[linux-dvb] Problem with Avermedia 771 : IRQ lockup

[Edgar Toernig]

Sylv at in wrote:
>
> - a PCI Avermdia DVB-T 771 card with an Asus Pundit-R.
> - the DVB drivers from kernel 2.6.13.2. The card seems to be well 
>[...]
> Sep 25 16:34:36 katagen kernel: bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=0d7e4210
> Sep 25 16:34:38 katagen kernel: bt878(0): irq FDSR risc_pc=0d7e4200

> Is this problem related to the hardware, the modules or the kernel
> version ?

It's a combination of a hardware and software.  The hardware doesn't
get the PCI bus fast enough and produces errors and the software has
no code to deal with it.

> Any idea ?

This patch:

  http://www.linuxtv.org/pipermail/linux-dvb/2005-September/004481.html

should help.  It's for 2.6.13 but should also apply to 2.6.13.2.

Ciao, ET.