From owner-freebsd-multimedia Tue Feb 25 20:42:29 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA14162 for multimedia-outgoing; Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:42:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from whizzo.transsys.com (whizzo.TransSys.COM [144.202.42.10]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA14155 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:42:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.transsys.com (localhost.transsys.com [127.0.0.1]) by whizzo.transsys.com (8.8.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id XAA08931; Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:42:03 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199702260442.XAA08931@whizzo.transsys.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0gamma 1/27/96 To: Steve Passe cc: multimedia@freebsd.org From: "Louis A. Mamakos" Subject: Re: Bt848 driver release 0.3 References: <199702260033.RAA16126@clem.systemsix.com> In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 25 Feb 1997 17:33:56 MST." <199702260033.RAA16126@clem.systemsix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 23:42:03 -0500 Sender: owner-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hi, > > >I contacted the Brooktree people today, and I'm hoping that I'll get > >some docs on the Bt848, as well as their hardware eval board which > >looks to have the same sort of tuner assembly on it. They have some > >sample software for their hardware eval kit, and I'm hoping source > >code which might include how to talk to the tuner over the I^2C bus. > > what does that eval board cost? I don't know; the web page didn't have very much detailed information on it. It did look *very* similar in shape to the Wincast/TV board I just picked up. > exactly what "tuner" does the WinCast/TV have on it? the STB TVPCI > has a part made by Temic: > > Frontend 4032 FY5 > Temic 3X7 004 > 9604 I dunno. There's a big sticker over the tuner, and I haven't attacked it yet. Now that the hardware seems to work, who knows? Perhaps next time I have the cover of the computer open, I'll take a peek. louie