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+.. 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.