Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:42:05 +1100 From: freebsd-multimedia@herveybayaustralia.com.au To: <freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New driver opportunity - rtl2832u Message-ID: <38551.1335444125@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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=20 On Wed 25/04/12 11:45 PM , freebsd-multimedia@herveybayaustralia.com.au wrote: On Wed 25/04/12 10:47 PM , freebsd-multimedia@herveybayaustralia.com.au wrote: =C2=A0 I happen to have a usb dvb card which uses a rtl2832u chipset (MyGica T803 - manufacturer says so happily says that they support linux - yeah right!). The drivers are a bit all over the place, and apparently they wont add them to the v4l tree due to a lack of key criteria. I have a version of these that supposedly work for linux 2.6 and were adapted from the manufacturers drivers (no longer available), and I'd like to test them using webcamd and I'm not entirely sure how. =C2=A0 I tried following this post: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux-devices-td558013= 6.html [1]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux= -devices-td5580136.html [1]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linu= x-devices-td5580136.html [2]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux= -devices-td5580136.html, [1] but I wasn't entirely sure how that would work with this particular driver. Can anyone offer some pointers? I should clarify here what I mean. The driver is not split, and I'm not sure where in the 'tree' it should be placed, or how to add it correctly in the config file. Can I put it anywhere in the media-tree/? Would anyone be able to offer any objections or suggestions to placing the relevant files in a directory under media-tree/drivers/media/dvb/ (not including the duplicates such as demux.h and so forth)? Would this work? I have yet to decipher the config file yet- as in how to format and add this chipset as per instructions. Help, anyone? :) =C2=A0 The drivers I picked up here: http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. [3]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. [2]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. [4]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. [2] =C2=A0 I only have a short time to do this as I may have to take the device back if I can't get it to work, so I need to work quickly in the next few days. My intention is to get a working device that can be available outside of tree for those who might need it, and maybe someone might be able to use it to get a native driver working or improve it for webcamd use. =C2=A0 It offers dvb as well as dab so I think it could be worth it. It would also put FreeBSD one step ahead of linux for once too :P =C2=A0 Ok, maybe I'm chasing geese or barking up trees, but bear with me please :) This may turn out to be even a little bit useful. And if I can get it to work I may be able to convince the missus to let me keep it :D =C2=A0 On another note, I have achieved success using the Digitech usb dvb tuner xc-4888 (usually available from Jaycar) using the afatech driver. I used the dvb-usb-af9015.fw v4.95 I extracted from a rpm and it worked fine. By the same method the KWorld 395U should work as well on linux and using webcamd on FreeBSD as both use the afatech driver and use a 9015 chipset. A note about using firmware and where it should be placed would be useful for webcamd users if someone could add it the docs somewhere. =C2=A0 Also if someone here has write access on the linuxtv.org v4l-dvb wiki they may like to add this info on the KWorld and Digitech pages. Kworld 395U is currently an unknown but listed. I don't have any access myself or I would. ------------------------- Message sent via Atmail Open - http://atmail.org/ [5]" target=3D"_blank">http://atmail.org/ [3]" target=3D"_blank">http://atmail.org/ [6]" target=3D"_blank">http://atmail.= org/ Links: ------ [1] http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux-devices-td558013= 6.html [7]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux= -devices-td5580136.html [4]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linu= x-devices-td5580136.html [8]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux= -devices-td5580136.html, [2] http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter [9]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter [5]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter [10]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. _______________________________________________ freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia [11]" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multime= dia [6]" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multim= edia [12]" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multime= dia To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------------------------- Message sent via Atmail Open - http://atmail.org/ [13]" target=3D"_blank">http://atmail.org/ Links: ------ [1] http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux-devices-td558013= 6.html [14]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux= -devices-td5580136.html [2] http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter [15]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. [3] http://atmail.org/ [16]" target=3D"_blank">http://atmail.org/ [4] http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux-devices-td558013= 6.html [17]" target=3D"_blank">http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux= -devices-td5580136.html [5] http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter [18]" target=3D"_blank">http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter [6] http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia [19]" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multime= dia _______________________________________________ freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia [20]" target=3D"_blank">http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multime= dia To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------------------------- Message sent via Atmail Open - http://atmail.org/ Links: ------ [1] http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux-devices-td5580136= .html [2] http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/webcamd-Adding-Linux-devices-td5580136= .html [3] http://jms.id.au/wiki/EzcapDvbAdapter. 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