[mythtv-users] Testing DMA with VIA chipset?

[Michael T. Dean]

On 11/12/05 16:55, R. Geoffrey Newbury wrote:

>Not necessarily -bad- advice, but limited in that it did not distinguish
>that the new chipsets are not subject to the problem.
>
>I'm running a Via Sp13000 with the newest chipset and... no problem.
>
>More info on chipsets at Via's websites.
>
>So the original question can only be answered when we know exactly which
>chipset is on the board.
>  
>
Which was cut out of the quote in my reply.

Going full circle, once again (short version):

OP (rwinburne), "I have a KT266 board.  Will it work with a PVR-x50?"
Reply 1 (David), "Don't use Via.  It's not worth the trouble."
Reply 2 (Peter), "I use Via and it works great on my KM400, so any 
fairly new mobo should work."
Reply 3 (me), "KM-400 is new, KT266 is not and KT-266 is explicitly 
listed as not working."
Reply 4 (Peter), "I guess this [Peter's advice] was bad advice."
Reply 5 (

>Geoff
>  
>
), see above

Long (uninterpreted) version: 
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/160345#160345

>On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:53:21 -0800, Peter Darley wrote:
>
>>Well, as always there are folks who know more than I. :)  Sounds like this
>>was bad advice.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>>[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of Michael T. Dean
>>Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:33 PM
>>To: Discussion about mythtv
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Testing DMA with VIA chipset?
>>KM400 is new.  KT266 is not--regardless of when it was made.
>>
>>KT266 is explicitly listed on the ivtvdriver.org site as bad.
>>http://ivtvdriver.org/index.php/Troubleshooting
>>
>>Mike
>>
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