[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #2664: Backend SEGFAULT on invalid PMT

[Janne Grunau]

On Sunday 07 January 2007 21:38, MythTV wrote:
> #2664: Backend SEGFAULT on invalid PMT
> ------------------------------------+--------------------------------
>------- Reporter:  froedep at googlemail.com  |        Owner:  danielk
> Type:  defect                  |       Status:  new
>  Priority:  minor                   |    Milestone:  0.21
> Component:  dvb                     |      Version:  head
>  Severity:  low                     |   Resolution:
> ------------------------------------+--------------------------------
>------- Comment (by martin at luminoussheep.net):
>
>  Replying to [comment:3 danielk]:
>  > This can only happen with broken hardware for which we have to
>  > disable CRC checking,
>
>  Please could you explain what's broken about the hardware and why
> CRC checking is disabled. 

Some frontends change the PMT or PAT but do not change the CRC. Checking 
the CRC is pontless after that.
The affected frontends are Philips TDA10046H DVB-T, VLSI VES1x93 DVB-S, 
DST DVB-S, ST STV0299 DVB-S.

Janne