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diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt index 6842c262890..914cb7e734a 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt @@ -1,36 +1,30 @@ Some notes regarding the cx18 driver for the Conexant CX23418 MPEG encoder chip: -1) The only hardware currently supported is the Hauppauge HVR-1600 - card and the Compro VideoMate H900 (note that this card only - supports analog input, it has no digital tuner!). +1) Currently supported are: -2) Some people have problems getting the i2c bus to work. Cause unknown. - The symptom is that the eeprom cannot be read and the card is - unusable. + - Hauppauge HVR-1600 + - Compro VideoMate H900 + - Yuan MPC718 + - Conexant Raptor PAL/SECAM devkit -3) The audio from the analog tuner is mono only. Probably caused by - incorrect audio register information in the datasheet. We are - waiting for updated information from Conexant. +2) Some people have problems getting the i2c bus to work. + The symptom is that the eeprom cannot be read and the card is + unusable. This is probably fixed, but if you have problems + then post to the video4linux or ivtv-users mailinglist. -4) VBI (raw or sliced) has not yet been implemented. +3) VBI (raw or sliced) has not yet been implemented. -5) MPEG indexing is not yet implemented. +4) MPEG indexing is not yet implemented. -6) The driver is still a bit rough around the edges, this should +5) The driver is still a bit rough around the edges, this should improve over time. Firmware: -The firmware needs to be extracted from the Windows Hauppauge HVR-1600 -driver, available here: - -http://hauppauge.lightpath.net/software/install_cd/hauppauge_cd_3.4d1.zip +You can obtain the firmware files here: -Unzip, then copy the following files to the firmware directory -and rename them as follows: +http://dl.ivtvdriver.org/ivtv/firmware/cx18-firmware.tar.gz -Drivers/Driver18/hcw18apu.rom -> v4l-cx23418-apu.fw -Drivers/Driver18/hcw18enc.rom -> v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw -Drivers/Driver18/hcw18mlC.rom -> v4l-cx23418-dig.fw +Untar and copy the .fw files to your firmware directory. |