-------- Original-Nachricht --------> Datum: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 15:58:08 +0200> Von: "Igor M. Liplianin" <liplianin@xxxxxx>> An: linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> Betreff: Re: The status and future of Mantis driver > В сообщении от 6 January 2009 14:13:50 Pauli Borodulin> написал(а):> > Heya!> >> > I found out that there is some new activity on Manu Abraham's Mantis> > driver, so I thought I could throw in some thoughts about it.> >> > I have been using Manu's Mantis driver (http://www.jusst.de/hg/mantis)> > for over two years now. I have a VP-2033 card (DVB-C) and at least for> > the last year the driver has worked without any hickups in my daily> > (VDR) use. For a long time I have thought that the driver should already> > be merged to the v4l-dvb tree.> >> > Igor M. Liplianin has created a new tree> > (http://mercurial.intuxication.org/hg/s2-liplianin) with the description> > "DVB-S(S2) drivers for Linux". Mantis driver was merged into the tree in> > October and since then some fixes has also been applied to the driver.> > Some of these fixes already exist in Manu's tree, some don't. Both trees> > are missing the remote control support for VP-2033 and VP-2040.> >> > Until merging of the driver into s2-liplianin, there was a single tree> > for the Mantis driver development. Now that there are two trees, I fear> > that the development could scatter if there's no clear idea how the> > driver is going to get into v4l-dvb. Also, the driver is not only> > DVB-S(S2), but it also contains support for VP-2033 (DVB-C), VP-2040> > (DVB-C) and VP-3030 (DVB-T). DVB-S(S2) stuff will probably greatly(?)> > delay getting the support for DVB-C/T Mantis cards into v4l-dvb.> >> > For my personal use I have created a patch against the latest v4l-dvb> > based on Manu's Mantis tree including the remote control support for> > VP-2033 and VP-2040. But what I would really like to see is Mantis> > driver merged into v4l-dvb and later into mainstream.> >> > Igor, what are your thoughts about the Mantis driver? How about the> > other Mantis users, like Marko Ristola, Roland Scheidegger, and Kristian> > Slavov?> Anyone and everyone is permitted to take anything and everything from> s2-liplianin.> The tree was made for testing purposes. If it works, than it works:)> Me and Manu Abraham is not a friends, so ask him to make a pull request> for mantis.> And after that we(we like community) with combined efforts bring it to> v4l-dvb.> Manu, will you issue the pull request for the mantis driver? The version at s2-liplianin is synchronised with the current kernel and is functionalfor a number of cards. Please respond. Hans > >> > Regards,> > Pauli Borodulin> >> > _______________________________________________> > linux-dvb mailing list> > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb> > > > -- > Igor M. Liplianin> Microsoft Windows Free Zone - Linux used for all Computing Tasks> > _______________________________________________> linux-dvb mailing list> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb -- Release early, release often. Sensationsangebot verlängert: GMX FreeDSL - Telefonanschluss + DSL für nur 16,37 Euro/mtl.!* http://dsl.gmx.de/?ac=OM.AD.PD003K1308T4569a _______________________________________________linux-dvb users mailing listFor V4L/DVB development, please use instead linux-media@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@linuxtv.orghttp://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
