Fwd: DVB-T and Linux updated.

[Baruch Siach]

Hi geoffrey,

On Sat, Nov 23, 2013 at 06:56:35PM +0200, geoffrey mendelson wrote:
> The third is a TerraTec Cinergy +, which uses an RTL2382U chipset and an 
> Elonics E4000 receiver.
> These used to be available for as little as $10 on eBay.
> 
> It is supported in the 3.8 Kernel.
> 
> These are now very hard to get. The TerraTec ones are over $40 on eBay, but 
> there are ones that claim to have E4000 receivers,
> for around $15. Many of them are listed as E4000 "upgrade version" and 
> really have (it's in the fine print) R820T tuners.
> 
> THESE STICKS ARE NOT SUPPORTED IN LINUX. There is a working Kernel module 
> for them available, but you have to compile it yourself.
> It is scheduled to be included in the 3.10 Kernel.

It seems that support for the R820T tuner has been added in kernel version 
3.11. See http://git.kernel.org/linus/a80abc58f.

baruch

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