Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | config DVB_TTUSB_DEC |
| 2 | tristate "Technotrend/Hauppauge USB DEC devices" |
Mike Frysinger | 91f7c130 | 2008-11-12 12:04:28 -0300 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | depends on DVB_CORE && USB && INPUT && PCI |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | select CRC32 |
| 5 | help |
| 6 | Support for external USB adapters designed by Technotrend and |
| 7 | produced by Hauppauge, shipped under the brand name 'DEC2000-t' |
| 8 | and 'DEC3000-s'. |
| 9 | |
Michael Krufky | 50c25ff | 2006-01-09 15:25:34 -0200 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | Even if these devices have a MPEG decoder built in, they transmit |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | only compressed MPEG data over the USB bus, so you need |
| 12 | an external software decoder to watch TV on your computer. |
| 13 | |
Michael Krufky | 50c25ff | 2006-01-09 15:25:34 -0200 | [diff] [blame] | 14 | This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands |
| 15 | "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t", |
| 16 | "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t", |
| 17 | "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec3000s", |
Ville Skytt\รค | 12e66f6 | 2006-01-09 15:25:38 -0200 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware |
| 19 | or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug). |
Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | |
| 21 | Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it. |