[linux-dvb] Re: 1.0.2 Release?

[Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@gmx.de>]

On Friday 16 January 2004 09:35, Steffen Barszus wrote:
> Am Donnerstag, 15. Januar 2004 15:31 schrieb Oliver Endriss:
> > On Thursday 15 January 2004 14:56, Niklas Peinecke wrote:
> > > To settle this issue we have to answer the following question: Is
> > > channel switching slower with
> > >
> > > a) dvb-kernel + kernel 2.6
> 
> can't try
> 
> >
> > > b) dvb-kernel + kernel 2.4
 
Rev 1.3 card (ALPS BSRV-2 tuner):
> It takes longer. FSC Rev1.3 + SS 2.6b. DVB naturally FSC only. But as there 
> are no recordings ongoing only the FSC should tune as it is the first card. 
> Channel change time is around 1-2 sec or more in opposite to nearby instantly 
> if DVB is used. Stability is a lot better with dvb-kernel. I have vdr running 
> now since nearly 5 days w/o reloading the driver. Normally i had vdr and/or 
> driver crashing once a day or once in two days. But this can be related to my 
> new board too or that I'm using a multiswitch with an own PSU. Maybe i should 
> testdrive DVB with my new setup. 
> 
> > > If a) and b) can this be solved? Development has run for some time in
> > > dvb-kernel _only_, thus it would be a pity to backport/throw away that.
> >
> > If there are still problems someone who has these problems should try to
> > debug these issues. It should not be too difficult to compare the failing
> > frontend driver in DVB and dvb-kernel...
> >
> 
> Hope above helps

From DVB changelog:
2003-07-30 18:58  js
        * driver/frontends/alps_bsrv2.c: slow-down register writes to avoid
        tuning problems caused by the speed-up the saa7146 I2C bus

I think this has to be done in dvb-kernel, too.
Sorry, I don't have a 1.3 card, otherwise I would fix it.

Oliver


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