[linux-dvb] Re: Problems with WinTV NOVA-CI

[Werner Hauger <whauger@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 15:31:07 +0100, Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org> wrote:
> You could check for yourself: run lspci -vvxxx after cold and
> warm boot from windoze. As for interpretation of the values one
> has to consult the pci spec. But it's also possible that irq
> routing is screwed up which won't show up in lspci I think.
> 

Thanks. I'll try exactly this tonight and report back.

> > > This sounds _extremely_ like the issue many people who use VDR with an FF
> > > and a budget card have - after a bit the budget card just stops delivering
> > > data, but it can still tune OK. (the FF card works fine though). A reboot
> > > (although not to windows) is required to fix it.
> >
> > I assume that one cannot reset the DVB card without rebooting the computer?
> 
> saa7146_core.c:saa7146_init_one()
> ...
>         /* we don't do a master reset here anymore, it screws up
>            some boards that don't have an i2c-eeprom for configuration
>            values */
> /*
>         saa7146_write(dev, MC1, MASK_31);
> */
> 
> You could check if that makes a difference.

I'll also give this a try.

Werner