[haiku-development] Re: TV card drivers
- From: Skar Cat <skarmiglione.sk4r@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 12:06:50 -0500
i can test it if you need because i have a tv card too SAA713x terminator,
im glad about this.
2009/5/14 Rob Judd <haiqu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Axel Dörfler wrote:
>
>> Rob Judd <haiqu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> What's the preferred directory to publish TV card drivers? I've used
>>> /dev/video for my current project but I notice someone has written one to
>>> /dev/dvb ... can't do that because the family of TV cards I'm writing for
>>> are not always digital, some are pure analog.
>>>
>>> Alternatives might be /dev/multimedia or /dev/tv/analogue I suppose.
>>>
>>
>> The subdirectory usually dictates not only the function, but also the
>> interface of the driver. So if you can create a common device interface for
>> DVB and whatever you are working on (there is a DVB media node that talks to
>> the driver, but maybe that could be made more generic), it might make sense
>> to move that driver to another place.
>>
>> If there is no common standard for those devices (and each one requires
>> its own media node), it might still make sense to put them into one folder.
>> I think /dev/video would be a good candidate for this, as it's generic
>> enough while /dev/multimedia is too generic IMO, and /dev/tv would be too
>> specific already.
>>
>> If you write a media add-on suitable for analogue TV, you could also
>> publish (several) drivers under /dev/video/tv/ for this one. In any case, I
>> think we should move the /dev/dvb/ driver to /dev/video/dvb/.
>>
>
> I'm working on the Philips SAA713x series ([4|80|0], or PCI category
> multimedia/other) fitted to about 45% of the TV devices in the world. Cards
> based on this series produce video, audio and (in some models) FM radio. My
> device driver is being loaded and recognised now, and have been in contact
> with Oscar Lesta in Argentina, who wrote a driver years ago but never
> finished the video part of it. He's sending me his code on the weekend and
> is happy to have it included in Haiku.
>
> The current dvb driver for the cx23882 does appear to be misplaced. In BeOS
> 5.x the analog bt848 driver was situated in /dev/video so I'm happy to stay
> with that placement. And as you say I can also publish it elsewhere if
> needed.
>
> Rob
>
>
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