helene_attach_s(9)
π helene_attach_s(9) β the satellite-standards girlie of the helene tuner world π°οΈβ¨
okay so first things first: this is a page from the Kernel API Manual, section 9, and the star of the show is helene_attach_s β that's the satellite standards flavour of attaching a helene tuner. yes, there's a non-_s sibling too, keep scrolling to SEE ALSO bestie π«Ά
πΈ NAME πΈ
helene_attach_s β Attach a helene tuner (satellite standards) π°οΈπ
β¨ SYNOPSIS β¨
struct dvb_frontend * helene_attach_s (struct dvb_frontend *fe , const
struct helene_config *config , struct i2c_adapter *i2c );
like, that's the whole signature. three args, one return, no drama π
π¦ ARGUMENTS π¦
feβ the frontend to be attached. it's the main character here, we're literally hooking stuff onto it πconfigβ pointer tostruct helene_configwith the tuner configuration. all the settings live in there, so hand it over correctly fr fri2cβ the i2c adapter to use. that's the lil communication road the tuner rides on π
π RETURN π
FE pointer on success, NULL on failure. that's it. slay or bust π
π SEE ALSO π
- Kernel file
./drivers/media/dvb-frontends/helene.h struct helene_config(9)helene_attach(9)
ngl, if you're here you should probably peek at the plain helene_attach(9) too β this one's the satellite-standards variant, iykyk π§
and that's the vibe check, bestie π this cutie lives in ./drivers/media/dvb-frontends and the page is dated October 2026 β go forth and attach responsibly πβ¨π
π¦ where this page comes from
- nixpkgs unstable: linux-manual 7.3.1
- π girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on : a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms