[PATCH] dvb: usb doc update

o removed device listing (they are all in the linuxtv wiki now)
o misc updates

Signed-off-by: Patrick Boettcher <pb@linuxtv.org>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

diff --git a/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb b/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb
index c7ed01b..5811d48 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb
+++ b/Documentation/dvb/README.dvb-usb
@@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ different way: With the help of a dvb-usb-framework.
 The framework provides generic functions (mostly kernel API calls), such as:
 
 - Transport Stream URB handling in conjunction with dvb-demux-feed-control
 The framework provides generic functions (mostly kernel API calls), such as:
 
 - Transport Stream URB handling in conjunction with dvb-demux-feed-control

-  (bulk and isoc (TODO) are supported)
+  (bulk and isoc are supported)

 - registering the device for the DVB-API
 - registering an I2C-adapter if applicable
 - remote-control/input-device handling
 - firmware requesting and loading (currently just for the Cypress USB
 - registering the device for the DVB-API
 - registering an I2C-adapter if applicable
 - remote-control/input-device handling
 - firmware requesting and loading (currently just for the Cypress USB

-  controller)
+  controllers)

 - other functions/methods which can be shared by several drivers (such as
   functions for bulk-control-commands)
 - other functions/methods which can be shared by several drivers (such as
   functions for bulk-control-commands)

+- TODO: a I2C-chunker. It creates device-specific chunks of register-accesses
+  depending on length of a register and the number of values that can be
+  multi-written and multi-read.

 
 The source code of the particular DVB USB devices does just the communication
 with the device via the bus. The connection between the DVB-API-functionality
 
 The source code of the particular DVB USB devices does just the communication
 with the device via the bus. The connection between the DVB-API-functionality


@@ -36,93 +39,17 @@ the dvb-usb-lib.
 TODO: dynamic enabling and disabling of the pid-filter in regard to number of
 feeds requested.
 
 TODO: dynamic enabling and disabling of the pid-filter in regard to number of
 feeds requested.
 

-Supported devices USB1.1
+Supported devices

 ========================
 
 ========================
 

-Produced and reselled by Twinhan:
----------------------------------
-- TwinhanDTV USB-Ter DVB-T Device (VP7041)
-       http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_3.asp
+See the LinuxTV DVB Wiki at www.linuxtv.org for a complete list of
+cards/drivers/firmwares:

 
 

-- TwinhanDTV Magic Box (VP7041e)
-       http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_4.asp
-
-- HAMA DVB-T USB device
-       http://www.hama.de/portal/articleId*110620/action*2598
-
-- CTS Portable (Chinese Television System) (2)
-       http://www.2cts.tv/ctsportable/
-
-- Unknown USB DVB-T device with vendor ID Hyper-Paltek
-
-
-Produced and reselled by KWorld:
---------------------------------
-- KWorld V-Stream XPERT DTV DVB-T USB
-       http://www.kworld.com.tw/en/product/DVBT-USB/DVBT-USB.html
-
-- JetWay DTV DVB-T USB
-       http://www.jetway.com.tw/evisn/product/lcd-tv/DVT-USB/dtv-usb.htm
-
-- ADSTech Instant TV DVB-T USB
-       http://www.adstech.com/products/PTV-333/intro/PTV-333_intro.asp?pid=PTV-333
-
-
-Others:
--------
-- Ultima Electronic/Artec T1 USB TVBOX (AN2135, AN2235, AN2235 with Panasonic Tuner)
-       http://82.161.246.249/products-tvbox.html
-
-- Compro Videomate DVB-U2000 - DVB-T USB (2)
-       http://www.comprousa.com/products/vmu2000.htm
-
-- Grandtec USB DVB-T
-       http://www.grand.com.tw/
-
-- AVerMedia AverTV DVBT USB
-       http://www.avermedia.com/
-
-- DiBcom USB DVB-T reference device (non-public)
-
-
-Supported devices USB2.0-only
-=============================
-- Twinhan MagicBox II
-       http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_7.asp
-
-- TwinhanDTV Alpha
-       http://www.twinhan.com/product_terrestrial_8.asp
-
-- DigitalNow TinyUSB 2 DVB-t Receiver
-       http://www.digitalnow.com.au/DigitalNow%20tinyUSB2%20Specifications.html
-
-- Hanftek UMT-010
-       http://www.globalsources.com/si/6008819757082/ProductDetail/Digital-TV/product_id-100046529
-
-
-Supported devices USB2.0 and USB1.1
-=============================
-- Typhoon/Yakumo/HAMA/Yuan DVB-T mobile USB2.0
-       http://www.yakumo.de/produkte/index.php?pid=1&ag=DVB-T
-       http://www.yuan.com.tw/en/products/vdo_ub300.html
-       http://www.hama.de/portal/articleId*114663/action*2563
-       http://www.anubisline.com/english/articlec.asp?id=50502&catid=002
-
-- Artec T1 USB TVBOX (FX2) (2)
-
-- Hauppauge WinTV NOVA-T USB2
-       http://www.hauppauge.com/
-
-- KWorld/ADSTech Instant DVB-T USB2.0 (DiB3000M-B)
-
-- DiBcom USB2.0 DVB-T reference device (non-public)
-
-- AVerMedia AverTV A800 DVB-T USB2.0
-
-1) It is working almost - work-in-progress.
-2) No test reports received yet.
+http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB

 
 0. History & News:
 
 0. History & News:

+  2005-05-30 - added basic isochronous support to the dvb-usb-framework
+               added support for Conexant Hybrid reference design and Nebula DigiTV USB

   2005-04-17 - all dibusb devices ported to make use of the dvb-usb-framework
   2005-04-02 - re-enabled and improved remote control code.
   2005-03-31 - ported the Yakumo/Hama/Typhoon DVB-T USB2.0 device to dvb-usb.
   2005-04-17 - all dibusb devices ported to make use of the dvb-usb-framework
   2005-04-02 - re-enabled and improved remote control code.
   2005-03-31 - ported the Yakumo/Hama/Typhoon DVB-T USB2.0 device to dvb-usb.


@@ -289,6 +216,9 @@ Patches, comments and suggestions are very very welcome.
    Gunnar Wittich and Joachim von Caron for their trust for providing
     root-shells on their machines to implement support for new devices.
 
    Gunnar Wittich and Joachim von Caron for their trust for providing
     root-shells on their machines to implement support for new devices.
 

+   Allan Third and Michael Hutchinson for their help to write the Nebula
+    digitv-driver.
+

    Glen Harris for bringing up, that there is a new dibusb-device and Jiun-Kuei
     Jung from AVerMedia who kindly provided a special firmware to get the device
     up and running in Linux.
    Glen Harris for bringing up, that there is a new dibusb-device and Jiun-Kuei
     Jung from AVerMedia who kindly provided a special firmware to get the device
     up and running in Linux.


@@ -305,4 +235,4 @@ Patches, comments and suggestions are very very welcome.
    Ulf Hermenau for helping me out with traditional chinese.
 
    André Smoktun and Christian Frömmel for supporting me with
    Ulf Hermenau for helping me out with traditional chinese.
 
    André Smoktun and Christian Frömmel for supporting me with

-    hardware and listening to my problems very patient.
+    hardware and listening to my problems very patiently.