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From: Carlos G Mendioroz <tron@acm.org>
To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] how to code a driver for a tv tuner card??
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:43:20 -0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A423B88.9060602@acm.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200906241623.29466.hftom@free.fr>

There's a problem, though.
Programming data for the chipsets seems not to be easily available.

I would also love to be able to make a try at supporting a card (in my
case, the HVR-2250 in analog mode) but to do so requires access to info
that I could not get.

-Carlos

Christophe Thommeret @ 24/6/2009 11:23 UTC -0300 dixit:
> Le Wednesday 24 June 2009 15:57:43 Julien Martin, vous avez écrit :
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am posting today because I am VERY interested in learning more about how
>> to code a driver for a tv tuner card.
>>
>> I am learning C and to a lesser extent Assembly.
>>
>> Could you be so kind as to answer the following questions:
>>
>> 1. What documentation do you suggest I read in order to start coding
>> drivers for tv tuner cards for Linux?
>> 2. What programming languages are used for the above purpose?
>> 3. Do I need to know electronics?
> 
>  Browsing the v4l-dvb repository should answer most of your questions ..
> 

-- 
Carlos G Mendioroz  <tron@acm.org>

      reply	other threads:[~2009-06-24 15:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-24 13:57 [linux-dvb] how to code a driver for a tv tuner card?? Julien Martin
2009-06-24 14:23 ` Christophe Thommeret
2009-06-24 14:43   ` Carlos G Mendioroz [this message]

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