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authorPatrick Boettcher <devnull@localhost>2005-03-22 12:36:44 +0000
committerPatrick Boettcher <devnull@localhost>2005-03-22 12:36:44 +0000
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- firmware links and new devices
-rw-r--r--linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb48
1 files changed, 27 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb b/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb
index 5d7bfbfca..116900a86 100644
--- a/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb
+++ b/linux/Documentation/dvb/README.dibusb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Others:
- Grandtec USB DVB-T
http://www.grand.com.tw/
-- Avermedia AverTV DVBT USB (2)
+- AVerMedia AverTV DVBT USB
http://www.avermedia.com/
- DiBcom USB DVB-T reference device (non-public)
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ Others:
Supported devices USB2.0
========================
-- Twinhan MagicBox II (2)
+- Twinhan MagicBox II (1)
http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_7.asp
-- Hanftek UMT-010 (1)
+- Hanftek UMT-010
http://www.globalsources.com/si/6008819757082/ProductDetail/Digital-TV/product_id-100046529
-- Typhoon/Yakumo/HAMA DVB-T mobile USB2.0 (1)
+- Typhoon/Yakumo/HAMA DVB-T mobile USB2.0
http://www.yakumo.de/produkte/index.php?pid=1&ag=DVB-T
- Artec T1 USB TVBOX (FX2) (2)
@@ -81,14 +81,17 @@ Supported devices USB2.0
- DiBcom USB2.0 DVB-T reference device (non-public)
+- AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2.0 (1)
+
1) It is working almost.
2) No test reports received yet.
-
0. NEWS:
+ 2005-03-21 - added support for the AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2.0 device (Thanks to Glen Harris and Jiun-Kuei Jung, AVerMedia)
+ 2005-03-12 - added support for the Typhoon/Yakumo/HAMA DVB-T USB2.0 device
2005-02-11 - added support for the KWorld/ADSTech Instant DVB-T USB2.0. Thanks a lot to Joachim von Caron
2005-02-02 - added support for the Hauppauge Win-TV Nova-T USB2
- 2005-01-31 - distorted streaming is finally gone for USB1.1 devices
+ 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
@@ -153,24 +156,22 @@ The driver is included in the kernel since Linux 2.6.10.
The USB driver needs to download a firmware to start working.
-You can either use "get_dvb_firmware dibusb" to download the firmware or you
-can get it directly via
-
-for USB1.1 (AN2135)
-http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw
+for USB1.1 (AN2135) you need: dvb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw
+for USB2.0 HanfTek: dvb-dibusb-umt-2.fw
+for USB2.0 DiBcom: dvb-dibusb-6.0.0.5.fw
+for USB2.0 AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2: dvb-dibusb-avertv-usb2-1.fw
-for USB1.1 (AN2235) (a few Artec T1 devices)
-http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-an2235-1.fw
+The files can be found on http://www.linuxtv.org/download/firmware/ .
-for USB2.0 (FX2) Hauppauge, DiBcom
-http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-6.0.0.5.fw
+We do not have the permission to publish the following firmware-files.
+You'll need to extract them from the windows drivers.
-for USB2.0 ADSTech/Kworld USB2.0
-http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-adstech-usb2-1.fw
-
-for USB2.0 HanfTek
-http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/*checkout*/dvb-kernel/firmware/dvb-dibusb-an2235-1.fw
+You should be able to use "get_dvb_firmware dibusb" to get the firmware:
+for USB1.1 (AN2235) (a few Artec T1 devices): dvb-dibusb-an2235-1.fw
+for USB2.0 Hauppauge: dvb-dibusb-nova-t-1.fw
+for USB2.0 ADSTech/Kworld USB2.0: dvb-dibusb-adstech-usb2-1.fw
+for USB2.0 Yakumo/Typhoon/Hama: dvb-dtt200u-1.fw
1.2. Compiling
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ modinfo dvb-dibusb
modprobe dib3000-common debug=<level>
modprobe dib3000mb debug=<level>
modprobe dib3000mc debug=<level>
+modprobe mt352 debug=<level>
modprobe dvb-dibusb debug=<level>
should do the trick.
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ in vdr is working now also.
2. Known problems and bugs
-- Don't remove the USB device while running an DVB application, your system will die.
+- Don't remove the USB device while running an DVB application, your system will die most likely.
2.1. Adding support for devices
@@ -273,6 +275,10 @@ Patches, comments and suggestions are very very welcome.
Gunnar Wittich and Joachim von Caron for their trust for giving me
root-shells on their machines to implement support for new devices.
+ Glen Harris for bringing up, that there is a new dibusb-device and Jiun-Kuei
+ Jung from AVerMedia who kindly provided a special firmware to get the device
+ up and running in Linux.
+
Some guys on the linux-dvb mailing list for encouraging me
Peter Schildmann >peter.schildmann-nospam-at-web.de< for his