> > > Is 1:0 somehow related to the card it is running on ? > > > > see driver/dvb_frontend.c at dvb_frontend_thread() ... > > > > [...] > > snprintf (current->comm, sizeof (current->comm), "kdvb-fe-%i:%i", > > fe->frontend.i2c->adapter->num, fe->frontend.i2c->id); > > [...] > > > > ... IMHO the first is the card used on the i2c bus (1 == the second), the > > second number is the i2c bus its self. What I2C is for see > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/Configure.help , search for CONFIG_I2C, and > > /usr/src/linux/Documentation/i2c/summary . > > > > I2C is a slow dog but is used for programming/reading registers of the > > DVB cards. IMHO there are also missed some > > request_mem_region()/release_mem_region() within av7110/saa7146_core.c > > also a better wait mechanism as mdelay(). Maybe the patch attached > > will help to for this. > > > > The thread dvb_frontend_thread() calls dvb_frontend_recover() which is > used > > for compensating LNB drift. IMHO this should not happen (nevertheless it > > could be the first reason of the high load!!). > > Beside this, this is what I've found by searching for lost_sync_count: > > > > /** > > * if 2 tuners are located side by side you can get interferences when > > * they try to tune to the same frequency, so both lose sync. > > * We will slightly mistune in this case. The AFC of the demodulator > > * should make it still possible to receive the requested transponder > > * on both tuners... > > */ > > > > ... and this could also explain why users of two or more DVB cards (full > > featured or not) are `able' to see the phenomena you've described during > > EPG scans. > > > > IMHO the ml [EMAIL PROTECTED] should notice that (therefore a cross > > posting is needed IMHO:). For readers of [EMAIL PROTECTED]: the > > drop outs are happen during live view of Pro7 which means that the TS > > stream has longer timeouts beginning with some bit failures which are > > found by a CRC check of a VDR plugin forwarding the AC3 data stream > > to the S/P-DIF of a sound card. > >
I have tried the patch, and it seems the system works much more reliable with two cards an epg-scanner=on if the patch is used. I think the driver developer should take a look on it.... Greetings A.Share -- Info: To unsubscribe send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe linux-dvb" as subject.
