On 7/17/07, P. van Gaans <w3ird_n3rd@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Michael Krufky wrote: > > timecop wrote: > >> I would like to mention once again that I freaking hate the fact that > >> this list does not modify Reply-To: header. > >> > > [snip] > >> So my question is, why even bother with the Linux driver. > > > > My question to you... Why even read the list? Why reply? > > > > It's clear that you're not interested in this stuff (or are you?) > > > > Why spend your precious time reading about an operating system that you disapprove of? > > > > I think that you secretly love Linux, and everything that it has to offer. > > > > Either that, or it's your only source of useful information. > > > > -mk > > > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-dvb mailing list > > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb > > > > His reply did give me a funny idea though. VMWare and similar > communicate to the host OS through the network, AFAIK. So maybe it would > be possible to write a server-client to make it possible to run the DVB > USB device on a Windows-guest, stream the whole TS over the network to > the host OS and have a little server/client to change frequency and > start/stop streaming. In Linux (or other non-windows host) you would > probably have a virtual DVB device for a client so that it works in any > application. > > It's horrifying and nasty, I wouldn't really like to use it myself ATM > (I prefer buying a natively supported device even if I own an > unsupported one already), but if there really wouldn't be any other way > (e.g. no hope for a native driver), it may be an option to some. Or as a > temporary solution until there's a driver (just like captive NTFS was > until there was ntfs-3g). > you can do that with vlc (videolanclient) http://www.videolan.org/ Markus _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
