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| Hovefirse | Hiya folks. I'm trying to apply a patch to my dvb-drivers, and just want to make sure that I´m on the right track. I'm running 8.04 in command line mode, uname -r gives me "2.6.24-19-generic". I've fetched the source to /usr/src with the commands "sudo apt-get build-dep linux-image-$(uname -r)" and "sudo apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)", which gives me the directory "drwxr-sr-x 22... | 20:20 |
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| Hovefirse | ...root src 4096 2008-09-08 22:06 linux-2.6.24" with lotsa stuff in it. I'll do the patches, right, and compile the whole shebang with a make-command. Will that be it, or is there anything else I should consider? | 20:20 |
| smb_tp | Hovefirse, Have you already looked at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile ? | 20:23 |
| Hovefirse | smb_tp: yep, read it through, but since this is my first time I wanted to have some Live Aid along the road! | 20:24 |
| smb_tp | Hovefirse, The best way to start the compile is to call "fakeroot debian/rules binary-generic" (if you want a generic kernel. You better not use the make commands directly (especially NOT "make mrproper") | 20:26 |
| Hovefirse | smb_tp: OK. So, will the fakeroot...-command take care of the compiling process? | 20:27 |
| smb_tp | Hovefirse, fakeroot helps for the packaging (where you need some files with root privileges). The compile is controlled by debian/rules which is a makefile | 20:28 |
| Hovefirse | smb_tp: Hmm...OK. It's all a bit new to me, but hopefully it'll clear in time. My situation is simple: I have a driver (dvb) that I want to patch - do I really have to recompile all and everything, or is there anyway of just remaking this particular driver? | 20:30 |
| smb_tp | Hovefirse, You will get a *.deb package in the directory above the kernel directory | 20:30 |
| mkrufky | Hovefirse: im curious which driver you want to patch | 20:30 |
| Hovefirse | mkrufky: The patch is for the following file: --- linux/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c 2007-05-19 13:44:15.000000000 +0200 | 20:31 |
| smb_tp | Hovefirse, Not if that driver is inside the kernel. You always need the complete symvers rebuild. Which doesn't get done if compiling only parts. | 20:31 |
| mkrufky | what feature are you trying to enable by the patch, Hovefirse ? | 20:31 |
| mkrufky | it's in the kernel, smb_tp | 20:32 |
| mkrufky | he'll have to rebuild the entire kernel if thats what he wants to do | 20:32 |
| Hovefirse | mkrufky: It's needed to enable the functionality of a conax-card reader. vdruses it | 20:32 |
| mkrufky | it makes SOOOOO much more sense to just use the development tree on linuxtv.org | 20:32 |
| mkrufky | ...and it will work with your ubuntu kernel... the only problem is that it will break cx88-alsa and saa7134-alsa, and maybe a webcam driver or two (or three) | 20:33 |
| Hovefirse | mkrufky: Hey, I'm ready to buy that ;) Mind telling me more? | 20:33 |
| mkrufky | but if all you care about it dvb stuff.... | 20:33 |
| mkrufky | Hovefirse: see here: http://linuxtv.org/repo | 20:33 |
| smb_tp | mkrufky, Most likely since the dvb stuff is back in the kernel and not in lum anymore. :) | 20:33 |
| mkrufky | when was dvb-core and all its drivers in lum ?? | 20:33 |
| mkrufky | never that im aware of | 20:34 |
| smb_tp | mkrufky, not the core, but we had the cx88 and saa7143 there because of the alsa parts. Hmm, probably they are not dvb drivers. I admit I lack the fine difference (its somehow video)... ;-) | 20:36 |
| mkrufky | as per my recommendatiom, yes, saa7134-alsa and cx88-alsa were in LUM separately, because ubuntu used a new alsa subsystem | 20:36 |
| mkrufky | that doesnt affect av7110, smb_tp | 20:36 |
| Hovefirse | mkrufky: Hmm...does that page do what I aim to do? My vdr-system works. I want to watch pay-channels (I have a paid card and a cardreader), but I have understood that the dvb-drivers have to be patched in order to enable this (together with the sc-plugin for vdr). | 20:36 |
| mkrufky | I CANT TELL YOU HOW TO DO THAT | 20:37 |
| mkrufky | but | 20:37 |
| mkrufky | what i CAN tell you how to do, is to patch a dvb driver and install that into your ubuntu kernel | 20:37 |
| mkrufky | and yes, if you use the repository on linuxtv.org, you can apply your patch, build the tree, and install the new drivers into your ubuntu kernel | 20:37 |
| mkrufky | please note: | 20:37 |
| Hovefirse | mkrufky: I wouldn't want to know anything about paid channels, you see - all I want to do is patch my driver | 20:38 |
| mkrufky | any time you get a kernel update from ubuntu, you will have to do "make distclean" inside the v4l-dvb tree from linuxtv.org, and repeat the process | 20:38 |
| mkrufky | yup... i cant talk to you about pay channels | 20:38 |
| mkrufky | anyway... now this is off-topic... i'll be in #linuxtv if you have questions about that build process | 20:38 |
| android6011 | how is support for ar5007eg wireless cards coming in intrepid? | 23:06 |
| android6011 | the last alphas i have tried dont recognize the card at all even though it says atheros driver installed | 23:06 |
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