Justin Schoeman wrote:
>
> Jacek Pop�awski wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 10:25:33PM +0200, Jacek Pop�awski wrote:
> > > I use kernel-2.4.5-ac16 with bttv-0.7.68 and recent XFree86 CVS.
> >
> > ...and there is no problem on bttv2! system works stable with zapping
>
> There are (were) a number of serious problems with bttv versions before
> 0.8.x. In fact, I have never found a version that has not reliably
> crashed any computer I have tried it on. This was one of the reasons
Interesting. I've been using a Hauppauge 401 in a dual celeron (Abit
BP6) for well over a year now with various 0.7.x versions of bttv,
without a single crash.
I use it a LOT. I don't capture much video, but it's my primary
television. I often forget to shut off the video in kwintv before
turning off my monitor, come back several hours later (say from before i
go to bed at night to after I get back from work the next day), and find
that it's still running. I once left for a weekend camping trip and came
back to find it still happily overlaying video three days later.
Over the past several months I've been using debian 2.2 with everything
from about 2.2.14 to 2.2.19. I usually stay current with bttv 0.7.x when
recompiling my kernel.
Now, when i was using an old IBM PCServer320 with a Neptune chipset,
man, did THAT ever crash left and right. But we know the Neptune chipset
is wonky. Also, I can't reliably overlay video on my Athlon box with an
Irongate chipset, but we also know that the Irongate chipset is a little
wonky.
I doubt that bttv2 or bttv 0.8.x would work reliably on those, either.
- Eric
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