Does anyone know if there is any Linux support for a C-Cube Microsystems Cinemaster C 3.0 DVD Decoder (rev 01) PCI card?

My OS is Red Hat 8.0. I am capable of upgrading kernels, ./configure make make install, editing config files, or anything else that may need done in order to make this hardware work.

I've searched the net, and come up with nothing much about this card and Linux. What I did find was about two years old.

I recently acquired one of these, so let's bring this thread back to life.

I found one guy on the web who furiously worked to develop a driver and then checked out in late 2003 without the driver being complete to a usable point.

I have found a few people looking for drivers, but no reported success.

My mythbox in progress is only a P2 400, so I want to offload as much work from the cpu and memory as possible! Hardware DVD decoding is a good next step after my Hauppauge PVR-150 hardware encoder.

Any help?

TIA

J

Readers,

I found reference to a location for these drivers while looking for the Windows drivers so I thought I'd pass this on.

Follow these liks:

http://www.yournewdriver.com/HW_Cine...coder_1569.htm

http://www.cifelli.com/cinemaster.htm (will redirect to
http://www.cifelli.com/cifePEG_C3.0.htm

Scroll down and link to:
http://www.cifelli.com/support/cPEG/c3.x/Linux/

This will take you to the readme that explains how to get the drivers.

I don't know if there's cost, but here's the text with the information:
(Note this is for card version 1.5, so if you have card rev 1.3 (as I do) you may need to ask if they also have designed a driver for that card (the rev # is on a sticker on the back of the card).

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Beta Linux drivers are available for the cPEG C3.0 rev 1.5. Requires linux kernel
version 2.6.1x or greater. Since they are still in Beta (or late Alpha) they are
not available for general download. They are available upon request. If you want
them, e-mail support@cifelli.com or call +1 613-723-7218


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Hope this helps!!