[linux-dvb] Re[2]: outcommand error normal?

[Micael Beronius <micael.beronius@telia.com>]

Hello Holger,

OK, so now I have moved it (the DVB card) around in my computer, and
there's still _some_ outcommand error 1 in the log, but fewer, I
think.

This is a new motherboard, I do not think (but I'm not too sure) I had
outcommand errors in the last computer (a P3@910). This one (a KT333
athlon 1800) has a lot of PCI settings which may be part of the
problem. (Could this error occur because of PCI latency settings?)
APIC is selected (MPS 1.4), so there's no IRQ sharing/conflicts.


In my kernel, I have also the preemtable patch (part of Gentoo
kernel), could this be a reason?

The errors seems to occur when I use czap, but not every time,
sometimes there's no error. It still takes a long time to lock on to
the channel.

 Thanks,

  Micael

HW> Hi Micael,

HW> no, outcommand errors indicate always serious troubles. Either hardware 
HW> faults, interrupt problems, a crashed ARM or other problems regarding 
HW> the communication with the ARM processor.

HW> Please check your installation, try another PCI slot, another computer 
HW> and when you experience the problem there too: bring your card back to 
HW> your vendor and get another one.

HW> Holger



HW> Micael Beronius wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> In my quest to get vdr up and running, I have concluded that there
>> must be something wrong with my set-up and/or the DVB driver.
>> 
>> Looking in logs etc. the only error that I get, is the "outcommand
>> error 1". Is this a "normal" error, or is it perhaps a clue why things
>> does not work for me?
>> 
>> I get this when, for instance, I use czap to tune to a channel. I also
>> get it when I start vdr.
>> 
>> With czap, I can now at least tune to a channel (takes a good while
>> 10-30 seconds normally).
>> 
>> I have:
>> 1800 Athlon, KT266 chipset.
>> Gentoo linux 2.4.19-r9, gcc 3.2
>> DVB-C 2.1 card
>> 
>> 
>> 



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Best regards,
 Micael                            mailto:micael.beronius@abc.se



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