Commit f8cd3598 authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab

[media] doc-rst: move DVB introduction to a separate file

Instead of keeping the introduction together with the
index, move it to a separate file, and add it via toctree
at the index.

The information there are outdated, so update it to point
to the right links.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
parent fcbf5ca0
Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem .. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-
=============================================
The main development site and CVS repository for these
drivers is https://linuxtv.org.
The developer mailing list linux-dvb is also hosted there,
see https://linuxtv.org/lists.php. Please check
the archive https://linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/
and the Wiki https://linuxtv.org/wiki/
before asking newbie questions on the list.
API documentation, utilities and test/example programs
are available as part of the old driver package for Linux 2.4
(linuxtv-dvb-1.0.x.tar.gz), or from CVS (module DVB).
We plan to split this into separate packages, but it's not
been done yet.
https://linuxtv.org/downloads/
What's inside this directory:
"avermedia.txt" .. include:: <isonum.txt>
contains detailed information about the
Avermedia DVB-T cards. See also "bt8xx.txt".
"bt8xx.txt" #############################################
contains detailed information about the Linux Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) subsystem
various bt8xx based "budget" DVB cards. #############################################
"cards.txt"
contains a list of supported hardware.
"ci.txt"
contains detailed information about the
CI module as part from TwinHan cards and Clones.
"contributors.txt"
is the who-is-who of DVB development.
"faq.txt"
contains frequently asked questions and their answers.
"get_dvb_firmware"
script to download and extract firmware for those devices
that require it.
"ttusb-dec.txt" **Copyright** |copy| 2001-2016 : LinuxTV Developers
contains detailed information about the
TT DEC2000/DEC3000 USB DVB hardware.
"udev.txt" Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
how to get DVB and udev up and running. under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
any later version published by the Free Software Foundation. A copy of
the license is included in the chapter entitled "GNU Free Documentation
License".
"README.dvb-usb"
contains detailed information about the DVB USB cards.
"README.flexcop" .. toctree::
contains detailed information about the :maxdepth: 5
Technisat- and Flexcop B2C2 drivers.
Good luck and have fun! intro
Introdution
===========
The main development site and GIT repository for these
drivers is https://linuxtv.org.
The DVB mailing list linux-dvb is hosted at vger. Please see
http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html#linux-media for details.
There are also some other old lists hosted at https://linuxtv.org/lists.php. Please check the archive https://linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/.
The media subsystem Wiki is hosted at https://linuxtv.org/wiki/.
Please check it before asking newbie questions on the list.
API documentation is documented at the Kernel. You'll also find useful
documentation at: https://linuxtv.org/docs.php.
You may also find useful material at https://linuxtv.org/downloads/.
In order to get firmware from proprietary drivers, there's a script at
the kernel tree, at scripts/get_dvb_firmware.
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