[linux-dvb] Dumb error in siemens_dvb-0.9.4-2002-06-23

[Harald Milz <hm@seneca.muc.de>]

Hi,

I know it's a little outdated but I am using siemens_dvb-0.9.4-2002-06-23
with VDR-1.04-AIO-1009. In dvb_firm.c there is a strange error: 

extern unsigned char *dvb_dpram_addr, *dvb_root_addr;
extern int dvb_dpram_len, dvb_root_len;

Maybe someone can tell me why these definitions were declared "extern". I
can compile this module just fine but is will never insmod because
the above symbols don't resolve. Hence no firmware loaded into the ARM
processor, hence loads of error messages like

Dec 16 00:05:05 linvdr vdr[4805]: switching to channel 1
Dec 16 00:05:07 linvdr vdr[4805]: ERROR: channel 1 not sync'ed on DVB card 1!
Dec 16 00:05:07 linvdr vdr[4805]: panic level: 0
Dec 16 00:05:07 linvdr vdr[4805]: retrying
Dec 16 00:05:09 linvdr vdr[4805]: ERROR: channel 1 not sync'ed on DVB card 1!
Dec 16 00:05:09 linvdr vdr[4805]: panic level: 1
Dec 16 00:05:09 linvdr vdr[4805]: retrying
Dec 16 00:05:11 linvdr vdr[4805]: ERROR: channel 1 not sync'ed on DVB card 1!
Dec 16 00:05:11 linvdr vdr[4805]: panic level: 2

Any clue why this could happen, and never be fixed? 

While we're at it - can anyone tell me when the module dvb_firm.o is loaded
at all? There is no mention in "make insmod" whatsoever. 

Anyway - is it safe to use a recent Developer driver (12-08 ?) with
VDR-1.0.4? Is it more stable? I had a crash last night, when VDR tried to
sync on several channels after a recording without user intervention, and
finally gave up on channels 150+. 

-- 
"I don't think so," said Ren'e Descartes.  Just then, he vanished.


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