On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 12:22 PM, Wookey <woo...@wookware.org> wrote:
> So, given these two annoyances, I've tried to update (not least > because 2 channels would be nice), but I can never for the life of me > work out which of 10s of very similar devices is actually supported > weith free drivers (or which are more reliable). Finding something > which is both listed as working and still available for purchase seems > to be tricky. LKCL says 'they all work' - is is really that simple? weeeelll i didn't *quite* just say that :) i said that of the two usb ones i've used, they worked fine (as did a hauppaug pci card i bought in 2005). hmm, this looks familiar: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Freecom-Digital-DVB-T-Freeview-receiver/dp/B000ALAWQ6 as does this: http://www.ryanlothian.com/projects/linux/freecom-dvb-t-stick. i recognise the name of the (non-free) firmware file, from when i last fired it up (2 years ago). but yes: because all these devices are pretty much cash-cows, and because the choice of chipsets is pretty limited, support under linux for them is actually pretty damn good. originally, 5 years ago, i used to go here: http://linuxtv.org/ for information but now i find that google searches do a better job of instantly finding what's required. esp. if you have the usb id of the device. l. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/banlktik9bhq9wjns9tdou_6pdy68ibm...@mail.gmail.com
