Re: Info

[fogna <fogna80@gmail.com>]

Il 01/18/2010 06:33 PM, Markus Rechberger ha scritto:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 5:36 PM, Devin Heitmueller
> <dheitmueller@kernellabs.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hello Markus,
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Markus Rechberger
>> <mrechberger@gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> Just fyi there's a hardware bug with the 0072/terratec hybrid xs fm
>>> (cx25843 - xc5000):
>>>
>>> http://img91.imageshack.us/i/00000004qf8.png/
>>> http://img104.imageshack.us/i/00000009cp4.png/
>>>
>>> nothing that can be fixed with the driver.
>>>       
>> Interesting.  If it cannot be fixed with the driver, how does the
>> Windows driver work then?  Is this some sort of premature hardware
>> failure that occurs (after which point it is irreversible)?
>>
>>     
> conexant cx25843 - xceive xc5000 failure (as what I've heard conexant
> laid off people in that area years ago while xceive (see their driver
> changelog if you have access to it) tried to fix it with their
> firmware but didn't succeed), it also happens with windows. Those
> screenshots are taken from a videoclip
> it was of course a big problem for business customers (almost all of
> them happily switched away from it)
> This is the same retail hardware as everyone else uses out there. XS
> FM is not being sold anymore.
> I only know one company in Ireland still sticking with it, also in
> terms of videoquality I'd avoid that combination.
>
> Markus
>
>   
>> Thanks for taking the time to point this out though, since I could
>> totally imagine banging my head against the wall for quite a while
>> once I saw this.
>>
>> Devin
>>
>> --
>> Devin J. Heitmueller - Kernel Labs
>> http://www.kernellabs.com
>>
>>     
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>   
Hi Markus, thanks for the info, i didn't know of this hardware problem,
i have this usb stick and at the moment all works normally, now i know
when it will be time to replace it :)