From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from web38802.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([209.191.125.93]) by www.linuxtv.org with smtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KgOuf-0000SX-BM for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:11:38 +0200 Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:11:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Uri Shkolnik To: linux-dvb , free_beer_for_all@yahoo.com In-Reply-To: <730162.85795.qm@web46115.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <793532.4521.qm@web38802.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto API/Driver Update Reply-To: urishk@yahoo.com 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: --- On Fri, 9/12/08, barry bouwsma wrote: > From: barry bouwsma > Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Multiproto API/Driver Update > To: "linux-dvb" , urishk@yahoo.com > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 12:17 PM > --- On Thu, 9/11/08, Uri Shkolnik > wrote: > > > > It is from my perspective in Europe that I write, > > > > > I'm not so sure. As I see it, if it depends on > number > > of users DVB-H comes last after CMMB and ISDB-T. > > Then let them add their support ;-P I just discovered > that > I should be within reception range of a (subscription) > DVB-H > mux, though sticking a directional antenna out the window > did > not show any signal (but also not on other > previously-received > frequencies) -- but climbing a nearby hill should net me a > useful signal, maybe two. > > For DAB, a simple paperclip antenna will get me one > ensemble, > a second should be receivable as well, and perhaps with a > good > antenna, some others may appear. > > So, I can test real-world broadcasts and get the actual > hands- > on experience I need to understand and be able to help -- > which is more than I can for the other missing standards, > as > I'm not so good with the theoretical... > > > > > I know the TerraTec device you refer to, and > theoretically > > it can be used as DAB radio receiver. The current > LinuxTV > > lacks the code to support it. > [...] > > There is a open source module from Siano that enable > DAB @ > > Linux. > > Is this something I would be able to download? (Feel free > to > mail me privately if you don't want it available to > other > developers, though they could certainly fit it into a > suitable > API much better than I could) > > I've searched with g00gle but haven't found any > source to > download. (And if drivers under Linux for the other modes > (T-DMB, DVB-H) are available, they may help me to better > understand those modes as well) > > > > The problem is that this module is not a part of DVB > > and does not communicates with DVB in any way, but it > uses > > its own character devices in order to communicate with > user > > space applications. It may be converted of course to > > something that uses DVB, and also be more generic. > > There is another USB DAB device out there (apparently no > longer available, and if so, at an `early-adopter' > price) > with kernel support. > Perhaps there's some shared functionality that can be > combined, somehow, and make easier possibly adding support > for some of the small handful of other DAB-able devices. > > > Anyway, if I'm able to start to play with my device and > DAB > under linux, that should keep me busy and quiet for some > time > > thanks, > barry bouwsma [ Sorry for the late response ] Regarding DAB support - In order to add full support for DAB ( / DAB+ / T-DMB / DAB-IP / any other ensemble based transmission) you need to have an ensemble parser. This is quite a problem since I'm not familiar with any such decent open source parser. Anyone? Uri _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb