2008/3/31 timufea <timufea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > It's probably unwise to celebrate just yet, but... > > I was running a vanilla 2.6.24.2 kernel, and was getting 2 or 3 USB > disconnects each day. 5 days ago I upgraded to 2.6.24.4, and haven't had a > USB disconnect since! > > There is a fix in 2.6.24.4 for a USB bug that was introduced in Oct 2007 - > see: > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.24.y.git;a=commit;h=5475187c2752adcc6d789592b5f68c81c39e5a81 > > Hopefully this was the cause of the USB disconnects. > > Some details of my setup, in case it's relevant: > Nova-T 500 > v4l-dvb rev 127f67dea087 (Feb 26) > Vanilla 2.6.24.4 kernel > Slackware 11 > IR remote control in use > Continual EIT scanning > Poor reception (MythTV reports 51-53%) > > Frank If true, this is excellent news (I have almost the exact same set up, except that I've given up on the remote and the active EIT scanning to reduce the disconnects). I've entered a bug report for this on mythbuntu/ubuntu because the latest version (8.04, in beta) doesn't seem to have this patch. The latest Ubuntu also uses the 2.6.24 kernel. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/209603 Can other Mythbuntu/Ubuntu users of the Nova-T 500 please comment on that bug to help raise its visibility and/or add information? -Eamonn _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb
