Andrew de Quincey wrote:
> >
> > I tried again applying your patch in a fresh 2.6.8 kernel and, as
> > expected, nothing happened but a change of bitrate ... My card is still
> > dumb (no pun intended). The TS stream does not have any audio packets,
> > and fills the bitrate with NULL packets.
>
> Are you using an MPEX with a tuner like Alfred Zastow is? Mine is the version
> without a tuner.
I'm using the no-tuner one.
> > The other problem with the continuity counter has more to do with cat,
> > after several trials, it comes out that the read syscall must be placed
> >
> > I'll start messing up the sources to find what change from 0.2.9 to
> > the newest versions makes my system silent.
>
> Hmm, not seen that - I've tested it with VLS, and just by catting directly
> from /dev/video1 - not had any continuity/data loss problems with either.
>
So weird :(. I've done that in several machines with same result, but
this happens with the 0.2.9 version too.
I am busy with other project now, but I'll return with this in a week
or two, I hope digging in the sources I can find the trick ... I'll drop
some lines in this list if I make any progress.
Best regards.
--
Samuel
