Re: [PATCH] Drivers for Pinnacle pctv200e and pctv60e

[Gabriele Dini Ciacci <dark.schneider@iol.it>]

On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:51:23 -0400
Devin Heitmueller <devin.heitmueller@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 5:35 PM, Gabriele Dini Ciacci
> <dark.schneider@iol.it> wrote:
> > I it's so, say me how to make or where to look to create a profile
> > for the existing driver.
> >
> > I am willing to do the work.
> >
> > (when I first wrote the driver to me it seemed that this was the
> > simplet way.
> >
> > Meanwhile I will try to look at the Cypress FX2
> 
> As Michael Krufky pointed out to me off-list, I was not exactly
> correct here.
> 
> While there are indeed drivers based on the same FX2 chip in your
> device, it may be possible to reuse an existing driver, or you may
> need a whole new driver, depending on how much the firmware varies
> between your product versus the others.  You may want to look at the
> pvrusb2 and cxusb drivers, which also use the FX2 chip, and see what
> similarities exist in terms of the API and command set.  If it is not
> similar to any of the others, then writing a new driver is probably
> the correct approach.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Devin
> 

Fine perfect, thanks,

I will have a look asap and report for judge.

Cheers.
Gabriele

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