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TechnoTrend/Hauppauge DEC USB Driver
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Driver Status
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Supported:
        DEC2000-t
        DEC2450-t
        DEC3000-s
        Linux Kernels 2.4 and 2.6
        Video Streaming
        Audio Streaming
        Section Filters
        Channel Zapping
        Hotplug firmware loader under 2.6 kernels

To Do:
        Tuner status information
        DVB network interface
        Streaming video PC->DEC
        Conax support for 2450-t

Getting the Firmware
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To download the firmware, use the following commands:
"get_dvb_firmware dec2000t"
"get_dvb_firmware dec2540t"
"get_dvb_firmware dec3000s"


Compilation Notes for 2.4 kernels
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For 2.4 kernels the firmware for the DECs is compiled into the driver itself.

Copy the three files downloaded above into the build-2.4 directory.


Hotplug Firmware Loading for 2.6 kernels
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For 2.6 kernels the firmware is loaded at the point that the driver module is
loaded.  See linux/Documentation/dvb/firmware.txt for more information.

Copy the three files downloaded above into the /usr/lib/hotplug/firmware or
/lib/firmware directory (depending on configuration of firmware hotplug).