[mythtv-users] pchdtv3000 compile help

[Brandon Beattie]

On Sun, Mar 13, 2005 at 09:46:29PM -0600, Mike Isely wrote:
> 
> The release 1.6 pchdtv drivers are known not to compile properly against
> the 2.6.10 kernel release.  There were internal changes in video4linux
> there that break the driver.
> 
> Check out this thread for a version of the 1.6 driver release that has
> been ported forward to work in the 2.6.10 kernel:
> 
>   http://www.pchdtv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=415
> 
> I haven't tried yet to carry the port forward to 2.6.11.  In addition, the
> pchdtv folks now are supporting a DVB based driver going forward from this
> point, so you may want to consider it instead.
> 
>   -Mike

Both versions (DVB and kernel [bttv/cx88xx] can be obtained from the new
pcHDTV driver page at pchdtv.freedesktop.org.  The cvs checkout of the
pchdtv-drivers tree has both in them, and should compile without having
to get the cvs versions of video4linux and the dvb source (The checkout
has a working version of these in it).  

Although DVB support is there, I still recommend using the kernel drive
until the rest of the HDTV code for myth is moved into the DVB recorder.
My guess is about 2 months for this to be complete and stable.

Functionally, the drivers on the site for DVB and kernel are identical.
Both have QAM support.  Stick with kernel for a bit longer and you will
be better off.

--Brandon