[linux-dvb] Re: Problem with compiling in

[Michael Lothian <s0095670@sms.ed.ac.uk>]

Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 12:23:52PM +0000, Michael Lothian wrote:
>  
> > Hamish Moffatt wrote:
> >    
> > > On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 05:15:14AM +0000, Michael Lothian wrote:
> > >      
> > > > Hi I like to have everything compiled into my kernel 
> > > >        
> > > Why?
> > >      
> > More to the point why not. It's my preference.
> >    
> OK, but do you realise that there's no benefit?
>
>  
> > > > Hi I like to have everything compiled into my kernel however I notice
> > > > that when I do this with the latest dvb drivers in the mm kernels the
> > > > tda1004 and stv0299 are both compiled in automatically when budget-ci is
> > > > selected.
> > > >        
> > > Which card do you use?
> > >      
> > Hauppauge Nova-t (Budget-ci & tda1004x)
> >    
> In the latest DVB code (after the "refactoring"), you only need
> to load the card driver and it will find the frontend; it knows which
> frontend you have based on the PCI ID of your card. As a result, a given
> card driver (like budget-ci) needs the frontend drivers for every type
> of frontend that has been used on a budget-ci card. 
> So it seems that both tda1004x and stv0299 frontends are possible,
> so both drivers are required. This is slightly inefficient given that
> you don't need the stv0299 driver, but considered acceptable.
>
> Hamish
>  
What I'm getting at is it works with just the budget-ci and tda1004x 
driver compiled as modules only

Mike