[mpeg2] Re: no init for kfir on 2.4.0

[Frank Rosengart <rosengart@convergence.de>]

Paul Holcomb wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2001 at 05:20:34PM -0600, Paul Holcomb wrote:
> >  Now, the firmware file size and md5sum match, but I get the same
> >  error.
> 
>  Another question:  Is it possible that the board has to be somehow
>  activated by being in a Windows box?  Maybe the Windows box does
>  something to the card that isn't documented?
> 
>  This card went straight into a Linux machine.
> 
>  Has anyone has success without having the card active in a Windows
>  machine first?

No. The card has not to be 'activated' with windows stuff. We have four
cards and they have never seen a Windows.  There are some very strange
behaviours in different PCs. Usually it works but I know at least one
Athlon box making problems. 



#frank