Configuring the Kernel - SDR
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Kernel Configuration
SDR
Please note some devices have the Digital TV support in a submenu, and some kernel 3.x versions don’t support RF hardware by default.
Navigate to “Device Drivers -> Multimedia support” and configure the following items:
- select “Digital TV support” (CONFIG_MEDIA_DIGITAL_TV_SUPPORT=y)
- select “Software defined radio support” (CONFIG_MEDIA_SDR_SUPPORT=y)
Navigate to Device Drivers -> Multimedia -> DVB/ATSC adapters -> Customize DVB Frontends and enable the following:
- select “AirSpy” (CONFIG_USB_AIRSPY=y)
- select “HackRF” (CONFIG_USB_HACKRF=y)
- select “Mirics MSi2500” (USB_MSI2500=y)
Return to “Device Drivers -> Multimedia support” and remove the following selection:
- “Autoselect ancillary drivers (tuners, sensors, i2c, spi, frontends)” (CONFIG_MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT=n)
Then open “Device Drivers -> Multimedia support->Customize TV tuners” and unselect all
You can reduce the selection to the following few from the section ***“DVB-T (terrestrial) frontends”***section:
- select “Realtek RTL2830 DVB-T” (CONFIG_DVB_RTL2830=y)
- select “Realtek RTL2832 DVB-T” (CONFIG_DVB_RTL2832=y)
- select “Realtek RTL2832 SDR” (CONFIG_DVB_RTL2832_SDR=y)
- select “Silicon Labs Si2168” (CONFIG_DVB_SI2168=y)
- select “ZyDAS ZD1301” (CONFIG_DVB_ZD1301_DEMOD=y)
Updated on: 2023-Jun-19
Author:
re4son