because only this will allow the userspace
> > application whether the Dish sequences are supported by the currently
> > used frontend or not.
> >
> > Holger
> >
> >
> >    
> Okay, here is a patch against CVS that adds a 'FE_SET_LEGACY_SWITCH' ioctl.
>
> Feel free to modify it as you wish.
>  
...LEGACY_SWITCH, that sounds pretty generic. Is this the name of the 
DishNetwork Protocol?

Holger