Hans Werner wrote:> -------- 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 functional> for a number of cards. > No, the Mantis driver from the s2 liplianin tree will not be pulled in as it is. It is way under work. Look out for changes in the http://jusst.de/hg/mantis By just splitting up the user base, you have made this process a bit longer,that's what it is. _______________________________________________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
