From ae4b462da23dd2ff93fcf57239e28b805e41cb44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michael Hunold Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:43:47 +0000 Subject: - don't use uppercase filenames - add some contributors - extend firmware documenation with informations from patches-2.6/README.firmware - rearrange readme file --- linux/Documentation/dvb/FIRMWARE | 40 ---------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 40 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 linux/Documentation/dvb/FIRMWARE (limited to 'linux/Documentation/dvb/FIRMWARE') diff --git a/linux/Documentation/dvb/FIRMWARE b/linux/Documentation/dvb/FIRMWARE deleted file mode 100644 index c26d4dcd8..000000000 --- a/linux/Documentation/dvb/FIRMWARE +++ /dev/null @@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ -Some DVB cards and many newer frontends require proprietary, -binary-only firmware. - -The DVB drivers will be converted to use the request_firmware() -hotplug interface (see linux/Documentation/firmware_class/). -(CONFIG_FW_LOADER) - -That means you will have to install recent hotplug scripts -which include an /etc/hotplug/firmware.agent to support this. -http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/ -(Call /sbin/hotplug without arguments to find out if the -firmware agent is installed.) - -The firmware.agent script expects firmware binaries in -/usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/. To avoid naming and versioning -conflicts we propose the following naming scheme: - - /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-{driver}-{ver}.fw for MPEG decoders etc. - /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware/dvb-fe-{driver}-{ver}.fw for frontends - - {driver} name is the basename of the driver kernel module (e.g. dvb-ttpci) - {ver} is a version number/name that should change only when the - driver/firmware internal API changes (so users are free to install the - latest firmware compatible with the driver). - -Currently the drivers still use various different methods -to load their firmwares, so here's just a short list of the -current state: - -- dvb-ttpci: firmware is compiled in (av7110_firm.h) -- ttusb-budget: firmware is compiled in (dvb-ttusb-dspbootcode.h) -- sp887x: firmware is compiled in (sp887x_firm.h) -- alps_tdlb7: firmware is loaded from path specified by - "mcfile" module parameter; the binary must be - extracted from the Windows driver (Sc_main.mc). -- tda1004x: firmware is loaded from path specified in - DVB_TDA1004X_FIRMWARE_FILE kernel config - variable (default /etc/dvb/tda1004x.bin); the - firmware binary must be extracted from the windows - driver -- cgit v1.2.3