^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 1) # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 2) config DVB_TTUSB_DEC
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 3) tristate "Technotrend/Hauppauge USB DEC devices"
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 4) depends on DVB_CORE && USB && INPUT && PCI
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 5) select CRC32
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 6) help
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 7) Support for external USB adapters designed by Technotrend and
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 8) produced by Hauppauge, shipped under the brand name 'DEC2000-t'
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 9) and 'DEC3000-s'.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 10)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 11) Even if these devices have a MPEG decoder built in, they transmit
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 12) only compressed MPEG data over the USB bus, so you need
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 13) an external software decoder to watch TV on your computer.
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 14)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 15) This driver needs external firmware. Please use the commands
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 16) "<kerneldir>/scripts/get_dvb_firmware dec2000t",
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 17) "<kerneldir>/scripts/get_dvb_firmware dec2540t",
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 18) "<kerneldir>/scripts/get_dvb_firmware dec3000s",
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 19) download/extract them, and then copy them to /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 20) or /lib/firmware (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 21)
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 22) Say Y if you own such a device and want to use it.