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media: docs: brainless mass add SPDX headers to all media files All Documentation files outside the uAPI are all licensed with, at least, GPL 2.0. So, mark them as such. The ondes at media/uapi are at least GFDL 1.1+. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@kernel.org>
2018-08-30 22:20:04 +08:00
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
media: docs: update avermedia.rst contents While this is old, now that we moved the intro part of it, its contents seem to be valid, if we mention that we're talking only about the BT878 support. Update the document title accordingly and remove the obsolete note from it. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
2020-03-09 22:00:34 +08:00
======================================
Avermedia DVB-T on BT878 Release Notes
======================================
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
February 14th 2006
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
.. note::
media: docs: update avermedia.rst contents While this is old, now that we moved the intro part of it, its contents seem to be valid, if we mention that we're talking only about the BT878 support. Update the document title accordingly and remove the obsolete note from it. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
2020-03-09 22:00:34 +08:00
Several other Avermedia devices are supported. For a more
broader and updated content about that, please check:
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
https://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
The Avermedia DVB-T
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2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
The Avermedia DVB-T is a budget PCI DVB card. It has 3 inputs:
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
* RF Tuner Input
* Composite Video Input (RCA Jack)
* SVIDEO Input (Mini-DIN)
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
The RF Tuner Input is the input to the tuner module of the
card. The Tuner is otherwise known as the "Frontend" . The
Frontend of the Avermedia DVB-T is a Microtune 7202D. A timely
post to the linux-dvb mailing list ascertained that the
Microtune 7202D is supported by the sp887x driver which is
found in the dvb-hw CVS module.
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
The DVB-T card is based around the BT878 chip which is a very
common multimedia bridge and often found on Analogue TV cards.
There is no on-board MPEG2 decoder, which means that all MPEG2
decoding must be done in software, or if you have one, on an
MPEG2 hardware decoding card or chipset.
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
Getting the card going
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
At this stage, it has not been able to ascertain the
functionality of the remaining device nodes in respect of the
Avermedia DVBT. However, full functionality in respect of
tuning, receiving and supplying the MPEG2 data stream is
possible with the currently available versions of the driver.
It may be possible that additional functionality is available
from the card (i.e. viewing the additional analogue inputs
that the card presents), but this has not been tested yet. If
I get around to this, I'll update the document with whatever I
find.
To power up the card, load the following modules in the
following order:
* modprobe bttv (normally loaded automatically)
* modprobe dvb-bt8xx (or place dvb-bt8xx in /etc/modules)
Insertion of these modules into the running kernel will
activate the appropriate DVB device nodes. It is then possible
to start accessing the card with utilities such as scan, tzap,
dvbstream etc.
The frontend module sp887x.o, requires an external firmware.
Please use the command "get_dvb_firmware sp887x" to download
it. Then copy it to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or /lib/firmware/
(depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
Known Limitations
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
At present I can say with confidence that the frontend tunes
via /dev/dvb/adapter{x}/frontend0 and supplies an MPEG2 stream
via /dev/dvb/adapter{x}/dvr0. I have not tested the
functionality of any other part of the card yet. I will do so
over time and update this document.
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
There are some limitations in the i2c layer due to a returned
error message inconsistency. Although this generates errors in
dmesg and the system logs, it does not appear to affect the
ability of the frontend to function correctly.
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
Further Update
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
dvbstream and VideoLAN Client on windows works a treat with
DVB, in fact this is currently serving as my main way of
viewing DVB-T at the moment. Additionally, VLC is happily
decoding HDTV signals, although the PC is dropping the odd
frame here and there - I assume due to processing capability -
as all the decoding is being done under windows in software.
Linux-2.6.12-rc2 Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!
2005-04-17 06:20:36 +08:00
[media] doc-rst: Fix format of avermedia.rst This file is almost at the ReST format, but some things need to be fixed for it to be parsed. Also, the documentation there is old. So, add a notice about that. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-07-17 23:13:21 +08:00
Many thanks to Nigel Pearson for the updates to this document
since the recent revision of the driver.