[vdr] Re: Test version 1.0rc3 of firmware 0x261d for AC3 replay

["Dr. Werner Fink" <werner@suse.de>]

On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 08:56:04AM -0800, C.Y.M wrote:
> >
> >Well, run VDR without any plugin to see whether it runs stable.
> >Then load one plugin after the other to find out which one causes
> >problems. Once you have identified a plugin that causes trouble,
> >you'll need to find out why it does.
> >
> 
> Streamdev, Xine, and the LNB Sharing patch seem to be culprits so far. 
> If anyone finds another conflicting plugin, please let me know. 
> Symptoms are buffer overflows during operation and segfaults when 
> stopping vdr.  VDR will appear to run (sometimes) which seems like a 
> race condition to me.  Streamdev sometimes works without any errors then 
> the next time it doesnt.  As soon as I attempt to change the channel, 
> the screen goes black and VDR segfaults.  There has also been reported 
> ARM crashes during recording (without even executing one of these 
> conflicting plugins) perhaps related to using the xine softdevice now 
> that I think about it.

AFAIR there was a report on osdteletext.

     Werner

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