Erik van Zijst wrote: > So far all tests have been done using 64 bit distro's and kernels. I've just tried a fresh, vanilla 32-bit Ubuntu 7.10 install (kernel 2.6.22-14), but this still exhibits the same kernel freeze (albeit after a bit more time). Could this somehow be a firmware issue, or should a firmware or badly behaving card never crash the driver? Erik > Erik van Zijst wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> Since I installed a TechnoTrend 1500 Budget (with optional budget-ci CAM >> board), my kernel crashes completely everytime I run a frequency scan >> using the w_scan utility. There's no kernel panic message or anything >> printed to the tty, just instant death. >> >> The server box (dual quadcore Xeon) ran perfectly stable until I >> installed the T-1500 last week, and still runs stable as long as I don't >> use the card. >> >> I started out using a stock 2.6.22-something kernel (vanilla Fedora 8 >> and Ubuntu 7.10 server), then switched to 2.6.24-rc6 (generated at >> 2007-12-21) and finally tried today's trunk of >> http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb using hg, on top of my 2.6.24-rc6 kernel. >> Yet, every combination dies. >> >> The kernel usually dies the first time "w_scan -x" >> (http://wirbel.htpc-forum.de/w_scan/index2.html version 20071209) is run >> and then usually dies near the end when w_scan prints "tune to:". >> Occasionally it takes more than one run before it crashes. The box is >> idle during the scan and there's no other PCI activity. >> >> I'm using firmware dvb-fe-tda10046.fw, installed using get_dvb_firmware. >> >> regards, >> Erik van Zijst >> >> _______________________________________________ >> linux-dvb mailing list >> linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx >> http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb > > > _______________________________________________ > linux-dvb mailing list > linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
