Barry, My name is Uri Shkolnik and I'm Siano's software architect. If you would like to add a generic support for DAB, T-DMB, DAB2, DAB-IP, etc. to LinuxTV, it'll be great! I can assist you with generic information, plus chipset specific information. If you have a DAB related RF feed, I even can, on certain conditions, to supply you with a hardware (USB or SDIO based), I already did so before with different open source / Linux projects. I'm not sure that DVB sub-system is the perfect location for DAB related devices, and what about multi-DTV devices? (Siano based chipsets devices support many DTV standards, DVB-x and DAB-y among them), maybe somewhere up the chain (under media/common ? elsewhere? I'm not pretending to be a Linux kernel nor LinuxTV expert). Anyway, keep in touch, just letting you know that I'm here... (except my vacation between Sep 19th and Oct 20th :-) Uri --- On Wed, 9/10/08, barry bouwsma <free_beer_for_all@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: barry bouwsma <free_beer_for_all@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Multiproto API/Driver Update > To: "Manu Abraham" <abraham.manu@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 3:52 AM > --- On Mon, 9/8/08, Manu Abraham > <abraham.manu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Second, how do non-DVB-like technologies like DAB > (Eureka-147) fit > > > into the scope of either multiproto or S2API -- > or must they > > > remain outside of v4l-dvb? > > > > There is already a kernel module called dabusb for > ages. > > I just looked at it again, now that I know a bit more about > how DAB works, and to confirm the impression I got earlier > when I was thinking about seeing if I could make it work > with my (then) new DAB-able device. > > This seems to be written specifically for one particular > product, which I don't have, and I've forgotten > what I've > read about it. It seems to be mostly loading firmware to > the device, and pulling data from it via USB. I don't > see any way to tune to a particular frequency, or select > a particular service, so that's presumably done > elsewhere, > perhaps physically on the receiver itself. > > The device I have is partly supported by the v4l-dvb > `siano' > directory, with hints such as > #define MSG_SMS_DAB_CHANNEL 607 > > I have what looks to be a personal reply from Herr Acher > that has helped me understand a bit more about the dabusb > code/device, and I need to welcome the honourable Uri > Shkolnik > and ask questions to learn about the Siano's support of > DAB. > > > > > > And some of us non-developers have such hardware > and want to try > > > it with non-Windows for readily-receiveable DAB. > > > > With some simple definitions ? What applications are > used ? > > I imagine I will have to hack something out of gaffer tape > and chewing gum if I want to actually do anything... > > > > Now a completely different question -- I was pleased to see > that my not-too-old kernel compiled well with your mp_plus > source, and I read on the Wiki that certain basic tools > still needed to be ported to multiproto. > > Something hands-on like this is probably the only way > I'm > ever going to get a clue about the APIs. And it might even > result in something useful in addition. But I don't > have > any hardware which requires multiproto, if I'd need > that > for testing or anything. > > Would it be worth it for me to attempt such a port, given > that, or will I find it unlikely to get anywhere? I'm > no > developer and no programmer, and barely a hacker... > > > thanks, > barry bouwsma > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-dvb mailing list > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
