Re: ddbridge -- kernel 3.15.6

[Antti Palosaari <crope@iki.fi>]

On 07/30/2014 08:13 AM, Bjoern wrote:
>> Hello Rudy
>>
>> I use a similar card from Digital Devices with Ubuntu 14.04 and kernel 3.13.0-32-generic. Support for this card was not build into the kernel and I had to compile it myself. I had to use media_build_experimental from Mr. Endriss.
>>
>> http://linuxtv.org/hg/~endriss/media_build_experimental
>>
>> Your card should be supported with this version.
>>
>> Regards, Thomas
>
> Hi Rudy,
>
> What Thomas writes is absolutely correct...
>
> This is unfortunately the worst situation I've ever run across in
> Linux... There was a kernel driver that worked and was supported by
> Digital Devices. Then, from what I read, changes to how the V4L drivers
> have to be written was changed - Digital Devices doesn't like that and
> they force users to use "experimental" builds which are the "old
> style".
>
> This is total rubbish imo - if this is how it was decided that the
> drivers have to be nowadays then adjust them. Why am I paying such a lot
> of money others right, these DD cards are really not cheap?
>
> Some attempts have been made by people active here to adapt the drivers
> and make them work in newer kernels, but so far no one has succeeded.
> Last attempt was in Jan 2014 iirc, since then - silence.
>
> I wish I could help out, I can code but Linux is well just a bit more
> "difficult" I guess ;-)

I have one of such device too, but I have been too busy all the time 
with other drivers...

Basically these DTV drivers should be developed in a order, bridge 
driver first, then demod and tuner - for one single device. After it is 
committed in tree, you could start adding new devices and drivers. If 
you try implement too big bunch of things as a once, you will likely 
fail endless reviews and so.

I don't know what is change in development process which causes these 
problems. What I remember there has been only few big changes in recent 
years, change from Mercurial to Git and reorganization of directories/files.

regards
Antti

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