I got lucky, but I didn't have too many problems getting the PVR-500MCE working following Jarod's instruction and this thread: http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/ivtv/devel/20096?search_string=pvr-500;#20096. I'm pretty much a linux novice, having used unix here and there in the past 10 years, but never programming or anything. A lot depends on your ability to tolerate frustration. I had a few moments where I was really sweating, but I kept it in my mind that troubleshooting is the best way to learn...
Rob --- "Michael T. Dean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MagicITX wrote: > > >It is hard for me to comment on the DMA issue > because I've never > >encountered it. I personally have 3 mythtv boxes > in the room with me > >running on the VIA M10000, the ME6000 and the > SP13000. All have > >either a PVR150, 250, or 500. I have one running > as a backend for the > >ME6000. I rip dvd's to the backend, play videos > from the backend, > >watch recordings, etc - all high bandwidth > activities and never had a > >lockup. My main system's uptime is: > > > > 09:04:49 up 20 days, 1:47, 1 user, load > average: 0.27, 0.06, 0.02 > > > >(I don't remember why I rebooted it three weeks ago > but it wasn't a > >lockup. I think it lost keyboard focus when > MythWeather couldn't > >connect to the Internet.) > > > >I'm not denying the difficulties other's have had. > Only that the > >problems probably no longer exist. YMMV > > > But you'll notice that none of the systems you're > using have any of the > problematic chipsets. > > http://ivtv.writeme.ch/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=1#q33 > > Q: DMA errors are reported in my logs. I have a VIA > chipset. > A: Some VIA chipsets have issues with high amounts > of DMA traffic > (widely reported as bad are KX133, KT133(A). The > following are assumed > to be problematic, as well: KT200, KT333, KT400). > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
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