| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | config DVB_TTUSB_DEC |
| 2 | tristate "Technotrend/Hauppauge USB DEC devices" |
| 3 | depends on DVB_CORE && USB |
| Mauro Carvalho Chehab | 755a18b | 2008-05-06 14:09:01 -0300 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | depends on HOTPLUG # due to FW_LOADER |
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | select FW_LOADER |
| 6 | select CRC32 |
| 7 | help |
| 8 | Support for external USB adapters designed by Technotrend and |
| 9 | produced by Hauppauge, shipped under the brand name 'DEC2000-t' |
| 10 | and 'DEC3000-s'. |
| 11 | |
| Michael Krufky | 50c25ff | 2006-01-09 15:25:34 -0200 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | Even if these devices have a MPEG decoder built in, they transmit |
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 13 | only compressed MPEG data over the USB bus, so you need |
| 14 | an external software decoder to watch TV on your computer. |
| 15 | |
| Michael Krufky | 50c25ff | 2006-01-09 15:25:34 -0200 | [diff] [blame] | 16 | This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands |
| 17 | "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t", |
| 18 | "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t", |
| 19 | "<kerneldir>/Documentation/dvb/get_dvb_firmware dec3000s", |
| Ville Skytt\รค | 12e66f6 | 2006-01-09 15:25:38 -0200 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware |
| 21 | or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug). |
| Linus Torvalds | 1da177e | 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | |
| 23 | Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it. |