> Hello Aurelian, > > >>Hmm, perhaps you can give the "dvb-kernel" CVS driver a try. This is > >>exactly the same dvb-core, the same frontend drivers and the same av7110 > >>driver, only the saa7146 subsystem has been changed to support > >>Video4Linux-2 for full-featured cards for example. It's the basis for > >>the upcoming 2.6 kernel and the old av7110-saa7146-driver will be marked > >>as obsolete when 2.6 comes out. > > > Ok, I have no problem with that. I'll try that... > > Thanks. It's important that the in-kernel driver is tested by more > critical users than the average one-dvb-s-card-user. (no offense > intended... 8-) >
I want to tell you something guyz, I hope it is not too off topic :)) The reason I am writing this is that Michael said that is important to have users that will test the DVB drivers with more than 1 card. I am actually testing these drivers for 15 months now on a system having 28 cards (28DVB-S + 3DVB-T + 3DVB-C), spread in 7 computers (5x5s + 1x3t + 1x(3s+3c)). This testing system is installed in the Tampere University of Technology, and with it we are multicasting (PIM-SM) continuously lots of TV channels (arround 50-60) within the Intranet (Fast Eternet). The cards are all budget cards (NOVA type S, T and C) because I only need access to data, preferably whole transponders (no decoding involved) We have played successfully those streams live with vlc, mplayer, windows media player, nokia media terminal (with ethernet-connection), and a windows player build by some students here. >From this point of view, I think that these drivers are good, they give me relative little problems. However, when something is wrong (for example this problem I have now after ugrading the drivers, which was explained earlier in this thread), then it gets completely confusing (I remember one saying: "To error is human, but to completely mess things up, you need a computer"). I do not know very many intricate details about the drivers (I was mainly busy building this system), but I can maybe contribute to the drivers, by pointing out some problems I encountered during this time, and maybe test things. However, since this system is up and running for that long, I have more than 150 clients that use this service. Installing/reinstalling drivers over and over again takes long time for the whole system, and people complain if service is not running anymore :)) (this is the downside of offering free services). This is why I can allocate let's say one computer of those 6+1 computers, having 5 cards for tests, and hope it is enough. Anyway, to get to the point, I would like if you (especially the driver-guyz) could recommend me a driver version/branch (like Michael proposed the "dvb-kernel"), or any hints for that matter; so that at least the service to the students/researchers here doesn't give me head-aches whenever I upgrade the drivers. Thanks a lot! Aurelian -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
