Open source software for series A7/8/9 SH4 - Revision history

Tom van at 17:46, 14 March 2013

2013-03-14T17:46:53Z

Tom van at 17:45, 14 March 2013

2013-03-14T17:45:41Z

Tom van: add neutrino-mp and screenshots

2013-03-14T17:44:33Z

add neutrino-mp and screenshots

Tom van at 11:20, 11 March 2013

2013-03-11T11:20:48Z

Tom van: added TODO list

2013-03-11T11:15:41Z

added TODO list

Tom van at 09:29, 10 March 2013

2013-03-10T09:29:40Z

Tom van at 09:28, 10 March 2013

2013-03-10T09:28:19Z

Tom van: Created page with "Increasing discontent with Samsung software resulted in looking for better alternative. And open source community offers one. Belive or not, Samsung TV can run without Samsung..."

2013-03-10T09:24:58Z

Created page with "Increasing discontent with Samsung software resulted in looking for better alternative. And open source community offers one. Belive or not, Samsung TV can run without Samsung..."

New page

Increasing discontent with Samsung software resulted in looking for better alternative.
And open source community offers one.
Belive or not, Samsung TV can run without Samsung's software!
=Disclaimer=
System is very experimental and many components are work in progress.
It is not yet suitable for general public. If you are not experienced in linux, please do not use it.
There is <span style="color:red">ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY</span>

=Components=
System is based on Linux, modified [http://www.stlinux.com/ STLinux] from ST Microelectronics
and [http://duckbox.info/ DuckBox] - collection of open software for satellite box.
TDT used in following text is acronym for Team Duck Box.

==Build toolchain==
Used TDT build system with patches for SAMTV

==Linux kernel==
[ftp://ftp.stlinux.com/pub/stlinux/2.4/updates/SRPMS/stlinux24-host-kernel-source-sh4-2.6.32.59_stm24_0211-211.src.rpm linux kernel] version 2.6.32.59 stm24-211
with TDT patches and SAMTV board setup.
Kernel is configured for nfs boot and root. To speed up boot time, usb disk and flash drivers are NOT compiled in, so this kernel will NOT work with usb root.

==Havana player2==
Open source multimedia player framework from ST Microelectronics.
In original Samsung software is used player version 1 with STAPI. Player 2 has linux native DVB API.
Used TDT patched version 2-191 with aditional patches for SAMTV.

==Native linux DVB-T driver==
Driver for DVB-T frontend S5H1432 was backported from linux 3.6 and substantially reworked.

==Showtime media center==
Nice media center software now being ported to sh4 / Havana player2. See https://www.lonelycoder.com/showtime/

==Other software==
DuckBox project includes following user software

* Enigma 2: Satellite receiver user software. Works and supports DVB-T. Media player does not decode all formats supported by Havana player2.
* Neutrino HD: Satellite receiver user software. Works but does not support DVB-T. Fast start-up and operation. Good and simple media player.
* XBMC: Media center works but is very very slow and hardly fits into memory. Not for real use.

=Instalation=
To be described

Also see [https://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5528 discussion]

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	* Enigma 2: Satellite receiver user software. Works and supports DVB-T. Media player does not decode all formats supported by Havana player2.		* Enigma 2: Satellite receiver user software. Works and supports DVB-T. Media player does not decode all formats supported by Havana player2.
−	* XBMC: Media center works but is very very slow and hardly fits into memory. Not for real use.	+	* XBMC: Media center works but is very very slow and hardly fits into memory. Not for real use on this architecture.

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 [[File:showtime-samtv1.jpg|400px|right]]
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 DuckBox project includes also following user software

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 User mode process for initializing and setting
 * FRC (frame rate converter) - I belive FRC9459M chip from Micronas is used
-* FBE2 (picture enhancer, commercially called DNIe)
+* FBE (FBE2 picture enhancer, commercially called DNIe)
-* local dimming control
+* LDM (local dimming control)
 * NTP3100 speaker amplifiers
 Also used for
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 * Neutrino MP: Satellite receiver user software. New version with DVB-T shold be tested. Fast start-up and operation. Good and simple media player.
 * XBMC: Media center works but is very very slow and hardly fits into memory. Not for real use.
 =Instalation=
 To be described
 =TODO list=
-* Factory and user settings of FBE2, FRCM, LD
+* Factory and user settings of FBE2, FRC, LDM
 * setting EEPROM handling
 * HDMI input handling
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 * Analogue video in/out
 Also see [https://forum.samygo.tv/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5528 discussion]

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-=Components=
+=System components=
 System is based on Linux, modified [http://www.stlinux.com/ STLinux] from ST Microelectronics
 and [http://duckbox.info/ DuckBox] - collection of open software for satellite box.
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 ===Showtime media center===
-Nice media center software now being ported to sh4 / Havana player2. See http://www.lonelycoder.com/showtime/
+Nice media center software now being ported to sh4 / Havana player2.
-===Other software===
+* Appealing animated GUI
-DuckBox project includes following user software
+* Advanced browser with support for local files, smb, http, UPnP
 * Enigma 2: Satellite receiver user software. Works and supports DVB-T. Media player does not decode all formats supported by Havana player2.
 * XBMC: Media center works but is very very slow and hardly fits into memory. Not for real use.
 =Instalation=
 To be described
 =TODO list=

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 TDT used in following text is acronym for Team Duck Box.
-==Build toolchain==
+===Build toolchain===
 Used TDT build system with patches for SAMTV
-==Linux kernel==
+===Linux kernel===
 [ftp://ftp.stlinux.com/pub/stlinux/2.4/updates/SRPMS/stlinux24-host-kernel-source-sh4-2.6.32.59_stm24_0211-211.src.rpm linux kernel] version 2.6.32.59 stm24-211
 with TDT patches and SAMTV board setup.
 Kernel is configured for nfs boot and root. To speed up boot time, usb disk and flash drivers are NOT compiled in, so this kernel will NOT work with usb root.
-==Havana player2==
+===Havana player2===
 Open source multimedia player framework from ST Microelectronics.
 In original Samsung software is used player version 1 with STAPI. Player 2 has linux native DVB API.
 Used TDT patched version 2-191 with aditional patches for SAMTV.
-==Native linux DVB-T driver==
+===Native linux DVB-T driver===
 Driver for DVB-T frontend S5H1432 was backported from linux 3.6 and substantially reworked.
-==Showtime media center==
+===Showtime media center===
 Nice media center software now being ported to sh4 / Havana player2. See http://www.lonelycoder.com/showtime/
-==Other software==
+===Other software===
 DuckBox project includes following user software

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 It is not yet suitable for general public. If you are not experienced in linux, please do not use it.
 There is <span style="color:red">ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY</span>
 =Components=
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 ==Showtime media center==
-Nice media center software now being ported to sh4 / Havana player2. See https://www.lonelycoder.com/showtime/
+Nice media center software now being ported to sh4 / Havana player2. See http://www.lonelycoder.com/showtime/
 ==Other software==
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 * Neutrino HD: Satellite receiver user software. Works but does not support DVB-T. Fast start-up and operation. Good and simple media player.
 * XBMC: Media center works but is very very slow and hardly fits into memory. Not for real use.
 =Instalation=