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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/media/saa7134.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/media/saa7134.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..7ab9c70b9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/media/saa7134.rst @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +The saa7134 driver +================== + +Author Gerd Hoffmann + + +This is a v4l2/oss device driver for saa7130/33/34/35 based capture / TV +boards. + + +Status +------ + +Almost everything is working. video, sound, tuner, radio, mpeg ts, ... + +As with bttv, card-specific tweaks are needed. Check CARDLIST for a +list of known TV cards and saa7134-cards.c for the drivers card +configuration info. + + +Build +----- + +Once you pick up a Kernel source, you should configure, build, +install and boot the new kernel. You'll need at least +these config options:: + + ./scripts/config -e PCI + ./scripts/config -e INPUT + ./scripts/config -m I2C + ./scripts/config -m MEDIA_SUPPORT + ./scripts/config -e MEDIA_PCI_SUPPORT + ./scripts/config -e MEDIA_ANALOG_TV_SUPPORT + ./scripts/config -e MEDIA_DIGITAL_TV_SUPPORT + ./scripts/config -e MEDIA_RADIO_SUPPORT + ./scripts/config -e RC_CORE + ./scripts/config -e MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT + ./scripts/config -m VIDEO_SAA7134 + ./scripts/config -e SAA7134_ALSA + ./scripts/config -e VIDEO_SAA7134_RC + ./scripts/config -e VIDEO_SAA7134_DVB + ./scripts/config -e VIDEO_SAA7134_GO7007 + +To build and install, you should run:: + + make && make modules_install && make install + +Once the new Kernel is booted, saa7134 driver should be loaded automatically. + +Depending on the card you might have to pass ``card=<nr>`` as insmod option. +If so, please check :doc:`saa7134-cardlist` for valid choices. + +Once you have your card type number, you can pass a modules configuration +via a file (usually, it is either ``/etc/modules.conf`` or some file at +``/etc/modules-load.d/``, but the actual place depends on your +distribution), with this content:: + + options saa7134 card=13 # Assuming that your card type is #13 + + +Changes / Fixes +--------------- + +Please mail to linux-media AT vger.kernel.org unified diffs against +the linux media git tree: + + https://git.linuxtv.org/media_tree.git/ + +This is done by committing a patch at a clone of the git tree and +submitting the patch using ``git send-email``. Don't forget to +describe at the lots what it changes / which problem it fixes / whatever +it is good for ... + + +Known Problems +-------------- + +* The tuner for the flyvideos isn't detected automatically and the + default might not work for you depending on which version you have. + There is a ``tuner=`` insmod option to override the driver's default. + +Credits +------- + +andrew.stevens@philips.com + werner.leeb@philips.com for providing +saa7134 hardware specs and sample board. |