From: Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org>
To: Damien Morrissey <damien@damienandlaurel.com>
Cc: Linux DVB Mailing List <linux-dvb@linuxtv.org>
Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Recommended repository for Dvico Dual Digital 4 rev1
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:59:17 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <48ACDA05.2070108@linuxtv.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ee0ad0230808201920p1bd21d1cpeb66c7c803c73333@mail.gmail.com>
Damien Morrissey wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org>wrote:
>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Bonne Eggleston
>> <b.eggleston@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I have a working Dvico Dual Digital 4 rev1 using some older drivers
>>>> (from http://linuxtv.org/hg/~pascoe/xc-test/<http://linuxtv.org/hg/%7Epascoe/xc-test/>
>>>>
>> <http://linuxtv.org/hg/%7Epascoe/xc-test/>
>>
>>>> ).
>>>> I'm looking to upgrade my kernel from 2.6.18 to 2.6.25 or 26 and
>>>> thought I should get the most up to date dvb driver too.
>>>> What's the current recommended driver and firmware for this card?
>>>>
>> Damien Morrissey wrote:
>>
>>> Be warned that there seems to be a funky thing with the firmware (in
>>> australia at least). I needed no less than three different firmware files to
>>>
>>> get my DVico Dual Digital 4 (rev1) to be recognised AND to successfully lock
>>>
>>> on a channel. Check for dmesg warnings. I am using mythbuntu 8.04.
>>>
>>>
>> Anyway, Damien.... Please try the latest driver in the v4l-dvb master
>> branch -- recent changesets have improved driver performance, and you
>> should not have the problems anymore that you have described, above.
>>
>> The AU-specific firmware images have been deprecated, in favor of a much
>> better driver that works regardless of location. Standard firmware is
>> not used, instead.
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>>
>>
> I thought I was using the latest driver in the v4l-dvb master branch
> already... it's working now, but next release of mythbuntu I may clean the
> system out and I will report any issues then.
Unless somebody files a bug on launchpad, the fix won't be in Ubuntu
until Intrepid. I think that comes out in a few months.
-Mike
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-08-21 2:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-21 1:10 [linux-dvb] Recommended repository for Dvico Dual Digital 4 rev1 Bonne Eggleston
2008-08-21 1:36 ` Michael Krufky
2008-08-21 1:44 ` Damien Morrissey
2008-08-21 1:48 ` Michael Krufky
2008-08-21 2:42 ` Bonne Eggleston
2008-08-21 3:03 ` Michael Krufky
[not found] ` <21aab41d0808220726x79486a7fp25bd79f081f2d965@mail.gmail.com>
2008-08-25 1:45 ` Bonne Eggleston
2008-08-26 7:53 ` Kemble Wagner
[not found] ` <ee0ad0230808201920p1bd21d1cpeb66c7c803c73333@mail.gmail.com>
2008-08-21 2:59 ` Michael Krufky [this message]
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