Category | mxl111sf

As of the release of Linux Kernel 3.1, Hauppauge's WinTV-Aero-m is fully supported for use with both ATSC and DVB-T, using the new MFE framework within dvb-usb to represent two frontends on a single DVB adapter. This makes the Aero-m the first semi-worldwide terrestrial digital television broadcast receiver to be supported under Linux. The device is built of two LG broadcast demodulators and a MaxLinear SoC. The first LG demodulator, LG DT3305, has been well supported in Linux for ATSC ever since I released it a few years ago. I've written a new driver to support the other LG demodulator,...

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For those wanting to test the mxl111sf driver for the WinTV-Aero-M but not willing to rebuild your kernel, there is good news for you! I have applied the minimal backports required to dvb-core and the dvb-usb framework to get the old mercurial repository building against Linux 3.x http://kernellabs.com/hg/~mkrufky/mxl111sf-linux-3.x I had to disable all IR / remote stuff, since there's been tons of changes there that I don't want to deal with. I've only tested the mxl111sf driver in this tree, but other drivers may build successfully as well -- try them at your own risk. I'm willing...

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I'm pleased to announce the mxl111sf Linux driver with support for ATSC on the Hauppauge WinTV-Aero-m. The device uses a Max Linear tuner with the LG DT3305 ATSC/QAM demodulator. The device also supports ATSC-MH Mobile DTV, but that feature is not yet supported under Linux. Since I began work on this driver over a year and a half ago, mercurial was the tool used to track development. If you are the owner of one of these USB dongles, please feel free to give the following repository a try: http://kernellabs.com/hg/~mkrufky/mxl111sf Please note, the mxl111sf mercurial development...

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