In reply to my own post: > cat /dev/video0 > /mnt/store/test.mpg > > Results in 700-900Mb file (soft raid5 on a pci sata card) > > cat /dev/video0 > /tmp/test.mpg > > Results in a 2685077440b (second attempt 2685026240b) file > (SiS Onboard ide)
Third time gives 2683750336b which is scarily close. Output to the syslog at debug level 255 when it stops is Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ivtv_read: stream 0.. Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ENC: 256 bufs, 0x00001000 fill; 255 free 0 dma 1 full 0 io Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: deqbuf: 0 DeQ from empty list! Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: Gather 1: x=1 bytes_needed 0x00001000 buf_fill 0x00001000 Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ENC: read 4096, 0 bytes left Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: v4l2 read Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ivtv_read: stream 0.. Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ENC: 256 bufs, 0x00000000 fill; 256 free 0 dma 0 full 0 io Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: deqbuf: 0 DeQ from empty list! Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: deqbuf: 0 DeQ from empty list! Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: Gather 1: x=0 bytes_needed 0x00001000 buf_fill 0x00000000 Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: deqbuf: 0 DeQ from empty list! Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: deqbuf: 0 DeQ from empty list! Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: Gather 1: x=0 bytes_needed 0x00001000 buf_fill 0x00000000 Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ======= valid IRQ bits: 0x00000400 ====== Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ======= valid IRQ bits: 0x00000400 ====== Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ======= valid IRQ bits: 0x00000400 ====== Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync Then it just keeps repeating the Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: ======= valid IRQ bits: 0x00000400 ====== Nov 30 21:13:01 pvr kernel: ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync lines until I break out of it. If I attempt it again without reloading ivtv it gives the following output repeated. ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync ivtv: [828]result not ready, waiting 10 ms ivtv: [829]result not ready, waiting 10 ms ivtv: ======= valid IRQ bits: 0x00000400 ====== ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync ivtv: [830]result not ready, waiting 10 ms ivtv: [831]result not ready, waiting 10 ms ivtv: ======= valid IRQ bits: 0x00000400 ====== ivtv: IRQ Decoder Vsync ivtv: [832]result not ready, waiting 10 ms ivtv: [833]result not ready, waiting 10 ms Thanks David ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ivtv-devel
