[vdr] Re: List of supported DVB cards

[UseNet-0205-@zocki.toppoint.de (Rainer Zocholl)]

amck@europeonline.com(Alastair McKinstry)  29.05.02 12:04

Once upon a time Alastair McKinstry shaped the electrons to say...

>Is there a list of supported DVB cards available, one that allows you
>to identify cards with PCI ids?

>Also, is it possible via PCI id to identify whether a card is a
>DVB-S, DVB-C, DVB-T card?

No.
The PCI-ID is fixed by the chip-manufacturer.
It is told, that Hauppage is "recycling" DVB-S cards by
soldering a DVB-C (T?) tuner on it...
It is theoretical possible that there is a NVRAM in the PCI-chip
containing additional infos.


>I am working on the dvb package for Debian, and looking at helping
>autoconfigure at install time, by e.g. offering default channel lists
>depending on whether the card is DEV-S or DVB-T.

It might be possible using the I2C bus
which is connected to the tuner.

But:
That's more a question for the DVB-list.