[linux-dvb] Weird problem

["Aurelian Pop" <puiu@cs.tut.fi>]

Hi List,


I had been using linuxtv-dvb-1.0.0-pre1 for a long time now in a box having 3
DVB Nova-T cards, to record the transport streams. In Finland there are 3
terrestrial transponders, so this is why I need 3 cards. The cards were all
working and recording in the same time perfectly (working nonstop for months).

However, yesterday I switched to the ...pre3 version and problems started.
First of all let's number the cards (#0, #1 and #2) based on the entry on the
"/dev/dvb/adapter#" tree. Second of all, I am uzing the tzap code (in
/apps/szap) to lock onto the transponders. Third, my antenna works fine, so this
is not the problem.

So, with pre3, I only manage to lock with card #0 (to do that I execute:
"./tzap -a 0 yle1"). Both cards #1 and #2 fail to lock.

Then I switched back to pre1, and surprisingly, I only manage to lock on the
card #2. (*Note*: before, with these drivers I was able to lock all 3 cards).

I swithced back and forth between the drivers, and this behaviour repeated. Then
I changed the position of the cards on my PCI lots (of course that then the card
index changed accordingly) but the situation was the same, I mean the card that
before was #2 and now is #1 workes only with pre1. (!!! weird huh??)

So anyway... I am quite confused by this problem thus I'll stop here. But there
is another thing. Sometimes, when starting locking with pre3, there is this
message: "...: IRQ lockup, cleared int mask" (from saa7146_core.c).

Can anyone give me a hint?
Thanks,
Aurelian


PS. I am using the same pre3 drivers in another box with satellite cards, and it
works flawlessly.




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