From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from walker.ipnetwork.de ([83.246.120.22]) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1JuPIT-0003iJ-Hi for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Fri, 09 May 2008 11:53:51 +0200 Received: from [192.168.0.20] (BAG11e1.bag.pppool.de [77.134.17.225]) (authenticated bits=0) by walker.ipnetwork.de (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m499rXmg017650 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 9 May 2008 11:53:39 +0200 Message-ID: <48241F25.40607@ipnetwork.de> Date: Fri, 09 May 2008 11:53:41 +0200 From: Ingo Peukes MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org References: <481ED628.4070901@ipnetwork.de> <482374BA.7040508@ipnetwork.de> <4824034D.7000700@free.fr> In-Reply-To: <4824034D.7000700@free.fr> Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] Cinergy T2 Kernel Oops on Linkstation Live V1 (Marvel Orion ARM Architecture) List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: Hello Thierry, Thierry Merle wrote: > Hi Ingo, > = > Ingo Peukes a =E9crit : >> Hello everyone... >> >> a few days ago I bought e Pinnacle PCTV200e to try if it works with my = >> Linkstation. After getting some drivers for it from here: = >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=3D511676&page=3D8 >> As result I just got the same kernel oops, only triggered by the dvb_usb = >> module instead of the cinergyT2 one. >> > Is it the same ManufacturerID/VendorID as the cinergyT2 device or did you= make some adaptations to make your Pinnacle device to work with the cinerg= yT2 driver? > = Well, think I was a bit unclear here. I don't use the cinergyT2 module with the Pinnacle device. The v4l-dvb drivers I found on the ubuntu forum contains a separate = driver for the PCTV200e. What I was trying to say is that both drivers = trigger the same oops, in case of the PCTV it originates in dvb-usb.ko = and in case of the cinergy in cinergyT2.ko >> Today I found a patch sent to this list on 01/20/2008 by Michele = >> Scorcia. Although it is for kernel 2.6.20.4 and written to fix a problem = >> on a mips platform the description of the problem came close to mine. So = >> I applied it to the usb-urb.c from the above archive and built the modul= es. >> After that the oops was gone and the PCTV runs without problems. >> The cinergy driver still triggers the oops but i think that's normal = >> cause it does not use the dvb-usb module and would need a separate patch. >> The new cinergyT2 driver from Tomi Orava works just fine so I give it a = >> chance instead of fixing the old one. >> Another reason for this is that I tried both receivers on my desktop = >> with the same kernel and v4l-dvb sources as I use on the Linkstation and = >> couldn't make them run both at the same time. dmesg shows no errors but >> w_scan hangs when both drivers are loaded. Either receiver alone works >> great but together none does. >> This problem does not exist with the new driver. >> > I hope Tomi will be able to finalize his patch so we will be able to repl= ace the old one. > The old driver is monolithic and does not follow the dvb framework evolut= ions/bug corrections. Hope so too, as I stated in my reply to the 'Tester wanted ...' thread = it works good except the signal recognition is very poor compared to the = old driver. > = >> >> Here's the patch I use, only difference to the one from Michele Scorcia = >> are the line numbers: >> > Please post this patch in an email with [PATCH] in subject and with the S= igned-off-by: name line so that maintainers get aware of the patch,= and don't miss it. > See: http://www.linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/How_to_submit_patches Thanks for the hint, will do that :) > = > Thanks > Thierry REgrads Ingo PEukes _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb