CityK wrote: > Michael Finch wrote: > > I was imply try to find out if anyone had a recommendation if I should > > use the S-1500 card than the S-1401... I was not complaing that there > > is no S-1401 support. > > Sorry to bother you. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:16:58 -0500 > > > From: CityK@xxxxxxxxxx > > > To: mikefinchsoftware@xxxxxxx > > > CC: video4linux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: Re: "Technotrend TT-budget S1500" PCI card and the > > Video4linux@xxxxxxxxxx software support. > > > > > > Michael Finch wrote: > > > > I have noticed that there is significant support for the > > "Technotrend TT-budget S1500" PCI card, which I am excited to see. My > > question is why is there no such support for the "Technotrend > > TT-budget S1401" card. I have a client with a new project that > > requires using one of these cards (or something similar). Is the S1500 > > a better choice? > > > > > > Playing the role of the list ogre (yet again): > > > > > > a) you're asking on the wrong list. Your questions are in regard to two > > > DVB-S cards whom have nothing to do with V4L ... try linux-dvb instead > > > > > > b) in regards to your question as to "why is there no such support", > > > I'll ask you to consider from where such support should be derived? > > > Perhaps you are unaware that there aren't a whole lot of developers > > > around who write drivers for v4l or dvb devices. So, perhaps the > > > simpler answer/explanation is this: no developer with any interest in > > > writing drivers for a device = no support for such device .... (which I > > > suppose a real ogre would have eloquently worded as "support doesn't > > > magically materialise or grow on trees"). > > > I was not complaing that there is no S-1401 support. > I never took it as a complaint. I took it at its face value -- a > question as to why there is no support for the S-1401 > > > I was imply try to find out if anyone had a recommendation if I should > > use the S-1500 card than the S-1401 > > If you already knew that the S1401 is unsupported, then surely you > already knew the answer to that question, else you were seeking a rather > one sided recommendation or otherwise... The DVB-S 1401 is supported: | $ grep 1401 *.c | budget.c: case 0x1018: // TT Budget-S-1401 (philips tda10086/philips tda8262) | budget.c:MAKE_BUDGET_INFO(ttbs1401, "TT-Budget-S-1401 PCI", BUDGET_TT); | budget.c: MAKE_EXTENSION_PCI(ttbs1401, 0x13c2, 0x1018), Simply use the budget driver. CU Oliver -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- VDR Remote Plugin 0.4.0: http://www.escape-edv.de/endriss/vdr/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
