> John Dalgliesh <johnd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 1 May 2005 strider400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > Ok
> >
> > I repluged it and did a lsusb again.
>
> That looks like the cold device alright. Your earlier post had the warm
> device. The cold and warm USB ids are the same (as each other, and as
> the
> device my Mac driver is for).
>
> > I also disabled the usb ports on the motherboard.
> >
> > If the box is sensitive to mpeg2 decoding, does that mean I can only
> record with
> > that computer? Is there any way round this, as it is really
> annoying!!
>
> I imagine shielding your computer better or moving the device further
> away
> from it would improve things, but maybe it's worth waiting to see if it
> turns out to be a problem in linux. Unless it's happening in the USB
> controller itself I guess ... which would suck.
>
> > Ben
>
> {P^/
>
> btw I've now sent the logs I promised to send to Patrick.
Ok
It turns out I needed a powered hub. The via chipset doesn't supply enough current to
the device. Is there anything else I have to do to get this box working in linux?
Ben
