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authorGuillaume Le Vaillant <glv@posteo.net>2020-05-09 09:20:17 +0200
committerGuillaume Le Vaillant <glv@posteo.net>2020-05-09 09:24:36 +0200
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gnu: rtl-sdr: Improve description.
* gnu/packages/radio.scm (rtl-sdr)[description]: Add instructions for blacklisting the default rtl28xxu DVB Linux driver.
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@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ mathematical operations, and much more.")
cheap software defined radio, since the chip allows transferring the raw I/Q
samples to the host. @code{rtl-sdr} provides drivers for this purpose.
+The default Linux driver managing DVB-T dongles as TV devices doesn't work for
+SDR purposes and clashes with this package. Therefore you must prevent the
+kernel from loading it automatically by adding the following line to your
+system configuration:
+
+@lisp
+(kernel-arguments '(\"modprobe.blacklist=dvb_usb_rtl28xxu\"))
+@end lisp
+
To install the rtl-sdr udev rules, you must add this package in the
configuration of the udev system service. E.g.: