Eric Jorgensen wrote: > > Justin Schoeman wrote: > > > > Jacek Pop³awski wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 10:25:33PM +0200, Jacek Pop³awski 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 have used all versions of bttv from the early 0.5.x days, to the latest 0.7.x drivers, with various kernels, on K6-2 266MHz (Via MVP3 chipset), K7 600MHz (Via KX133 chipset) and PII 450 (Intel BX chipset). Not one of those completes a 90 minute capture under high system load - all lock solid within a few minutes (note that TV viewing is fine - very little can go wrong in the preview code...). bttv2 (and ,on the K7 600 at least, bttv 0.8.x) work reliably though. -justin
