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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