Re: bttv module and system freeze
Rui Sousa (rsousa@grad.physics.sunysb.edu)
Fri, 24 Sep 1999 03:56:36 -0400
Rui Sousa wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm seeing total system freezes (no response to Alt+SysRq) when starting
> xawtv with the videodev, bttv modules still loaded. If I wait long enough
> (so that the modules get automatically unloaded) or if I manually unload
> them I have no problems.
> When the system freezes I get the following message (copied by hand):
>
> v4l: oops: got sigalarm
> ioctl VIDIOCSYNC: Interrupt system call
>
> Is this a known issue? Any advice?
>
> I'm running:
> kernel 2.2.12 SMP
> xawtv-2.46 (compiled in this box)
>
> /etc/conf.modules:
> alias char-major-81 bttv
> options bttv card=11
> post-install bttv modprobe -k tuner type=8
>
> (I found this settings to work OK with my card- ixTV from ixmicro)
>
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Rui Sousa
>
> P.S: I previously send this to the video4linux list wich
> seems to be dead.
>
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I just tried 2.2.13pre12 and the problem is gone.
Rui Sousa
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