From 91ba2b1fb86350da268d00d6d6520ac70e880360 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew de Quincy Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:36:01 +0000 Subject: Updated docs to point to firmware download script --- linux/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/Kconfig | 21 +++++++++++---------- linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/Kconfig | 4 ++++ linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttusb-dec/Kconfig | 8 +++++--- linux/drivers/media/dvb/vp7041/Kconfig | 7 +++---- 4 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) (limited to 'linux/drivers') 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 + "/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 + "/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 + "/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware tda10045", + "/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 + "/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 - for details. + This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands + "/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t", + "/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t", + "/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 + "/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. -- cgit v1.2.3