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Diffstat (limited to 'INSTALL')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions
@@ -23,18 +23,21 @@ mode you want. Compiling and running the program: ---------------------------------- -Make sure the files from this package are located in a -directory that is "parallel" to the DVB directory of the -driver source for the Siemens DVB-S PCI card (refer to -http://linuxtv.org/dvb/siemens_dvb.html for more information -about that driver). For example, if the DVB driver was -extracted into the directory /home/kls/vdr/DVB, then this -package should be extracted into /home/kls/vdr/VDR. +VDR requires the Linux-DVB driver header files to compile. +As of kernel 2.6 these are part of the official Linux kernel +distribution, and VDR's Makefile will automatically locate +them. If you are using kernel 2.4 or earlier, you should +install the files from this package in a directory that is +"parallel" to the DVB directory of the driver source (refer to +http://linuxtv.org for more information about that driver). +For example, if the DVB driver was extracted into the directory +/home/kls/vdr/DVB, then this package should be extracted into +/home/kls/vdr/VDR. If you have the DVB driver source in a different location -you will have to change the definition of DVBDIR in the -Makefile (see the file Make.config.template). +you can rename the file Make.config.template to Make.config and +adjust the definition of DVBDIR in that file. -VDR requires the Linux-DVB card driver version dated 2003-08-23 or higher +VDR requires the Linux-DVB driver version dated 2003-08-23 or higher to work properly. After extracting the package, change into the VDR directory @@ -68,7 +71,8 @@ time switch VFAT=1 -to the 'make' command. +to the 'make' command. Alternatively, you can call VDR with the command +line option '--vfat'. When running, the 'vdr' program writes status information into the system log file (/var/log/messages). You may want to watch these |