From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 11 04:34:35 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9E4616A401 for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:34:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from solarux@hotmail.com) Received: from bay0-omc1-s22.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc1-s22.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.94]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94B7513C44C for ; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:34:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from solarux@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com ([65.55.139.86]) by bay0-omc1-s22.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:34:35 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:34:35 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.55.139.123 by by134fd.bay134.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:34:30 GMT X-Originating-IP: [74.101.147.246] X-Originating-Email: [solarux@hotmail.com] X-Sender: solarux@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <20070411011648.GP91694@wantadilla.lemis.com> From: "Rick Nekus" To: grog@FreeBSD.org Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:34:30 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Apr 2007 04:34:35.0295 (UTC) FILETIME=[B50982F0:01C77BF2] Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD: MythTV and driver porting, ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 04:34:35 -0000 ya, let me re-word that, I was a lott off topic, and not very realistic. :) >From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey >To: Rick Nekus >CC: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: FreeBSD: MythTV and driver porting, ... >Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:46:48 +0930 > >On Tuesday, 10 April 2007 at 12:35:54 +0000, Rick Nekus wrote: > > > > I'm a little off topic, or not as informed GPL-wise, but this is > > definitely in FreeBSD's interest (as you guys might already > > anticipate :) > > > > [1]http://www.nforcershq.com/article3056.html > >OK, this is the announcement of a motherboard wit an inbuilt tuner. > > > I've also seen a "lot" of newer MB's with built-in Cable > > Ready/Antennae/Sat IN, including TV-Tuner, and an HDMI-output soon > > replacing the now antiquated 15-pin VGA output. > > > > So, ...drivers and MythTV porting will be a must since eventually > > just like every good (multimedia)thing will end up as "standard' (i > > use that term loosely :) on x86/AMD64/... Motherboard hardware. > >Sure. Note that MythTV has already been ported. The tuner issue is >well known. The question is: how do we get good tuner support? >Currently Linux has the momentum, but their kernel structure is >incompatible with ours, so we can't just use their drivers. > >Greg >-- >See complete headers for address and phone numbers. ><< attach3 >> _________________________________________________________________ Your Space. Your Friends. Your Stories. Share your world with Windows Live Spaces. http://spaces.live.com/?mkt=en-ca