Re: Linux 2.2.15pre17

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sun Apr 02 2000 - 10:48:27 EST


> Hmmm... I sent you mail asking if there was any way to tell a
> CONFIG_VIDEO_BT848=y what the tuner type is (by means of LILO append=
> e. g.) which is unanswered, there is no documentation, neither in
> drivers/char (not even in the sources), nor in
> Documentation/video4linux.

There isnt afaik, it either autodetects or fails

> is no way to tell it with =y, it would be reasonable to patch
> drivers/char/Config.in so as to prevent linking the BT848 driver into
> the kernel to prevent users to configure the kernel in a way that the
> tuner type cannot be set.

Lots of cards are autodetected, others have no tuners. I'd take a 2.2.16pre
patch to let you specify bttv_tuner= on the command line

Alan

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