Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb

1 Documentation for dvb-usb-framework module and its devices
17 - registering the device for the DVB-API
20 - firmware requesting and loading (currently just for the Cypress USB
23   functions for bulk-control-commands)
33 For an example have a look in drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/vp7045*.
45 See the LinuxTV DVB Wiki at www.linuxtv.org for a complete list of
51   2005-06-30 - added support for WideView WT-220U (Thanks to Steve Chang)
53 	       added support for Conexant Hybrid reference design and Nebula DigiTV USB
57 …first commit of the dvb-usb-module based on the dibusb-source. First device is a new driver for the
61 …2005-03-28 - added support for the AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2.0 device (Thanks to Glen Harris and…
62   2005-03-14 - added support for the Typhoon/Yakumo/HAMA DVB-T mobile USB2.0
63 …2005-02-11 - added support for the KWorld/ADSTech Instant DVB-T USB2.0. Thanks a lot to Joachim vo…
64   2005-02-02 - added support for the Hauppauge Win-TV Nova-T USB2
65   2005-01-31 - distorted streaming is gone for USB1.1 devices
67 	     - first almost working version for HanfTek UMT-010
70 	     - tuner quirks for some weird devices (Artec T1 AN2235 device has sometimes a
75   2004-12-06 - possibility for demod i2c-address probing
79 	     - possibility to deliver the complete TS for USB2.0
83   2004-11-05 - added support for a new devices (Grandtec/Avermedia/Artec)
84 	     - merged my changes (for dib3000mb/dibusb) to the FE_REFACTORING, because it became HEAD
87 	     - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb)
88   2004-09-28 - added support for a new device (Unknown, vendor ID is Hyper-Paltek)
89   2004-09-20 - added support for a new device (Compro DVB-U2000), thanks
90 	       to Amaury Demol for reporting
93   2004-09-13 - added support for a new device (Artec T1 USB TVBOX), thanks
94 	       to Christian Motschke for reporting
97   (old news for vp7041.c)
98   2004-07-15 - found out, by accident, that the device has a TUA6010XS for
104 	     - #if for 2.6.4 (dvb), compile issue
121 Have a look at the Wikipage for the DVB-USB-drivers to find out, which firmware
122 you need for your device:
168 2.1. Adding support for devices
176 This is not enough for receiving the complete transport stream of a
178 problem, if you only want to watch TV (this does not apply for HDTV),
193    Amaury Demol (ademol@dibcom.fr) and Francois Kanounnikoff from DiBcom for
197    David Matthews for identifying a new device type (Artec T1 with AN2235)
198     and for extending dibusb with remote control event handling. Thank you.
200    Alex Woods for frequently answering question about usb and dvb
203    Bernd Wagner for helping with huge bug reports and discussions.
205    Gunnar Wittich and Joachim von Caron for their trust for providing
206     root-shells on their machines to implement support for new devices.
208    Allan Third and Michael Hutchinson for their help to write the Nebula
211    Glen Harris for bringing up, that there is a new dibusb-device and Jiun-Kuei
215    Jennifer Chen, Jeff and Jack from Twinhan for kindly supporting by
218    Steve Chang from WideView for providing information for new devices and
221    Michael Paxton for submitting remote control keymaps.
223    Some guys on the linux-dvb mailing list for encouraging me.
225    Peter Schildmann >peter.schildmann-nospam-at-web.de< for his
229    Ulf Hermenau for helping me out with traditional chinese.
231    André Smoktun and Christian Frömmel for supporting me with