[mythtv-users] A post about no problem, but still wondering ...

[Saul A. Peebsen]

On Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:46:28 +0000
Gary Buhrmaster <gary.buhrmaster at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 7:32 PM, Saul A. Peebsen <jaglover at gmail.com>
> wrote: ....
> > Is there an explanation to this?
> 
> <WAG>
> 
> Possibly.  Some hardware (drivers) require
> dedicated real memory, and/or additional kernel
> memory, and some devices/drivers do not deal
> well with OoM conditions in the kernel ("unable
> to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference" is
> a common result of interesting coding).  The
> kernel crash and backtrace would likely tell you
> something useful.  Even headless, you can
> compile/build/run the kernel with serial debugging
> support, and attach a serial cable for the crash
> results (or sometimes use your network attached
> remote KVM for the debug console).  Or ignore
> it all now that it works.
> 
> </WAG>

Thanks for replies, yeah this explains it.

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Cheers, Saul