[mythtv-users] Re:Backend stuffed up in RequestRingBufferBlock

[Gary]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary" <geekofalltrades at shaw.ca>
To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Re:Backend stuffed up in RequestRingBufferBlock


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Schultz" <robert at cosmicrealms.com>
> To: <mythtv-users at snowman.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:10 PM
> Subject: [mythtv-users] Re:Backend stuffed up in RequestRingBufferBlock
>
>
> > > IVTV bug. Happens with VIA chipset motherboards (though not the
epia-m,
> >  > that I've seen). Should also happen if you watch something while it's
> >  > recording.. Ask about it on their lists. See the 'IVTV DMA errors'
> >  > thread on the ivtv-devel list for more details.
> >
> > I have an Athlon XP 1800+ CPU.
> > Is there any motherboard out there that supports this CPU yet DOESN'T
> > have a KT chipset?
> > I thought almost every motherboard was based on KT chipset.
> >
> > Could someone tell me a board that works PERFECTLY with the PVR 250's?
> >
> >
>
> I Relative  newbie that I am i just found that if i used two hard drives -
> main os on hda (primary master) and used a second drive (secondary master)
> for my video captures - both live and recorded that it didn't end with
that
> error after ~2-4 hours. Will let you know after i let it run all night
> tonight on live whether it has totally fixed the problem. Looks quite good
> now though.
>
> ./gary




Oops - xp1600 on kt133a on a ks7 gigabyte ga7xe thing. cheeep board but it
works. Also via 82c586/b686a/b 8235 busmaster ide controller.

Hope this helps. Others running into this problem try this fix?

./gary