From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.4.198]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KesjR-0000ra-0H for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:37:46 +0200 Received: from steven-toths-macbook-pro.local (ool-18bfe594.dyn.optonline.net [24.191.229.148]) by mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0K76008BBWLV2250@mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:37:08 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:37:07 -0400 From: Steven Toth In-reply-to: <516169.32534.qm@web28413.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> To: horuljo@yahoo.de Message-id: <48CD2193.2000106@linuxtv.org> MIME-version: 1.0 References: <516169.32534.qm@web28413.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Cc: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Kernel integration of rtl2831u driver 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: Peter Mayer wrote: > Hi, > > i own a Freecom rev 4 DVB-T USB-stick using a rtl2831u chip inside. Since about February this year, drivers for that stick are available and a lot of discussion about the driver was done on this list. > > But it seems for quite some time that no further discussion happens anymore.. I am using debian SID (sidux) and the actual kernel there (2.6.26-5.slh.4-sidux-686) from some days ago still does not include the rtl2831u dvb-t driver. So, I wonder now what the next steps are to make this driver available in the linux kernel, and when it will probably happen. > > Background of my question is that I would like to use the stick of course, but without patching and compiling a new kernel from source by myself. > > So, what is the future plan of rtl2831u for kernel integration? I am not familiar with the standard procedure of the diffusion process into mainstream kernel versions, so I would appreciate any comments on this topic. This has been on and off the mailing list since Jan. I gather the tree has some significant merge issues, that's probably why it hasn't been merged. Generally if the drivers are legally clean, code clean they get merged in a couple of weeks. - Steve _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb