Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 12:08:31 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Driver for Hauppauge WinTV card with CX2388x chip (NOT BT8x8)? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0402031202440.88161-100000@InterJet.elischer.org> In-Reply-To: <20040203204034.22df605b.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>
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Are you in luck! one was posted here last week.. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=25222+187217+/usr/local/www/db/text/2004/freebsd-multimedia/20040201.freebsd-multimedia not specifically for THAT card, but a related one.. I'm sure the author would like ot hear from you :-) On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > Hi, > > I have started to build myself a Home Theater PC (HTPC). I'm using > FreeBSD 4.9-stable as operating system, because this is what I know (and > I'm lazy). > > In this machine, I need a TV card in order to watch or record TV > programs. So I looked at the documentation for the bktr driver, in order > to make sure I got myself a supprted TV card. I also searched > the web extensively, to see if there was prveious experience, Finally, I > bought a Hauppauge WinTV PCI FM, model 747. According to all the common > knowledge, the WinTV series uses BT8x8 chips, and are supported by the > bktr driver. However, this seems to be a newer model. > from dmesg: > pci1: <unknown card> (vendor=0x14f1, dev=0x8800) at 2.0 irq 11 > pci1: <unknown card> (vendor=0x14f1, dev=0x8811) at 2.1 irq 11 > > from 'pciconf -lv': > none2@pci1:2:0: class=0x040000 card=0x34010070 chip=0x880014f1 rev=0x03 > hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Conexant Systems, Inc.' > device = 'CX2388x TV Card (MSI PVS Video Capture)' > class = multimedia > subclass = video > none3@pci1:2:1: class=0x048000 card=0x34010070 chip=0x881114f1 rev=0x03 > hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Conexant Systems, Inc.' > class = multimedia > > and finally, from 'lspci -v' (from the pciutils port): > 01:02.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8800 (rev > 03) Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 3401 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 > Memory at dd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) > Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data > Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 > > 01:02.1 Multimedia controller: Conexant: Unknown device 8811 (rev 03) > Subsystem: Hauppauge computer works Inc.: Unknown device 3401 > Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10 > Memory at de000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) > Capabilities: [44] Vital Product Data > Capabilities: [4c] Power Management version 2 > > Has anybody got one of these cards working with FreeBSD? If so, where > can I get a driver? > Or do you know if this chip (the CX2388x) is so similar to the BT8x8 > chip that it would be worthwile spending some time trying to make it > work with the bktr driver? > > Option three, how hard would it be to write a driver for this chip? I > have never written a driver under FreeBSD before, so this will require > me to as all of you a lot of questions. ;^) > -- > Torfinn Ingolfsen, > Norway > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-multimedia > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-multimedia-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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