From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from 7of9.schinagl.nl ([88.159.158.68]:34364 "EHLO 7of9.schinagl.nl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932929Ab2DKVdR (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:33:17 -0400 Message-ID: <4F85F89A.80107@schinagl.nl> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:33:14 +0200 From: Oliver Schinagl MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Antti Palosaari CC: linux-media@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RTL28XX driver References: <4F804CDC.3030306@gmail.com> <4F85D787.2050403@iki.fi> In-Reply-To: <4F85D787.2050403@iki.fi> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/11/12 21:12, Antti Palosaari wrote: > On 09.04.2012 15:02, Thomas Mair wrote: >> thanks for your information. I did get in touch with Realtek and they >> provided me with the datasheet for the RTL2832U. So what I will try to >> do is write a demodulator driver for the RTL2832 demod chip following >> the information of the datasheet and the Realtek driver. I will follow >> Antti's RTL2830 driver structure. >> >> For now there is only one question left regarding the testing of the >> drivers. What is the best way to test and debug the drivers. Sould I >> compile the 3.4 kernel and use it, or is it safer to set up a >> structure like the one I already have to test the driver with a stable >> kernel? > > I vote for cloning Mauro's latest staging Kernel 3.5 and use it. > http://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/shortlog/refs/heads/staging/for_v3.5 > > > I have some old stubbed drivers that just works for one frequency using > combination of RTL2832U + FC2580. Also I have rather well commented USB > sniff from that device. I can sent those if you wish. > FC2580? Do you have anything for/from that driver? My USB stick as an AFA9035 based one, using that specific tuner. Oliver