[gentoo-amd64] Where to put the dvb-t driver now?

[gentoo-amd64] Where to put the dvb-t driver now?

[Jens Herrmann]

Hi,
I use a cinergy XE dvb-t stick which needs the af9005 driver. Until
recently this driver had to be placed in a directory specific to the
kernel version used, here /lib/firmware/2.6.24-19-generic. When I
updated the kernel to 2.6.31 today I found that this directory does not
exist anymore, so I assume there has been a change. The af9005 is in
/lib/firmware but cannot be loaded via modprobe (FATAL: Module af9005
not found). Where do I have to put the driver now?

Thanks in Advance
Jens

[gentoo-amd64] Re: Where to put the dvb-t driver now?

[Duncan]

Jens Herrmann posted on Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:21:24 +0100 as excerpted:

> I use a cinergy XE dvb-t stick which needs the af9005 driver. Until
> recently this driver had to be placed in a directory specific to the
> kernel version used, here /lib/firmware/2.6.24-19-generic. When I
> updated the kernel to 2.6.31 today I found that this directory does not
> exist anymore, so I assume there has been a change. The af9005 is in
> /lib/firmware but cannot be loaded via modprobe (FATAL: Module af9005
> not found). Where do I have to put the driver now?

I think they changed the kernel firmware config options back about that 
time (I run direct linus kernel git, the better to test new kernels and 
git-bisect bugs I come across, so 2.6.31 was some months ago for me).  I 
do recall having to fiddle with it a bit for the (normally shipped with 
kernel sources) NIC driver I run, but don't recall exactly what version 
it was when I did.

Anyway, in menuconfig, look under Device Drivers, Generic Driver 
Options.  You may have to change some of them, using the help text if 
necessary.

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