From: Steven Toth <stoth@linuxtv.org>
To: Mark H <mark1344@hotmail.de>
Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org
Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Re : LinuxDVB for STi7109
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:11:31 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4852AA43.2070401@linuxtv.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BLU138-W2192CC104E6C0B94581EF2B8AC0@phx.gbl>
Mark H wrote:
> > Well if they run linux I dont see how they can provide a proprietary
> > implementation... I guess the shortest to get support on linux is to
> > ask them to release the source code!
> I know there are many controversial discussions with respect to closed
> source
> projects for Linux. The fact is that ST Microelectronics has implemented
> kernel
> modules with a proprietary interface (STAPI) for the DVB and is not
> willing to
> disclose the interface details to open source projects. On the other
> hand STM
> provides STLinux distribution for boards based on STi7109 & Co. This
> distribution
> contains open source drivers only the output part of the system (V4Land
> ALSA).
>
> A copy of the chip datasheet is available on the web. Though, its
> legality is questionnable.
>
> There have been some questions about the API two years ago so I was
> wondering
> whether anybody has started working on an implementation.
Mark,
Do ST have a public site that I can download the STi7109 Linux
toolchain, tree and associated utils from?
Regards,
- Steve
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-06-13 17:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-06-12 20:59 [linux-dvb] LinuxDVB for STi7109 Mark H
2008-06-12 21:37 ` [linux-dvb] Re : " manu
2008-06-13 16:27 ` Mark H
2008-06-13 17:11 ` Steven Toth [this message]
2008-06-13 17:17 ` Mark H
2008-06-17 21:42 ` Pedro Aguilar
2008-06-17 21:29 ` Pedro Aguilar
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2008-06-13 9:23 Andrea Venturi
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