On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 05:24:43PM +1000, Ross wrote: > On 6/6/06, Mark Paulus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > David Pettit wrote: > > > I have tried compiling the module manually and also using the > > instructions > > > from the Wiki. Neither works for me right now, although that does bring > > > up > > > a good point. The Wiki shows in one place building firmware files from an > > > .exe using a utility and in another downloading a package of firmware > > > files. > > > Which is the preferred method? > > > > The package of firmware files is a recent addition I believe, to help > > alleviate the confusion of fast moving firmware files from Hauppauge. > > Which ever method works should be fine. Or, you can move the files > > there manually. They just won't be under package control > > (dpkg/apt/aptitude/apt-show-versions). > > I'm going to create a .deb package with all the required firmware > files in them as soon as I can figure out enough logic to make sure > they'll always be put (or symlinked) in the right location. Hopefully > that will alleviate even more of these problems and will make it > easier all round. Add that to Axel's RPMs it should cover most bases. > > Axel, what sort of logic do you use to decide where to put the > firmware files? (I assume different FC releases have different > hotplug/udev locations, and suffers from this problem too?)
Yes, the rpm is good-for-all by creating symlinks, see the %install section of the specfile linked to from http://atrpms.net/name/ivtv-firmware/ It would be nice to have an equivalent deb to share installation instructions etc. -- Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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