From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.work.de ([212.12.32.20]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KeGQL-00046S-PL for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:43:30 +0200 Message-ID: <48CAE273.4030809@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:43:15 +0400 From: Manu Abraham MIME-Version: 1.0 To: free_beer_for_all@yahoo.com References: <630160.40997.qm@web46116.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <630160.40997.qm@web46116.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto API/Driver Update List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: barry bouwsma wrote: >>> And some of us non-developers have such hardware and want to try >>> it with non-Windows for readily-receiveable DAB. >> With some simple definitions ? What applications are used ? > > I imagine I will have to hack something out of gaffer tape > and chewing gum if I want to actually do anything... Use any of the existing applications, "as it is". > > Now a completely different question -- I was pleased to see > that my not-too-old kernel compiled well with your mp_plus > source, and I read on the Wiki that certain basic tools > still needed to be ported to multiproto. Please use the multiproto tree rather than the multiproto_plus tree. > Something hands-on like this is probably the only way I'm > ever going to get a clue about the APIs. And it might even > result in something useful in addition. But I don't have > any hardware which requires multiproto, if I'd need that > for testing or anything. > > Would it be worth it for me to attempt such a port, given > that, or will I find it unlikely to get anywhere? I'm no > developer and no programmer, and barely a hacker... You don't need to make any ports, neither for the drivers nor for the applications ... Regards, Manu _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb