Understand something, I never complained that they weren't forthcoming with information... I was complaining that they weren't forthcoming with DRIVERS!!! I then cited an example of a company that does provide linux drivers to indicate what should be the norm not the exception. Hauppague had all of the information to build a great Windows driver.. I know, my card works great under windows but then... it seems that the magic information just evaporates and they are unable to produce drivers for linux. Correct me if I am wrong but it is possible to create the drivers without releasing the source code... they could compile the drivers using the same complier they use to build the Windows driver. Thereby, support linux without violating any of their NDAs.
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:19:31 -0500 Brian Stults <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Matt wrote:
> I haven't tried the composit input. I wonder if that will work... I
> think I will give it a try tomorrow. If that works at least I will have
> a place to start digging to find a reason the tuner input isn't working.
>
> My card works perfectly under Windows... I wish Hauppague would actually
> support linux with drivers... Nvidia provides a great linux driver... I
> wish other companies would learn from their great example. Heck, the
> least Hauppague could do is release the source code for their windows
> drivers so that they could be used as a model to build drivers for
> linux. Is it really too much to ask for a company to support their product.
>
You should follow the list a little longer before ranting. Even very
recently on this list, people have explained that Hauppauge is actually
relatively forthcoming with information. Unfortunately, Conexant limits
the amount of information that Hauppauge can share with us through NDAs.
If you want to be upset with someone, Conexant is probably a better
outlet. Regardless, don't castigate the company that is trying to help
us, and from which we want continued help in the future.
We all understand your frustration. Everyone on this list has had to
struggle to get things working at some point. The other PVRs didn't
work well at first, either. Saying "it works under windows" is also
something I would really love to see less of.
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting
Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time
by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc.
Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl
_______________________________________________
ivtv-devel mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 23:19:31 -0500 Brian Stults <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Matt wrote:
> I haven't tried the composit input. I wonder if that will work... I
> think I will give it a try tomorrow. If that works at least I will have
> a place to start digging to find a reason the tuner input isn't working.
>
> My card works perfectly under Windows... I wish Hauppague would actually
> support linux with drivers... Nvidia provides a great linux driver... I
> wish other companies would learn from their great example. Heck, the
> least Hauppague could do is release the source code for their windows
> drivers so that they could be used as a model to build drivers for
> linux. Is it really too much to ask for a company to support their product.
>
You should follow the list a little longer before ranting. Even very
recently on this list, people have explained that Hauppauge is actually
relatively forthcoming with information. Unfortunately, Conexant limits
the amount of information that Hauppauge can share with us through NDAs.
If you want to be upset with someone, Conexant is probably a better
outlet. Regardless, don't castigate the company that is trying to help
us, and from which we want continued help in the future.
We all understand your frustration. Everyone on this list has had to
struggle to get things working at some point. The other PVRs didn't
work well at first, either. Saying "it works under windows" is also
something I would really love to see less of.
-------------------------------------------------------
This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting
Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time
by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc.
Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl
_______________________________________________
ivtv-devel mailing list
[email protected]
https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel
_________________________________________________________________Get your FREE Budweiser E-mail account at http://budweiser.com Budweiser E-Mail must be used responsibly and only is for consumers 21 years of age and older! Disclaimer: Neither Anheuser-Busch, Inc. (the makers of BUDWEISER beer) nor the operator of this E-Mail service or their respective affiliates have seen, endorsed or approved any of the content in this e-mail and expressly disclaim all liability for the content in whole and in part.
