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diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..077d56ec3f3d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/cx18.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Some notes regarding the cx18 driver for the Conexant CX23418 MPEG +encoder chip: + +1) The only hardware currently supported is the Hauppauge HVR-1600. + +2) Some people have problems getting the i2c bus to work. Cause unknown. + The symptom is that the eeprom cannot be read and the card is + unusable. + +3) The audio from the analog tuner is mono only. Probably caused by + incorrect audio register information in the datasheet. We are + waiting for updated information from Conexant. + +4) VBI (raw or sliced) has not yet been implemented. + +5) MPEG indexing is not yet implemented. + +6) The driver is still a bit rough around the edges, this should + improve over time. + + +Firmware: + +The firmware needs to be extracted from the Windows Hauppauge HVR-1600 +driver, available here: + +http://hauppauge.lightpath.net/software/install_cd/hauppauge_cd_3.4d1.zip + +Unzip, then copy the following files to the firmware directory +and rename them as follows: + +Drivers/Driver18/hcw18apu.rom -> v4l-cx23418-apu.fw +Drivers/Driver18/hcw18enc.rom -> v4l-cx23418-cpu.fw +Drivers/Driver18/hcw18mlC.rom -> v4l-cx23418-dig.fw |