Klaus Schmidinger wrote: > Anssi Hannula wrote: > >> Klaus Schmidinger wrote: >> >>> C.Y.M wrote: >>> >>>> I noticed the kernel developers made some new changes to i2c which >>>> affects saa7146 (and some other drivers) in 2.6.11-bk1. Included is >>>> a patch for current dvb-kernel if you want to build the latest 2.6 >>>> kernel snapshot. >>>> >>> >>> >>> Whoever checks this in to CVS should please make sure the latest >>> CVS version of dvb-kernel still compiles with kernel 2.6.8 (which ist >>> the version used in current Linux distributions such as SUSE 9.2). >>> I'd hate to be forced to install a special kernel version in case >>> I switch to dvb-kernel. >> >> >> >> AFAIK dvb-kernel already doesn't compile with older kernels than >> 2.6.9. You may disable the non-working modules from Makefile, if you >> don't need them. >> >> On the other hand, upgrading the kernel is rather easy, since it uses >> the .config of your 2.6.8 kernel. You need only make >> oldconfig/xconfig, make && make modules_install && make install. >> Another possibility is to install a newer kernel from SUSE's >> "unstable" branch, if such branch exists. > > > I will only switch to dvb-kernel if it works with the current SUSE > supplied kernel (currently 2.6.8 in SUSE 9.2). For one that's because > I want to be able to use the online update feature, but also because > other users who may be barely able to install a standard distribution, > but may not be able to install a new kernel, should still be able to > use VDR. Maybe you could stick to 2.6.8 default DVB drivers? -- Anssi Hannula
