From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.sikkerhed.org ([78.109.215.82]:47528 "EHLO mail.sikkerhed.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751195Ab0G0TnW (ORCPT ); Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:43:22 -0400 Message-ID: <4C4F36D5.1050809@iversen-net.dk> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:43:17 +0200 From: Christian Iversen MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-media@vger.kernel.org CC: Alex Deucher Subject: Re: Unknown CX23885 device References: <4C4F31A7.8060609@iversen-net.dk> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-media-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 2010-07-27 21:37, Alex Deucher wrote: > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Christian Iversen > wrote: >> (please CC, I'm not subscribed yet) >> >> Hey Linux-DVB people >> >> I'm trying to make an as-of-yet unsupported CX23885 device work in Linux. >> >> I've tested that the device is not supported using the newest snapshot >> of the DVB drivers. They did support a bunch of extra devices compared >> to the standard ubuntu driver, but to no avail. >> >> This is what I know about the device: >> >> ### physical description ### >> >> The device is a small mini-PCIe device currently installed in my >> Thinkpad T61p notebook. It did not originate there, but I managed to fit it >> in. > > How are you attaching the video/audio/antenna/etc. input to the pcie > card? I don't imagine the card is much use without external > connectors. For now, I'm using a wifi-antenna lead to connect it. I think that should at least work as a proof-of-concept. Even if I can't tune in any channels, I should still be able to control the card, which I can't right now. When/if it has a chance of working, I'm planning to mod my laptop to fit an antenna lead, properly mounted. Any suggestions for proceeding? -- Med venlig hilsen Christian Iversen