[vdr] Re: Problems with acpi, linuxdvb and VDR

[Sebastian Kemper <sebastian.kemper@web.de>]

Peter Bossy wrote:

> On Dienstag, 22. April 2003 03:59, Sebastian Kemper wrote:
>  
> > Peter Bossy wrote:
> >    
> > > my vdr-system (see below, signature) does work bad, if i'm using
> > > it with acpi. Then the pc locks and freezes completely for
> > > minutes, inclusive all network connections and the console. But
> > > acpi does not share an interrupt with the linuxdvb-driver:
> > >
> > > $cat /proc/interrupts
> > >          CPU0
> > > 0:      27083          XT-PIC  timer
> > > 1:          2          XT-PIC  keyboard
> > > 2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> > > 4:        355          XT-PIC  lirc_serial
> > > 5:     128445          XT-PIC  saa7146(1)
> > > 8:          2          XT-PIC  rtc
> > > 9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> > > 11:        398          XT-PIC  saa7146(0), eth0
> > > 14:       3008          XT-PIC  ide0
> > > 15:          2          XT-PIC  ide1
> > > NMI:          0
> > > LOC:      27051
> > > ERR:         34
> > > MIS:          0
> > >
> > > If vdr is not running or acpi is off all is fine, even when the
> > > dvb-modules are loaded.
> > >
> > > I do need acpi, because the system can't be powered off without
> > > it. Does anybody have an idea about the reasons?
> > >      
>  
> > soundcard and gfxcard are not listed. Sound takes mostly irq 5.
> > In case you don't need the soundcard, make sure it's plugged out
> > or disabled in bios. Suppose gfxcard is irq 10. So that should'nt
> > be the problem. But look in /proc/pci to make sure. Just play
> > around with your pci cards and put them in other slots until the
> > problem vanishes.
> >    
> The gfxcard does not use an irq in use with console only. 
> No, it is not a problem of shared irq's. Now I tried it a little bit 
> harder with soundcard, usb and firwire, but without acpi:
>
> cat /proc/interrupts
>           CPU0
>  0:      28940          XT-PIC  timer
>  1:        114          XT-PIC  keyboard
>  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
>  3:          0          XT-PIC  usb-ohci
>  4:       3099          XT-PIC  lirc_serial
>  5:      14313          XT-PIC  saa7146(1), ohci1394
>  7:         39          XT-PIC  usb-ohci
>  8:          2          XT-PIC  rtc
> 10:          0          XT-PIC  CMI8738-MC6
> 11:       5516          XT-PIC  saa7146(0), eth0
> 14:       4049          XT-PIC  ide0
> 15:          2          XT-PIC  ide1
> NMI:          0
> LOC:      28908
> ERR:          6
> MIS:          0
>
>
> And vdr is running fine with all that. Only acpi is the problem.
>
>  
How about compiling a kernel for your comp without acpi and with apm? 
Maybe apm can also shut the puter down and you won't need another irq 
for acpi.

Good luck

Sebastian



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