There have been several discussions on the ivtv-devel mailinglist about which firmware version to use. The person who is releasing the ivtv-driver (Chris Kennedy) keeps recommending one specific firmware version. This is not the version that is used in the gentoo ivtv ebuilds up to now. Is there a specific reason for that? If so, it would be nice to have it mentioned here for reference. If not, it might be a good idea to change the firmware to the one mentioned by Chris, which can be found here: ftp://ftp.shspvr.com/download/wintv-pvr_250-350/win9x-2k-xp_mpeg_wdm_drv/pvr48wdm_1.8.22037.exe Please tell me what you think about it. Thanks
The version that was used in versions prior to 0.2.0_rc3 was just what was the latest at the time, and noone ever complained. The version that is used in 0.2.0_rc3 is the version that's listed as recommended on the ivtv wiki. I'm not all that tempted to change it unless there are actual problems with it. Personally I think the wraning in the drivers is a little too restrictive. It's based on what works for 1 person on his specific computer.
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