firedtv tv tuner on centos 6

tonj · 06-06-2016, 04:46 AM

I'm having difficulty with a firedtv tv tuner on centos 6 and I found this file here:
http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source...e/firedtv-fw.c
how does one utilise this file? do I have to build the firmware myself from it? there are no instructions on the page regarding what one does with this file. Thanks for any help.

John VV · 06-06-2016, 05:57 PM

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there are no instructions on the page regarding

there IS a Makefile !
http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source...edia/firewire/

but the media software folder
http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/media/

this is a replacemant
https://github.com/Redth/FiredTVLauncher

and this
http://www.aftvnews.com/tag/firedtv/

more info will be needed
also CentOS 6.8 is showing it's "over the hill" age

CentOS 7.2 is the current with 6.8 the older version and 5.11 the legacy support version

tonj · 06-07-2016, 10:14 AM

thanks john you were right, I tried the firedtv box on centos 7 and it worked much better, the scan worked and found channels.

tonj · 06-10-2016, 03:08 AM

@john - sorry to keep pushing this topic but I'd like to get this box working on centos 6 and also found this page:
https://github.com/comutt/linux-kern.../firedtv-dvb.c

what do I need to do with this file to integrate it into my system? sorry to be such a noob but I've never had to build my own firmware before.

John VV · 06-11-2016, 03:32 PM

that kernel mod is 2 years old

you would need a two year old kernel -- not a great idea

but it might build on the current in 6.7 ?

tonj · 06-12-2016, 09:41 AM

do you mind if I ask how a newbie goes about building a new kernel from this file?