X-Git-Url: http://git.rot13.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fdvb%2FREADME.dvb-usb;h=46b78b7331c27e4f0fe131336f08c25235138ad5;hb=f1db955acbda253051a3256708d0dbfec2781de2;hp=5811d48e4d71ecd455f34f3a33cb619f36a885d0;hpb=82ff896c969a099888e4a131b829f1c8d6aecbba;p=powerpc.git diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb b/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb index 5811d48e4d..46b78b7331 100644 --- a/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb +++ b/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb @@ -48,13 +48,14 @@ cards/drivers/firmwares: http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB 0. History & News: + 2005-06-30 - added support for WideView WT-220U (Thanks to Steve Chang) 2005-05-30 - added basic isochronous support to the dvb-usb-framework - added support for Conexant Hybrid reference design and Nebula DigiTV USB + added support for Conexant Hybrid reference design and Nebula DigiTV USB 2005-04-17 - all dibusb devices ported to make use of the dvb-usb-framework 2005-04-02 - re-enabled and improved remote control code. 2005-03-31 - ported the Yakumo/Hama/Typhoon DVB-T USB2.0 device to dvb-usb. 2005-03-30 - first commit of the dvb-usb-module based on the dibusb-source. First device is a new driver for the - TwinhanDTV Alpha / MagicBox II USB2.0-only DVB-T device. + TwinhanDTV Alpha / MagicBox II USB2.0-only DVB-T device. (change from dvb-dibusb to dvb-usb) 2005-03-28 - added support for the AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2.0 device (Thanks to Glen Harris and Jiun-Kuei Jung, AVerMedia) @@ -63,50 +64,50 @@ http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB 2005-02-02 - added support for the Hauppauge Win-TV Nova-T USB2 2005-01-31 - distorted streaming is gone for USB1.1 devices 2005-01-13 - moved the mirrored pid_filter_table back to dvb-dibusb - - first almost working version for HanfTek UMT-010 - - found out, that Yakumo/HAMA/Typhoon are predessors of the HanfTek UMT-010 + - first almost working version for HanfTek UMT-010 + - found out, that Yakumo/HAMA/Typhoon are predecessors of the HanfTek UMT-010 2005-01-10 - refactoring completed, now everything is very delightful - - tuner quirks for some weird devices (Artec T1 AN2235 device has sometimes a - Panasonic Tuner assembled). Tunerprobing implemented. Thanks a lot to Gunnar Wittich. + - tuner quirks for some weird devices (Artec T1 AN2235 device has sometimes a + Panasonic Tuner assembled). Tunerprobing implemented. Thanks a lot to Gunnar Wittich. 2004-12-29 - after several days of struggling around bug of no returning URBs fixed. 2004-12-26 - refactored the dibusb-driver, splitted into separate files - - i2c-probing enabled + - i2c-probing enabled 2004-12-06 - possibility for demod i2c-address probing - - new usb IDs (Compro, Artec) + - new usb IDs (Compro, Artec) 2004-11-23 - merged changes from DiB3000MC_ver2.1 - - revised the debugging - - possibility to deliver the complete TS for USB2.0 + - revised the debugging + - possibility to deliver the complete TS for USB2.0 2004-11-21 - first working version of the dib3000mc/p frontend driver. 2004-11-12 - added additional remote control keys. Thanks to Uwe Hanke. 2004-11-07 - added remote control support. Thanks to David Matthews. 2004-11-05 - added support for a new devices (Grandtec/Avermedia/Artec) - - merged my changes (for dib3000mb/dibusb) to the FE_REFACTORING, because it became HEAD - - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems - better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct) - - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb) + - merged my changes (for dib3000mb/dibusb) to the FE_REFACTORING, because it became HEAD + - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems + better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct) + - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb) 2004-09-28 - added support for a new device (Unkown, vendor ID is Hyper-Paltek) 2004-09-20 - added support for a new device (Compro DVB-U2000), thanks - to Amaury Demol for reporting - - changed usb TS transfer method (several urbs, stopping transfer - before setting a new pid) + to Amaury Demol for reporting + - changed usb TS transfer method (several urbs, stopping transfer + before setting a new pid) 2004-09-13 - added support for a new device (Artec T1 USB TVBOX), thanks - to Christian Motschke for reporting + to Christian Motschke for reporting 2004-09-05 - released the dibusb device and dib3000mb-frontend driver (old news for vp7041.c) 2004-07-15 - found out, by accident, that the device has a TUA6010XS for - PLL + PLL 2004-07-12 - figured out, that the driver should also work with the - CTS Portable (Chinese Television System) + CTS Portable (Chinese Television System) 2004-07-08 - firmware-extraction-2.422-problem solved, driver is now working - properly with firmware extracted from 2.422 - - #if for 2.6.4 (dvb), compile issue - - changed firmware handling, see vp7041.txt sec 1.1 + properly with firmware extracted from 2.422 + - #if for 2.6.4 (dvb), compile issue + - changed firmware handling, see vp7041.txt sec 1.1 2004-07-02 - some tuner modifications, v0.1, cleanups, first public 2004-06-28 - now using the dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets, everything - runs fine now + runs fine now 2004-06-27 - able to watch and switching channels (pre-alpha) - - no section filtering yet + - no section filtering yet 2004-06-06 - first TS received, but kernel oops :/ 2004-05-14 - firmware loader is working 2004-05-11 - start writing the driver @@ -114,25 +115,13 @@ http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB 1. How to use? 1.1. Firmware -Most of the USB drivers need to download a firmware to start working. +Most of the USB drivers need to download a firmware to the device before start +working. -for USB1.1 (AN2135) you need: dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw -for USB2.0 HanfTek: dvb-usb-umt-010-02.fw -for USB2.0 DiBcom: dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw -for USB2.0 AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2: dvb-usb-avertv-a800-01.fw -for USB2.0 TwinhanDTV Alpha/MagicBox II: dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw +Have a look at the Wikipage for the DVB-USB-drivers to find out, which firmware +you need for your device: -The files can be found on http://www.linuxtv.org/download/firmware/ . - -We do not have the permission (yet) to publish the following firmware-files. -You'll need to extract them from the windows drivers. - -You should be able to use "get_dvb_firmware dvb-usb" to get the firmware: - -for USB1.1 (AN2235) (a few Artec T1 devices): dvb-usb-dibusb-an2235-01.fw -for USB2.0 Hauppauge: dvb-usb-nova-t-usb2-01.fw -for USB2.0 ADSTech/Kworld USB2.0: dvb-usb-adstech-usb2-01.fw -for USB2.0 Yakumo/Typhoon/Hama: dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw +http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB 1.2. Compiling @@ -226,7 +215,12 @@ Patches, comments and suggestions are very very welcome. Jennifer Chen, Jeff and Jack from Twinhan for kindly supporting by writing the vp7045-driver. - Some guys on the linux-dvb mailing list for encouraging me + Steve Chang from WideView for providing information for new devices and + firmware files. + + Michael Paxton for submitting remote control keymaps. + + Some guys on the linux-dvb mailing list for encouraging me. Peter Schildmann >peter.schildmann-nospam-at-web.de< for his user-level firmware loader, which saves a lot of time