[linux-dvb] dib0700 new i2c implementation

[Eduard Huguet]

Well, regarding the Nova-T 500 I must say that, using the current HG driver
code and 1.10 firmware, it's pretty rock solid. I've had no USB disconnects
nor hangs of any time since a long time ago (since lastest patches for this
card were merged).

That's the reason I'm very reluctant to use the new firmware, specially if
the effect seems to be a constantly rebooting machine, as Nicolas Will
described ;-). However, if the above patche solves the problems then I'll be
very pleased to test it.

Regards,
  Eduard





2008/8/27 Patrick Boettcher <patrick.boettcher at desy.de>

> Hi Eduard,
>
> We had some problems with previous I2C implementation and the 1.20 is
> really fixing them - they were hard to find. But the problem we had were not
> on the Nova-T 500... Still I think it could be related.
>
> So depending on any previous behaviour of the device it can only be better
> or worse, both results are interesting in order to know whether this
> firmware can be become the main one or not.
>
> best regards,
> Patrick.
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Eduard Huguet wrote:
>
>       ---------- Missatge reenviat ----------
>>      From: "Devin Heitmueller" <devin.heitmueller at gmail.com>
>>      To: linux-dvb <linux-dvb at linuxtv.org>
>>      Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:15:20 -0400
>>      Subject: [linux-dvb] dib0700 new i2c implementation
>>      The attached patch implements the new dib0700 i2c API, which requires
>>      v1.20 of the firmware.  It addresses some classes of i2c problems (in
>>      particular the one I had where i2c reads were being sent onto the bus
>>      as i2c write calls)
>>
>>      I would appreciate it if those with dib0700 based devices would try
>>      out the patch and provide feedback as to whether they have any
>>      problems.  I've done testing with the Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro USB 801e
>>      stick, but I don't have any other dib0700 based devices.
>>
>>      Thanks to Patrick Boettcher for providing the firmware, sample code,
>>      and peer review of the first version of this patch.
>>
>>      Regards,
>>
>>      Devin
>>
>>      --
>>      Devin J. Heitmueller
>>      http://www.devinheitmueller.com
>>      AIM: devinheitmueller
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>     Thanks for your work, first of all. ¿Do you think this patch might
>> solve the problems that seem to be appeared since the new firmware is out
>> with the Hauppauge Nova-T 500, like random reboots, etc... (what's ths
>> state on this, anyway?) ?
>>
>> I delayed the adoption of the new 1.20 firmware because of those problems,
>> because I didn't want to leave the machine in a complete unusable
>> state...
>>
>> Best regards,
>>   Eduard Huguet
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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