http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
0. History & News:
+ 2005-06-30 - added support for WideView WT-220U (Thanks to Steve Chang)
2005-05-30 - added basic isochronous support to the dvb-usb-framework
- added support for Conexant Hybrid reference design and Nebula DigiTV USB
+ added support for Conexant Hybrid reference design and Nebula DigiTV USB
2005-04-17 - all dibusb devices ported to make use of the dvb-usb-framework
2005-04-02 - re-enabled and improved remote control code.
2005-03-31 - ported the Yakumo/Hama/Typhoon DVB-T USB2.0 device to dvb-usb.
2005-03-30 - first commit of the dvb-usb-module based on the dibusb-source. First device is a new driver for the
- TwinhanDTV Alpha / MagicBox II USB2.0-only DVB-T device.
+ TwinhanDTV Alpha / MagicBox II USB2.0-only DVB-T device.
(change from dvb-dibusb to dvb-usb)
2005-03-28 - added support for the AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2.0 device (Thanks to Glen Harris and Jiun-Kuei Jung, AVerMedia)
2005-02-02 - added support for the Hauppauge Win-TV Nova-T USB2
2005-01-31 - distorted streaming is gone for USB1.1 devices
2005-01-13 - moved the mirrored pid_filter_table back to dvb-dibusb
- - first almost working version for HanfTek UMT-010
- - found out, that Yakumo/HAMA/Typhoon are predessors of the HanfTek UMT-010
+ - first almost working version for HanfTek UMT-010
+ - found out, that Yakumo/HAMA/Typhoon are predecessors of the HanfTek UMT-010
2005-01-10 - refactoring completed, now everything is very delightful
- - tuner quirks for some weird devices (Artec T1 AN2235 device has sometimes a
- Panasonic Tuner assembled). Tunerprobing implemented. Thanks a lot to Gunnar Wittich.
+ - tuner quirks for some weird devices (Artec T1 AN2235 device has sometimes a
+ Panasonic Tuner assembled). Tunerprobing implemented. Thanks a lot to Gunnar Wittich.
2004-12-29 - after several days of struggling around bug of no returning URBs fixed.
2004-12-26 - refactored the dibusb-driver, splitted into separate files
- - i2c-probing enabled
+ - i2c-probing enabled
2004-12-06 - possibility for demod i2c-address probing
- - new usb IDs (Compro, Artec)
+ - new usb IDs (Compro, Artec)
2004-11-23 - merged changes from DiB3000MC_ver2.1
- - revised the debugging
- - possibility to deliver the complete TS for USB2.0
+ - revised the debugging
+ - possibility to deliver the complete TS for USB2.0
2004-11-21 - first working version of the dib3000mc/p frontend driver.
2004-11-12 - added additional remote control keys. Thanks to Uwe Hanke.
2004-11-07 - added remote control support. Thanks to David Matthews.
2004-11-05 - added support for a new devices (Grandtec/Avermedia/Artec)
- - merged my changes (for dib3000mb/dibusb) to the FE_REFACTORING, because it became HEAD
- - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems
- better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct)
- - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb)
+ - merged my changes (for dib3000mb/dibusb) to the FE_REFACTORING, because it became HEAD
+ - moved transfer control (pid filter, fifo control) from usb driver to frontend, it seems
+ better settled there (added xfer_ops-struct)
+ - created a common files for frontends (mc/p/mb)
2004-09-28 - added support for a new device (Unkown, vendor ID is Hyper-Paltek)
2004-09-20 - added support for a new device (Compro DVB-U2000), thanks
- to Amaury Demol for reporting
- - changed usb TS transfer method (several urbs, stopping transfer
- before setting a new pid)
+ to Amaury Demol for reporting
+ - changed usb TS transfer method (several urbs, stopping transfer
+ before setting a new pid)
2004-09-13 - added support for a new device (Artec T1 USB TVBOX), thanks
- to Christian Motschke for reporting
+ to Christian Motschke for reporting
2004-09-05 - released the dibusb device and dib3000mb-frontend driver
(old news for vp7041.c)
2004-07-15 - found out, by accident, that the device has a TUA6010XS for
- PLL
+ PLL
2004-07-12 - figured out, that the driver should also work with the
- CTS Portable (Chinese Television System)
+ CTS Portable (Chinese Television System)
2004-07-08 - firmware-extraction-2.422-problem solved, driver is now working
- properly with firmware extracted from 2.422
- - #if for 2.6.4 (dvb), compile issue
- - changed firmware handling, see vp7041.txt sec 1.1
+ properly with firmware extracted from 2.422
+ - #if for 2.6.4 (dvb), compile issue
+ - changed firmware handling, see vp7041.txt sec 1.1
2004-07-02 - some tuner modifications, v0.1, cleanups, first public
2004-06-28 - now using the dvb_dmx_swfilter_packets, everything
- runs fine now
+ runs fine now
2004-06-27 - able to watch and switching channels (pre-alpha)
- - no section filtering yet
+ - no section filtering yet
2004-06-06 - first TS received, but kernel oops :/
2004-05-14 - firmware loader is working
2004-05-11 - start writing the driver
1. How to use?
1.1. Firmware
-Most of the USB drivers need to download a firmware to start working.
+Most of the USB drivers need to download a firmware to the device before start
+working.
-for USB1.1 (AN2135) you need: dvb-usb-dibusb-5.0.0.11.fw
-for USB2.0 HanfTek: dvb-usb-umt-010-02.fw
-for USB2.0 DiBcom: dvb-usb-dibusb-6.0.0.8.fw
-for USB2.0 AVerMedia AverTV DVB-T USB2: dvb-usb-avertv-a800-01.fw
-for USB2.0 TwinhanDTV Alpha/MagicBox II: dvb-usb-vp7045-01.fw
+Have a look at the Wikipage for the DVB-USB-drivers to find out, which firmware
+you need for your device:
-The files can be found on http://www.linuxtv.org/download/firmware/ .
-
-We do not have the permission (yet) to publish the following firmware-files.
-You'll need to extract them from the windows drivers.
-
-You should be able to use "get_dvb_firmware dvb-usb" to get the firmware:
-
-for USB1.1 (AN2235) (a few Artec T1 devices): dvb-usb-dibusb-an2235-01.fw
-for USB2.0 Hauppauge: dvb-usb-nova-t-usb2-01.fw
-for USB2.0 ADSTech/Kworld USB2.0: dvb-usb-adstech-usb2-01.fw
-for USB2.0 Yakumo/Typhoon/Hama: dvb-usb-dtt200u-01.fw
+http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB
1.2. Compiling
Jennifer Chen, Jeff and Jack from Twinhan for kindly supporting by
writing the vp7045-driver.
+ Steve Chang from WideView for providing information for new devices and
+ firmware files.
+
Michael Paxton for submitting remote control keymaps.
Some guys on the linux-dvb mailing list for encouraging me.
Ulf Hermenau for helping me out with traditional chinese.
- André Smoktun and Christian Frömmel for supporting me with
+ André Smoktun and Christian Frömmel for supporting me with
hardware and listening to my problems very patiently.
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