[mythtv-users] IVTV Problem

[Clif Deanhardt]

I'm running a KM266 (Athalon 2400+, 256MB) and it runs well about 95% of the
time.  It'll crash about once a week and I've yet to become versed enough to
know why.

I searched around for docs on how to tell if I've got a DMA problem, but all
I was able to find was the check for using_DMA on the hard drive (which was
on, btw), and the reference in the FAQ.  Is there a definitive way to know
if my freeky problems are coming from this DMA issue with some of the VIA
chipsets?  Some kinda test?

Clif

-----Original Message-----
From: Jarod C. Wilson [mailto:jcw at wilsonet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 1:29 AM
To: Discussion about mythtv
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] IVTV Problem


On Oct 28, 2003, at 8:18 PM, Myster Man wrote:

>> And meanwhile, I never had any problems using a VIA chipset board
>> (KM266 chipset) w/ivtv...
>
> If you actually did have the via working with no dma problems you might
> want to let the ivtv people know the specifics bacause from everything
> I've searched your the only one to ever get a via chipset less than 333
> to work with ivtv.

I thought I recalled a fair number of folks running assorted VIA
non-KT133 chipset boards successfully. KT133 seemed almost universally
bad, and anything else VIA sometimes worked, sometimes didn't. I did
mention on the ivtv list quite a few months back that I was running
fine on that chipset, I believe. My memory is a bit hazy on the whole
thing...

Ah, a quick peek in the ivtv FAQ regarding chipsets w/DMA issues:

	Currently the list is just via chipsets; the kx133, kt133, kt266, and
the kt400.

No KM266 (though it is a KT266 derivative, IIRC...).

--Jarod

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Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

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