Linux DVB resources

This is a list of sites I found useful while setting up a Debian Linux system for use as a Video Disk Recorder and router for satellite broadband.

• The Satellite HOWTO is a little dated but a good starting point.
• The linux-dvb mailing list is both for developers and users alike so can be a bit technical. Be sure to search the archive before diving in here as your question may have already been answered.
• The latest drivers can be obtained via CVS but are also available as daily tar bundles from www.linuxdvb.tv
• For IP over DVB I had the greatest success with the older driver refererred to in these instructions. The DVB data firmware update from Hauppauge should be used to replace the driver/Dpram and driver/Root files in the distribution.
• dvbtune is used to tune the DVB card to the desired frequency and bring up the network interface at the same time.
• The pptp client is usually required to connect to the satellite ISP. This allows the routing of outbound traffic to the net via a VPN tunnel to the satellite ISP.

posted by James Gemmell on Fri, 02 May 2003 at 17:29 | permalink | tags: linux, mythtv