[linux-dvb] Re: Insmod script - ideas wanted

[Georg Golombek <georg.golombek@bayersried.de>]

Am Mittwoch, 1. Dezember 2004 21:31 schrieb Peter Siering:
> On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 11:07, Helmut Auer wrote:
> > I'd like to have script, which just loads the needed modules instead of
> > all ( as its done by insmod.sh ).
> > Any ideas what else I can try ?
>
> I am doing it that way, but with kernel 2.4, a cvs export of dvb-kernel
> and modprobe (without any info on dvb and modules in modules.conf): my
> script loads card driver by card driver (dvb-ttpci, skystar2 and so on)
> and trys every frontend module for each card driver (ves1x93, alps_tdlb7
> and so on). After loading a frontend the script looks if the module ref
> count is greater 0.
>
> I've needed a small patch for some frontend modules to register as i2c
> device with THIS_MODULE, but not NULL (has been discussed on this list a
> while ago). There are some tricks involved regarding some special front
> end parameters (card type for airstar2 and bttv specific forced unloads
> etc.)
>
> The script has been published as postinst script part of my (inoffical)
> Debian linuxtv-dvb-package at
> ftp://ftp.heise.de/pub/ct/projekte/vdr/sarge/stable/source/base/. Mail
> me personally, if you like to know more.
>
> Peter

Hello Peter ,

Kernel 2.4,   /etc/modules.conf:


#Skystar 2 B2C2 Flexcop

options dvb-core dvb_shutdown_timeout=0
alias char-major-250 skystar2
add below skystar2 stv0299


Regards GG