Updated docs to point to firmware download script

4 files changed, 23 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
index 735dfded3..620d961ba 100644
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig
@@ -63,13 +63,9 @@ config DVB_SP887X
  	help
  	  A DVB-T tuner module. Say Y when you want to support this frontend.
 
-	  This driver needs a copy of the Avermedia firmware. The version tested
-	  is part of the Avermedia DVB-T 1.3.26.3 Application. If the software is
-	  installed in Windoze the file will be in the /Program Files/AVerTV DVB-T/
-	  directory and is called sc_main.mc. Alternatively it can "extracted" from
-	  the install cab files.
-   
-   	  Copy this file to '/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-sp887x.fw'.
+	  This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
+	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to
+	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
 
  	  If you don't know what tuner module is soldered on your
  	  DVB adapter simply enable all supported frontends, the
@@ -81,9 +77,9 @@ config DVB_ALPS_TDLB7
 	help
 	  A DVB-T tuner module. Say Y when you want to support this frontend.
 
-	  This driver needs a copy of the firmware file from the Haupauge
-	  Windoze driver. Copy 'Sc_main.mc' to
-	  '/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-tdlb7.fw'.
+	  This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
+	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware alps_tdlb7" to
+	  download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
 
 	  If you don't know what tuner module is soldered on your
 	  DVB adapter simply enable all supported frontends, the
@@ -115,6 +111,11 @@ config DVB_TDA1004X
 	help
 	  A DVB-T tuner module. Say Y when you want to support this frontend.
 
+	  This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
+	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10045",
+  	  "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10046" to
+	  download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+
 	  If you don't know what tuner module is soldered on your
 	  DVB adapter simply enable all supported frontends, the
 	  right one will get autodetected.
diff --git a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
index eaa210760..f014f3046 100644
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ config DVB_AV7110
 	  This driver only supports the fullfeatured cards with
 	  onboard MPEG2 decoder.
 
+          This driver needs an external firmware. Please use the script
+          "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware av7110" to
+          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
+
 	  Say Y if you own such a card and want to use it.
 
 config DVB_AV7110_FIRMWARE
diff --git a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
index 139d71eb0..00e07707e 100644
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ config DVB_TTUSB_DEC
 	  only compressed MPEG data over the USB bus, so you need
 	  an external software decoder to watch TV on your computer.	  
 
-	  The DEC devices require firmware in order to boot into a mode in
-	  which they are slaves to the PC.  See
-	  <file:Documentation/dvb/ttusb-dec.txt> for details.
+          This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
+          "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t",
+          "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t",	
+          "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec3000s",
+          download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
 
 	  Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it.
diff --git a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/vp7041/Kconfig b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/vp7041/Kconfig
index c8a78976d..757b3e434 100644
--- a/linux/drivers/media/dvb/vp7041/Kconfig
+++ b/linux/drivers/media/dvb/vp7041/Kconfig
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ config DVB_VP7041
 	  These devices can be understood as budget ones, they only deliver
 	  the MPEG data.
 
-	  A firmware is needed to use the device. This has to be 
-	  extracted from the windows driver file and moved into the correct 
-	  hotplug-firmware path. More information on how to extract the firmware 
-	  can be found in Documentation/dvb/vp7041.txt .
+          This driver needs external firmware. Please use the command
+          "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware vp7041" to
+          download/extract it, and then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware.
 
 	  Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it. You should build it as
 	  a module.